Son of Emil and Amelia Hackwitz, Ernest Hackwitz was born in Dayton, Ohio, on February 6, 1885. He began his education in the public schools of Cincinnati, but spent his boyhood in Farmingdale & finished his schooling there. His first employment was with the Bausch Picture Frame and Moulding Manufacturing Company in Farmingdale, rising from errand boy to shipping clerk. After that, he worked for six months as an assistant bookkeeper in the office of a lumber company in Amityville, New York.
On October 1, 1907, the First National Bank of Farmingdale was opened for business. Within a month, the business of this new financial institution was growing so fast that the cashier needed an assistant. Hackwitz attracted attention as an industrious, alert young man, and was offered, and accepted, a clerkship in the bank, beginning on November 10, 1907.
Mr. Hackwitz rose from clerk to teller to assistant cashier to cashier and finally, to vice president. Upon the death in of the former president the late Dr. James F. Michel in 1938, Hackwitz became president. Much of the growth and success of the First National Bank of Farmingdale is attributed to the far-seeing wise and experienced management of Mr. Hackwitz.
He served as clerk of the Board of Education of Farmingdale and later as a member of that body, and he sat upon the Board of Trustees of the Village government. He was also a member of the Nassau County Board of Public Welfare. He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, in Farmingdale, of which he was a charter member and a past Master.
In 1907, he was married to Maud Powell, a native of Farmingdale and a daughter of Waite and Catherine Maxson Powell.
Hackwitz died on December 29, 1963.
Sources:
Long Island: A History of Two Great Counties: Nassau and Suffolk. Volume III. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1949
Long Island- Notable Families from Nassau & Suffolk Counties (Requested Names). http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/LI/LI.Notable.Families.html
Silas C. Haff enlisted on July 29, 1862 in New York City, NY. He was 21 years old. He was mustered in on September 11, 1862 with the 145th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. He served as a private in Company H. He was promoted to corporal on October 12, 1862, then promoted to sergeant on April 1, 1863. He was wounded in action on May 3, 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia. He was discharged on January 13, 1864.
Source:
New York State Military Museum
Robert Hafner was born on June 10, 1889 to Rupert & Katharina Hafner in Switzerland. He arrived in New York in 1891. He enlisted on September 4, 1918. He was in the Quartermaster Corp until his discharge on February 19, 1919.
He married Ida M. Doty on November 16, 1918 and they had one son. He worked as a silk buyer at Independent Silk Dyeing Company before moving to New Jersey.
Robert Hafner died on November 19, 1949. He is buried at the Bethpage Cemetery.
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Ancestry
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The Half Way House Hotel was located on the corner of Main Street and Route 110 (where Ace Hardware now is). A large barn, a carriage shed and a large chicken coop also were on the property. John Hassel's parents moved into the sixteen room house in 1906. There was no gas, no electricity, and no running water. There were two hand pumps: one at the kitchen sink and one in the barnyard.
The bar room took up the side portion of the house with two round tables and a large mahogany bar that ran the length of the room. In the side room off the bar was a round table where people could play cards or talk. Under the bar room was a cellar where there was a walk-in ice box that kegs of beer were stores and kept cold by 100 lb. cakes of ice. The beer was sent from New York city via the Long Island Railroad.
The parlor had wall-to-wall carpeting, chairs, couches, and knickknack shelves. There was also an oak upright Story & Clark piano. The upper floor contained eleven bedrooms, Each bedroom was furnished with a bed, dresser, chair, and wash stand.
While the family lived there, they installed steam heating and gas lighting. The barn had three stalls for the horse and cow and a space for a four-wheel one-seated buggy and a four-wheel two seated surrey. There was a hay loft above with a pigeon coop and a pig pen at the back of the barn. Attached to the back of the barn was a shed that held a station wagon, farm wagon, and sleigh.
The Halfway House served as a stopping point for stagecoaches travelling between Eastern Long Island and New York City. The hotel was sold in 1958 and torn down and turned into County Line Bowl.
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Notes from John Hassel
Alfred A. Hallock was born in Brooklyn in 1846. He enlisted on August 19, 1862 in Huntington by lying about his age (he stated he was 18, but was closer to 16). He mustered in as private on September 8, 1862. He served as private in Company E with the 127th Regiment. He mustered out with Company C on June 30, 1865 with Company C in Charleston, South Carolina.
