Herman C. Kuenzel
Garnavillo Twp.

Herman C. Kuenzel, Postmaster and druggist, Garnavillo, is the son of J. H. Kuenzel, who was born in Bavaria, in 1828, and came to the United States about 1836 with his parents, who settled in Ohio. J.H. Kuenzel came to Garnavillo in the fall of 1853, and engaged in harness-making. In 1854, with B.F. Schroeder, he built a flouring mill on section 16, an account of which will be found elsewhere in this work. Herman C. engaged in business in 1880, and was appointed Postmaster in 1881.

source: History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882, p. 805-806