Henry F. Desenberg
Henry F. Desenberg a reputable agriculturist of German township, is a native of Allen County, having been born in Jackson township, October 16,1867. He is a son of John and Rachel (Dickenson) Desenberg and a grandson of Jacob Desenberg, who came from Pennsylvania to Ohio, settling in Ashland County. The father removed at an early day from Ashland County to Jackson township, Allen County, where he died in 1876. The mother is still living.
Henry Desenberg was reared and educated in his native township and is was not until his 19th year that he located in German township and engaged in farming. He owns 40 acres of land in section 15 and resides on a tract of 42 acres, which descended to his children through his first wife. He has been twice married. On December 7,1889, he was married to Princess East, daughter of Samuel East. She died March 21, 1900, leaving three children, Harley, Grace and Princess. On August 10, 1901, he was married to Mrs. Hannah Beckman, widow of the late William L. Beckman and a daughter of Albert and Mary Ann Hunt, of Wood County, Ohio. Mr. Desenberg is a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge at Elida and also of the Elida Methodist Episcopal Church and is a man who is well liked and popular.
From History of Allen County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, Edited by Charles C. Miller. Richmond & Arnold, Publishers, Chicago, 1906