Bio of Meyer, John F. (b.1849) Wabasha Co., MN
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Meyer, John F. (page 564), a retired farmer residing in Wabasha city,
comes of an old pioneer family of this county, and has himself contributed
to its agricultural development. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October
26, 1849, son of Baltz and Mary Catherine Meyer. When a boy he accompanied
his parents to a farm near Dubuque, Iowa, and in 1864 to Wabasha County,
Minnesota, the family settling on a farm in Pepin Township, situated
partly in section 20 and partly in section 29. He and his brother William
helped their father to develop the home farm. In 1872 the father purchased
the Matt Koenig improved farm of 122 acres in section 29, on which was a
small log house and a few other buildings. Of this place John F.
subsequently became the owner and made some notable improvements on it,
building a good frame house, which he remodeled in 1912 into a modern
structure of nine rooms. He also built a barn, 36 by 48 by 16 feet, with
full basement, together with corn cribs and a blacksmith shop. There he
followed general farming until 1911, when he turned the active management
of the place over to his son Jacob, but continued to reside thereon until
June 26, 1913, at which time he moved to Wabasha city, where he owns a
good residence. During his active career he made a reputation as a capable
general farmer and was esteemed as a good neighbor and reliable citizen.
In the fall of 1919 he sold the farm, the soil of which is productive and
produces excellent grain. Mr. Meyer was married, June 2, 1872, to
Magdalena Baker, daughter of John and Susan Baker, of Glasgow Township,
her parents being farmers in Trout Creek Valley. Mr. And Mrs. Meyer have
been the parents of eight children: Henry, born March 23, 1875, who is a
farmer at Zumbro Falls, this county; Mary, born October 8, 1876, who is
residing at home; Jacob, born September 7, 1878, now living retired in
Lake City; Catherine, born May 6, 1881, who married Henry Kramer, of
Ledgerwood, N. D., and died September 24, 1911; Margaret, born September
27, 1885, now Mrs. Ray Madden, of St. Paul; Peter, born September 19,
1883, who is a telegraph operator at Hastings, Minn.; Susan, born August
9, 1888, is a reporter in the Leader office at Wabasha; Delia, born April
20, 1892, is the wife of Fred Schmidt, of Lake City. Mrs. John F. Meyer,
who is still living, was born in Germany May 1, 1850, and came to the
United States with her parents when a young woman. Mr. Meyer is a Democrat
in politics, though not a strong party man. He served as treasurer of
Pepin Township for a number of years and was for some time a member of the
town board. He and his family are members of the Catholic church and of
St. Felix parish.