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Thomas was born on December 21st, 1892 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska.1   Thomas' father was Henry C. Meints and his mother was Abbie Zimmerman.  His maternal grandparents were Tamme Renken Zimmermann and Katherine Miller. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Christian, Ollie, John, Tena, Maggie, Mary and Etta.  He was the fourth oldest of the eight children.




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Thomas and Minnie were married in a religious ceremony on February 13th, 1917 at Zion Lutheran Church, Pickrell, Gage County, Nebraska.1   They had three sons and a daughter, named Orvin, Delmer, Marvin and Mildred.


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2 "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3B3-MD9 : accessed 16 Oct 2012), Tommie Meints in household of Henry C Meints, ED 58 Logan Township, Gage, Nebraska, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240928.
3 "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML46-M4J : accessed 17 Oct 2012), Thomas Meints in household of Henry Meints, Logan, Gage, Nebraska; citing sheet 6B, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374859.
4 "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9M9-329 : accessed 17 Oct 2012), Thomas Meints, Ward 1, Beatrice, Beatrice City, Gage, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-5A, sheet 2A, family 36, NARA digital publication T627, roll 2247.
5 "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQKV-RH3 : accessed 17 Oct 2012), Thomas R Meints, Midland, Gage, Nebraska; citing enumeration district (ED) 0035, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1281.
6 "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9M9-323 : accessed 17 Oct 2012), Orvin Meints in household of Thomas Meints, Ward 1, Beatrice, Beatrice City, Gage, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-5A, sheet 2A, family 36, NARA digital publication T627, roll 2247.
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