Sunday, April 20, 2014

Charles Hepp

Charles Hepp was married to Regina Parnan before her marriage to Oscar Neebe. Charles served as grand marshal for the Martyrs' funeral.

Oscar Neebe was one of the organizers of brewery workers in Chicago, and Charles Hepp was a charter member. Charles was the proprietor of a saloon at 12th and Halsted. According to the Chicago Tribune, Charles had married Regina during the "troublesome Anarchistic times" and Oscar was present at their wedding. Charles and Oscar maintained a warm personal correspondence until Charles died after a brief illness.

Neebe Timeline

Neebe Timeline

1850     Oscar Neebe is born in New York.

1853     Charles Hepp is born.

1855     Anna Meta Monsees is born.

1857     Phillip Mueller is born.

1866?   Regina Parnan is born in Germany.  (Marriage records say around 1855; ILHS says 1866.)

1870     N. Louis Nock is born. (Date is from marriage records.)

1873     Oscar Neebe and Meta Monsees marry.

1874?   Lillie Neebe, daughter of Oscar and Meta, is born. (Marriage records to Charles Nitschke say ~1874.)

1876?    Nettie Neebe, daughter of Oscar and Meta, is born. (Marriage records to Wilhelm [or William] Behrens say ~1876.)

1878     Martha Neebe (daughter of Oscar and Meta?) is born.

1880     Oscar Neebe Jr., son of Oscar and Meta, is born.

1880     Martha Neebe dies.

1883    Regina Parnan emigrates from Germany.

1885    Charles Melville Mueller (son of Phillip and Regina?) is born.

1887     Meta dies. Newspaper articles say she is the mother of three, plus two who had died.

1887     Edward P. Mueller, son of Phillip Mueller and Regina Parnan, is born.

1890     Charles Hepp, a friend of Oscar's and grand marshal at the Martyrs' funeral, dies. He leaves behind his widow, Regina - whose marriage license was issued to "Elise."

1890     N. Louis Nock marries Tina Parnan.

1893     Oscar Neebe marries Regina Parnan Hepp. Newspaper accounts refer to her as Mrs. Charles Hepp, a widow, and also Eliza. Regina uses the name "Elise" on her marriage certificate.

1895     Phillip Mueller dies.

1895     Regina Mueller and Nicolaus L. Nock buy plot #872 near the monument for $75.00. Phillip is buried there.

1896     Oscar runs off for a fling with a Theresa Mueller.

1897     Rudolph W. Neebe, son of Oscar and Regina, is born.

1898     Newspaper reports indicate that Regina has filed for divorce. Also, the bodies of Meta Neebe and Martha Neebe are moved to plot #872 on May 17.

1899     Walter H. Neebe, son of Oscar and Regina is born.

1900     Fred Behrens is buried in or moved to plot #872,

1901     Elsie Neebe, daughter of Oscar and Regina, is born.

1910     Regina Neebe runs as Socialist Labor Party candidate for University of Illinois trustee.

1912     Regina Neebe runs as Socialist Labor Party candidate for University of Illinois trustee.

1913     Edward P. Mueller dies. Funeral is at Graceland. Ashes are buried in plot #872,

1916     Oscar Neebe dies. Cremated remains are buried with other Martyrs on south edge of sidewalk. A second urn is found there in 2016.

1921     Regina Neebe dies. Funeral is at Graceland. Ashes are buried in plot #872.

1923     Affidavit filed for plot #872 by Charles M. Mueller.

1927     Walter H. Neebe dies and is buried in Forest Park. Where?

1928     Elsie Muhlenfeld (nee Neebe) dies.

1933    William Behrens is buried in or moved to plot #872.

1950     Nettie Behrens's ashes are buried in plot #872.

1955     Charles M. Mueller's ashes are buried in plot #872.

1959     Rudolph W. Neebe dies.



 








Bread Riot of 1872-3 - LaSalle Street Tunnel

From Haymarket Revisited:

"This tunnel was the scene of the "Bread Riot" during the Winter of 1872-73 when thousands were starving as a result of the Great Fire and the depression that followed.

Instead of receiving help from the offices of the Relief and Aid Society at LaSalle and Randolph, the protesting workers were driven into this tunnel by Deputy Joseph Dixon. The police closed in from both sides and clubbed, beat, and killed several trapped in the tunnel. Leading businessmen had been borrowing money from relief funds at little or no interest for the redevelopment of their businesses."


Currently in the area of the LaSalle Street Tunnel site there is no historical plaque commemorating this tragedy. There is, however, a historical plaque from 2003 noting the location of the 25,000th 7-Eleven convenience store.