Ernest was a farmer in the Kiester, MN area, 1 mile east of Kiester and
1/2 mile north; 320 acres (1/2 section) purchased by his father for $7.50
per acre in gold coin about 1890 from an English cattle rancher. He lived
for 1 year in a cowboy's line shack at the spring just northeast of the
property. He built a granary and lived in it the first year of his
marriage to Mary. The house was built in 1894. David Hintz was born in
the house in 1937. (Notes from David Hintz)

As told to David Hintz, by his uncle Palmer: During World War I there
was a great deal of anti-German sentiment in America, and Kiester was no
exception. Perhaps one of the greater offenders of this was the banker
in Kiester, last name Thalle. Palmer said that at the height of this,
Thalle has irritated Ernest to the extent that Ernest went to the bank
and confronted him. Dave understood that Ernest threatened to "beat the
shit out of him if he didn't knock it off." Apparently that took care of
the problem. (Note - as of January 2002, the name of the banker has not
been researched, but Ernest's brother-in-law, Alex Tessman married
'Nellie' Thalle. The banker may be related to her.) (Faribault County
History shows B. A. Taelle an owner of First National Bank of Kiester.)

(Obituary) E. A. Hintz Passed Away At Kiester

Survived by Wife And Large Family; Funeral Monday

Earnest A. Hintz, aged 69, passed away at his farm home a mile east
of Kiester, at 11 a.m. Armistice day. He had been in failing health the
last few years, and was confined to his bed for the past month.
Pneumonia developed which caused his death.
He is survived by his wife and the following children: Palmer,
Julius and Norbert, at home; Mrs. Donald Greenfield of Conger, Mrs.
Jerome Olson of Chicago, and Mrs. Emanuel Hinderer of Waterville, Wash.
One child passed away in infancy.
There also remain 12 grandchildren, two brothers, Henry of Lake
Mills, Iowa, and William of Albert Lea, and a host of relatives and
friends to mourn his loss.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the farm home and at 2
o'clock at the German Lutheran church of Kiester of which the deceased
was a faithful member.

(Obituary - Freeborn County Register, August 23, 1967, page 2, col 6)
Mrs. Ernest Hintz Rites Saturday
Kiester - Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest (Mary) Hint, 95, a resident
of the Kiester Community for many years, were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday
in St. Paul Lutheran church. Interment was in the church cemetery. the
Rev. E. G. Gaede officiated.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Tessman, she was born Feb. 1, 1872. She
was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church at Kiester. The past three
years she had been making her home with her son Julius at Douds, Iowa.
She died there Thursday morning, Aug. 17, 1967.
Mr. and Mrs. Hintz were married in 1890. He preceded her in death in
1938.
Immediate survivors are: a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Olga) Greenfield of
Kiester; three sons, Palmer of Scarville, Norbert of Primghar, Iowa and
Julius of Douds; 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

"Little Willie" was teething, weather was very hot; he cried for a
very long time and no one could get him to stop. He went into
convulsions and died. (Palmer Hintz notes.)

Another version: William was ill and Mary wanted to call the doctor.
Marie thought he would be all right so they didn't. Willie was dead
in the morning.

From his gravestone: "Dearest child thou hast left us
And thy loss we deeply feel
Tis the Lord that has bereft us"