Heinrich Glade 1810-1896
Born: December 13, 1810, Kattenturm, Germany
Died: December 27, 1896, Bremen, Germany Father: Johann Glade 1767–1815 Mother: Marie Dorothee Scheele 1773–1855 Siblings: Johann Diedrich Glade 1810–1867 Wife: Johanna Catherine Winter 1814-1894 Marriage: November 20, 1839, Bremen, Germany Children: |
Heinrich was born on the 13th December 1810 in Katterturm, Germany. On becoming of age, he moved to the City of Bremen and, breaking from the traditional trades of his father and grandfather who were landowners and farmers, Heinrich became a merchant. It was perfect timing, since with its new port Bremerhaven, Bremen had just become one of the most important ports in Europe. In 1825, as silt on the bed of the Weser began to reduce access to Bremen's docks, the mayor and senate of Bremen purchased land near the mouth of the river from the King of Hannover for a new port for Bremen's ships and merchants. By 1830 the newly constructed harbor, Bremerhaven "Bremen's harbor" was ready to receive its first ships, opening opportunities for more trade and immigration to America and becoming the major port of embarkation for German emigration.
Heinrich probably studied at the Merchant Navy School in Bremen. His decision to become a merchant, to leave the farm of his father, and settle in Bremen, would influence the Glade family for generations. All his sons and many grandchildren became merchants, travelling far and wide across the world.
Heinrich probably studied at the Merchant Navy School in Bremen. His decision to become a merchant, to leave the farm of his father, and settle in Bremen, would influence the Glade family for generations. All his sons and many grandchildren became merchants, travelling far and wide across the world.
In 1839, when he was 29 years old, Heinrich married Johanna Catharine Winter in Bremen. Johanna was born on the 18th September 1814, in Stade, Germany. Her father Johann Conrad 1779-1862 was a master carpenter, her mother, Anna Margaretha Brauer 1785 – 1878 was from Schlangendiek, Land Niedernachsen, Germany. She had two sisters that we know of, Ana Rebecka Dorothee 1824-1900 and Gretchen 1818-, all three were born in Stade. Sometime between 1824 and 1839 her parents moved to Bremen.
Between 1840- 1855 Heinrich and Johann Catherine had eight children, all of whom lived to adults and all were brought up in the Protestant faith. The family home was situated near the docks on Nordstrasse, (North Street), Bremen. The 'Nordstraße' is a historic street in Bremen in the Walle district, running northeast along the harbor area and commonly referred to as the harbor edge road.
From Johanna's burial register in 1894, we know that the Glades were living at Nordstrasse # 84 when she died. Heinrich continues to live in this same house until his death on the 27th December 1896. It was also at this same address that Johanna Catharine´s mother, Anna Margaretha Brauer, died in 1878. It appears that their daughter Anna Catherine inherited the house because she and her husband were living on Nordstrasse in 1901, whilst Richard worked at the shipbuilders, A.G. Weser, which was in the dock area nearby. That same year Richard's mother Ernestine von Wurm died at this house.
Of the lives of Heinrich and Johanna we know little. But we know that the family was close. In December of 1890 all the children returned home to celebrate their father's 80th birthday and the 74th birthday of their mother Johanna. We also know that on October 21, 1889 their son, Heinrich Friedrich Glade, Consul for Germany and Austria in Hawaii, organized a splendid ball, at his home on Judd Street, Honolulu, in honor of his parents Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Between 1840- 1855 Heinrich and Johann Catherine had eight children, all of whom lived to adults and all were brought up in the Protestant faith. The family home was situated near the docks on Nordstrasse, (North Street), Bremen. The 'Nordstraße' is a historic street in Bremen in the Walle district, running northeast along the harbor area and commonly referred to as the harbor edge road.
From Johanna's burial register in 1894, we know that the Glades were living at Nordstrasse # 84 when she died. Heinrich continues to live in this same house until his death on the 27th December 1896. It was also at this same address that Johanna Catharine´s mother, Anna Margaretha Brauer, died in 1878. It appears that their daughter Anna Catherine inherited the house because she and her husband were living on Nordstrasse in 1901, whilst Richard worked at the shipbuilders, A.G. Weser, which was in the dock area nearby. That same year Richard's mother Ernestine von Wurm died at this house.
Of the lives of Heinrich and Johanna we know little. But we know that the family was close. In December of 1890 all the children returned home to celebrate their father's 80th birthday and the 74th birthday of their mother Johanna. We also know that on October 21, 1889 their son, Heinrich Friedrich Glade, Consul for Germany and Austria in Hawaii, organized a splendid ball, at his home on Judd Street, Honolulu, in honor of his parents Golden Wedding Anniversary.
A GRAND BALL
A Fashionable Gathering at the Residence of H.F. Glade, Esq. The ball held at the residence of H.F. Glade Esq. on October 21st was a very brilliant affair. The garden, which was illuminated with Chinese lanterns, looked like fairy land. The interior of the house was very prettily decorated with flags, maile and ferns. A large lanai had been built on the makai side of the house for the dancers and was enclosed with flags and well lit up. This lanai presented a most pleasing spectacle when dancing began at about 9:30. The dresses of the ladies were exceedingly pretty. A large number of guests were present. The invitations issued numbered nearly four hundred and included their Majesties the King and Queen (of Hawaii), the Prince and Princess of Bourbon, and not only all the principal inhabitants of Honolulu, but also a large number of visitors from Kauai: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Glade, Mr. and Mrs. Cropp, Capt. Alborn and many others. We learn that this ball is given in the honor of the Golden Wedding of the parents of Mr. H. Glade. It is no exaggeration to say this was not only one of the finest balls this season, but it was one of the most brilliant ever given in Honolulu. Mr. and Mrs. Glade proved themselves again to be the most excellent hosts and looked after their guests in the most hospitable manner. Everyone will long remember the very pleasant time enjoyed at their house. |
Johanna Catharine Glade nee Winter died on December 2, 1894 at Nordstrasse # 84, she was 80 years old. Heinrich remained in the same house on Nordstrasse and died two years later, on December 27, 1896. They are buried together, with several family members in Butentor Cemetery in Bremen.
Children of Heinrich & Johanna Catherine
All the Glade children were fine musicians and appraised for their fine voices, a virtue that was passed on to many of the grandchildren. From the girls we know that they were tall, of fair complexions and considered quite beautiful.
Of their eight children, only the two youngest daughters would remain permanently in Bremen: Anna Catharine and Marie Margarethe. The rest sailed for foreign shores, as merchants or by marrying merchants, establishing their families, and rising to importance within their new adopted countries. As typical Hansa people (i.e., from the Hanseatic region), they were practical and adaptable to their new surroundings, embracing the participation in local business and political issues, whilst maintaining contact with the Fatherland. Through their contacts they made it possible, and promoted the idea, of their nephews to also travel and work out of Germany, (Ernst Kopke, Hans Doden, Fritz Unger).
Of their eight children, only the two youngest daughters would remain permanently in Bremen: Anna Catharine and Marie Margarethe. The rest sailed for foreign shores, as merchants or by marrying merchants, establishing their families, and rising to importance within their new adopted countries. As typical Hansa people (i.e., from the Hanseatic region), they were practical and adaptable to their new surroundings, embracing the participation in local business and political issues, whilst maintaining contact with the Fatherland. Through their contacts they made it possible, and promoted the idea, of their nephews to also travel and work out of Germany, (Ernst Kopke, Hans Doden, Fritz Unger).
Johann Conrad Glade was the eldest son of the marriage between Heinrich Glade and Johanna Catherine Winter. He was born in Bremen on the 14th August 1840 and named for his maternal grandfather Johann Conrad Winter 1779-1862.
In 1860 Johann Conrad Glade left Germany for San Francisco. From here he sailed to Hawaii on the S.S Yankee, arriving to the harbor of Honolulu on the 1st March 1860. At this time, as J.C. Glade would say later ‘Honolulu was straggling city of small buildings and a famous port for the rendezvous for large fleets of whaling ships". He was brought to Hawaii by Captain Heinrich Hackfeld, a friend, and perhaps partner, of J. Conrad’s father, Heinrich Glade, in Bremen. J.C. Glade was to be a partner in the Captain’s business; the trading house Hackfeld & Co. He was the first of many Glade siblings to set sail for Honolulu and work in association with Hackfeld.
In 1860 Johann Conrad Glade left Germany for San Francisco. From here he sailed to Hawaii on the S.S Yankee, arriving to the harbor of Honolulu on the 1st March 1860. At this time, as J.C. Glade would say later ‘Honolulu was straggling city of small buildings and a famous port for the rendezvous for large fleets of whaling ships". He was brought to Hawaii by Captain Heinrich Hackfeld, a friend, and perhaps partner, of J. Conrad’s father, Heinrich Glade, in Bremen. J.C. Glade was to be a partner in the Captain’s business; the trading house Hackfeld & Co. He was the first of many Glade siblings to set sail for Honolulu and work in association with Hackfeld.
One year after his own arrival in Honolulu, his younger sister Anna Dorothea would also make the journey to the small harbor of Honolulu, following her marriage to B.F. Ehlers, who was the nephew of Captain Heinrich Hackfeld and manager of Hackfeld Dry Goods. By now, Johann Conrad was a recognized figure within the German community in Hawaii, being named a Foreign Juror for the community in 1864, as well as enjoying the friendship and respect of the Hawaiian Royal Family and King Kamehameha V, who in 1865 had made him a member of the Order of Kamehameha.
In 1865 Glade travelled to Konstadt, Russia to marry 18-year old Maria Alexander Fageroos 1853-1926, whom he had met in Honolulu whilst she was there with her father who was a sea captain. They married on January 28, 1865. Both were protestants. From Russia they travelled to Bremen.
In 1865 Glade travelled to Konstadt, Russia to marry 18-year old Maria Alexander Fageroos 1853-1926, whom he had met in Honolulu whilst she was there with her father who was a sea captain. They married on January 28, 1865. Both were protestants. From Russia they travelled to Bremen.
By June 1868, J.C. Glade and his wife had returned to Honolulu, as can be seen by an article in ''The Hawaiian Gazette' on June 24, 1868.
