Herman Meinken (b. 1822)

MEINKEN, QUITMYER

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/22/2005 at 23:04:45

Meinken, Herman, farmer, Section 19; PO Putnam; born in Achen-Hanover, Germany, in 1822; came to this county in 1850. Married Mary Quitmyer who was born in Germany in 1808; she has two children by a former husband -- Henry and Louis Quitmyer. Mr. Meinken is a Nationalist in politics. He owns 183 acres of land worth $20 per acre.

Page 620, “1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa”
Putnam Township