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Frederick C. Hensel, age 84, died Thursday in Palacios [at] his home. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R. J. Sisson of Palacios, Mrs. G. C. Harold of Wood River, Neb., and three sons, Claude P. of Lincoln, Neb., R. A. of Bloomfield, Iowa, Dr. Fred B. of Billings, Mo. Also surviving him are 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Interment will be in Palacios Cemetery, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Taylor Brothers, funeral directors, are in charge of funeral arrangements.
Matagorda County Tribune, February 4, 1932
Obituary of F. C. Hensel
The funeral service for F. C. Hensel was held in the Presbyterian Church on Sabbath afternoon Jan. 31st, at 2 o'clock. The relatives present were Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sisson, Harry Sisson, Elizabeth Sisson and one son, Claude Hensel, Sheriff of Lancaster County, Lincoln, Nebraska. Rev. G. F. Gillespie, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Driskill, had charge of the service. There was a large and representative attendance. Interment took place in Palacios Cemetery.
F. C. Hensel was born in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 16th, 1846, and passed to his rest on Jan. 28th, 1932. His wife entered into rest on June 9th, 1920 at Palacios. There were seven children, of whom five are living.
He joined the Northern Army at the early age of fifteen, and saw service all through the war between the States. Returning from the war, he completed his education and engaged in the mercantile business in Columbus, Ohio. He occupied a very prominent position in the business and political life of the City and State. He was especially prominent in politics, being high up in the counsels of the Republican Party. He was on intimate terms with many well-known men in the State which is called "the mother of Presidents." The family moved from Columbus to Hebron, Nebraska, about the year 1886, where he became interested in farming, and also held a good position as District Manager for the International Harvester Co. He moved to Palacios in the year 1910, having lived here for about 22 years. He took a deep interest in the well-being of Palacios. Being of an optimistic disposition, and capable of much enthusiasm, his faith in the future of Palacios never wavered. He served on a number of Boards, and was always in the forefront of everything that was for the good of the city. The citizens decided in 1920 to install a sewerage system. Being in receipt of a pension from the Government, he took entire charge of the work without any thought of compensation--such was his public spirit. No one rejoiced more than he when the National Guard of Texas decided on Palacios as its annual training ground. His enthusiasm was equally great when the $3,000,000 county-wide bond issue was carried for the hard-surfacing of our roads and he rejoiced at the coming of Highways 58 and 71, and too, the near coming of the Hug-the-Cost road.
He left the following poem in [a] prominent place
in one of his private boxes, and it was evidently his favorite:--
The Pastor of the Presbyterian Church chose as
his text at the funeral service the words from the Book of Acts, ch.
13, vv. 36 and 27--"For David, after he had served his own
generation by the will of God, fell asleep , and was laid unto his
fathers, and saw corruption. But He, whom God raised again, saw no
corruption." The preacher said he thought that F. C. Hensel would
have liked his life to be described as a life of service [that]
served his own generation, [from the] point of view of community ___
unweariedly and ____ the end of life_______ how______ the arena when
any cause that appealed to him needed to be championed. It is only
fair to say that he had the defects of his qualities. Strong-minded
men are often impatient and intolerant at times of the weakness of
others. But when this is admitted, what then? F. C. Hensel was
through everything a kind-hearted neighbor and very loyal friend.
Until he was about 75 years of age, he was noted for his quickness
and firmness of step, commanding voice, his tenacious memory, his
quickness and sureness of mind--these all were a kind of
immortality. During the last few years the flashing eyes had grown
dim, the energetic limbs had grown feeble, but he still retained all
his powers of mind and memory. His is a well-earned rest. When the
Angel of death comes, we all comfort ourselves with the words of
Jesus; "Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also
in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto
Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye
know, and the way ye know."
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Marker picture courtesy of Renee Huff Fredrick (1846-1932) & Elizabeth A. (1845-1920) Hensel
My name is Elizabeth A. Patrick Hensel. I was
born in 1845 in Ohio. I am the daughter of Alexander and Jane Harrod
Patrick. I had four brothers and sisters. I married Fredrick C.
Hensel in 1865. He was 19 and I was 20 years old. His parents Martin
and Elizabeth were born in Germany. They came to Franklin County
Ohio before he was born. He had five brothers and sisters. Fredrick
worked as a wholesale liquor merchant in Ohio and we had six
children while living there. By 1900 we lived in Nebraska. We came
to Palacios in 1920. Our youngest daughter Edna Elizabeth and her
husband lived here. They came because of her father-in-law’s health.
She had married Robert Jay “Bob” Sisson back in Nebraska before
moving to Palacios. I died the same year I moved to Palacios. My
life in Palacios was short. Fredrick continued living here and
worked as a traveling salesman. Fredrick died in 1932. Our daughter
Edna Elizabeth and her husband Bob are buried very near us in this
cemetery. --
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