Biographical Sketch of Rev. John Hennes, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Rev. John Hennes, pastor of St. Bridget's Church, at Pacific, was born
in Germany, November 21, 1849, and when six years of age came to the
United States with his parents, Mathias and Catherine (Kuhl) Hennes,
also natives of Germany.  Of their ten children, eight of whom are now
living, John Hennes was the youngest.  The father was a farmer by occu-
pation, and upon his arrival in this country first settled in Gran-
ville, Wis.  Rev. John Hennes graduated from St. Francis Seminary, near
Milwaukee, Wis., having spent eleven years in the study of the classic-
al and theological courses of that institution.  He completed his theo-
logical studies at Cape Girardeau, in July, 1872, and in November of 
the same year was ordained.  The following two years he served as an
assistant at Holy Trinity Church, St. Louis, when he then went to St.
Charles, where he acted in the same capacity in St. Peter's Church;
here he remained until the spring of 1875, when he was transferred to
Deep Water, Mo., laboring in the latter place until the spring of 1876.
He then took charge of St. John's Church, Pierce City, from 1876 to
1879.  October 18, 1879, he removed to Richwood, Mo., in the capacity
of pastor of St. Stephen's Church.  In July, 1884, he assumed the
duties of his present position.  Mr. Hennes has done much toward the
upbuilding of the church of Pacific, having freed it from a debt, and
its affairs are now in a prosperous condition.  He also built a school
house and has in progress a good school.  He has met with unusual succ-
ess in his chosen work, and is especially noted as a church organizer.

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