Clayton Farm Owned By War of 1812 Veteran Honored

From the December 28, 2017, Herald-Whig (Illinois)  "Clayton farmer recognized for sesquicentennial farm" by Matt Dutgo.

The original 1864 deed for the farm of John Heinecke hangs on a wall in the farmhouse.  The farm became the 15th Adams County farm to achieve sesquicentennial status.

The original 160 acre plot was given to Robert Rickaby, a soldier who served in the War of 1812.  Over the years, the farm was sold several times, once even for as little as $70 and as much as $1,000 before John's great-great-grandfather Charles Heinecke bought it in July 8, 1864, for $37.99 an acre.  Heinecke was an immigrant from Hanover, Germany.

--Brock-Perry