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Franklin Becker Meyers 1862 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JUN 1862

Birth Location: Midway, Spencer, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 4 JUL 1915

Death Location: Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States

Father: Georg Meyers

Mother: Catherine Metz

Spouse(s): Hermina Friday

Children(s): ? Meyers, Jessie Meyers, Mary Meyers, Cecil Meyers, Howard Meyers

Franklin Becker Meyers was born in 1862 in Midway, Spencer, Indiana, United States, the child of Georg Michael Meyers and Catherine Isabella Metz. In 1870, Franklin Becker Meyers resided in Evansville Ward 2, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indian. In 1900, Franklin Becker Meyers was recorded in the census in Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, USA. Franklin Becker Meyers married Hermina Matilda (Minnie) Friday, and had children including ? Meyers, Jessie Lorena Meyers, Mary Isabelle "Belle" Meyers, Cecil Eldon Meyers, Howard Franklin Meyers. Franklin Becker Meyers passed away in 1915 in Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States.

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Biography

  • Franklin Becker Meyers was born in 1862 in Midway, Spencer, Indiana, United States, the child of Georg Michael Meyers and Catherine Isabella Metz.
  • In 1870, Franklin Becker Meyers resided in Evansville Ward 2, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indian.
  • In 1900, Franklin Becker Meyers was recorded in the census in Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, USA.
  • Franklin Becker Meyers married Hermina Matilda (Minnie) Friday, and had children including ? Meyers, Jessie Lorena Meyers, Mary Isabelle "Belle" Meyers, Cecil Eldon Meyers, Howard Franklin Meyers.
  • Franklin Becker Meyers passed away in 1915 in Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Franklin Meyers's Ancestors

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Franklin Meyers
1862 – 1915
Birth Place: Midway, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Parents
Georg Michael Meyers
1837 – 1895
Grand Duchy of Baden, Bavaria, Germany
Catherine (Isabella) Metz
1840 – 1921
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Jacob) Meÿers
Eva (Catharina) Alexander
1795 –
Bavaria, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franklin Meyers's Descendants

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Franklin (Becker) Meyers (1 JUN 1862 – 4 JUL 1915) m. Hermina (Matilda (Minnie)) Friday (13 JUL 1871 – 25 MAR 1958)
  1. 1. ? Meyers (6 DEC 1886 – )
  2. 2. Jessie (Lorena) Meyers (20 MAY 1889 – 12 JUN 1960)
  3. 3. Mary (Isabelle "Belle") Meyers (19 FEB 1891 – 14 FEB 1942) m. Daniel (Heinrich Friedrich) Bauer (25 NOV 1883 – 5 MAR 1959)
    1. 1. Caroline (Matilda) Bauer (11 APR 1920 – 18 FEB 2005) m. Rhinhard (Loraine) Geisert (16 JUN 1919 – 25 JUL 2009)
    2. 2. Esther (Eloise) Bauer (12 JUN 1921 – 28 APR 2009) m. Albert (Theodore) Mahnken (5 JAN 1917 – 14 OCT 1945)
    3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Bauer (30 MAY 1922 – 15 JUN 2008) m. Martin (Gerhardt) Mahnken (29 SEP 1918 – 2 MAR 1982)
      1. 1. Marlea (Mary) Mahnken (25 APR 1952 – ) m. Thomas (Wayne) Kosmicki (15 OCT 1951 – )
        1. 1. Ryan (Thomas) Kosmicki (20 FEB 1974 – )
        2. 2. Jennifer (Mary) Kosmicki (14 JAN 1976 – ) m. John (Clinton Alexander) Shipp (19 APR 1973 – )
  4. 4. Cecil (Eldon) Meyers (1 SEP 1893 – 29 AUG 1894)
  5. 5. Howard (Franklin) Meyers (13 NOV 1897 – 24 NOV 1974)

Franklin Meyers's Timeline

6 Records

1862
1 JUN 1862
Birth of Franklin Becker Meyers in Midway, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Midway, Spencer, Indiana, United States
1870
1870
Age 8
Franklin Becker Meyers resided here in Evansville Ward 2, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville Ward 2, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Franklin Becker Meyers appeared in census in Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Franklin Becker Meyers resided here in Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States, Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States, Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States
1910
1910
Age 48
Franklin Becker Meyers resided here in New Era, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, New Era, Furnas, Nebraska, United States
New Era, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, New Era, Furnas, Nebraska, United States
1915
4 JUL 1915
Age 53
Death of Franklin Becker Meyers in Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States
Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1862
    Event Place: Midway, Spencer, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Evansville Ward 2, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States, Grass Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Era, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, New Era, Furnas, Nebraska, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saline, Nebraska, United States, Saline, Nebraska, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUL 1915
    Event Place: Oxford, Furnas, Nebraska, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gosper, Nebraska, United States of America

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