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Henry Ernst Meyer 1878–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1878

Birth Location: Evansville, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 16 August 1955

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

Father: Gerd Meyer

Mother: Sophia Lindemann

Spouse(s): Amelia Buechele

Children(s): Edith Meyer

Henry Ernst Meyer was born in 1878 in Evansville, Indiana, USA, the child of Gerd Heinrich Henry Meyer And Sophia Bernhardine Lindemann. In 1880, Henry Ernst Meyer resided in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA. In 1900, Henry Ernst Meyer resided in Pigeon, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA. Henry Ernst Meyer married Amelia Christine Buechele, and had children including Edith Sophia Meyer. Henry Ernst Meyer passed away in 1955 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Henry Ernst Meyer was born in 1878 in Evansville, Indiana, USA, the child of Gerd Heinrich Henry Meyer And Sophia Bernhardine Lindemann.
  • In 1880, Henry Ernst Meyer resided in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1900, Henry Ernst Meyer resided in Pigeon, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA.
  • Henry Ernst Meyer married Amelia Christine Buechele, and had children including Edith Sophia Meyer.
  • Henry Ernst Meyer passed away in 1955 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerd Meyer
1832–1881
Birth Location: Sudmerzen, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Sophia Lindemann
1850–1928
Birth Location: Germany
SL

Spouses(s)

Amelia Buechele
1868–1935
Birth Location: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
AB

Children(s)

Edith Meyer
1916–1944
Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
EM

Henry Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Henry Meyer
1878–1955
Birth Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA
Parents
Gerd Heinrich (Henry) Meyer
1832–1881
Sudmerzen, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Sophia (Bernhardine) Lindemann
1850–1928
Germany
Grandparents
Gerd (Heinrich) Meyer
1789–1894
Lengerich, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
Maria (Elisabeth) Kaiser
1791–1851
Merzen, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann (Meijer)
1766–1850
Angela Herzog
1766–
Herman Kaiser
1755–1829
Anna Keyser)
1754–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Mejer
1740–
Anna Stoll
1740–
Lambert Ostendorf
1703–1778
Catharina Schwiermann
1719–1795
Keyser
1726–
Maria Meyer
1726–

Henry Meyer's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Ernst) Meyer (5 Feb 1878–16 August 1955) m. Amelia (Christine) Buechele (5 Oct 1868–8 Dec 1935)
  1. 1. Edith (Sophia) Meyer 1916–1944

Henry Meyer's Timeline

10 Records

1878
5 Feb 1878
Birth of Henry Ernst Meyer in Evansville, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Pigeon, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Pigeon, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Evansville, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 62
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Pigeon Twp, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Pigeon Twp, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
Henry Ernst Meyer resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1955
16 August 1955
Age 77
Death of Henry Ernst Meyer in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Evansville, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T625_470; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 143
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vanderburgh
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census Record
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1955; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pigeon, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Vanderburgh

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 6, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T625_470; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 143

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Evansville, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340367

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pigeon Twp, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Evansville, Vanderbu

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1955
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
    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: 1955; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 12
    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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