Reimers, Claus

REIMERS

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 9/29/2008 at 13:55:14

Claus Reimers

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.179, Minden Twp.)
Claus Reimers, farmer, P. O. Minden, was born in Feddering, Holstein, Germany, December 30, 1835. He is the son of Hans and Cathrina (Voss) Reimers. (See sketch of Hans Reimers, of Minden Township.) Our subject received his education in his native land. He came to America in 1865, and came at once to Davenport, this State; from there he went to Grinnell, Iowa, where he farmed a short time, and then came to Council Bluffs in 1871, living at the latter place for eight years. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad company as transferman and watchman. In 1879, he came to Minden Township and purchased eighty acres of land of Barton Brown, for which he paid $15 per acre. He is at present engaged in general farming. He was married, in Grinnell, Iowa, April 1, 1868, to Mary Brockentin, born in Lehe, Holstein, Germany, February 9, 1840. She is the daughter of John and Mary (Ludde) Brockentin, both natives of Germany, he born in November 1795, and she born April 18, 1800. Mr. and Mrs. Reimbers have three children - Katharine M., Mary M. and Friedchen C. The parents are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics, Mr. Reimers is a Republican.

[Note: The biography mentions a sketch of Hans Reimers of Minden Township, but I can find no biography for Hans Reimers of Minden Township.]