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Jacob Meyer 1827–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1827

Birth Location: Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 12 Oct 1894

Death Location: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA

Father: Joannis Meyer

Mother: Maria Grun

Spouse(s): Magdalena Zinnen

Children(s): Nicholas Meyer, Anna Meyer, Peter Meyer, Mathias Meyer, Elizabeth Meyer, Barbara Meyer

The story of Jacob Meyer began in 1827 in Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. In 1880, Jacob Meyer resided in Forest, Rice, Minnesota, USA. In 1894, Jacob Meyer resided in Forest, Rice, Minnesota. Jacob Meyer married Magdalena Zinnen, and had children including Anna Marie Meyer, Barbara Meyer, Elizabeth W Meyer, Mathias E Meyer, Nicholas Meyer, Peter Leo Meyer. Jacob Meyer passed away in 1894 in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Meyer began in 1827 in Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • In 1880, Jacob Meyer resided in Forest, Rice, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1894, Jacob Meyer resided in Forest, Rice, Minnesota.
  • Jacob Meyer married Magdalena Zinnen, and had children including Anna Marie Meyer, Barbara Meyer, Elizabeth W Meyer, Mathias E Meyer, Nicholas Meyer, Peter Leo Meyer.
  • Jacob Meyer passed away in 1894 in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joannis Meyer
1783–1852
Birth Location: Rhein, Oberbergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Maria Grun
1785–1841
Birth Location: Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
MG

Spouses(s)

Magdalena Zinnen
1828–1910
Birth Location: Wilsecker, Bitburg-Prum, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
MZ

Children(s)

Nicholas Meyer
1870–1948
Birth Location: Forest, Rice, Minnesota, USA
NM
Anna Meyer
1865–1946
Birth Location: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
AM
Peter Meyer
1862–1936
Birth Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
PM
Mathias Meyer
1860–1925
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
MM
Elizabeth Meyer
1857–1937
Birth Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
EM
Barbara Meyer
1854–1933
Birth Location: Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
BM

Jacob Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Meyer
1827–1894
Birth Place: Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Joannis Meyer
1783–1852
Rhein, Oberbergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Maria (Eva) Grun
1785–1841
Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Mathias Meyer
1760–1819
Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria) Muller
1762–1804
Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Theodor Grun
1744–1786
Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Katharina Schinhofen
1749–1799
Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Meyer
1731–1801
Margaretha Kayl
1687–1790
Nikolaus Gruen
–1762
Eva Rheiners
1716–1780
Servatius Schinhofen
1727–1803
Maria Webers
–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Meyer
–1768
Anna Leusch
1695–1761
Johann Schinhofen
1691–1769
Elisabeth Kalckes
–1743

Jacob Meyer's Descendants

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Jacob Meyer (4 Jun 1827–12 Oct 1894) m. Magdalena Zinnen (12 Jul 1828–24 Apr 1910)
  1. 1. Nicholas Meyer 1870–1948 m. Barbara Berres 1870–1932
    1. 1. Leona (Margaret) Meyer 1910–1982
    2. 2. Magdalena (Marie) Meyer 1898–1993 m. Edward (Jacob) Berg 1893–1968
      1. 1. Jacob (Joseph) Berg 1921–1943
    3. 3. Adelaide Meyer 1900–
    4. 4. Sylvester (John) Meyer 1904–1966 m. Esther (M) Vogt 1909–2003
  2. 2. Anna (Marie) Meyer 1865–1946
  3. 3. Peter (Leo) Meyer 1862–1936 m. Theresia Berres 1873–1942
    1. 1. Sylvia (Marion) Meyer 1909–2003 m. Andrew (Joesph) Doll 1903–1985
      1. 1. Eugene (William) Doll 1930–2004
      2. 2. Chester (Andrew) Doll 1932–1982
      3. 3. Robert (Joel) Doll 1938–1991
      4. 4. Leland (Joseph) Doll 1934–2016
    2. 2. Anthony Meyer 1909–1909
    3. 3. George (Raymond) Meyer 1900–1923
    4. 4. Veneta (Elizabeth) Meyer 1911–
    5. 5. Joseph (Matthias) Meyer 1896–1970 m. Agnes (Arbutis) Weghe 1900–1983
    6. 6. Genevieve Meyer 1898–1973
  4. 4. Mathias (E) Meyer 1860–1925 m. Catherine (Mary) Berres 1862–1951
    1. 1. Mary (Amanda) Meyer 1898–
    2. 2. Joseph (Andrew) Meyer 1901–1960 m. Albina (Gertrude) Becker 1901–1977
      1. 1. Robert (Adolph) Meyer 1926–1968
    3. 3. Margaret (Marie) Meyer 1903–1985
    4. 4. Peter (L) Meyer 1904–1919
    5. 5. Thilda (E) Meyer 1900–1917
    6. 6. Charles (Henry) Meyer 1896–1919
    7. 7. Jacob (E) Meyer 1894–1906
  5. 5. Elizabeth (W) Meyer 1857–1937 m. Egidius (Charles) Rademacher 1853–1941
    1. 1. Susan Rademacher 1880–
    2. 2. Barbara Rademacher 1888–1910
    3. 3. Julia (K) Rademacher 1885–1953 m. Peter (Valentine) Zweber 1884–1965
      1. 1. Alvin (Carl) Zweber 1912–1913
      2. 2. Leona (Wilberga) Zweber 1916–1917
      3. 3. Edna Zweber 1915–
      4. 4. Roland (George) Zweber 1919–2004
    4. 4. Ferdinand (Bernard) Rademacher 1901–1980 m. Ethel (Ann St) Martin 1906–1953
      1. 1. Mary (Bridgette) Rademacher 1944–1968
    5. 5. Frank Rademacher 1882–1931 m. Susan Mahowald 1892–1989
      1. 1. Ervin Rademacher 1909–
      2. 2. Agnes (Elizabeth) Rademacher 1921–
      3. 3. Myron Rademacher 1920–2005
      4. 4. Wilmar (Joseph) Rademacher 1912–2001 m. Marguerite (Mary) Huth 1918–
      5. 5. Roman (R) Rademacher 1911–2008
    6. 6. Edward (Mathew) Rademacher 1891–1980 m. Mathilda (Margaret) Karp 1898–1994
      1. 1. Helen (Louise) Rademacher 1926–
      2. 2. Elenore (Mary) Rademacher 1924–
      3. 3. Robert Rademacher 1923–
      4. 4. Donald Rademacher 1921–2005
  6. 6. Barbara Meyer 1854–1933 m. Nickolas Becker 1843–1907
    1. 1. Magdalena Becker 1883–1923 m. Henry (William) Giever 1887–1962
      1. 1. Irene (Anna) Giever 1923–1976 m. Harvey (Walmer) Simonson 1906–1982
      2. 2. Beatrice (Kathrine) Giever 1918–1939
      3. 3. Rose (Barbara) Giever 1915–2008 m. Frank (J) Kulisek 1915–1995
      4. 4. Evelyn (Margaret) Giever 1912–2010 m. Lawrence (Edward) Merrill 1908–1994
        1. 1. Jeanne (Ann) Merrill 1939–2019 m. William (Allan) Burnison 1936–2012
    2. 2. Edmund (Nicholas) Becker 1900–1956 m. Mabel (C) Lynaugh 1901–1975
      1. 1. Marilyn (Margaret) Becker 1928–1986 m. Lowell (E) Johnson 1925–2006
      2. 2. Dennis (Edmund) Becker 1933–1985 m. Carol (Ann) Blicher 1938–1989
    3. 3. Bernard (Charles) Becker 1894–1972 m. Clair (M) Brophy 1893–1963
      1. 1. Helen (Delores) Becker 1921–2014 m. Beryle (Glen) Bryant 1922–2001
    4. 4. Eva Becker 1889–1935 m. Clinton (Albin) Brophy 1890–1965
      1. 1. Donald (Edward) Brophy 1919–1957
      2. 2. Bernice (Barbara) Brophy 1916–2004 m. Bernard (Maynard) Dalby 1913–1991
        1. 1. Sheldon (Bernard) Dalby 1937–2025 m. Susan (Marie) Hoover 1946–2013 m. Karen (Elizebeth) Lattery 1940–2005
    5. 5. Anna (Maria) Becker 1893–1986 m. Lambert (Van) Engelen 1889–1965
      1. 1. Teresa (Genevieve Van) Engelen 1931–1997
      2. 2. Mary (Rose Van) Engelen 1923– m. Russell (A) Mitchell 1923–
      3. 3. Henry (Mathieu Van) Engelen 1920–2006 m. Elizabeth (M) Bartzack 1922–1978
      4. 4. Lorraine (Barbara Van) Engelen 1922–1988 m. Leroy (Stanley) Anderson 1918–2014
    6. 6. Jacob (Lawrence) Becker 1886–1935 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Preeshl 1889–1963
      1. 1. Alice (Marie) Becker 1919–2009 m. Howard (Everett) Clarke 1918–1971
      2. 2. Robert (Jacob) Becker 1916–2013 m. Marion (Rita) Welte 1925–2017
      3. 3. Frank (Nicholas) Becker 1914–1984 m. Martha (Irene) Kleinsorg 1915–1988
      4. 4. Leona (Ann) Becker 1913–2010 m. Robert (Nicholas) Bieter 1913–1998
    7. 7. Marie (Mayme) Becker 1881–1963 m. Oscar (Peter) Hallquist 1882–1952
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Hallquist 1912–1985 m. Aloys (Peter) Gruenke 1910–1974
        1. 1. Gerald (Keith) Gruenke 1950–1990
