MEINERT HENRY

1853 - 1905  (51 years)

• Name	MEINERT HENRY
  Born	27 Dec 1853
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jan 1905
  Buried	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Nashville, Washington County, Illinois
  Person ID	I14427	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Family	HOFFMAN SOPHIA,   b. 3 Nov 1849,   d. 10 Jul 1919  (Age 69 years)
  Children	+ 1. MEINERT CAROLINE,   b. 13 May 1875,   d. 26 Jun 1958  (Age 83 years) + 2. MEINERT MARY,   b. 23 Nov 1876,   d. 21 Dec 1963  (Age 87 years) + 3. MEINERT MARTHA LOUSIE,   b. 19 Aug 1879,   d. 10 Oct 1960  (Age 81 years) + 4. MEINERT SOPHIE,   b. 7 Sep 1881,   d. 11 Sep 1971  (Age 90 years) + 5. MEINERT ANNA,   b. 6 Oct 1883,   d. 26 Aug 1968  (Age 84 years) + 6. MEINERT WILLIAM C.,   b. 27 Dec 1885,   d. 6 Nov 1960  (Age 74 years) + 7. MEINERT HENRY,   b. 30 Apr 1887   8. MEINERT LOUISE,   b. 24 Mar 1889, No Children + 9. MEINERT EDWARD,   b. 21 Nov 1892,   d. 3 Jan 1962  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F04995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry came from Preuss-Minden, northern Germany, province of Westphalia, when he was 18 years old. He left Germany with some 30 other people who settled in the New Minden area of Washington County, Illinois. He left Germany to avoid military service after seeing results to several older brothers. His father helped him to escape. Since Henry's father apparently owned or worked at a flour mill in Germany, residents of New Minden called Henry "Miller Meinert". He was one of five original and charter members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Nashville, Illinois. His name is included in records in teh cornerstone laying. For a long time the church had no minister and services were held in teh courthouse. Men took turns reading prepared sermons. From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972" Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt