Biographical Sketch of John Meents, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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John Meents, farmer, fruit grower and stock raiser of Lebanon, was born
in Hanover, Germany, March 31, 1838, and is the son of Feeka and Reka
(Reents) Meents, natives of Germany.  The father died in his native
country, but the mother is still living, and is a resident of Germany.
Their son, John Meents, was reared on a farm in Germany, and was there
educated.  In 1864 he took passage for New York City, but after reach-
ing that city he went on to Woodford County, Ill., near Peoria, where
he remained until 1872, working on a farm, and the last three years
engaged in farming for himself. In 1867 he married Miss Tantken Meents,
a native of Germany, and to them were born two children: Margaret and 
Remmer.  In 1872 Mr. Meents came to Laclede county, buying the farm 
where he now lives, which was then all raw land, and improved it until
it is now one of the best farms in the county.  He has 217 acres of 
land, all under cultivation.  He has a beautiful fruit orchard, with
about 2,000 apple, pear and peach trees.  He raises a great deal of
stock, and is one of the most enterprising farmers of this county.  He
has accumulated most all he has since coming to America, and has labor-
ed hard to improve his place.  Mr. Meents has always taken a great
interest in educational matters.  He and wife are members of the 
Lutheran Church.

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