      2. 2. Cletus (Jacob) Hallquist 1910–1993 m. Frances (Mary) Campbell 1911–1996
        1. 1. Susan (Ann) Hallquist 1942–1959
      3. 3. Ambrose (Nickolas) Hallquist 1909–2006 m. Alyce (Christine) Grenstad 1911–1995
        1. 1. Daryl (Brian) Hallquist 1949–1952
      4. 4. Oswald (Matthew) Hallquist 1907–1968 m. Eunice (Louise) Mehrkins 1908–1997
        1. 1. Janice (Louise) Hallquist 1934–2023 m. Lawrence (Julius) Larson 1932–2006 m. John (David) Brunkhorst 1932–2010
        2. 2. Judith (Ann) Hallquist 1943–2022 m. John (Willard) Hultquist 1943–2018
    8. 8. Margaretha (Cecilia) Becker 1879–1957
    9. 9. Mathias Becker 1870–1953 m. Gertrude Wagner 1872–1939
      1. 1. Dorothy Becker 1901–1982 m. Kenneth (Murray) Cleland 1896–1981
      2. 2. Lucille (Mary) Becker 1914–2013 m. Sylvester (Albert) Smisek 1912–1994
      3. 3. Stephen (Jacob) Becker 1905–1974 m. Frances (Lucille) Graff 1910–1984
      4. 4. Joseph (Mathew) Becker 1908–1989 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Schmitz 1910–1990
    10. 10. Alphonse (Michael) Becker 1897–1964 m. Catherine Huss 1897–1954
      1. 1. Jean Becker 1930–2015
      2. 2. Eunice (Elisabeth) Becker 1931–2009
      3. 3. Ambrose (James) Becker 1932–2012
      4. 4. Silverious (Mathew Nicholas) Becker 1928–2013 m. Cecilia (K) Stelton 1926–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Becker 1876–1958 m. Michael Zensen 1872–1957
      1. 1. Margaret (Amanda) Zensen 1906–2004 m. Reinhart (William) Meyer 1907–1997
        1. 1. Janet (Ann) Meyer 1933–1989
      2. 2. Frances (Barbara) Zensen 1900–1971 m. Clarence (Jefferson) Jones 1897–1987
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Lois) Jones 1932–2022 m. Donald (Joseph) Laughlin 1931–2023
        2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Jones 1931–2024 m. Richard (Paul) Steinbauer 1928–1985
        3. 3. Glennice (Elizabeth) Jones 1929–2001 m. Elmer (Henry) Hanson 1928–1984
        4. 4. Elaine (Catherine) Jones 1927–1995 m. Francis (Lodell) Kilness 1926–1991
        5. 5. Clarence (Ambrose) Jones 1925–1990
        6. 6. Lyle (John) Jones 1924–2005
        7. 7. Ronald Jones 1922–1929
      3. 3. Anna (Rosella) Zensen 1902–1982 m. Michael (John) Rollinger 1903–1954
        1. 1. Doris (Mae) Rollinger 1933–2019 m. Donald (James) Rasmussen 1931–2010
        2. 2. Marilyn (Marie) Rollinger 1935–2001 m. Arnold (Neil) Sorem 1935–2000
        3. 3. Gerald (Herman) Rollinger 1928–2012
        4. 4. Robert (Michael) Rollinger 1926–2001
      4. 4. Raymond (Jacob) Zensen 1914–2000
      5. 5. Evelyn (Clara) Zensen 1910–2008 m. Edward (Phillip) Stransky 1907–1983
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Stransky 1943–2020 m. David (Keith) Dunn 1946–1976 m. Jerome (Joseph) Doneux 1940–2017
        2. 2. Donald (Edward) Stransky 1935–2000 m. Beverly (Ann) Lundin 1937–2010 m. Beulah (May) Webb 1933–2011
      6. 6. Oscar (Aloysis) Zensen 1908–1944
      7. 7. Clarence (Anthony) Zensen 1904–1980 m. Cecelia (Evelyn) Hurt 1911–1993
        1. 1. James (Michael) Zensen 1940–1957
        2. 2. Marie (Cecelia) Zensen 1942–2015

Jacob Meyer's Timeline

5 Records

1827
4 Jun 1827
Birth of Jacob Meyer in Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1880
1880
Age 53
Jacob Meyer resided here in Forest, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Forest, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1894
Abt 1894
Age 67
Jacob Meyer resided here in Forest, Rice, Minnesota
Forest, Rice, Minnesota
1894
12 Oct 1894
Age 67
Death of Jacob Meyer in Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
1894
11 Oct 1894
Age 67
Jacob Meyer - Probate in Rice, Minnesota, USA
Rice, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1827
    Event Place: Ordorf, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980
    [2] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Forest, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T9_632; Family History Film: 1254632; Page: 231.1000; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 0104.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Forest, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Forest, Rice, Minnesota; Roll: T9_632; Family History Film: 1254632; Page: 231.1000; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 0104.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1894
    Event Place: Forest, Rice, Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925, Minnesota, Rice County, Will Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
    [2] Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925, Minnesota, Rice County, Will Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Rice, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925, Minnesota, Rice County, Will Records
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