Jacob Hein was born July 19, 1877 in the Volga German colony of Frank, Russia, the son of Johann Jacob Hein and Katharina Margaretha Lapp. Jacob married Anna Maria Bauer who was also born in Frank on January 1, 1879. Anna Maria is the daughter of Jacob D. and Marie Bauer. The Hein family immigrated to the United States in 1899 arriving at Ellis Island, New York.
The Jacob and Anna Maria Hein family. Front row from left to right: front row: Joseph, Anna Maria, LeRoy, Jacob, Clarence William, Kathryn (Kathrine), Daniel. Back row from left to right: Marie, Jack (Jacob), Emma Jean.
Gathering at Peninsula Park. From left to right: Bill Martin holding his daughter Barbara, Katherine Hein Martin, Carl Kanzler, Marie Hein Kanzler, Jacob "Jack" Hein, Katherine Bihn Hein. Courtesy of Maria Hein.
Wedding portrait of Jack Hein and Katherine Bihn circa 1922. Courtesy of Maria Hein.
Last updated April 3, 2017.