He was married to Caroline Hallock and they had one son. He was an undertaker in Farmingdale for approximately 15 years. Her serviced as a Sunday school superintendent at the Methodist Church. He was a Commander of the Hugh B. Knickerbocker Post #643 G. A. R. in Amityville.
Alfred Hallock died on May 30, 1914.
Sources:
Find a Grave
New York State Military Museum
Michael Hamilton was born on December 24, 1893. He enlisted on December 9, 1917. He was overseas from January 17, 1918 to February 26, 1919. He was discharged on March 15, 1919.
He died on February 9, 1950. He is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.
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Ancestry
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Hansen Meat Market was run by Hugo Hansen. He opened the store in 1938. Hugo was born in Denmark and became a butcher's apprentice at 14. He moved to the United States in 1928 and was a manager of various meat markets before opening the store in Farmingdale. Hugo did all the buying for the market and offered a fine choice of beef, fish, and poultry.
Source:
Farmingdale Post
Hansler Shoe Service was located on 292 Main Street and owned by George B. Hansler. He opened the store on September 15, 1949 when he bought it from Patsy Guggio. Before coming to Farmingdale, Mr. Hansler worked in the shoe repair service in Bellmore, where he lived with his wife.
George graduated from Pratt Institute in 1904 with an electrical engineering degree. He worked on the LIRR and Pennsylvania Rail Road.
At the store, he was able to install the latest and efficient machines that let him do anything from shoe repairing to rebuilding. He also had an enlarging machine that could stretch or enlarge any part of a shoe without distorting its shape.
The shop installed a shoe depository in the front door. Customers could drop their shoes in with instructions attached and they would be fixed in the usual time.
Source:
Farmingdale Post
Harmony Electronics was opened in 1946. It was co-owned by Ray Van Tassell and Walter (Terry) Thorne. The store did so well that it became the official installing agents for Abraham and Strauss in Brooklyn and factory repair for Westinghouse. They specialized in troubleshooting for customers whose locations would cause poor radio or television reception.
Both men graduated Farmingdale High School and saw service in World War II. Their time in the service gave them the education for the repair industry. Ray trained for one year in radar and electronics. He also graduated the Radio and Television Institute. Terry completed Army courses in electronics.
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Farmingdale Post
John Hassel was born on March 25, 1897 in New York City to Annie and Charles Hassel.
John Hassel enlisted in the service on May 22, 1918. During his time in the service, Hassel served at the Naval training Camp in Pelham Bay Park, New York until October 19, 1918. He was then transferred to the Navy Yard in Charlestown, South Carolina until November 11, 1918. Hassel was promoted to Seaman 2nd Class. John Hassel was discharged on March, 1, 1919.
After his time in the service, John Hassel married Gertrude and had one child. He worked as a manager at a grocery store. Hassel passed away on March 23, 1998; he was 100 years old.
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Ancestry
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Charles W. Heisser was born on January 22, 1895 in Farmingdale to George and Kate Heisser.
Charles W. Heisser enlisted in the service on June 29, 1917; he served overseas from May 10, 1918 until his death. During his time in the service, Heisser served in the Company H 14th Infantry National Guard until November 5, 1917. He was then transferred to the Company H 106th Infantry until his death. Charles W. Heisser was promoted to Private 1st Class on October 1, 1917. He was then promoted to Corporal on November 5, 1917. Heisser was also promoted to Private on June 27, 1918. He was promoted to Corporal on July 21, 1918. Finally, Charles W. Heisser was promoted to Sergeant on September 21, 1918. Heisser was killed in action on September 27, 1918; his body is buried in Bony, France.
In 1920, a square was dedicated to Sgt. Charles Heisser for his sacrifice during the war; it is located on Knickerbocker and Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. It is known as Heisser Square.
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Ancestry
Find a Grave
Fold3
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Ronald Ramon Heller was born August 25, 1962 in East Meadow, NY.
He is an American football coach and former offensive tackle, who played twelve seasons in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins. Heller was the former assistant offensive line coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League, a position he assumed in February 2013 to January 2016.
As a senior at Farmingdale High School, he won the Thorp award and led the Dalers to an undefeated, unscored-upon season (9-0). Heller had 26 receptions for 360 yards and two TDs. He had 57 tackles and 10 sacks. Ron graduated Farmingdale High School in 1980.
He was a two-year starter and a captain at Penn State and played on its 1982 national championship team
Heller was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL Draft, where he played offensive tackle. He was traded to the Seattle Seahawks who in turn traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles for a fourth-round draft pick.
