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Catherine M Meyer 1860–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1860

Birth Location: Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 17 Oct 1941

Death Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA

Father: Hilarius Meyer

Mother: Anna Retz

Spouse(s): Valentine Poss

Children(s): William Poss, Anna Poss, Hilarius Poss, Matthias Poss, Anna Poss, Frank Poss, John Poss, Helen Poss, Margaret Poss

The story of Catherine M Meyer began in 1860 in Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Catherine M Meyer married Valentine Poss, and had children including Anna Maria Poss, Anna Rose Poss, Frank Hilarius Poss, Helen Catherine Poss, Hilarius Jacob Poss, John Albert Poss, Margaret Catherine Poss, Matthias Nicholas Poss, William Peter Poss. Catherine M Meyer passed away in 1941 in Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine M Meyer began in 1860 in Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Catherine M Meyer married Valentine Poss, and had children including Anna Maria Poss, Anna Rose Poss, Frank Hilarius Poss, Helen Catherine Poss, Hilarius Jacob Poss, John Albert Poss, Margaret Catherine Poss, Matthias Nicholas Poss, William Peter Poss.
  • Catherine M Meyer passed away in 1941 in Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hilarius Meyer
1822–1901
Birth Location: Morsch, Bitburg-Prum, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Anna Retz
1823–1906
Birth Location: Kerpen, Daun, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Valentine Poss
1851–1933
Birth Location: Fließem, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
VP

Children(s)

William Poss
1892–1951
Birth Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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Anna Poss
1886–1951
Birth Location: Gilman, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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Hilarius Poss
1887–1888
Birth Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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Matthias Poss
1888–1982
Birth Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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Anna Poss
1890–1968
Birth Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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Frank Poss
1894–1978
Birth Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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John Poss
1896–1975
Birth Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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Helen Poss
1900–1993
Birth Location: Gilman, Osceola, Iowa, USA
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Margaret Poss
1904–1938
Birth Location: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
MP

Catherine Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Meyer
1860–1941
Birth Place: Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Hilarius Meyer
1822–1901
Morsch, Bitburg-Prum, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Maria) Retz
1823–1906
Kerpen, Daun, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Michael Meyer
1781–
Kalenborn, Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Catherine Heinen
1787–
Kalenborn, Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Christian Retz
1792–1863
Kerpen, Daun, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Apollonia Zender
1791–
Walsdorf, Daun, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Meyer
1745–
Susanna Michels
1747–1825
Gregor Heinen
1766–
Joannes Reetz
1744–
Johann Zender
1742–
Maria Hoffman
1759–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicolas Heinen
1730–1790
Margaretha Heynen
1735–1795
Michael Zender
1700–
Maria Etten
1700–
Peter Hoffman
1739–1830
Catherine Schneider
1739–1830

Catherine Meyer's Descendants

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Catherine (M) Meyer (21 Jan 1860–17 Oct 1941) m. Valentine Poss (11 Nov 1851–17 Oct 1933)
  1. 1. William (Peter) Poss 1892–1951 m. Katherine (Josephine) Gacke 1893–1981
    1. 1. Leonard (Frank) Poss 1926–2009 m. Marjorie (Barbara) Strouth 1922–2013
    2. 2. Elmer (Valentine) Poss 1919–1994 m. Loretta (Anna) Voss 1920–1997
    3. 3. Ambrose (William) Poss 1921–2005
    4. 4. Urban (M) Poss 1922–1996 m. Marlys (Lou) Koopman 1929–2003
    5. 5. Wilfred (Anthony) Poss 1924–2001
  2. 2. Anna (Maria) Poss 1886–1951 m. Mathias (Joseph) Althoff 1886–1978
    1. 1. Herman (Valentine) Althoff 1917–1999
    2. 2. Margaret Althoff 1919–
    3. 3. Emma (A) Althoff 1921–
    4. 4. Helen (M) Althoff 1923–
  3. 3. Hilarius (Jacob) Poss 1887–1888
  4. 4. Matthias (Nicholas) Poss 1888–1982 m. Anna (Mary) Wingen 1888–1965
    1. 1. Alma (M) Poss 1915–1981
    2. 2. Paul (Charles) Poss 1917–1995 m. Eleanor (Marcella) Hey 1914–1994
    3. 3. Joseph (William) Poss 1919–1945
    4. 4. Maurice (Henry) Poss 1920–1998
    5. 5. Hilda (Mary) Poss 1922–1988
    6. 6. Freda (Margaret) Poss 1924–1988 m. Robert (Bernard) Campbell 1922–1996
    7. 7. Robert (John) Poss 1925–1981
  5. 5. Anna (Rose) Poss 1890–1968 m. Thomas (Michael) Althoff 1891–1977
    1. 1. Alfred (Valentine) Althoff 1916–2005 m. Ada (Veronica Theresa) Terfehr 1924–2000
    2. 2. Agnes (Mary) Althoff 1919–2006 m. Lawrence (John Joseph) Terfehr 1914–2008
    3. 3. Norbert (M) Althoff 1921–1955
    4. 4. Katherine (A) Althoff 1918–1983
    5. 5. Harold (M) Althoff 1925–
    6. 6. Theresa (Clara) Altoff 1928–2008
    7. 7. Bernadette (M) Althoff 1932–2004
  6. 6. Frank (Hilarius) Poss 1894–1978 m. Regina (L) Gacke 1902–1967
    1. 1. Lester (Oscar) Poss 1931–2008
    2. 2. Wilber (John) Poss 1933–1950
    3. 3. Herbert (Valentine) Poss 1924– m. Mildred (Angeline) Stallman 1921–2013
  7. 7. John (Albert) Poss 1896–1975 m. Anna Osterholt 1898–1992
    1. 1. Donald (G) Poss 1924–2010
    2. 2. Richard (Ferdinand) Poss 1927–1946
    3. 3. Raymond (William) Poss 1929–1994
    4. 4. Rita (Ann) Poss 1931–1977 m. Donald (W) Schaeffer 1922–1971
    5. 5. Dorothy (M) Poss 1922–
  8. 8. Helen (Catherine) Poss 1900–1993 m. Ferdinand Osterholt 1901–1976
    1. 1. Stanley (George) Osterholt 1924–2001
    2. 2. Roger (William) Osterholt 1928–1975
    3. 3. Barbara (Ann) Osterholt 1940–1990
    4. 4. Glenn (David) Osterholt 1945–1998
  9. 9. Margaret (Catherine) Poss 1904–1938 m. Carl (Walter) Wimmer 1903–1969
    1. 1. Rosemary Wimmer 1935–2023 m. James (Herman) Hatting 1932–2004

Catherine Meyer's Timeline

2 Records

1860
21 Jan 1860
Birth of Catherine M Meyer in Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
1941
17 Oct 1941
Age 81
Death of Catherine M Meyer in Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1941
    Event Place: Ashton, Osceola, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
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