One of the "big things" of the week was the picnic or rather party last Saturday, given at Queen Kahuna's place in the valley by Mr. Bohlman and Mr. Glade. All the town was there, and the valley road during the day was lively with going and returning guests. The grounds were dressed with various flags, and so also the falls Is the distance, the German; Hawaiian and other national flags blending their bright colors with the luxuriant foliage of the trees. A fine collation was served under the trees about 3 p.m. The band in attendance, kept the dancers in motion constantly, while others roamed at will through the valley, or made themselves comfortable in the shaded grounds. It was a pleasant day for all. These picnic parties used to be extremely popular in times past and formed one of principle features of our social amusements, but they have given place of late years to the more conventional evening parties.
In 1871 H. Hackfeld was returning to Bremen and J.C. Glade was left in charge of Hackfeld, along with, Ed Furstenson. By now there were three Glade siblings living in Honolulu, Johann Conrad, Dorothea who was married to Ehlers, and in 1869 Wobetha Margaret (Beta) Glade, who was married to Paul Isenberg, had arrived at the Island.
Johann Conrad and his young wife Alexander would make their home in Honolulu for the next 12 years or so, during which time they had nine children, including twins, one of whom, Johanna, died when she was three months old.
1. Johanna Wilhelma Frieda Glade: 1872–1951
2. Heinrich Conrad Glade: 1873–1945
3. Alexandra Dorothea (Sascha) Glade: 1874–1968
4. Johann Conrad Glade: 1876–1945
5. Hjalmar Paul R Glade: 1877–1936
6. Johanna Glade: 1878–1879
7. 'Minka' Wilhelmina C. E. Glade: 1878–1963
8. Elsa Kaalohilani Glade: 1882–1949
9. Menno Alexander Glade:1885–1885
1. Johanna Wilhelma Frieda Glade: 1872–1951
2. Heinrich Conrad Glade: 1873–1945
3. Alexandra Dorothea (Sascha) Glade: 1874–1968
4. Johann Conrad Glade: 1876–1945
5. Hjalmar Paul R Glade: 1877–1936
6. Johanna Glade: 1878–1879
7. 'Minka' Wilhelmina C. E. Glade: 1878–1963
8. Elsa Kaalohilani Glade: 1882–1949
9. Menno Alexander Glade:1885–1885
During their time on the Island Johann Conrad served several times as Consul, in 1873 to Russia and Germany and in 1876 to Germany, Sweden and Norway. He was also President of the Queen Hospital Society for several years and a member of Deutscher Verein (German Club which later became Pacific Club). He was a man who was deeply respected, both by the German community in Hawaii as well as by the Royal Hawaiian family.
Although he travelled frequently to Germany and the States, whilst in Honolulu the family lived at 24, Judd Street.
In 1880 his brother Heinrich Friedrich arrived to Honolulu, and along with their brother in law, Paul Isenberg and J.F. Hackfeld (a nephew of Capt. Hackfeld) entered the firm in 1881, allowing J. C. Glade and the Captain to become silent partners. The family remained two more years, their daughter Elsa Kaalohilani was born in Honolulu in October of 1882, but by now the family were preparing to leave Honolulu and return to Germany to live. In 1883 he hands over consul of Germany to his brother H F Glade, who in 1894 handed it over to J. F. Hackman.
Although he travelled frequently to Germany and the States, whilst in Honolulu the family lived at 24, Judd Street.
In 1880 his brother Heinrich Friedrich arrived to Honolulu, and along with their brother in law, Paul Isenberg and J.F. Hackfeld (a nephew of Capt. Hackfeld) entered the firm in 1881, allowing J. C. Glade and the Captain to become silent partners. The family remained two more years, their daughter Elsa Kaalohilani was born in Honolulu in October of 1882, but by now the family were preparing to leave Honolulu and return to Germany to live. In 1883 he hands over consul of Germany to his brother H F Glade, who in 1894 handed it over to J. F. Hackman.
Auction of J. C Glades house in Honolulu. Honolulu paper. February 28, 1883
Valuable House and Lot for Sale
I am instructed by J.C. Glade, ESQ, to offer at private sale his handsome residence.
Corner of Judd and Liliha Streets.
This property is now the healthiest part of the city. Its facilities for drainage are perfect, guaranteeing thereby perfect freedom from Malaria.
The prospect commands a DELIGHTFUL VIEW of the City and harbor, as well as the coastline, from near Diamond Head to the Walanae Mountains.
The main house is large and commodious, faithfully built three years ago, and is
FINISHED IN HANDSOME STYLE.
With every convenience. Hot and cold water are laid on the bathrooms in both stories. Gas also is laid on, with over fifty lights, through the whole house, with elegant chandeliers in the principal rooms.
On the main floor will be found a large parlor and Dining-room, Sitting-room, Hall, Mosquito-Room, Children's Dining-room, Bathroom, two bedrooms, Closet, and a pantry, two store-rooms, and kitchen, attached to main building, but under a separate roof.
On the second floor, which is reached by a convenient stairway from the hall, are two large bedrooms, also five good sized bedrooms, verandah-room, bathroom, and Closet.
The main house is about 70 feet front and 48 feet depth.
The kitchen is conveniently arranged, with a fine cooking range, with hot water attachment.
On the grounds are two cottages, with verandah, and a well-built stable, with accommodation for three horses and carriages, as well as three rooms for servants. There is, also, a small building for the Gas machine.
The lot is 353 feet on Judd Street and almost 350 feet on Liliha Street, containing an area of four acres.
Parties desiring to visit the property can do so upon application to Mr. Adams.
A portion of the purchase money can remain upon mortgage for one or two years. Apply to
E.P. Adams, Auctioneer.
In 1886 J. Conrad Glade withdraws as general partner from Hackfeld & Co but is kept as a special member of the board, at this point the family are living in Weisbaden, Germany.
At Christmas of 1890 he attended a family reunion of the Glade family in Bremen, to celebrate their mother's 77th birthday, and their father's 80th birthday, which was attended by all the Glade siblings. In 1890 the 1425, ton boat, J.C. Glade, named in his honor, was built at Vegesak.
At Christmas of 1890 he attended a family reunion of the Glade family in Bremen, to celebrate their mother's 77th birthday, and their father's 80th birthday, which was attended by all the Glade siblings. In 1890 the 1425, ton boat, J.C. Glade, named in his honor, was built at Vegesak.
Thursday august 14 1913:
Mr. Conrad Glade was host at a delightful dinner on Thursday evening at the Pleasanton. The affair was to celebrate his seventy-third birthday, his guests all being the old friends of his former sojourn in Hawaii. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Klamp, Mr. and Mr. Gerrit Wilder, Mr. Hackfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Rodiek, Mr. Paul Glade, Miss. Glade and Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Glade. The table was attractively, decorated with red carnations and maidenhair, other favors harmonizing.
Conrad died in Eichberg (Schlesien), Germany, on 11 Jan 1922; he was 81 years old. He was buried in Steinölsa (Ob. Lausitz), Germany.
Honolulu, Hawaii
News of the death of J.C. Glade from heart trouble on January 11, last, at the estate of his daughter Frida in Germany, was received here by friends in yesterday's mainland mail. Mr. Glade will be well remembered by kamaainas of Honolulu and the islands. He was head of the former firm of H. Hackfeld & Co., now the American Factors, Ltd., from about 1869 to 1883 and was Consul for Germany to the Kingdom of Hawaii for many years.
Mr. Glade left Honolulu in 1883, returning to his former home in Germany. With Mrs. Glade, he visited the islands in 1912. Mr. Glade, who is survived by the widow and seven children, was 82 years and 5 months old.
The Honolulu Advertiser - 9 Mar 1922 - Page 7
Maria Alexandra Wilhelmine died in Steinölsa (Ob. Lausitz), Germany, on November 9, 1926; she was 73.
Anna Dorothea was the eldest daughter of Heinrich Glade and Johanna Catherine Winter and was born on June 16, 1842 in Bremen, Germany. She was possibly named after her maternal grandmother Anna Margarete Brauer and her maternal aunt Anna Rebecka Dorothea Winter, but she was known to all as Anna.
On October 3, 1861 at just nineteen years of age Anna married Bernhard Friedrich Ehlers 1828-1907, a man fourteen years her senior in Bremen, Germany. B. F. Ehlers was the son of Cord Ehlers and Beke Wübke Margarete Hackfeld and he was born on 29 October 1828 in Brandewurth, Germany. When he was only 16 years of age he and his elder brother Johann Heinrich had accompanied his maternal uncle Capt. Heinrich Hackfeld on a voyage on the Bremen Brig Express, which was shipwrecked off the shore of the Philippine island of Batan. Bernard was a ships boy. Then, three years later, he once again accompanied his uncle, this time to Honolulu and to remain there, Here he helped his uncle set up the store Hackfeld's Dry Goods.
The store catapulted into success and in 1853 H. Hackfeld opened up a new two-story building on Fort Street as a retail branch of Hackfeld’s Dry Goods., He named the new store B.H.Ehlers after his nephew who was the new manager. The original store on Queen Street was renamed H. Hackfeld & Co.
Due to the store’s extensive collection of pineapple silks, a dainty wash fabric made out of the fiber of the pineapple and having all the appearance of silk, the store was fondly known as Hale Kilikia (House of Silk) and the manager himself (Ehlers) became well known to the natives as "Painapa," meaning pineapple.
In 1861 Elhers married Anna Dorothea Glade a relationship which probably arose through Anna Dorothea´s elder brother Johann Conrad Glade who had arrived in Honolulu in 1860. On the 3 March 1862 Ehlers and his young wife sail on the Hawaiian bark R.W. Wood from Hamburg to Honolulu. Ehlers worked hard at his business, so much so that in that same year he was able to buy out Hackfeld. A notice appeared in the local newspaper: |
‘The undersigned having purchased the interest of Messrs. H. Hackfeld & Co., in the DRY GOODS AND FANCY STORE on Fort street will continue the same business, at the same place, on his own account, from and after this date, where the best of articles, at moderate prices, will continue to be offered for sale. B. F. EHLERs.
Honolulu, April 7, 1862.’
