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Rudolph J. Meyer 1841–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 FEB 1841

Birth Location: Hannover, Preussen, Germany

Death Date: 7 NOV 1880

Death Location: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

Father: Hermann Meyer

Mother: Margaretha Horstmann

Spouse(s): Johanah Dierker

Children(s): Harman Meyer, William Meyer, August Meyer, Anna Meyer, John Meyer

Rudolph J. Meyer was born in 1841 in Hannover, Preussen, Germany, the child of Hermann Heinrich Meyer And Margaretha Maria Horstmann. In 1860, Rudolph J. Meyer was recorded in the census in Twp. 21 Range 9, Mason Co., Il., USA. Rudolph J. Meyer married Johanah M Dierker, and had children including Anna M Meyer, August R Meyer, Harman H Meyer, John Henry Meyer, William John Meyer. Rudolph J. Meyer passed away in 1880 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • Rudolph J. Meyer was born in 1841 in Hannover, Preussen, Germany, the child of Hermann Heinrich Meyer And Margaretha Maria Horstmann.
  • In 1860, Rudolph J. Meyer was recorded in the census in Twp. 21 Range 9, Mason Co., Il., USA.
  • Rudolph J. Meyer married Johanah M Dierker, and had children including Anna M Meyer, August R Meyer, Harman H Meyer, John Henry Meyer, William John Meyer.
  • Rudolph J. Meyer passed away in 1880 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hermann Meyer
1798–1875
Birth Location: Hannover, Preussen, Germany
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Margaretha Horstmann
1803–1884
Birth Location: Hannover, Preussen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Johanah Dierker
1846–1926
Birth Location: Mason Co., Il., USA
JD

Children(s)

Harman Meyer
1868–
Birth Location: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
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William Meyer
1870–1956
Birth Location: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
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August Meyer
1873–1957
Birth Location: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
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Anna Meyer
Birth Location: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
AM
John Meyer
1877–1878
Birth Location: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
JM

Rudolph Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Rudolph Meyer
1841–1880
Birth Place: Hannover, Preussen, Germany
Parents
Hermann Heinrich Meyer
1798–1875
Hannover, Preussen, Germany
Margaretha (Maria) Horstmann
1803–1884
Hannover, Preussen, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rudolph Meyer's Descendants

1.
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Rudolph (J.) Meyer (15 FEB 1841–7 NOV 1880) m. Johanah (M.) Dierker (13 AUG 1846–20 AUG 1926)
  1. 1. Harman (H.) Meyer 1868– m. Elizabeth Enger
  2. 2. William (John) Meyer 1870–1956 m. Julia (A.) Holzgrafe 1871–1961
    1. 1. Mildred (Anna) Meyer 1912–1997 m. Wilbur (August) Karl 1908–1992
  3. 3. August (R.) Meyer 1873–1957 m. Bertha (F.) Doering 1873–1947
    1. 1. Herbert (Oren) Meyer 1901–1901
    2. 2. FNU Meyer 1903–1903
    3. 3. Robert (H.) Meyer 1907–1994
    4. 4. Margaret (Frances) Meyer 1909–1988
    5. 5. William (Richard) Meyer 1905–1977 m. Caroline (D.) MNU 1904–1985
  4. 4. Anna (M.) Meyer
  5. 5. John (Henry) Meyer 1877–1878

Rudolph Meyer's Timeline

3 Records

1841
15 FEB 1841
Birth of Rudolph J. Meyer in Hannover, Preussen, Germany
Hannover, Preussen, Germany
1860
17 AUG 1860
Age 19
Rudolph J. Meyer appeared in census in Twp. 21 Range 9, Mason Co., Il., USA
Twp. 21 Range 9, Mason Co., Il., USA
1880
7 NOV 1880
Age 39
Death of Rudolph J. Meyer in Mason Co., Il., USA
Mason Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1841
    Event Place: Hannover, Preussen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 NOV 1880
    Event Place: Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1860
    Event Place: Twp. 21 Range 9, Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
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