Henry Menke
Henry Menke was born in Cincinnati January 11, 1838, and in 1853 entered as an apprentice at the machinist trade at the shops of Harkness & Sons. In 1858 he married Miss Bernidina Schulze, and has reared six children, three boys and three girls. In June, 1861, he left Cincinnati with $17, and came to Berlin, where he began work in a sawmill, earning $15 per month. On the 23d of August, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, 118th O. V. I., under Capt. Thomas L. Young, and was discharged at Cleveland, Ohio, July 9, 1865, having served until the close of the war. Returning to Berlin he again worked in a sawmill until 1867, and then carried the hod for thirteen years, while his wife attended to the little store they had already started. In 1866 he was elected justice of the peace, but declined to serve. In 1869 he was elected assessor, which office he held until 1876. He also served as constable from 1870 to 1873, when he was elected to the school board, and at once made president of that body, which position he still retains. In 1877 he was appointed postmaster at Loramie (Berlin), which position he also holds at this writing. In 1880 he was appointed census enumerator of McLean Township, and has been township collector of taxes for sixteen years. He is now engaged in the mercantile trade, having a well-stocked general supply store. He is also a notary public, and is one of the leading men of the township.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883