Ehlers continued to thrive, retaining his original clientele through the sales of diverse merchandise; silks, laces, bird cages, and attracting new customers by introducing novelty items such as long length mirrors and singing canaries. He was keen to keep abreast of the new fashion trends in the States and at the same time maintain stable prices.
In 1868 he admitted a new partner into the business and changed the store’s name to B.F. Ehlers & Co.
In 1868 he admitted a new partner into the business and changed the store’s name to B.F. Ehlers & Co.
NOTICE MR. ALBERT JAEGER HAS BEEN admitted a Partner into my Business, which will be carried on by us jointly under the firm name and style of B.F. Ehlers & Co., B. F. EHLERS.
Honolulu, Sept. 25, 1868
In 1868 and again in 1870 Bernard and Anna Dorothea sail to Bremen from Honolulu. On the passenger lists it says 'Mr. & Mrs. B.F. Ehlers plus four children, one of which may be Bernard Ehlers born in Honolulu in 1862. The others I can´t find. There is really very little known of the personal life of Anna and the only details we can find are in the book Kuamuala [2], but always in connection with her sister Beta who arrived with her new husband Paul Isenberg in 1869 and always as Mrs. B. H. Ehlers or as ‘Beta’s sister.’
‘It was about this time (about 1872) that small Dora (Dora Rice Isenberg) was visiting at the Ehlers home in Honolulu where she heard German even more than at home, although the hard words rapidly spoken were often difficult to understand”.[3]
Another passage from the book refers to when Dora and Hans Isenberg move back from Germany to the Island of Lihue.
‘To the parsonage at St. Andreasburg Mrs. Paul Isenberg and her sister Mrs. Ehlers, went up from Bremen for the packing and crating of furniture and linen, even also the treasured piano, all of which made the long journey out in one of Hackfeld's sailing ships around the Cape of Storms’[4]
Most of the literature available states that B.F. Ehlers and his wife Anna returned to Germany in 1879-1880, yet the following is an excerpt from the Hawaiian Gazette, which suggests an earlier departure.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE!
At Auction.
ON THURSDAY JULY 2nd 1874, At 10 o'clock A. M.
THE RESIDENCE B. F. EHLERS, ESQ, on account of departure, will be sold:
The Entire Household Furniture. Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture. All In Order.
In Part as follows: 1 Rose Wood Cottage Piano, in perfect Order. A fine Instrument. One Melodeon in Perfect Order. Hair Cloth Sofa and chairs, Rocker, Centre Table, Chandelier, Picture Frames, Bedsteads, Spring Mattress, Linen Sheets, California Blankets, Dining-Table, Oak Chairs, Marble Slab and Bracket, Rug, Clock, Camphor Wood Trunks, Hair Cloth Parlor Chairs, Easy Chairs and Sofa, Centre and Side tables, Chandelier, Handsome Bookcase, Lacy Curtains, Engravings, Large Iron Bedstead, Individual Bedsteads, Dresser, Marble Flower Stand, Card Table, Clock, Mahogany Dresser, Wardrobe, Dining-table, Crockery & Ovenware, Kitchen Stove & Furniture, One Bath Tub, etc., etc., etc.
At 12 o'clock noon,
ONE COVERED BUGGY!
E. P. ADAMS, Auctioneer.
So, in 1874 the the couple returned to Germany, leaving the new partner Albert Jaeger in charge of the store. Four years later another notice appeared in the newspapers;
NOTICE. MR. ALBERT JAEGER has this day retired from the firm of B. F. Ehlers & Co., and MR AUGUST EHLERS has become a partner in the same. Honolulu, April 17, 1878. B. F. EHLERS & CO.
At first I had believed that 'August Ehlers' ( Paul Friedrich August Ehlers ) was the son of Bernard Friedrich and Anna Dorothea but considering their marriage in 1861, this would mean that in 1878 August Ehlers would be only 17 years old, presuming he had been born in 1861, and too young to take over the family business. After further research I found that Paul Friedrich August 1851-1901 is actually the younger brother of B.F. Ehlers.
Bernard Friedrich and his wife return to Germany and in 1878 are living in Bremen, as the following reference confirms;
Bernard Friedrich and his wife return to Germany and in 1878 are living in Bremen, as the following reference confirms;
At first, in Bremen, before the family moved to their own home in Braunschweig, there had been homesick a plenty, for none spoke a word of English' who would pay much attention to a girl of fifteen! And the only ray of comfort had been occasional permission to visit Tante Ehlers, Mamas sister, who had been in Honolulu. She talked English and had oh so many English books that one could read.
Back in Germany, the next we know of the Ehlers is in 1894 when Bernard buys the Rehabilitation Clinic Glotterbad in the town of Glottertal located in the Black Forest of Baden-Württemberg.
Glotterbad became famous for its iron rich mineral waters and is first mentioned and the First mention of it as a Spa or medical treatment facility was in 1503. Bernhard Ehlers bought the Glotterbad Spa in 1894 for 54 000 marks. It had approximately 30 hectares. Ehlers modernized the bathrooms with tub baths, hot and cold-water showers, he put in steam baths in the form of sweatboxes and installed both trunk and sitting bathtubs and electric baths. With a highly modern hot water heating system 4.000 liters of boiling water could be provided for the pool and baths. All the porches and corridors were heated. At this time the clinic had over 60 guest rooms with a total of 80 beds. Ehlers owned the clinic from 1894-1897 when he sold it to his brother-in-law, Paul Heinrich Friedrich Isenberg, (husband of Wobetha (Beta) Isenberg nee Glade), who named it "Sanatorium Glotterbad GmbH". It appears that B.F. and Anna Dorothea made their home in München, Germany but a few years later in 1907 the sad notice of his death reached the Hawaiian Islands. |
DEATH OF B.F. EHLERS: The news has reached us of the death of Bernard Friedrich Ehlers of München, Germany, at the age of 79. Mr. Ehlers was the founder of the firm of Ehlers & Co. of Fort street, Honolulu. His wife is the sister of Messrs. Conrad, the late Heinrich and Fred. W. Glade, formerly residents of these Islands. Anglican Church Chronicle. |
Anna Dorothea survived her husband but as yet we have no death dates for her.
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Heinrich Friedrich Glade was the third child of eight children born to Heinrich Glade 1810–1896 and Johanna Catharine Winter 1814–1894. He was born on July 17, 1844, in Bremen, Germany.
When he was eighteen he served an apprenticeship with a large cotton importing house in Bremen and after four years was sent to the cotton manufacturing town of Liverpool, Lancashire in northern England where he worked for two years at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, returning afterwards to Bremen.
On April 10, 1871 he married Clara Wilhelmine Pratzman-Bohrt in Vienna, Austria. Clara was 19 years old and Heinrich was almost 27 years old. The couple returned to Bremen, where Heinrich continued to work as a cotton broker. In 1873 their first daughter was born; Wilhelmina Johanne Emma Flora Glade: 1873–1918, followed by Alice Clara Glade who was born in 1874 and Johanna Henriette Glade born in 1877.
When he was eighteen he served an apprenticeship with a large cotton importing house in Bremen and after four years was sent to the cotton manufacturing town of Liverpool, Lancashire in northern England where he worked for two years at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, returning afterwards to Bremen.
On April 10, 1871 he married Clara Wilhelmine Pratzman-Bohrt in Vienna, Austria. Clara was 19 years old and Heinrich was almost 27 years old. The couple returned to Bremen, where Heinrich continued to work as a cotton broker. In 1873 their first daughter was born; Wilhelmina Johanne Emma Flora Glade: 1873–1918, followed by Alice Clara Glade who was born in 1874 and Johanna Henriette Glade born in 1877.
In 1881, Heinrich followed his siblings to Honolulu and on June 11, he sailed from Bremen on the “Neckar” accompanied by his wife Clara, their three daughters, Flora, Alice and Johanna, the children’s governess, Lina Dammann, and his brother in law, Paul Isenberg, (married to Heinrich’s sister Wobetha (Beta) Glade). In 1881 there were four Glade siblings residing in Hawaii, Johann the eldest, Beta, Friedrich Wilhelm, and Heinrich. One of the reasons for Heinrich arriving was that both Johann Conrad Glade and Heinrich Hackman were to become silent partners in the company Hackfeld & Co., both desiring to return to Germany, and they wanted family members on the islands to protect their interests. When J.C. Glade left two years later in 1883, he handed over the Consul of Germany to Heinrich Friedrich, the honor he would keep until 1894 when he himself handed it over to J. F. Hackfeld.
One of his duties as German Consul was to organize the celebrations for the German Community of Hawaii, and on Saturday, March 22, 1884 Glade organized the celebrations in honor of the eighty-seventh birthday of the Kaiser of the German Empire, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 1797 – 1888. The following article appeared on Monday, 24 March 1884 in the Hawaiian Gazette.
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HOCH LEBE DER KAISER!
Our German citizens celebrated the eighty-seventh birthday of their Emperor right royally, and fully sustained the reputation of their ancestors in their Fatherland as Hospitable Hosts and Genial Companions.
The celebrations commenced on Saturday at noon, when Mr. H.F. Glade, the German Consul, held a reception at his office. Among those gentlemen present were Major Wodehouse, Monsieur Feer, Senor Canavarro, His Excellency W.M. Gibson, His Excellency Paul Neumann, Hon. C.R. Bishop, Hon. Paul Isenberg, Hon. S.G. Wilder, Messrs. F. A. Schaefer, H.W. Schmidt, etc.
The health of the Emperor was proposed by Consul Glade and cordially responded to, and the guests partook of a cold collation which had been thoughtfully prepared by their host.
At three o'clock in the afternoon there was a concert and reception at the Deutscher Verein (German Club). The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Glade, Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Schaefer, Judge and Mrs. Widemann, Mr., and Mrs. Schmidt.
The Hawaiian band performed most delightfully, and the club rooms were prettily decorated with palm leaves, flags, and flowers.
At the hall, for which special invitations were issued, all the guests were present. Dancing took place in the three principal rooms and supper was served in the bowling alley. The oft used billiard table was removed to make room for the dancers, who enjoyed themselves thoroughly, till midnight, to the strains of Berger's Band.
