Bio of Meincke, Adolph (b.1881) Wabasha Co., MN
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Meincke, Adolph (page 447), who owns and operates a fine 200-acre farm in
section 19, Mt. Pleasant Township, which was a part of his parents'
estate, was born in Florence Township, Goodhue County, Minn., June 6,
1881, son of Henry and Anna Meincke. The parents came to this country from
Germany at an early day, and in 1889 they settled with their family in
section 19, Mt. Pleasant Township, this county, Adolph being then about
eight years old. He attended common or district school up to the age of
15, but had to work hard on the farm, following the drag when only nine
years old. The father accumulated 600 acres of land all in one tract in
Mt. Pleasant Township, which he divided among his three sons, Adolph
getting the original home farm of 200 acres. Both his parents died on the
farm, the mother being the first to depart, in 1905, and the father, Henry
Meincke, on July 15, 1919. The buildings on the place are well constructed
and include a good two-story, ten-room frame house; a frame barn, 36 by 60
feet in size, with an 8-foot full basement and cement floors, with steel
stanchions for cattle and running water; a granary with elevator 20 by 30
by 18; poultry house 16 by 30 by 10; corn house and garage 20 by 30 by 10;
calf barn 20 by 28; machine shed 24 by 32 by 18; ice house, woodshed,
summer kitchen and steel windmill. Mr. Meincke has 180 acres of his land
under the plow; it is very fertile and produces good crops. His cattle are
high grade Shorthorns and Jerseys and pure-blooded Herefords, all of which
he raises on a profitable basis, as well as mixed grades of hogs. He has a
good modern operating equipment and also owns a Hudson touring car. A hard
worker, he has been very successful and has a beautiful home with fine
surroundings. Mr. Meincke was married August 15, 1904, to Mary Catherine
Tiedemann, who was born in Mt. Pleasant Township, September 11, 1882,
daughter of Henry and Catherine Tiedemann. They have two children: Aranda
Henrietta, born March 6, 1905, now a student in the Lake City high school;
and Loraine Geraldine, born December 29, 1906, who is also attending the
high school. The family are members of the Belvidere congregation of the
Lutheran church. Politically Mr. Meincke is a Republican.