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James Peter Meyers 1896–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1896

Birth Location: Evanston, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 March 1984

Death Location: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Meyers

Mother: Kathern Meyers

Spouse(s): Katherine Wiltgen

Children(s): Beatrice Meyers, Carmelina Meyers, Francis Meyers, James Meyers

James Peter Meyers was born in 1896 in Evanston, Illinois, USA, the child of Nicholas Meyers And Kathern Meyers. In 1930, James Peter Meyers resided in Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Chicago, Cook, Illi. In 1950, James Peter Meyers resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. James Peter Meyers married Katherine Wiltgen, and had children including Beatrice Laverne Meyers, Carmelina Meyers, Francis Meyers, James Franklin Meyers, Patricia J Meyers. James Peter Meyers passed away in 1984 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Peter Meyers was born in 1896 in Evanston, Illinois, USA, the child of Nicholas Meyers And Kathern Meyers.
  • In 1930, James Peter Meyers resided in Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Chicago, Cook, Illi.
  • In 1950, James Peter Meyers resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • James Peter Meyers married Katherine Wiltgen, and had children including Beatrice Laverne Meyers, Carmelina Meyers, Francis Meyers, James Franklin Meyers, Patricia J Meyers.
  • James Peter Meyers passed away in 1984 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Meyers's Ancestors

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James Meyers
1896–1984
Birth Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
Parents
Nicholas Meyers
1854–1942
Eschlorf, Luxenburg
Kathern Meyers
1861–1959
Neunkirchen, Nahe, Saarland, Deutschland
Grandparents
Nicholas Meyers
1822–1903
Eschdorf, Esch sur Sure, Luxembourg
Maria (Catharina) Linden
1829–1872
Derenbach, Wincrange, Luxembourg
Great-Grandparents
Nicolas Linden
1804–1871
Margareta BOEVER
1799–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Kellen
1770–1835
Henricus Boever
1767–1854

James Meyers's Descendants

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James (Peter) Meyers (8 Mar 1896–2 March 1984) m. Katherine Wiltgen (abt 1901–6 March 1990)
  1. 1. Beatrice (Laverne) Meyers 1930–2014
  2. 2. Carmelina Meyers 1926–2017
  3. 3. Francis Meyers 1926–
  4. 4. James (Franklin) Meyers 1933–1996

James Meyers's Timeline

4 Records

1896
8 Mar 1896
Birth of James Peter Meyers in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
James Peter Meyers resided here in Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
James Peter Meyers resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1984
2 March 1984
Age 88
Death of James Peter Meyers in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1909; FHL microfilm: 2340229
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 6124; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 103-4952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1909; FHL microfilm: 2340229

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 6124; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 103-4952

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Skokie
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 4 Mar 1984; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.6764623,0.45712242,0.7450578&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1984
    Event Place: Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 4 Mar 1984; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.6764623,0.45712242,0.7450578&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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