Our German citizens celebrated the eighty-seventh birthday of their Emperor right royally, and fully sustained the reputation of their ancestors in their Fatherland as Hospitable Hosts and Genial Companions.
The celebrations commenced on Saturday at noon, when Mr. H.F. Glade, the German Consul, held a reception at his office. Among those gentlemen present were Major Wodehouse, Monsieur Feer, Senor Canavarro, His Excellency W.M. Gibson, His Excellency Paul Neumann, Hon. C.R. Bishop, Hon. Paul Isenberg, Hon. S.G. Wilder, Messrs. F. A. Schaefer, H.W. Schmidt, etc.
The health of the Emperor was proposed by Consul Glade and cordially responded to, and the guests partook of a cold collation which had been thoughtfully prepared by their host.
At three o'clock in the afternoon there was a concert and reception at the Deutscher Verein (German Club). The guests were received by Mr. and Mrs. Glade, Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Schaefer, Judge and Mrs. Widemann, Mr., and Mrs. Schmidt.
The Hawaiian band performed most delightfully, and the club rooms were prettily decorated with palm leaves, flags, and flowers.
At the hall, for which special invitations were issued, all the guests were present. Dancing took place in the three principal rooms and supper was served in the bowling alley. The oft used billiard table was removed to make room for the dancers, who enjoyed themselves thoroughly, till midnight, to the strains of Berger's Band.
Between 1885 and 1893, things were going well for Heinrich. His first son, George was born in Honolulu in 1885, and that same year on August 20, Heinrich was named secretary of the Humuula Sheep Station Company. His brother, Friedrich Wilhelm was named President, C Menke, Vice-president and J.F. Hackfeld treasurer, and both Heinrich and Friedrich Glade be co-managers. And in 1889 he formed part of the Pacific Cable Company along with: W.G. Irwin; H.F. Glade; P.C. Jones; H.A. Widemann; James Campbell; Charles Reed Bishop; Samuel Northrup Castle; John T. Waterhouse and unnamed others. Pacific Cable Company was formed.
In 1887 his fourth daughter, Dora Rice Isenberg Glade (1887–1974) was born and on November 3, 1888 his youngest child, Paul Arnold Glade (1888–) was born.
On October 1889 he gave a splendid ball at his home on Judd Street to celebrate his parents Golden Wedding and in 1890 he travelled home to Bremen to join all of his siblings for Christmas, where they celebrated the birthdays of their parents.
In 1887 his fourth daughter, Dora Rice Isenberg Glade (1887–1974) was born and on November 3, 1888 his youngest child, Paul Arnold Glade (1888–) was born.
On October 1889 he gave a splendid ball at his home on Judd Street to celebrate his parents Golden Wedding and in 1890 he travelled home to Bremen to join all of his siblings for Christmas, where they celebrated the birthdays of their parents.
Unfortunately for Glade, this participation in the anti-Royalist movement, coincided with a bad deal that he made in 1893 on behalf of Hackfeld & Co. In 1890 Hackfeld & Co., had acquired a sugar cane plantation, Pepeekeo Sugar Co., which had proved difficult and expensive to develop. Without the consent of his brother-in-law, Isenberg, who was in Germany at that time, Heinrich decided that it would be more profitable to sell the plantation and made an agreement to sell it to Theo. H. Davies & Co.
Isenberg, who had other plans for the plantation, was furious when he found out, calling it extreme bad judgment on behalf of Heinrich, and, already infuriated at Heinrich for his anti-royalist participation, forced him to resign. Although Isenberg later said that his falling out with his brother-in-law had nothing to do with Glade’s participation in the deposing of the Hawaiian monarch, Heinrich’s ‘bad judgment’ did give the other partners of Hackfeld & Co., an opportunity to disassociate themselves from a member of the family whose revolutionary ideas were in opposition to those of the family firm, and were causing bad public relations. “H. F. Glade…a man whose actions in January 1893 "damned him" in the minds of all right-thinking people in this Kingdom.” Hawaiian Gazette, Honolulu May 18, 1894
Isenberg, who had other plans for the plantation, was furious when he found out, calling it extreme bad judgment on behalf of Heinrich, and, already infuriated at Heinrich for his anti-royalist participation, forced him to resign. Although Isenberg later said that his falling out with his brother-in-law had nothing to do with Glade’s participation in the deposing of the Hawaiian monarch, Heinrich’s ‘bad judgment’ did give the other partners of Hackfeld & Co., an opportunity to disassociate themselves from a member of the family whose revolutionary ideas were in opposition to those of the family firm, and were causing bad public relations. “H. F. Glade…a man whose actions in January 1893 "damned him" in the minds of all right-thinking people in this Kingdom.” Hawaiian Gazette, Honolulu May 18, 1894
Before returning to Germany in 1894, Glade turned over the German Consul to J.F. Hackfeld and resigned from the anti-royalist group. And on May 11, 1894 he became a naturalized citizen of the Hawaiian Islands, which would help him receive employment from the Berlin Foreign Office, once he was back in Germany. The Glade family returned to Germany in the winter of 1894, just before Heinrich’s mother Johanna Catherine died on December 2, 1894.
On January 3, 1895, the newspaper in the Islands received news of H. F. Glades new governmental position.
On January 3, 1895, the newspaper in the Islands received news of H. F. Glades new governmental position.
3 Jan 1895
The Foreign Department has received official notice from the Berlin Foreign Office that Mr. H.F. Glade has been received by the German Government as Charge d'Affaires and Consul-General of Hawaii. Freiberr von Marschall, over whose signature the letter comes, takes occasion to speak of Mr. Glade's excellent qualifications for the position and expresses his pleasure in entering official connection with him as Charge d'Affaires.
Heinrich Friedrich Glade died on January 16, 1902 of a paralyzing apoplectic stroke at his home in Berlin, Germany. He was 57 years old. His wife Clara died nine years later, on June 22, 1911, also at Berlin, Germany. She was 59 years old.
Children of H.F. Glade & Klara Wilhelmine Pratzman/Bohrt
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1. Wilhelmina Johanne Emma Flora Glade: 1873–1918. Born on Sptember 28,1873, Bremen, Germany. Died on Sptember 22,1918, Dresden, Germany. Married Carl Thilo von Seebach (1866–1933) on February 19, 1896 in Oldenburg, Germany.Children:
Children:
5. Dora Rice Isenberg Glade: 1887–1974. Born March 28,1887 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Married Dr. Carl Julius Otto (1887–1970). Died August 1974, Centereach, Suffolk, New York, United States of America.
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- Heinrich Ulrich Hans Thilo von Seebach1897–,
- Carl Werner Wilhelm Hans Ulrich von Seebach1901–,
- Clara Bertha Lily Erica Flora Sigrid von Seebach1908–,
- Hans-Hasso Ernst Walter von Seebach 1909–,
- Children: Margot Clara Carly Jentsch: 1896–
Children:
- Carlita Henriette Gustava Siegmund. 1899–
5. Dora Rice Isenberg Glade: 1887–1974. Born March 28,1887 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Married Dr. Carl Julius Otto (1887–1970). Died August 1974, Centereach, Suffolk, New York, United States of America.
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Wobetha Margerete Glade was born on the 12th May 1846 in Bremen, she was the fourth child and second daughter of the merchant Heinrich Glade 1810-1896 and Johanna Catharine Winter 1814-1894. She was probably named after her maternal grandmother Ann Margerete Brauer 1785-1878, but she was known to everyone as Beta. From descriptions and photographs we are told that she was fair with blue eyes, reserved and thoughtful and as were all her siblings, she was an accomplished musician.
Husband: Paul Isenberg 1837-1903 Marriage: October 7, 1869 Children:
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To understand Beta and the Glade family a little better it is necessary to digress a little here. On the 1st of March 1860 Beta’s eldest brother Johann Conrad Glade arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii where he would spend the next 10 years. During this time, or probably even before, J.C. Glade was acquainted with the other German’s on the island; specifically, Capt. Heinrich Hackfeld and possibly Hackfeld’s right hand man in the sugar plantations in Lihue, Paul Isenberg.
One year later in 1861 Beta’s older sister Anna Dorothea Glade (1838- ) married Bernhard Friedrich Ehlers. B.F. Ehlers was the son of Cord Ehlers and Beke Wübke Margarete Hackfeld, sister to the above-mentioned Capt. Heinrich Hackfeld. Ehlers was therefore nephew to Capt. Hackfeld and had arrived in Honolulu with his uncle 11 years earlier in 1849 to help set up Hackfeld & Co.
It is not sure when the familiarity between the Hackfeld and the Glade family arose. It could easily have been earlier in the century. Hackfeld and Beta’s father were of about the same age and both traders with businesses in Bremen. Perhaps this acquaintance through business was the factor for the arrival of J.C. Glade in Honolulu in 1860 and the later marriage of Hackfeld’s nephew to Anna Dorothea in 1861.
One year later in 1861 Beta’s older sister Anna Dorothea Glade (1838- ) married Bernhard Friedrich Ehlers. B.F. Ehlers was the son of Cord Ehlers and Beke Wübke Margarete Hackfeld, sister to the above-mentioned Capt. Heinrich Hackfeld. Ehlers was therefore nephew to Capt. Hackfeld and had arrived in Honolulu with his uncle 11 years earlier in 1849 to help set up Hackfeld & Co.
It is not sure when the familiarity between the Hackfeld and the Glade family arose. It could easily have been earlier in the century. Hackfeld and Beta’s father were of about the same age and both traders with businesses in Bremen. Perhaps this acquaintance through business was the factor for the arrival of J.C. Glade in Honolulu in 1860 and the later marriage of Hackfeld’s nephew to Anna Dorothea in 1861.
Whichever the case, Hackfeld left Hawaii in 1863 due to illness of his wife Marie Pflueger, returning to Germany and settling in Hamburg. Here Beta was a frequent house guest in their home and whilst on one of her visits she met her future husband, a young widow with two children, Paul Isenberg. As mentioned, it’s more than likely that Beta and Paul knew each other earlier than this date but Paul had been married from 1861 until 1867 when his first wife died and Beta would have been too young to be considered marriageable. In 1869 she was just 23 years old.
Beta’s appearance, character, and her accomplishments on the piano charmed Paul, but even more so they charmed Paul’s mother-in-law, ‘Mother’ Rice, who considered that Beta would be a wonderful wife for her favorite, widowed son-in-law. Quote: Beta Glade Isenberg was of a nature rarely gentle and understanding in the way she soon became one with her new family. Her beauty of person must almost have equaled that of character, for to this day "boys" from Koloa tell how Mother Dole brought them over to see the new Mrs. Isenberg .....that the lovely young bride must be an angel, and when she played to them on the piano they were sure of it. Even now, at the age of eighty-four, Beta Isenberg's eyes are as bright blue and her cheeks as rosy as ever as with the skill of a master musician she delights in the rendition of Beethoven.” Paul and Beta were married on the 7th of October 1869. |
Quote: “Because Father Isenberg longed to perform the ceremony and himself give Paul his blessing, and because the old people could not so well travel down to Bremen, the bride's family graciously waived their prerogative as hosts and all journeyed southward to Wunstorf. And a beautiful bride Beta was as she proceeded, veiled in white, down the aisle of the stately old church at Wunstorf, over which Father Isenberg was himself the pastor. The children present never forgot the glamour of that bridal procession and the glowing beauty of the fair young bride, accepting her responsibilities as she did with a joyful heart” |
Soon after the couple travelled to Honolulu to make their home in Lihue.
The fact that Beta’s sister Anna Dorothea was already settled in Hawaii made the transition much easier for her. She may even have had the company of her brother Johann for a few months until January 1870 when he left Hawaii for an absence of one year.
She was also busy with her new stepchildren; two children from Paul’s previous marriage to Hannah Marie Rice; Mary Dorothea Rice Isenberg 1862 – 1949 and Daniel Paul Rice Isenberg 1866 – 1919. Beta it appears took on the role of stepmother extremely well and the children soon came to accept her as their new mother. Between 1870 and 1876 Paul and Beta had four children of their own; 2 boys and 1 girl, and a baby boy who was born on the 3rd of January 1875 but who would die 3 days later.
As mentioned, during this time Beta had the company of her sister Anna Dorothea whose husband B. F. Ehlers managed the store of the same name in Honolulu. Her brother Johann Conrad had also returned to the Islands with his new wife in 1871 and was Consul of Germany and Russia in Honolulu. About 1878 another Glade sibling; Friedrich Heinrich Glade, also arrived in Honolulu and bought an interest in the Humuula sheep ranch on Hawaii. However, this same year Beta and Paul Isenberg decided to return to Germany for the further education of the children. They spent about a year in Braunschweig where their 5th child Clara Margaret Kaleimaiole was born and then settled in the Glade’s hometown of Bremen. Here in Bremen they had two more children.
Richard Menno Isenberg in 1880
Paula Hertha Johanne in 1883.
Her sister Anna Dorothea and her husband B.F. Ehlers also returned to Germany in 1879 or 1880 leaving their son, August Ehlers as manager of the store in Honolulu. B.F. Ehlers bought the Glotterbad Rehabilitation Clinic in Glottertal, Baden-Württemberg in 1881 and it seems that they stayed in Holstein.
Whilst Beta and Paul were in Bremen Paul would return every two years or so for a couple of months to attend his business in Lihue. In 1881 three young partners entered Hackfeld & Co: Paul Isenberg, J. F. Hackfeld, a nephew of the founder and Heinrich Friedrich Glade 1844-1902, another brother of Beta Glade. Capt. Hackfeld, who by now was failing in health became a silent partner and retired to Bremen, where he died in 1887.
It was also about this time that Paul and Beta helped finance the new Lutheran Church in Lihue, built for the many German Protestant workers living on the islands.
Quote: “Rev. Richter was the pastor of the church, and Mr. Joergens was schoolmaster until 1888 when Paul’s brother the Reverend Hans Isenberg came to be pastor. The health of Mrs. Hans Isenberg had been extremely poor In Germany and for her sake, he had accepted this call. Mr. Isenberg's devoted ministrations to his little parish. (The Garden Island Tuesday May 9th, 1921)
The fact that Beta’s sister Anna Dorothea was already settled in Hawaii made the transition much easier for her. She may even have had the company of her brother Johann for a few months until January 1870 when he left Hawaii for an absence of one year.
She was also busy with her new stepchildren; two children from Paul’s previous marriage to Hannah Marie Rice; Mary Dorothea Rice Isenberg 1862 – 1949 and Daniel Paul Rice Isenberg 1866 – 1919. Beta it appears took on the role of stepmother extremely well and the children soon came to accept her as their new mother. Between 1870 and 1876 Paul and Beta had four children of their own; 2 boys and 1 girl, and a baby boy who was born on the 3rd of January 1875 but who would die 3 days later.
As mentioned, during this time Beta had the company of her sister Anna Dorothea whose husband B. F. Ehlers managed the store of the same name in Honolulu. Her brother Johann Conrad had also returned to the Islands with his new wife in 1871 and was Consul of Germany and Russia in Honolulu. About 1878 another Glade sibling; Friedrich Heinrich Glade, also arrived in Honolulu and bought an interest in the Humuula sheep ranch on Hawaii. However, this same year Beta and Paul Isenberg decided to return to Germany for the further education of the children. They spent about a year in Braunschweig where their 5th child Clara Margaret Kaleimaiole was born and then settled in the Glade’s hometown of Bremen. Here in Bremen they had two more children.
Richard Menno Isenberg in 1880
Paula Hertha Johanne in 1883.
Her sister Anna Dorothea and her husband B.F. Ehlers also returned to Germany in 1879 or 1880 leaving their son, August Ehlers as manager of the store in Honolulu. B.F. Ehlers bought the Glotterbad Rehabilitation Clinic in Glottertal, Baden-Württemberg in 1881 and it seems that they stayed in Holstein.
Whilst Beta and Paul were in Bremen Paul would return every two years or so for a couple of months to attend his business in Lihue. In 1881 three young partners entered Hackfeld & Co: Paul Isenberg, J. F. Hackfeld, a nephew of the founder and Heinrich Friedrich Glade 1844-1902, another brother of Beta Glade. Capt. Hackfeld, who by now was failing in health became a silent partner and retired to Bremen, where he died in 1887.
It was also about this time that Paul and Beta helped finance the new Lutheran Church in Lihue, built for the many German Protestant workers living on the islands.
Quote: “Rev. Richter was the pastor of the church, and Mr. Joergens was schoolmaster until 1888 when Paul’s brother the Reverend Hans Isenberg came to be pastor. The health of Mrs. Hans Isenberg had been extremely poor In Germany and for her sake, he had accepted this call. Mr. Isenberg's devoted ministrations to his little parish. (The Garden Island Tuesday May 9th, 1921)
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At Christmas 1890 there was a reunion of the Glade siblings at their father’s house in Bremen on Nordstrasse to commemorate their mother's 76th birthday, and their father's 80th birthday. Beta’s mother would die four years later in 1894 and her father in 1896.
In 1895 Paul bought the estate Travenort in Müssen, Segeberg near the border with East Holstein, but they still kept and lived at the house at number 19 Contrascarpe, on the banks of the river Weser and which today is the French Institute.
It is interesting to note here that next door to the Isenberg house, at number 21 Contrascarpe, lived the Claussen family. Johann Georg Claussen, a merchant, worked for the trading house Melchers Brothers, which was founded in Bremen in 1806, with branches in Honolulu in 1853 and in Mazatlán, Mexico in 1846. J. G. Claussen had been a partner at Casa Melchers in Mazatlán since 1880 and Capt. Hachfeld had originally, before arriving to Honolulu, considered Mazatlán as a trading post. The close friendship between the families precipitated Beta’s nephew Friedrich Heinrich Unger 1875-1940 to enter Melchers to work and was subsequently sent to Mazatlán in 1895. Another neighbor was Capt. Ludwig Geerken, (1800-1883) who was brother-in-law to Capt. Hackfeld, they lived on Bornstrasse # 22. Parallel to Bornstrasse was Ellhornstrasse where Mieze Bücker nee Unger, a niece of Beta lived. The Hackfelds lived on Kohlhökerstrasse which was about 10 minutes away. Beta’s parents lived on Nordstrasse which was also within a 20-minute walk.
In 1895 Paul bought the estate Travenort in Müssen, Segeberg near the border with East Holstein, but they still kept and lived at the house at number 19 Contrascarpe, on the banks of the river Weser and which today is the French Institute.
It is interesting to note here that next door to the Isenberg house, at number 21 Contrascarpe, lived the Claussen family. Johann Georg Claussen, a merchant, worked for the trading house Melchers Brothers, which was founded in Bremen in 1806, with branches in Honolulu in 1853 and in Mazatlán, Mexico in 1846. J. G. Claussen had been a partner at Casa Melchers in Mazatlán since 1880 and Capt. Hachfeld had originally, before arriving to Honolulu, considered Mazatlán as a trading post. The close friendship between the families precipitated Beta’s nephew Friedrich Heinrich Unger 1875-1940 to enter Melchers to work and was subsequently sent to Mazatlán in 1895. Another neighbor was Capt. Ludwig Geerken, (1800-1883) who was brother-in-law to Capt. Hackfeld, they lived on Bornstrasse # 22. Parallel to Bornstrasse was Ellhornstrasse where Mieze Bücker nee Unger, a niece of Beta lived. The Hackfelds lived on Kohlhökerstrasse which was about 10 minutes away. Beta’s parents lived on Nordstrasse which was also within a 20-minute walk.
On the 16th of January 1903 at 3 o'clock in the morning Paul Isenberg died in Bremen from an attack of peritonitis following appendicitis. His burial record says he died at Rembertistrasse in Bremen, which perhaps was a clinic or hospital. He was buried on the 19th of January in Friedhof Riensburg in Bremen (AA 68. Klasse 2).
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After her husband’s death in 1903 Beta continued with the ‘Paul Isenberg Foundation’ which raised funds and donations for charitable works. One focus of her work was the woman’s group ‘Inner Mission’, of which she was chairwoman, and which provided shelters, homes, education and moral support for young homeless girls and unmarried mothers. She was also deeply involved in the Bremen Evangelical Church.