Sources:
“Ron Heller.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Mar. 2009, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Heller
Sarra, Gregg, and Andy Slawson. “The Elite 11.” Newsday, Newsday, 1 June 2009, www.newsday.com/sports/the-elite-11-1.682070
John W. Hendrickson enlisted on August 14, 1862 in Oyster Bay, NY. He was 22 years old. He was mustered in on September 11, 1862 with the 145h Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. He served as a private in Company K. He was promoted to color sergeant on September 15, 1862, but at some point after, he returned to corporal. On January 1, 1863, he was promoted again to sergeant. He was discharged on January 13, 1864 in Wartrace, Tennessee.
Source:
New York State Military Museum
Zachariah Hendrickson enlisted on August 21, 1862 in Oyster Bay, NY. He was 22 years old. He was mustered in on September 11, 1862 with the 145h Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. He served as a private in Company K. He was promoted to sergeant on April 2, 1863, but at some point after, he returned to ranks. On December 9, 1863, he was transferred to the 107th Regiment, where he served as a private in Company F. He was sick and absent, so he mustered out of the company. He eventually transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps in Company G of the 7th Regiment. He mustered out with detachment on June 28, 1865 in Washington, D.C.
Source:
New York State Military Museum
Herb 'n' Renewal was located on 457 Main Street. It opened June, 1984 and was owned by Carol & Lydia Ross.
Each herb and spice were described with uses, cautions, and how much to take on each jar. In addition, the store sold arts & crafts created by Farmingdale residents.
The store also offered book on herbs, spices, gardening, cooking, hygiene, and health. It also offered a greenhouse kit that the store would install for its customers.
Source:
"Herb 'n' Renewal." Farmingdale Observer. June 21, 1984
Nobody mistook Gary Herold for the life of the party. "Very stone-faced," said his sister, Sheila Boltrek. "He was so reserved people had to ask if he was actually smiling."
His wife, Angela, said, "He didn't open up with many people, but when he did, he was very comfortable."
How their romance began in 1979 - when he was a 23-year-old employee in the frozen food department of a Long Island Waldbaum's and she was a 19-year-old checkout clerk - may be telling. As Mrs. Herold recalled it, word went out among fellow workers that, "Gary thought I was cute."
But did he approach with a ready line? Hardly. "Just to get his attention, I had to call back to frozen foods all the time to ask for prices," she said. They were married four years later.
Having left frozen foods behind, Mr. Herold moved up the ranks of the insurance industry. He started his last job, as a risk management supervisor at the Aon Corporation in the World Trade Center April of 2000 having decided that a hefty pay increase was worth the daily commute to Lower Manhattan. It was not an easy compromise, since it cut into time spent with his daughters.
"The main thing in his life was his children," Mrs. Herold said. "He enjoyed doing things with them, taking them places. If he could put a smile on their faces, he always would."
Source:
“Remembering September 11, 2001: Gary Herold Obituary.” Legacy.com, www.legacy.com/sept11/aon/Story.aspx?PersonID=145250
Louise S. Heyen was born in Farmingdale to John and Alice Heyen.
Louise S. Heyen enlisted as a Nurse for the US Army on August 12, 1918. On June 12, 1915, she was sent to the American Women’s War Hospital in Devonshire, England. Heyen spent three years abroad in European war zone hospitals. When Louise S. Heyen was transferred back to the home front, she was reassigned to the Debarkation Hospital #2 in Fox Hill Staten Island until August 12, 1919. Louise S. Heyen stayed in the service as a nurse after the war and eventually went on to serve in World War II. Throughout her time in the service, she was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
After her time in the service, Louise S. Heyen remained instated as a nurse in the US Army for over twenty years. She was also a civilian nurse for over a decade. Louise S. Heyen passed away on April 24, 1966; she is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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Ancestry
Fold3
Newpapers.com
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Carl R. Hillman was born on February 12, 1887 in New Hampshire to Frank and Alice Hillman.
Carl R. Hillman enlisted in the service on October 8, 1917; he did not serve overseas. Hillman served in the Motor Transport Corps until October 22, 1918. He was then transferred to the 14th Supply Train until his discharge. During his time in the service, Hillman was promoted to Sergeant on December 11, 1919.
