Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Meins, Harm T ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 1:31 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 Harm T. Meins, farmer, section 16, Hopkins Township, is a son of Henry W. and Mary Meins, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1859 and settled in Hopkins Township, this county. She died January 16, 1870, and he March 13, 1885. They had a family of four children: Teite M., Mein, Harm and Mary. The subject of this sketch was born in Germany, Dec. 21, 1830, and learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed in the old country and in America about 16 years. He came to this country in 1854 and lived four years in Connecticut, where he followed his trade, and in the summer of 1858 came to Whiteside County and worked at his trade two years in Sterling, and then purchased 40 acres on section 16, Hopkins Township, where he settled and has since lived. He is now the owner of 210 acres, 200 of which is in good cultivation. He has erected fine buildings on his farm. He was married in Dixon, in August, 1858, to Anna C. Janssen, who was born in Germany, Aug. 26, 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Meins are the parents of two children: Anna, now the wife of John Fulfs and residing in Genesee Township; and Hannah H., now the wife of Henry W. Stern, and a resident of Hopkins Township. Mr. Meins has been Overseer of Highways, Road Commissioner and School Trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Meins are members of the German Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. M. is identified with the Democratic party. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/meins2164nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb