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Cornelius Neal Mayer 1896–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 19 Sep 1971

Death Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Leonhart Mayer

Mother: Elizabeth Dewig

Spouse(s): Mathilda Berendes, Maria Cassidy

Children(s): Delores Mayer, Virgil Mayer, Larry Mayer

Cornelius Neal Mayer was born in 1896 in Indiana, the child of Leonhart Mayer And Elizabeth Ann Dewig. In 1910, Cornelius Neal Mayer resided in German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Cornelius Neal Mayer resided in German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA. Cornelius Neal Mayer married Maria Ethel Cassidy, Mathilda Berendes, and had children including Delores F Mayer, Larry Wayne Mayer, Virgil Frederick Mayer. Cornelius Neal Mayer passed away in 1971 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Neal Mayer was born in 1896 in Indiana, the child of Leonhart Mayer And Elizabeth Ann Dewig.
  • In 1910, Cornelius Neal Mayer resided in German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Cornelius Neal Mayer resided in German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.
  • Cornelius Neal Mayer married Maria Ethel Cassidy, Mathilda Berendes, and had children including Delores F Mayer, Larry Wayne Mayer, Virgil Frederick Mayer.
  • Cornelius Neal Mayer passed away in 1971 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leonhart Mayer
1862–1946
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Elizabeth Dewig
1859–1928
Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mathilda Berendes
1900–1936
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Maria Cassidy
1917–1983
Birth Location: Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States of America
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Children(s)

Delores Mayer
1927–2019
Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
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Virgil Mayer
1933–2024
Birth Location: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
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Larry Mayer
1946–2001
Birth Location: Evansville V, Indiana
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Cornelius Mayer's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Mayer
1896–1971
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Leonhart Mayer
1862–1946
Indiana, United States of America
Elizabeth (Ann) Dewig
1859–1928
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Friedrich DEWIG
1823–1899
Ruccheim, Rheinland, Bayern, Bavaria, Germany
Margaret FREIHAUT
1832–1888
Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Claudius Dewig
1791–1865
Anna Schmitt
1790–1868
Johann FREIHAUT
1803–1875
Dorothea Keil
1807–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schmitt
1755–1832
Margaretha Rupp
1754–1813
Michel FREIHAUT
1776–1843
Susanna Gauer
1774–1833
Johann Keil
1778–1842
Eva Goettmann
1781–1842

Cornelius Mayer's Descendants

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Cornelius (Neal) Mayer (3 Oct 1896–19 Sep 1971) m. Mathilda Berendes (1900–1936) m. Maria (Ethel) Cassidy (13 Nov 1917–16 Oct 1983)
  1. 1. Delores (F.) Mayer 1927–2019 m. Lloyd (George) Hupfer 1927–2006
  2. 2. Virgil (Frederick) Mayer 1933–2024 m. Shirley (A) Lappe 1934–2004
  3. 3. Larry (Wayne) Mayer 1946–2001

Cornelius Mayer's Timeline

7 Records

1896
3 Oct 1896
Birth of Cornelius Neal Mayer in Indiana
Indiana
1910
1910
Age 14
Cornelius Neal Mayer resided here in German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Cornelius Neal Mayer resided here in German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Cornelius Neal Mayer resided here in German, Vanderburgh, Indiana
German, Vanderburgh, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 44
Cornelius Neal Mayer resided here in German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Cornelius Neal Mayer resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1971
19 Sep 1971
Age 75
Death of Cornelius Neal Mayer in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01101; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 82-5
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 2340368
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1374395
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1971; Roll: 14
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Evansville Press; Publication Date: 20 Sep 1971; Publication Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA; ,0.14864482,0.2651403,0.30889618&xid=3355
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 3825; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 94-91

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1374395

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 2340368

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01101; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 82-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: German, German, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: German, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01101; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 82-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 3825; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 94-91

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 3825; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 94-91

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Harmony Road
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Evansville Press; Publication Date: 18 Jun 1924; Publication Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA; ,0.35080215,0.3916526,0.54514784&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1971
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1971; Roll: 14
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Evansville Press; Publication Date: 20 Sep 1971; Publication Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA; ,0.14864482,0.2651403,0.30889618&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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