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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 533]

    DANIEL MELTER, a prominent early settler of Rock Township, is a native
    of the State of Ohio, born in Stark County, October 16, 1843. He is a
    son of MICHAEL and EVA (DEEN) MELTER, who removed to Sheboygan County,
    Wisconsin, when DANIEL was eleven years of age.  There he resided until
    1865, when he entered the army in defense of his country's flag.  He
    had been examined in 1862 and 1863, but on account of a broken leg, an
    accident which had occurred to him in early life, he was not accepted
    until 1865.  He enlisted in the Forty-fifth Wisconsin Volunteer Infan-
    try, Company D, Captain HENRY VAN EWYCK.  After the restoration of
    peace he returned to his home in Wisconsin, and remained there occupied
    with agricultural pursuits until 1869, when he went to Black Hawk
    County, Iowa, where he resided one year.  Thence he removed to Cherokee
    County, Iowa, and purchased 240 acres of land in Rock Township.  He has
    spent much time and labor in the improvement of this place, and now has
    one of the most desirable farms in the township.  He has a large barn,
    five acres of fine grove, and one acre in orchard, which is now bear-
    ing.  Mr. MELTER was married December 31, 1868, to Miss MARY, daughter
    of BLASIUS and BERTHA (DENC) SPINHARNEY.  She was born in Washington
    County, Wisconsin, June 22, 1849.  Six children have been born of this
    union: FRED W., ROSA I., EDWIN E., ANNA B., MAGGIE L. and STEPHEN B.
    In politics Mr. MELTER is rather conservative, inclining to the prin-
    ciples of the Democratic party; but he is not restricted by party
    ties, and casts his vote for the man best fitted in his estimation to
    fill the office in question.  He has served his township as clerk,
    assessor, and as a member of the School Board; he was the first clerk
    elected in Rock Township.  He is a member of Lodge No. 188, I.O.O.F.
    Mr. MELTER is a man firm in his convictions of right and wrong, and
    is well worthy of the confidence and trust reposed in him by the people
    of the community in which he lives.

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