Biographical Sketch of Jacob Madinger, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Jacob Madinger was born February 10, 1822, at Strempfelbach, Germany, and left his birthplace, when fourteen years old, with his uncle, who was on a visit from America, and came with him, in 1836, to Louisville, Kentucky. There he served his apprenticeship as butcher, for two years and was also employed for twelve years. He came to St. Joseph, Missouri in 1850, where he commenced his business, which he carried on very successfully for six years, when he sold out. He retired from busi- ness, bought twenty acres of land, and commenced to become a wine grower, and w as the first in this city. By his example he has ani- mated others to follow, and has done much for St. Joseph. In acknow- ledgement of his merits, he was elected President of the Horticultural Society of St. Joseph, and Vice President of the State Horticultural Society, of Missouri. In 1848, at Louisville, he was married to Miss Rosine Jant. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================