During W.W.I the Isenberg properties were confiscated and although they were eventually returned, they had lost a lot of value. In 1926 the Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy in Equity Court ruled that Mrs. Beta Isenberg, 80 years old, widow of Paul Isenberg, a citizen of Bremen and also of the Hawaiian Islands, is an American citizen because of the Hawaiian citizenship and is entitled to the return of $2,500,000 worth of property despite the protest of Howard Sutherland, Alien Property Custodian.
Beta died in Contrascarpe # 19 on the 19th March 1933. She was 86 years old and had outlived her husband by 30 years. On the 3rd of May 1933 her remains were buried in the family plot in the Friedhof Riensburg (Grave plot: AA 68 a) where her husband and son Heinrich Alexander are also resting.
In a letter from her great nephew, Carlos Unger (grandson of her sister Anna Catherine) Beta is mentioned:
During W.W.I the Isenberg properties were confiscated and although they were eventually returned, they had lost a lot of value. In 1926 the Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy in Equity Court ruled that Mrs. Beta Isenberg, 80 years old, widow of Paul Isenberg, a citizen of Bremen and also of the Hawaiian Islands, is an American citizen because of the Hawaiian citizenship and is entitled to the return of $2,500,000 worth of property despite the protest of Howard Sutherland, Alien Property Custodian.
Beta died in Contrascarpe # 19 on the 19th March 1933. She was 86 years old and had outlived her husband by 30 years. On the 3rd of May 1933 her remains were buried in the family plot in the Friedhof Riensburg (Grave plot: AA 68 a) where her husband and son Heinrich Alexander are also resting.
In a letter from her great nephew, Carlos Unger (grandson of her sister Anna Catherine) Beta is mentioned:
Iversheim, 16 of April 1930
Dearest Mother
I have lots to tell you. Yesterday I returned from a 5 day trip with Onkel Willie (Unger) in his automobile. It was lovely. Picture all that we saw: all of the Rhine up to Mainz, from there to Darmstadt, by the Bergestrasse to Heidelberg, Baden-Baden, crossing the most beautiful parts of Schwarzwald to Glotterbad. Father will be able to tell you about Glotterbad. It belongs to Tante Beta Isenberg. There we picked up Tante Ernie (Weihe nee Unger) who had been there 4 weeks to recover from her illness. Tante Beta paid for this and it was very good for her. We brought her here (Iversheim) where she will rest for 2 weeks before returning to Berlin. She is still quite weak. Carlos Unger
Anna Catharine Glade was born on August 24, 1848 in Bremen, Germany and baptized on August 28. She was the fifth child of the marriage between Heinrich and Johann Catharine Glade and was named 'Anna' after her maternal grandmother Anna Margarethe Brauer and "Catharine' after her mother. Anna Catherine married Richard Eduard Carl Adolph Heinrich Unger 1842-1924 on April 14, 1842, in Bremen, Germany.
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Friedrich Wilhelm was the fifth child of Heinrich Glade 1810-1896 and Johanne Catherine Winter 1814-1894. He was born on the 21st July 1850 and baptized on the 25th August the same year in Bremen, Germany
On June 15, 1872, F.W. Glade left the port of Bremen on the S.S. Rhein destination New York. He is described as a merchant. From New York he travelled to California where he was employed by Williams, Blanchard & Co., and later he had an interest in the Spear Street Lumber Mills in San Francisco.
In 1878, he bought an interest in the Humu‘ula sheep ranch on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii, a company which had been established in the early 1860’s by the Waimea Grazing and Agricultural Company. In 1883, the operation was incorporated as the Humu‘ula Sheep Station Company as an operation of H. Hackfeld and Company. Later it was acquired by Parker Ranch. Friedrich Wilhelm would be an active partner in this company until at least 1886. His brother Heinrich Friedrich Glade (1844-1902) also had an interest in the sheep station and on October 11, 1886 a note appeared in the newspaper stating that:
At an adjourned meeting of the Honolulu Sheep Station Co., held this day, the following officers were elected: A.D. Haneberg....President. F.W. Glade....Vice-President. H.F. Glade....Secretary & J.F. Hackfeld...Treasurer.
On June 15, 1872, F.W. Glade left the port of Bremen on the S.S. Rhein destination New York. He is described as a merchant. From New York he travelled to California where he was employed by Williams, Blanchard & Co., and later he had an interest in the Spear Street Lumber Mills in San Francisco.
In 1878, he bought an interest in the Humu‘ula sheep ranch on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii, a company which had been established in the early 1860’s by the Waimea Grazing and Agricultural Company. In 1883, the operation was incorporated as the Humu‘ula Sheep Station Company as an operation of H. Hackfeld and Company. Later it was acquired by Parker Ranch. Friedrich Wilhelm would be an active partner in this company until at least 1886. His brother Heinrich Friedrich Glade (1844-1902) also had an interest in the sheep station and on October 11, 1886 a note appeared in the newspaper stating that:
At an adjourned meeting of the Honolulu Sheep Station Co., held this day, the following officers were elected: A.D. Haneberg....President. F.W. Glade....Vice-President. H.F. Glade....Secretary & J.F. Hackfeld...Treasurer.
Up to 1878 three of Friedrich’s siblings were also living in Hawaii; Johann Conrad, Beta and Anna Dorothea, all were married, and all were associated in some way or another with Hackfeld & Co. But in 1878-1879 Beta and her husband Paul Isenberg, and Anna Dorothea and her husband B.F. Ehlers would leave Hawaii and return to Germany. Although Isenberg maintained a strong contact with his businesses in Hawaii, returning for a several months every two years, it was in his interest to have family members, which were living on the islands, involved in his enterprises. Therefore, F.W. Glade took up an interest with the Kekaha Sugar Co., a sugar mill on Kauai, which had been built in 1880 by the brothers Paul, Carl and Otto Isenberg, Carl and Otto Isenberg, and the Wilcox brothers, George, Sam and Albert. In 1893 the company had an estimated value of $300,000, of which F.W. Glade and the Isenberg brothers owned two thirds. In 1898, they consolidated with other sugar growers and formed Kekaha Sugar Company Ltd. The first Board of Directors included H. P. Faye, Otto Isenberg, F. W. Glade, F. W. Meier, E. Kruse, A. S. Wilcox, J. F. Hackfeld, Paul Isenberg, G. N. Wilcox, S. W. Wilcox, and Carl Isenberg.
Whilst engaged at Kekaha, Friedrich Wilhelm met his future wife, Bertha Louise Von Holt and they were married on April 10, 1888. Friedrich Wilhelm was 38 years old and Bertha was only 22.
The Wedding
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One of the most popular and brilliant weddings that has ever been solemnised in Honolulu was that of yesterday when Mr. Frederick William Glade of Kekaha, Kauai, was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Louise von Holt of this city.
It rained somewhat early in the morning, but towards eight o'clock the sun shone brightly and the weather throughout the day was perfect. The ceremony was announced to take place at 11.30 a.m. in St. Andrews Cathedral, and the interior of the fine building looked magnificent with the well-arranged floral decorations.
The two columns of the arch near the altar were twisted with the maile vine and ferns, and the other columns were twined with the maile. From the centre of each arch were suspended handsome hanging baskets of ferns and vines. The two front choir seats had been removed and the place was now occupied by beautiful potted ferns, lilies, etc. From each arch above the hanging baskets were wreaths of white stephanotis and Mexican vines. The two front seats of the nave were literally buried in red and white roses and other flowers. The whole effect of the decorations was grand in the extreme, indeed a more unique arrangement could not have been devised. A canopy of palm leaves had been erected at the front entrance to the Cathedral and the ground was covered with matting.
Long before the hour announced for the ceremony every seat in the Cathedral was occupied and many people had to stand, while some were unable to gain admission. On no occasion can we remember the Cathedral being so crowded. It seemed as if all Honolula were present. Among those noticed in the church were Her Royal Highness Princess Lilluokalani, H.R.H. princess Kalulani, His Excelency Governor Dominis, Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Sir William Wiseman, Bart, members of the diplomatic and consular corps, privy council, etc. Her Majesty the Queen was unable to be present owing to indisposition.
Punctually at 11:30 o'clock the bride, leaning on the arm of her uncle, Hon. Godfrey Brown, appeared at the entrance to the Cathedral and passed up to the chancel, while the choir sung the hymn, "How welcome was the Call," to the fine old tune of St. George. Four pretty, little girls- Hannah Glade, Lila Wodehouse, Katherine Montserrat, and Grace King- preceded the bride and strewed flowers as she passed up the aisle. As the last note of the hymn died away, the Rev. Alexander MacKintosh, stepfather of the bride, commenced the beautiful and impressive service of the Episcopal Church.
The bridesmaids were Miss Marie Von Holt, sister of the bride; Miss Constance M. Mist, Miss Mabel Rhodes and Miss Flora Glade. The groomsmen, Mr. F.W. Meier, best man; Hon. Cecil Brown, Mr. E. Muller and Mr. J. M. Dowsett. A bright looking little couple- Master Arthur MacKintosh and Miss Carlita Glade- brought up the rear of the bridal procession.
The responses of the bride and groom were distinctly heard all over the Cathedral. The bride was given away by her uncle, Hon. Godfrey Brown. The service throughout was fully choral. The choir for the occasion had been augmented by several by several intimate friends of the bride. While the 128th Psalm was being sang the bridal party moved to the altar where, after the Rev. George Wallace had offered up several prayers, the Rev. Mackintosh brought the services to a close with a few words to the newly married couple.
The bridal party then retired to the vestry to sign the registrar, during which a wedding march by H.L. Warneford was played on the organ. At certain points in the march the choir sung two verses of a hymn especially arranged by the composer, which was effective and something entirely original. As the party left the Cathedral, Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played on the organ.
The bride was attired in a magnificent robe of ivory-white moire with satin stripes. The front was trimmed with point D'Alencion lace. The usual veil was worn with orange blossoms. Around the neck was a handsome gold necklace, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride also wore several diamond ornaments- one in particular which was given to her by the choir of the second congregation of St. Andrew's Cathedral. The bridesmaids were distinguished as follows: Miss Von Holt, embroidered white muslin with primrose sash; Miss Mist, white and lavender: Miss Rhodes white and Nile green; Miss Glade, white and pale pink.
Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the Rev. Alexander and Mrs. MacKintosh, Nuuanu Valley, and for three hours there was one continuous stream of visitors to tender to their congratulations to the happy pair. All were made exceedingly welcome by the Rev. and Mrs. Mackintosh. The reception was held in the main parlor, which was tastily decorated with flowers and ferns. At the front entrance stood a beautiful floral horseshoe of large dimensions. During the afternoon light refreshments were served.
The bride is a young lady well known in local circles, and her many excellent traits of character and personal attractions have been the means of gaining for her a high place in the esteem of all who have had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She has long been a prominent and valued member of the choir of St. Andrews Cathedral, and her sweet voice and finished style of singing will be much missed from our music circles. At all times when called upon she was ever ready to lend her valuable assistance at local entertainments. Her absence will leave a gap which it will be impossible to fill.
The bridegroom, who is one of the owners of the Kekaha plantation, Kauai, is a gentleman who has won hosts of friends during his residence here, and posseses many sterling qualities. The Advertiser joins in wishing the happy couple many years of happiness and prosperity.
In the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Glade took their departure on the steamer Mikahala for Kekaha, Kauai, their future home. They arrived on the wharf a few minutes before 5 o'clock, where they found a large gathering of friends. As they boarded the steamer the latter pelted them with rice for good luck, and the Royal Hawaiian Band which was stationed on the wharf played Mendelssohn's wedding march. The bridal chamber on the steamer, which was set apart for them, was prettily decorated with white stephanotis and roses. As the steamer left the dock the band played the English and German national anthems and 'Auld Lang Syne' and the Mikahala's flag was dipped three times.
The wedding cake which stood in the center of the dining-room table, was a beautiful specimen of the confectioner's art, and was richly ornamented. It was really three cakes in pyramid form. The lower one was cut by the bride and distributed among the guests attending the reception. The second one is for distribution through the islands, while the upper one is to be forwarded to Germany.
It rained somewhat early in the morning, but towards eight o'clock the sun shone brightly and the weather throughout the day was perfect. The ceremony was announced to take place at 11.30 a.m. in St. Andrews Cathedral, and the interior of the fine building looked magnificent with the well-arranged floral decorations.
The two columns of the arch near the altar were twisted with the maile vine and ferns, and the other columns were twined with the maile. From the centre of each arch were suspended handsome hanging baskets of ferns and vines. The two front choir seats had been removed and the place was now occupied by beautiful potted ferns, lilies, etc. From each arch above the hanging baskets were wreaths of white stephanotis and Mexican vines. The two front seats of the nave were literally buried in red and white roses and other flowers. The whole effect of the decorations was grand in the extreme, indeed a more unique arrangement could not have been devised. A canopy of palm leaves had been erected at the front entrance to the Cathedral and the ground was covered with matting.
Long before the hour announced for the ceremony every seat in the Cathedral was occupied and many people had to stand, while some were unable to gain admission. On no occasion can we remember the Cathedral being so crowded. It seemed as if all Honolula were present. Among those noticed in the church were Her Royal Highness Princess Lilluokalani, H.R.H. princess Kalulani, His Excelency Governor Dominis, Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Sir William Wiseman, Bart, members of the diplomatic and consular corps, privy council, etc. Her Majesty the Queen was unable to be present owing to indisposition.
Punctually at 11:30 o'clock the bride, leaning on the arm of her uncle, Hon. Godfrey Brown, appeared at the entrance to the Cathedral and passed up to the chancel, while the choir sung the hymn, "How welcome was the Call," to the fine old tune of St. George. Four pretty, little girls- Hannah Glade, Lila Wodehouse, Katherine Montserrat, and Grace King- preceded the bride and strewed flowers as she passed up the aisle. As the last note of the hymn died away, the Rev. Alexander MacKintosh, stepfather of the bride, commenced the beautiful and impressive service of the Episcopal Church.
The bridesmaids were Miss Marie Von Holt, sister of the bride; Miss Constance M. Mist, Miss Mabel Rhodes and Miss Flora Glade. The groomsmen, Mr. F.W. Meier, best man; Hon. Cecil Brown, Mr. E. Muller and Mr. J. M. Dowsett. A bright looking little couple- Master Arthur MacKintosh and Miss Carlita Glade- brought up the rear of the bridal procession.
The responses of the bride and groom were distinctly heard all over the Cathedral. The bride was given away by her uncle, Hon. Godfrey Brown. The service throughout was fully choral. The choir for the occasion had been augmented by several by several intimate friends of the bride. While the 128th Psalm was being sang the bridal party moved to the altar where, after the Rev. George Wallace had offered up several prayers, the Rev. Mackintosh brought the services to a close with a few words to the newly married couple.
The bridal party then retired to the vestry to sign the registrar, during which a wedding march by H.L. Warneford was played on the organ. At certain points in the march the choir sung two verses of a hymn especially arranged by the composer, which was effective and something entirely original. As the party left the Cathedral, Mendelssohn's Wedding March was played on the organ.
The bride was attired in a magnificent robe of ivory-white moire with satin stripes. The front was trimmed with point D'Alencion lace. The usual veil was worn with orange blossoms. Around the neck was a handsome gold necklace, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride also wore several diamond ornaments- one in particular which was given to her by the choir of the second congregation of St. Andrew's Cathedral. The bridesmaids were distinguished as follows: Miss Von Holt, embroidered white muslin with primrose sash; Miss Mist, white and lavender: Miss Rhodes white and Nile green; Miss Glade, white and pale pink.
Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the Rev. Alexander and Mrs. MacKintosh, Nuuanu Valley, and for three hours there was one continuous stream of visitors to tender to their congratulations to the happy pair. All were made exceedingly welcome by the Rev. and Mrs. Mackintosh. The reception was held in the main parlor, which was tastily decorated with flowers and ferns. At the front entrance stood a beautiful floral horseshoe of large dimensions. During the afternoon light refreshments were served.
The bride is a young lady well known in local circles, and her many excellent traits of character and personal attractions have been the means of gaining for her a high place in the esteem of all who have had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She has long been a prominent and valued member of the choir of St. Andrews Cathedral, and her sweet voice and finished style of singing will be much missed from our music circles. At all times when called upon she was ever ready to lend her valuable assistance at local entertainments. Her absence will leave a gap which it will be impossible to fill.
The bridegroom, who is one of the owners of the Kekaha plantation, Kauai, is a gentleman who has won hosts of friends during his residence here, and posseses many sterling qualities. The Advertiser joins in wishing the happy couple many years of happiness and prosperity.
In the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Glade took their departure on the steamer Mikahala for Kekaha, Kauai, their future home. They arrived on the wharf a few minutes before 5 o'clock, where they found a large gathering of friends. As they boarded the steamer the latter pelted them with rice for good luck, and the Royal Hawaiian Band which was stationed on the wharf played Mendelssohn's wedding march. The bridal chamber on the steamer, which was set apart for them, was prettily decorated with white stephanotis and roses. As the steamer left the dock the band played the English and German national anthems and 'Auld Lang Syne' and the Mikahala's flag was dipped three times.
The wedding cake which stood in the center of the dining-room table, was a beautiful specimen of the confectioner's art, and was richly ornamented. It was really three cakes in pyramid form. The lower one was cut by the bride and distributed among the guests attending the reception. The second one is for distribution through the islands, while the upper one is to be forwarded to Germany.
Children of Friedrich Wilhelm Glade & Bertha von Holt
- Constance Marie Glade: 1889–1940 married Willoughby Herbert Williams 1873–1944
- Alice Johanna Glade:1891–1973-Born 8 MAY 1891 • Hawaii, Honolulu. Died: 24 APR 1973 • Monterey, California. Married October 19, 1912 to Christian Winter Kraul 1886–1971.
- Ethel Ida Glade:1895–1966: • Ethel married Sinclair Robinson of Kauai in Oakland on August 08, 1917. Sinclair was the son of Aubrey Robinson, Esq., of Kauai and Niihau, and was engaged in the cultivation and manufacture of sugar at Makaweli on Kauai.
- George Frederick Glade: 1897–1929
- Henry Alexander Glade:1904–1953 married Marjorie Elizabeth White Stevens (1906–) 30 Jan 1926 • Alameda, California, USA
The family left Kauai several years later and proceeded to Germany where they took up residence in Dresden. They remained in Dresden until WWI broke out, when they went to the United States and settled in Oakland, California.
After a lingering illness Mr. F. W. Glade passed away in Oakland, Cal., in April, 1918.
After a lingering illness Mr. F. W. Glade passed away in Oakland, Cal., in April, 1918.
Diedrich Hermann Glade was the second youngest child of the marriage between Heinrich Glade and Johanna Catharine Winter, born in Bremen on September 17, 1852 and baptised two months later on November 7, 1852, he was the only brother not to live and work in Hawaii, although he did visit his siblings in Honolulu on occasion.
From his passport registrations we know that he lived or worked in India , Russia and Italy. In the first he is described as an employee for a trading company and in the second two he is down as 'merchant'.
In 1913 he is aboard the S.S. Mongolia and travels from Bombay, India, via Yokohama, Japan to Honolulu. He is single, a cotton merchant and brings with him 10 pieces of luggage. He names his sister Beta Isenberg nee Glade as his contact reference in Bremen. In her book Ethel Moseley mentions Beta Isenberg's brother Diedrich who has business in Bombay.
Diedrich never married and he died on March 8, 1924 at a hospital in Bremen. He is buried with his younger sister Marie and her husband and family, adjacent to their parents and paternal grandparents in the Butentor Cemetery in Bremen.
From his passport registrations we know that he lived or worked in India , Russia and Italy. In the first he is described as an employee for a trading company and in the second two he is down as 'merchant'.
In 1913 he is aboard the S.S. Mongolia and travels from Bombay, India, via Yokohama, Japan to Honolulu. He is single, a cotton merchant and brings with him 10 pieces of luggage. He names his sister Beta Isenberg nee Glade as his contact reference in Bremen. In her book Ethel Moseley mentions Beta Isenberg's brother Diedrich who has business in Bombay.