After his time in the service, Carl R. Hillman married Charlotte on September 20, 1919 and had two children. Throughout his life, found various forms of employment such as a copy writer at a publishing company and as a manager in an advertising department of a publishing firm. Hillman passed away on July 31, 1954.
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Ancestry
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George Hincapie was born on June 29, 1973. Hincapie was born in Queens.. His father Ricardo, a native of Colombia, introduced him to cycling, and his first race training was in New York City's Central Park. He graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1991.
He is an American former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1994 and 2012. He is currently the owner and general manager of UCI Professional Continental team Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC.[2]
On October 10, 2012, Hincapie released a statement on his website acknowledging the use of performance-enhancing drugs and confirming that he had been approached by US federal investigators and USADA about his experiences with doping. Later that day a statement was released confirming his acceptance of a six-month ban from September 1, 2012, ending on March 1, 2013, along with a stripping of all race results between May 31, 2004, and July 31, 2006.
He completed his 16th and final Tour in 2012, which tied Joop Zoetemelk's record of completed TDF's. He also rode at five consecutive Olympic Games between 1992 and 2008. He retired from professional racing in 2012.
Source:
“George Hincapie.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Apr. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hincapie
Charles Henry Hoffman was born on June 18, 1896 to parents William and Adelia. He enlisted on July 22, 1918. He was with the 152nd Depot Brigade. He served overseas from August 23, 19198 - August 23, 1919.
He was promoted to Corporal on August 3, 1919. He was discharged on August 28, 1919. Charles Hoffman died on August 23, 1958.
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Ancestry
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Howard T. Hogan was born on December 20, 1905 in Holley, New York. He attended Bucknell University and graduated in 1929 with a Bachelor’s in Education. He also attended Brockport State Teachers College.
He enlisted on October 11, 1943 with the rank of Private. He served in the Advocate General’s Office of the Air Force.
After law school, he moved to Long Island to work as a teacher in Amityville before moving to Farmingdale. He taught history, economics, and English. While teaching, he attended night school and received a master’s degree from New York University and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. Mr. Hogan worked with the law firm Hall, Robinson, and Hogan in Oyster Bay.
Mr. Hogan served on the Farmingdale Village Board from 1941 to 1947. He was elected mayor in 1947 to 1953 under the Liberty Party. While Mayor, he oversaw the construction of the Weldon E. Howitt High School and four big parking lots. He also was a Town of Oyster Bay Republican leader and a law partner of Leonard W. Hall, who was a congressman and a past chairman of the Republican National Committee.
He married Betty Stewart in 1923 and they had two children, Thomas and Howard Jr.
Howard Hogan became a Supreme Court Judge of New York on January 1, 1955. He resigned from his post as administrative head of all Nassau Courts on December 23, 1967 so he could devote all his time to his place on the newly created Appellate Term of the Supreme Court. He retired in 1972. While on the Supreme Court, he was responsible for the construction of the Supreme Court Building in Mineola and was Chairman of the Board of Justices for Nassau County,
Hogan was also a part-time member of the Farmingdale Fire Department, past director of the North Shore Bank & Trust, founding member of the Oyster Bay Rotary Club, and chairman of Nassau County’s Cerebral Palsy Association.
He died on April 2, 1998 at the age of 92.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. U.S., “World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.” Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005
Butler, Bill. “Profile Howard Hogan.” Newsday. Feb 19, 1965
Dim, Stuart. "Hogan Resigns as Court Chief; Name Gulotta." Newsday. Dec 28, 1967
Junior Historical Society of Farmingdale. Farmingdale's Story: Farms to Flight. The Society, 1956
Long Island: A History of Two Great Counties: Nassau and Suffolk. Volume III. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1949
Quintanilla, Blanca Monica. “Howard T. Hogan, 92, State Supreme Court Ex-Justice.” Newsday. April 7, 1998
James P. Hopper was a security guard at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st through 105th floors of the north tower. Hopper had gotten through the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center unscathed, so his wife, Rita, was sure he had survived September 11. He had worked for 20 years as a correction officer and knew how to take care of himself.
Loud, with a zest for life, and a passionate Mets fan, the Brooklyn native also had a private, softer side. After his death, Rita Hopper said she heard from people she had never known whom he had helped with good advice or a kind word. "He was like a philanthropist who makes an anonymous donation," she said.
He loved taking family trips - to Las Vegas, Aruba, California, Florida and the Poconos - so that his two children could see a bit of the world and appreciate their country.
