Identity:
Anna Hecker was the wife of Frank J. Hecker, manager in a car works, and in 1881 was living in Detroit. Their children included Frankie (b. ca 1869), Anna (b. ca 1871), Lula (b. ca 1875), Grace (b. ca 1879)
Life:
Hecker became a partner with C. L. Freer, and a collector of art, including that of JW.
Bibliography:
US census 1880 at http://www.familysearch.org (accessed 2004.03).