Howard Heiden draft registration card, 223 S. Van Buren Street, East Dundee
Howard Heiden draft registration card, 223 S. Van Buren Street, East Dundee

People

Heiden Family — 223 S. Van Buren Street, East Dundee

The Heiden family lived at 223 S. Van Buren Street, East Dundee, across at least two generations documented in WWI/WWII-era draft cards and a 1940 school class photo. (Not related to the D. H. Haeger pottery family, despite the similar spelling — the two surnames are distinct.)

Howard Heiden draft registration card, 223 S. Van Buren Street, East Dundee
Howard Heiden draft registration card, 223 S. Van Buren St., East Dundee. Collected by a resident, sourced from FRVPL and Ancestry.com.

Known Individuals

Howard Heiden

Draft registration card on file lists Howard Heiden at 223 S. Van Buren Street, East Dundee. Card details (birth date, registration date, employer) not yet transcribed from the image.

Robert Heiden Sr.

A studio portrait identified as "Robert Heiden Sr." — the "Sr." designation implies a son of the same name, most likely Robert Heiden Jr. below. Relationship between Robert Heiden Sr., Robert Heiden Jr., and Howard Heiden not yet confirmed (father/son, brothers, or a different configuration).

Portrait, Robert Heiden Sr.
Collected by a resident, sourced from FRVPL and Ancestry.com.

Robert Heiden — draft card and 1940 school photo

A second draft card lists a Robert Heiden at 223 Van Buren (matching address, "S." omitted). A 1940 class photograph from Dundee School shows "Robert Heiden Jr." in a large group portrait ("Second Group") alongside roughly two dozen named classmates.

Robert Heiden draft registration card, 223 Van Buren, East Dundee
Collected by a resident, sourced from FRVPL and Ancestry.com.
1940 Dundee School class photograph,
1940 Dundee School class photo. Named classmates visible in the original include surnames Hansen, Duval, Fischbach, Geils, Gerdau, Falese, Guth, Crist, Forrester, Duewel, Gustafson, Floto, Gaffney, Ebel, Glaser, Willard, Farmer, Bovee, and Eggert — a genuine 1940 name census worth its own transcription pass. Collected by a resident, sourced from FRVPL and Ancestry.com.

Note: the 1940 class photo includes a "Gerdau" surname among the classmates — the same surname documented separately in Henry Gerdau (1897). Worth checking whether these are the same family, one generation apart.

Open Questions

  • Exact relationship between Robert Heiden Sr., Robert Heiden Jr., and Howard Heiden.
  • Draft card details (birth dates, registration dates) not yet transcribed.
  • Full 1940 class photo roster, including the partial "Third Group" list (Marvin, Kagel, Jensen, Mason, Lueck) visible in the original.

Sources

  • resident-photo-submission-2026-08-18 — Draft cards, a studio portrait, and a 1940 school class photograph, collected by a resident, sourced from FRVPL and Ancestry.com. Uploaded to Supabase Storage 2026-08-18.