Diedrich never married and he died on March 8, 1924 at a hospital in Bremen. He is buried with his younger sister Marie and her husband and family, adjacent to their parents and paternal grandparents in the Butentor Cemetery in Bremen.
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Marie, the youngest child of Heinrich and Johanna Catharine Glade was born on May 18, 1855 in Bremen and would remain in Bremen all her life, dying in 1924. About 1873, when she was barely 18 years of age, she married Menno Peter August Doden who was 16 years her senior. Between 1874 and 1883 they had five children: 4 sons and 1 daughter.
Marie´s husband, Menno Peter August Doden died young at the age of 45 years on September 16, 1884 and was buried on the 20th of the same month. At this time, the family were living at number 2, Kielstrasse, Bremen which is the same address for the children’s burials.
In 1903 when her brother-in-law Paul Isenberg 1837-1903 dies, he leaves $300 a year to his sister in law Marie. Her son Hans was a trustee of the will.
In 1909 her son Hans returned home for a few months and gives his mother’s address as Körnerwalle no. 11, Bremen. On the 23rd April 1924 Marie also died, she was 69 years old. Her address at death and the date of her burial are missing from the document.
The graves of the Boden-Glade family can be found in the Friedhof Butentor, Bremen.
- Her eldest son Julius Richard was born on August 19, 1874. He married and had two children but appears to have moved to Hannover in later years.
- Johanne Heinrich Georg (Hans) was born on February 10, 1876. Known as ´Hans´, he studied agriculture and landscape gardening.
- Helen Elizabeth 1880–1880. died at the age of 9 months and 24 days.
- Friedrich Hermann Conrad was born on January 1, 1882. From a passport application in 1915 we know that he was a chief engineer. A cousin of the Boden children told me that he married Elizabeth (Ella) Alt, had two children, and lived in Iversheim.
- Menno Doden 1883–1883 who died as an infant.
Marie´s husband, Menno Peter August Doden died young at the age of 45 years on September 16, 1884 and was buried on the 20th of the same month. At this time, the family were living at number 2, Kielstrasse, Bremen which is the same address for the children’s burials.
In 1903 when her brother-in-law Paul Isenberg 1837-1903 dies, he leaves $300 a year to his sister in law Marie. Her son Hans was a trustee of the will.
In 1909 her son Hans returned home for a few months and gives his mother’s address as Körnerwalle no. 11, Bremen. On the 23rd April 1924 Marie also died, she was 69 years old. Her address at death and the date of her burial are missing from the document.
The graves of the Boden-Glade family can be found in the Friedhof Butentor, Bremen.
In 1901 Marie's son Hans traveled the footsteps of his maternal uncles; J.C. Glade, H.F. Glade and F.W. Glade, Beta Glade and Anna Dorothea Glade and set forth for Hawaii to work as an overseer for Hackfeld & Co. He was given the position as overseer in the Pioneer Mill Company plantation on Lahaina owned by his uncle Paul Isenberg. At this time, a cousin of Hans, Ludwig Weinzheimer, was the manager of the Pioneer Mill, Ludwig was married to Minka Glade 1878-1963, a cousin of Hans through his mother´s elder brother Johann Conrad Glade 1840-1922.
On November 16, 1909 he arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the 'Kaiser Wilhelm II'. " Doden, Hans. 33years, single, born Bremen, Living Lahaine, Hawaii. Firm: Hackfeld & Co. 5ft 5 fair, blond,grey. 8 years in hawaii, Lahaina, Hawaii. Occupation: chief Inspector. Address Bremen, Kornstrasse. Mother: M. Boden."
Between 1902 and 1904 Hans was part of the construction team to build the Honokohau Ditch, which brought water from the Honokohau Gulch to Lahaina for the use of the Pioneer Mill Co., under the surveillance of the chief engineer, B.D. Baldwin.( B.D. Baldwin was brother in law to Han´s uncle, Paul Ehlers). The ditch comprised of 40 tunnels of a total length of 3 1/2 miles and 6 bridges from 35 to 45 feet high, which conveyed over 12 million gallons of water to flow onto the plantation and with a capacity of 30 million gallons.
1909 he was promoted to head overseer for the Pioneer Mill Company. This same year on the 22nd June 1909 he returned home to Bremen from June to November, returning on the 16 November 1909. On his return trip aboard the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Hans is described as a single man of 33 years, born in Bremen, living in Lahaine, Hawaii for 8 years and working for the firm Hackfeld & Co., occupation chief inspector. He is said to be 5 ft 5 inches with a fair complexion and blond grey hair. He also gives his mother´s address at that moment as Körnerwalle number 11, Bremen.
On November 16, 1909 he arrived at Ellis Island, New York aboard the 'Kaiser Wilhelm II'. " Doden, Hans. 33years, single, born Bremen, Living Lahaine, Hawaii. Firm: Hackfeld & Co. 5ft 5 fair, blond,grey. 8 years in hawaii, Lahaina, Hawaii. Occupation: chief Inspector. Address Bremen, Kornstrasse. Mother: M. Boden."
Between 1902 and 1904 Hans was part of the construction team to build the Honokohau Ditch, which brought water from the Honokohau Gulch to Lahaina for the use of the Pioneer Mill Co., under the surveillance of the chief engineer, B.D. Baldwin.( B.D. Baldwin was brother in law to Han´s uncle, Paul Ehlers). The ditch comprised of 40 tunnels of a total length of 3 1/2 miles and 6 bridges from 35 to 45 feet high, which conveyed over 12 million gallons of water to flow onto the plantation and with a capacity of 30 million gallons.
1909 he was promoted to head overseer for the Pioneer Mill Company. This same year on the 22nd June 1909 he returned home to Bremen from June to November, returning on the 16 November 1909. On his return trip aboard the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Hans is described as a single man of 33 years, born in Bremen, living in Lahaine, Hawaii for 8 years and working for the firm Hackfeld & Co., occupation chief inspector. He is said to be 5 ft 5 inches with a fair complexion and blond grey hair. He also gives his mother´s address at that moment as Körnerwalle number 11, Bremen.
Article from the newspaper 'The Garden Island' Tuesday May 23, 1911.
1911. An organization to be known as the Lihue Burial Association has recently been completed, the object of which is to provide free burial places for those who are so unfortunate as to have no arrangements made for such... In a conspicuous part of this plot, perhaps in the center--- a beautiful marble monument will be erected, the gift of Mrs. C. M. Cooke, Mrs. Hans Isenberg and Mr. Paul Isenberg…Hans Doden, an employee of the Kilauea Sugar Co. a man who has been educated as a landscape gardener, laid out the plot, and if present plans are carried through, pretty flower gardens will be artistically grouped here and there throughout the grounds. Officers of the association are Hans Isenberg…Mrs. Hans Isenberg will act as manager.
Article from the newspaper 'Hawaiian Gazette'. November 4, 1910:
Kukui Grove: Here lives Mr. Doden head luna of this section of Kilauea plantation and a most pleasant man to meet. He came to Kauai from Lahania having been previously employed by the Pioneer people.
Article from the newspaper 'The Garden Island'. Tuesday March 12, 1912
In the evening a dinner was given by Mr. and Mrs. White and Mr. Boreiko. The dinner was an elaborate affair at which was served an abundance of every good thing that art and ingenuity could provide. Those present were Mrs. Myers, Mr. Lester Myers, Mrs. Wing, Mrs. Chamberlain, Dr. and Mrs. Yanagihara, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Macfie, Mr. Borieko, Mr. Doden Miss Edwards, Miss Keating. Miss Teft, Mr. and Mrs. White, Miss Florence Deverill, and Mrs. and Miss Riedel. Both luncheon and dinner were served on the lanai.
The table decorations, consisting of maiden hair ferns and daisies prettily and daintily arranged, and the nasturtiums and Japanese lanterns which decorated the lanai resulted in an artistic scheme which was most graceful and pleasing to the eye. After dinner an old-fashioned social dance was given, which was enjoyed immensely by all present.
Music was furnished through the kindness of Mr. Doden, whose Victor machine rendered first class music, greatly to the delight and appreciation of the guests. After the dance, ice-cream- cake, and other refreshments appeared upon the scene. The guests were provided for overnight at Mrs. Riedel's and at the Deverill Hotel, while all took their Sunday breakfast at Mrs. Riedel's home and indulged in the fascinating sea bath on the beautiful Hanalei beach. Some of the guests departed for their homes after breakfast and the others remained until after luncheon.
In 1912 Hans accepted an offer of work on a sugar plantation in Manila. This offer came from George Fairchild, an American who had been living in Hawaii for some time and who had considerable experience in sugar manufacture. On the 3rd September 1912 Hans, George Fairchild and Louis Barkhaussen all sailed for Honolulu where they took the S.S. Manchuria to Manila, Philippines, In Manila George Fairchild formed Welch and Company, a major sugar trading and management firm. However, we don not know if Hans continued to work for him.
The next, and last, we hear of Hans Doden is in 1925 when he is living in Ilocos Norte, a province of the Philippines
The next, and last, we hear of Hans Doden is in 1925 when he is living in Ilocos Norte, a province of the Philippines
Quote from 'Journal. [1925] American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines. Hunting Mindoro Tamarao: The World's Rarest Big Game by J. L. Myers
‘After many days of mixed anticipation and doubt, the good ship Gravina took us and our cook boy and dogs to Mangarin, Mindoro, the port of the San Jose Sugar Estate. Colonel Johnson's (the manager's) railroad next accommodated us as far as Hans Doden's place, where we were outfitted with pack carabaos, men and native dogs. Doden is a prince of good fellows, his hospitality on a par with that of the southern planters at home.’
- A story of pioneers on Kauai, and of what they built in that island garden / by Ethel M. Damon. [Vol. 1, no. 2] Author: Damon, Ethel M. (Ethel Moseley), 1883-1965.
- The Hawaiian Gazette., July 01, 1874,
- The Pacific Commercial Advertiser April 27, 1878,
- Sunday Advertiser 4 August 1907.