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AQ,pendix B MARTIN HENINGER AND THE HISTORY OF HENINGER PARK Heninger Park is named for Martin Heninger. He and his brother purchased the land and they planned, improved, and developed the neighborhood. Over the years Martin Heninger and his wife Mary raised their family, lived in three houses on three different streets, and spent the rest of their lives in Heninger Park. Martin R. Heninger was born on November 29, 1851, in Monroe County, Missouri. His parents were Eliza J. (Stalcup) and William W. Heninger. Martin grew up on a farm. When he was seventeen years old his father died. Martin left school to assist in caring for his mother and his seven brothers and sisters. He remained on the farm until 1882. On July 9, 1882, Martin Heninger married Mary A. Way. He and his bride moved to Dakota Territory, now South Dakota. He worked in the retail lumber business in Ordway. After a year they moved to Wesport where he spent the next twenty years. Mr. Heninger became one of the town's most successful businessmen. He worked in the banking exchange business and owned a 450-acre farm. He later sold his farm and moved to Aberdeen where he bought a third interest in the Aberdeen Electric Light and Gas Company. He lived in Aberdeen until 1906. Mr. Heninger's father had been a Republican and Union man during the Civil War. Like his father, Martin Heninger also had an allegiance to the Republican Party. During the years of. Mr. Heninger's residence in South Dakota he was very prominent in Republican politics and in the public life of the State. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention held at Sioux Falls where he participated in the admission of South Dakota to statehood in 1889. He was elected clerk of Brown County in 1895 and served as clerk for two years. He was a Mason and affiliated with both the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of America. Eventually he sold his holdings in the Aberdeen Electric Light and Gas Company, left South Dakota, and moved to Santa Ana, California. Martin Heninger arrived in Santa Ana, California, on May 15, 1906. His brother H. B. Heninger had been in Santa Ana since 1903. In 1907 the brothers bought thirty-four acres of land from the Noah Palmer Ranch. This land was to become Heninger Park. When they purchased the property it was a barley field. Later they purchased additional land, a tract of ten acres and a tract of eighteen acres. These properties are known as the Heninger Additions. They improved the property by planting trees, putting in sidewalks and curbs, and paving streets. They sold lots and built beautiful homes for their clients. Over a period of twelve years they had built 150 homes and by 1920 had developed most of the lots. The first Martin Heninger family home was on South Broadway and has been torn down. The second Heninger family home is located at 602 South Birch. This large, two-story Colonial Revival style house with a wraparound porch and a sweeping front lawn was built on two lots. This was Martin and Mary's dream home. They lived here with their three daughters: Nora, Mabel, and Mildred. 59 { 0\",-00