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Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer 1811–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1811

Birth Location: Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne

Death Date: 27 February 1879

Death Location: Evansville, IN, Indiana, USA

Father: Johann Meyer

Mother: Anna Bartlings

Spouse(s): Pauline Lenser

Children(s): Albert Meyer, Henriette Meyer

The story of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer began in 1811 in Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer married Pauline A Lenser, and had children including Albert Fredrich Meyer, Henriette Julie Pauline Clara Meyer. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer passed away in 1879 in Evansville, IN, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer began in 1811 in Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne.
  • Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer married Pauline A Lenser, and had children including Albert Fredrich Meyer, Henriette Julie Pauline Clara Meyer.
  • Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer passed away in 1879 in Evansville, IN, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Meyer
1779–1840
Birth Location: Volmerdingsen #9, Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
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Anna Bartlings
1779–1815
Birth Location: Werste #48, Minden, Allemagne
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Spouses(s)

Pauline Lenser
1818–1881
Birth Location: Bromburg?,, Prussia, Germany
PL

Children(s)

Albert Meyer
1845–1925
Birth Location: Wensovno, Posen Province, Germany
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Henriette Meyer
1856–1938
Birth Location: Germany
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Johann Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Johann Meyer
1811–1879
Birth Place: Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Parents
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer
1779–1840
Volmerdingsen #9, Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Anna (Maria) Bartlings
1779–1815
Werste #48, Minden, Allemagne
Grandparents
Johann (Moritz (genant Mathemeyer)) Meyer
1743–1827
Volmerdingen 8, Minden, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westpha, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Marie (Engel) Sundermeyer
1743–1816
Sundern #64, Minden, Westphalia, Germany
Jurgen (Heinrich) Oexmann
1741–1797
Werste #48, Minden, Germany
Anna (Maria Margaretha Elizabeth) Bartling
1742–1809
Werste #48, Minden, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johan Meyer
1710–1775
Anne Schaer
1709–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Schaar
1684–1743
Katharina Schaar
1680–1750

Johann Meyer's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Friedrich Wilhelm) Meyer (5 April 1811–27 February 1879) m. Pauline (a) Lenser (22 MAR 1818–26 MAY 1881)
  1. 1. Albert (Fredrich) Meyer 1845–1925 m. Bertha Borsler 1846–1935 m. Sophia Meyer 1846–
    1. 1. Louise (M) Meyers 1893–1981 m. Daniel (Agur) Cobb 1889–1961
      1. 1. Rita (A) Herrst 1921–2012 m. Francis (Edward) Herrst 1920–1999
        1. 1. Lloyd Herrst 1941–2016 m. Barbara Goll 1950–2007
    2. 2. Louis Meyers 1886–
    3. 3. William (Ernest) Meyer 1878–1966
    4. 4. John (A) Meyers 1870–1914
    5. 5. Albert (George) Meyer 1882–1973
    6. 6. Bertha (Pauline) Meyers 1884–1974 m. Oliver (S) Clark 1880–1950
      1. 1. Mildred Clark 1904–1985 m. George (Chester) Munro 1902–1965 m. Ernest (B) Cornell 1890–1953
        1. 1. Douglas (Bedent) Munro 1944–2023
        2. 2. Lucina (Elizabeth) Munro 1940–1940
        3. 3. Kennith (E Mc) Mullen 1936–1936
      2. 2. Marion Clark 1907–
      3. 3. Alvin (Thomas) Clark 1908–1982 m. Gladys (Irene) Belcher 1915–
        1. 1. Arthur (Edward) Clark 1935–2007
      4. 4. Louis Clark 1911–
    7. 7. Charles (Frederick) Meyers 1881–1915
    8. 8. Edward Meyer 1877–
  2. 2. Henriette (Julie Pauline Clara) Meyer 1856–1938 m. Christopher Lau 1843–1920
    1. 1. Christopher (Daniel) Lau 1880–1957
    2. 2. Louise (Wilhemina) Harris 1876–1965
    3. 3. Pauline (Charlotte) Beck 1881–1951
    4. 4. Leopold (Herman) Lau 1884–1964
    5. 5. Ludwig (George) Lau 1885–1959
    6. 6. Johan (Wilhelm) Lau 1888–1889
    7. 7. Oskar (Theodor) Lau 1890–1891
    8. 8. Otto (Fredrick) Lau 1878–1943
    9. 9. Albert (Adolph) Lau 1883–1967
    10. 10. Clara (Adeline Francesca) Easton 1893–1949
    11. 11. Edward (Alexander Lau) Sr 1896–1986
    12. 12. Conrad (Nathaniel) Lau 1895–1966
    13. 13. Walter (Ellsworth) Lau 1900–1974
    14. 14. Amanda (Augusta Emilia) Gennrich 1887–1939
    15. 15. Alice (Alexis Augusta Theresa) Gerstler 1891–1954

Johann Meyer's Timeline

3 Records

1811
5 April 1811
Birth of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer in Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
1811
7 Apr 1811
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer was baptized in Evangelisch,Eidinghausen,Westfalen,Prussia
Evangelisch,Eidinghausen,Westfalen,Prussia
1879
27 February 1879
Age 68
Death of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer in Evansville, IN, Indiana, USA
Evansville, IN, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1811
    Event Place: Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
    [3] Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1567-1945
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1811
    Event Place: Evangelisch,Eidinghausen,Westfalen,Prussia
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1879
    Event Place: Evansville, IN, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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