HENDRICKER, CHARLES F., was born in South Beardstown, Ill., June 14, 1850, a son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Kuhl) natives of Saxony, Germany, who came to Cass County about the year 1830 with Christian Kuhl, the grandfather. The parents married in Beardstown, and settled along the Illinois River where there were five children born, and then moved to another farm in Cass County, where the mother died in 1867. Frederick and Elizabeth Hendricker had the following children: Conrad and George, both deceased; Christian, of Quincy, Ill.; Mary (Mrs. George Valentine), of Burlington, Iowa; Charles T.; Elizabeth (Mrs. Andrew Councilman), of Chicago; and Caroline (Mrs. John Schuchman), of Wichita, Kan.

Charles F. Hendricker remained with his parents up to the time of his marriage, having attended the public schools of Beardstown for some time, and was with his father at the time of the latter's death. He was united in marriage September 21, 1871, with Sophie Amelia Jockisch, born in township 17, range 11, a daughter of August and Susan Jockisch, he of Germany, she a native of Pennsylvania. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Hendricker have been as follows: Frank, deceased; Amelia L. (Mrs. George Eads), of Mason County, Ill.; Arthur, deceased; Sarah, who died in infancy; Mrs. Ida Henry, of Cass County; Elmer, of Pike County, Ill.; Bessie, of Carlinville, Ill.; Hattie (Mrs. Andrew Larsen), of Havana, Ill.; Julia, at home; Rudolph, of Cass County; Ida (Mrs. Felix Krohe); and Lydia.

Mr. Hendricker resided on the old home place after his marriage for about five years, then moved to Virginia, Ill., bought a farm and lived there six years. Then he sold out and moved to Sherman County, Kas, where he purchased 100 acres of land. Eight months afterwards he sold this and moved to St. Charles, Mo., and following this for some time went about looking for a satisfactory location on which to settle, and in 1890, bought an eighty acre farm, where he has since lived. To this he has added until it contains 270 acres, 108 acres in the home place being under cultivation, and sixty-two acres in bottom land. He is a large raiser of melons.

Mr. Hendricker is a member of the Pentecost Nazarene church and is superintendent of the Sunday school. He votes with the Prohibition party.