203:. He was a member of Heppner Masonic Order and at one point affectionately called "Uncle Henry" in local press. He and his nephew, Phill Cohn, provided substantial contributions to the construction of the first Catholic church in Heppner. Heppner did not wed or have children. He was characterized as "an unpretentious man, dressed simply, and lived simply." Additional sources described him as "a little eccentric, a big-hearted man." In a 1971 history of the County of Morrow, Heppner was described as a "5' 6", 150-pound bundle of mental energy, always planning the next move. More than anyone else, he shaped the destin of Heppner."
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Portland-based newspaper stated that with
Heppner's passing "goes...a prominent landmark in the history of Heppner and Morrow County. In times of need he has helped many." Heppner's last will and testament divided the profits from his estate among his surviving siblings and relatives, including Dora, Elias, Elizabeth, Fanny, Flora, Kaskel, and Jenny. He was buried in the Beth Israel Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. The value of Heppner's estate in 1905 was valued at $ 150,000, roughly equivalent to $ 3.5 million in 2017.
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History of the
Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and
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Heppner settled in eastern Oregon where he was involved in early merchant work in parts of the present-day towns of
Arlington, Heppner, La Grande, and Umatilla. Heppner found success in a variety of business ventures in eastern Oregon. One of his most prominent was establishing a store with Colonel
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Heppner and his brother-in-law, Henry
Blackman, were successful business partners in several early enterprises in and around Heppner. Among their pursuits were building and managing a warehouse and a general trading store. These businesses were so successful in the early 1880s that they reportedly
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c. 1849 most likely via
Hamburg, Germany. Heppner's emigration dates from Prussia also differ; one source states he emigrated as early as 1849. Other sources suggest 1855 or 1858. At least two siblings—Kaskel Heppner and Fanny Blackman (née Heppner)—are recorded as having emigrated separately via
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Heppner died on
February 16, 1905 in Heppner following at least two years of complications from several illnesses. Sources again conflict on the date, though one newspaper assures readers that Heppner passed on the same day that the County of Morrow was founded. A few days after his death, a
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Heppner Gazette-Times, the newspaper re-published an article from May 7, 1891, in which the paper states that "Heppner Ought To Have More Heppners," a nod to Heppner's business savvy and investment in the burgeoning town.
170:. Circa 1862, Heppner joined hundreds seeking profits from recent gold discoveries in eastern Oregon and western Idaho. Heppner found opportunity and success in freighting supplies to the mining districts for over ten years.
121:, lists his birth year as 1831. Conversely, the 1880 U.S. Census lists him as 38 at the time of the census, suggesting he was born c. 1842–43. Yet still, a final source states that Heppner himself didn't know his birth year.
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Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 1963; Volume #: Roll 1963 - Certificates: 167476-167849, 11 May 1922-12 May
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Heppner would go on to support several efforts to build the nascent town named after him. He co-founded the
Heppner Gazette newspaper with Henry Blackman and contributed relief and recovery funds to the town following the
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Heppner's Warehouse in Heppner, Oregon in the Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892–1912, April 19, 1900, Image 3; Image provided by Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR; University of Oregon
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285:"Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, August 24, 1972, Centennial Edition, Image 10 « Historic Oregon Newspapers"
874:"Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, August 24, 1972, Centennial Edition, Image 2 « Historic Oregon Newspapers"
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740:"Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, September 26, 1974, Page Page 8, Image 8 « Historic Oregon Newspapers"
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109:. Sources differ on his precise birth year with at least three dates given—1825, 1831, and 1843. Heppner's headstone in the
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329:"The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, May 21, 1925, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3 « Historic Oregon Newspapers"
821:"Heppner Times., December 10, 1903, Image 5; Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR". December 10, 1903.
1065:"Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, March 02, 1905, Image 1 « Historic Oregon Newspapers"
85:(c. 1831 – February 16, 1905) was a prominent Jewish-American civil leader and entrepreneur in eastern Oregon.
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in 1873 in Stansbury Flats, a small settlement in north-central Oregon. The settlement would later rename itself
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696:"Henry Heppner, Early Pioneer Jewish Businessman of Heppner, Oregon"
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Henry Heppner, Early Pioneer Jewish Businessman of Heppner, Oregon
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256:. Jewish Historical Society of Oregon, 1987.
182:in Heppner's honor despite his objections.
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239:, vol. 91, no. 4, 1990, pp. 378–405.
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1128:. The Heppner Gazette-Times. May 4, 1916.
834:"Sons of Ireland Abound in Morrow County"
589:. Series 66: Heppner & Blackman,1800s
553:. Detroit: Wayne State University Press.
1170:American people of German-Jewish descent
1175:Prussian emigrants to the United States
1063:Library, University of Oregon, Knight.
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915:"Founder of the Town of Heppner"
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551:United States Jewry, 1776-1985
374:University of Oregon Libraries
97:Heppner was born near Zerkow,
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1028:"Henry Heppner Died Thursday"
254:The Jews of Oregon, 1850-1950
530:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
494:Stories from Jewish Portland
1165:People from Heppner, Oregon
425:Oregon Historical Quarterly
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16:Jewish-American businessman
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1150:19th-century American Jews
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89:, was named in his honor.
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392:Heppner, Umatilla, Oregon
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526:"Oregon Jewish History"
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370:"Henry Heppner is Dead"
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146:Libraries.
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