Source:
McCarthy, TC. “James P. Hopper - ND Feature Grid.” Newsday, 7 Sept. 2016, projects.newsday.com/feature-grid/block/james-p-hopper/
Israel Howell enlisted on August 23, 1862 in Brooklyn, NY. He was 25 years old. He was mustered in on September 11, 1862 with the 145h Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. He served as a private in Company D. He mustered out with his company on June 19, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia.
Source:
New York State Military Museum
Weldon Howitt was born in Consesus, New York on April 20, 1885. He graduated Livonia High School before getting his teacher’s license at Geneseo State Teachers College. He received his master’s degree from State University at St. Lawrence.
His first teaching job was at Morganville, New York in 1905. He taught there for three and a half years before moving to North Bangor. He met his wife Gratie Tarbell there and they were married in 1911.
He stopped teaching to complete his education at St. Lawrence University. Upon his graduation, he became Principal of Brushton High School. Farmingdale hired Mr. Howitt to teach biology, physical geography, physics, and chemistry in 1919. With 400 students and a dozen teachers under his wing, he also became the acting principal of Farmingdale High School in 1929. He held that position until 1945 when he retired. Through the Great Depression and World War II he steered the district and the community through very tough times.
He, and a group of his compatriots wanted to stop the foreclosures of homes in the Farmingdale School District. They formed the Farmingdale Federal Savings & Loan Association to help those individuals save their homes. He was an appraiser and inspector for the bank.
Not stopping at helping the community with regards to educating its children and housing those in need, he went yet another step to feed Farmingdale’s hungry. During World War II, Mr. Howitt got together with the Jr. Red Cross and planted “Victory Gardens.” Those crops were canned and distributed to local needy families. Sales of fresh vegetables were also sold and their proceeds allowed the community to buy gift boxes for veterans in local VA hospitals.
He was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Library Association. Howitt was also on the Village Board and was chosen by Mayor Hogan to serve as chairman of Civilian Defense. Service clubs named him the first “Man of the Year” in 1961. He also received the first community service award of the Farmingdale Fire Department in 1966.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Weldon E. Howitt High School was in 1953. The school was dedicated on October 18, 1953.
In addition to his other accomplishments, Weldon E. Howitt was also the secretary of the Farmingdale Free Library, president of the Farmingdale Rotary, a village trustee, president of the Board of Trustees at the Farmingdale Methodist Church, charter member of Bethpage Masonic Lodge No. 975, and former president of the Nassau County School Administration Association.
Mr. Howitt passed away on March, 1981. He was 96 years old.
Sources:
The Performance Pro, billcorrigan.com/updates/2011/11/10/weldon-e-howitt/?fbclid=IwAR1sFcPisZ1YCh_I-FTAp2wGvRwDbQUkMjYIiDKxsoQqJyxiEn1BRCQaxyY
“Weldon E. Howitt, Educator, Banker.” Newsday. March 13, 1981
William R. Hunt was born on January 3, 1888 in Farmingdale to Charles and Mary Hunt.
William R. Hunt enlisted on May 29, 1918; he served overseas from September 8, 1918 to July 5, 1919. During his time in the service, Hunt was part of the 21st Engineers until discharge. He was promoted to Supply Sergeant on September 1, 1918. Hunt was then promoted to Private on October 17, 1918. He was then promoted to Private 1st Class on April 16, 1919. William R. Hunt was honorably discharged on July 12, 1919.
After his time in the service, William R. Hunt married Catherine and had one child. He worked in various positions for the Long Island Rail Road such as a bookkeeper, a distributor and a lubricating engineer for almost forty years. William R. Hunt passed away on January 8, 1947.
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Ancestry
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Fold3
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James W. Hyde was born on August 31, 1831 in Springfield. He enlisted on November 11, 1861. He was with the 18th Regiment Company A of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He mustered out on October 22, 1861 in New York due to a disability.
He was a blacksmith. He died on May 30, 1913 in Farmingdale.
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Fold3
New York State Military Museum
Robert J. Hynes was born in 1946. He graduated Farmingdale High School in 1996 and received his Master's Degree from Queens College.
He taught social studies and coached the wrestling team at Lynbrook Junior High School. He and three companions perished when their small plane crashed in September, 1973. His father, former Oyster Bay Councilman Frank Hynes began a memorial scholarship in his son's name at Farmingdale.
Source:
"Hundreds Mourn Robert J. Hynes." Farmingdale Observer. September 20, 1973