Carsten Meyer was born 17 September 1832 in Germany to Carsten Meyer (1794-1859) and Mary Hinck (1796-1858) and died 17 February 1911 Lake City, Minnesota, United States of pneumonia. He married Anna Martens (1833-1913) 1857 .
Biography
Carsten Meyer (page 458), who was for a number of years a well known and respected resident of Gillford Township, was a native of Germany, where he learned the carpenter's trade and was married to Anna Martens. About 1885 he came with his family to Wabasha County, Minn., and settled on a farm in Gillford Township, on which he erected the buildings. As his sons and daughters were mostly grown up and were strong and sturdy, he left them to work the farm while he followed his trade. He was himself a man of exceptional size, being six feet four inches in height, and powerful in proportion. He spent 28 years on the farm, dying February 13, 1911. His wife survived him a few years, passing away in March, 1913. Their children, ten in number, were: Carsten, now living in Lake City; Henry A., of Mt. Pleasant Township; Claus of Lake City; Mary, wife of Peter Hoeft; Catherine, wife of William Kohrs of Gillford Township, now dead; Anna, now Mrs. Kriett of Lake City; Margaret, wife of Max Wimmer of Gillford Township; Alice, who is Mrs. Carsten Reckmann, Ellen, who is the wife of Henry Bennett (H. C. Benidt) of Goodhue County and John of Mt. Pleasant Township. (This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920. Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab3.htm There are also some pictures and information from descendants for some of the bios on her pages.)
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Catherine Meyer (1857-1902) | |||
Anna Meyer (1860-1944) | |||
Carsten Meyer (1861-1938) | 1861 Hanover, Germany | 1 December 1938 Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States | Katherina |
Margaret A. Meyer (1867-aft1920) | |||
Alice Meyer (1869-1945) | |||
Henry A. Meyer (1871-1957) | 10 March 1871 Hanover, Germany | 11 July 1957 Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States | Margaret Heitman (1873-1964) |
Claus Meyer (1874-1955) | 5 May 1874 Germany | 28 July 1955 Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States | Katherine Schafer (1876-1954) |
Mary Meyer (-c1919) | |||
Ellen Meyer (c1882-c1925) | |||
John Meyer (-) |
Siblings
Siblings
Immigration
1910 Census lists his immigration year as 1885.
Burial
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Gillford Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota which is also called 'Lincoln Cemetery'.
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Footnotes (including sources)
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