We have the obituary for Ephrain Hecht, was 74 when he died
His wife was Ricka, she was the third wife. He had 10 children, only 8 were alive when he died, 6 boys & 2 girls. At one time he was a merchant, but due to heath problems, he became a painter. He served in the Civil War in the Iowa 7th reg. under Sherman??.There was no date or town were he was from. We belive Ericka was my Grandmother's mother, she was Edith Hecht, married to Frank Hecht. They live in New Jersey.