Samuel T. Harven was born in 1871 in Sweden and emigrated in 1883. He lived mostly in Minneapolis only staying in St. Paul for a short time during the Capitol construction where he worked as a stationery engineer. Harven raised a family in Minneapolis and later worked as a clerk at the post office. He died in 1928.
William J. Harvey was admitted into the St. Paul Stone Cutters' local in June of 1898 along with 9 others all from Tate, Georgia. John and Thomas Gibney and Daniel King also lived at this address.
William Hay, a stone cutter on the Capitol construction, died on Sept. 29, 1899 of what was called "consumption," in reality probably silicosis. His pallbearers included several Capitol stone cutters including Chase, Urquard and Ross. As was customary in the Journeyman Stone Cutters Union, his toolbox was raffled off by the Local and the proceeds given to his widow.
209 Rondo would have been about here.
1902 Beam painting payroll. George Heck worked on the Capitol as a painter rust proofing steel beams.
Dale and Bumgardner payroll. Emile R. Hegg worked on the grading of the Capitol grounds as a teamster. He was born in Sweden in 1874 and emigrated in 1884.
Most of the workers who constructed the Minnesota Capitol belonged to unions. While a specific union affiliation has not been found for Hegg, the Teamsters were organized in St. Paul at the time the Capitol was built, so he was most likely a union member. John Geary, who also worked grading the Capitol grounds, was founding member of Teamsters 120.
1903 City Directory. Max Heinz worked as a carpenter on the Capitol.
1905 Payroll, St. Paul City Directory and Census. Carpenter Julius R. Helgedick was born in Minnesota in 1853 of German parents. He joined Carpenters Local 87 in August of 1904 and was a member until 1908. He then went to work for a piano company and then an insurance firm.
1902 City Directory. James Hendricks worked on the Capitol as a laborer.
1902 City Directory. Charles Heuss worked on the Capitol construction as a blacksmith.
1902 City Directory and Payroll. Charles Heylman (or Hyleman) was born in Wisconsin in 1864 and moved to Minnesota in 1884. He worked an engineer on the Capitol.
