Hipple, Henry

Born: 1777-XX-XX Pennsylvania

Died: 1863-05-04 Fulton County, Illinois

Flourished: Canton, Illinois

Henry Hipple was a landowner, merchant, and postmaster of Canton, Illinois. He moved to Canton sometime in the late 1830s, opening a tippling house. In January 1840, Hipple became postmaster of Canton, holding that position until late 1849 or early 1850. After his time as postmaster, he returned to mercantile pursuits. In 1850, he was a merchant in Canton and owned real property valued at $15,000. By 1860, he owned real estate valued at $50,000 and had a personal estate of $500.

Gravestone, Greenwood Cemetery, Canton, IL; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls, Records of the Post Office Department, RG 28, 1832-1844, 12B:502, National Archives Building, Washington, DC; Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, from the Thirtieth September, 1841, to the Thirtieth September, 1843 (Washington, DC: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1843), 536*; Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1845 (Washington, DC: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1845), 382*; Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1847 (Washington, DC: J. & G. S. Gideon, 1847), *407; Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1849 (Washington, DC: Gideon, 1849), *469; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Canton, Fulton County, IL, 151; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Canton, Fulton County, IL, 5; Hugh Lamaster and William Phelps to Abraham Lincoln.