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Wilhelm Adolf Meyer 1861–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1861

Birth Location: Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Death Date: 4 May 1940

Death Location: Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Father: Johann Meÿer

Mother: Ludwine Dude

Spouse(s): Anna Behnkens

Children(s): Willy Meyer, Rudolf Meyer, Erna Meyer, Ernst Meyer

Wilhelm Adolf Meyer was born in 1861 in Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, the child of Johann Hinrich Meyer And Ludwine Catharine Margaretha Magdalena Dude. Wilhelm Adolf Meyer married Anna Magdalena Gesa Behnkens, and had children including Erna Meyer, Ernst Meyer, Rudolf Meyer, Willy Adolf Meyer. Wilhelm Adolf Meyer passed away in 1940 in Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

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Biography

  • Wilhelm Adolf Meyer was born in 1861 in Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, the child of Johann Hinrich Meyer And Ludwine Catharine Margaretha Magdalena Dude.
  • Wilhelm Adolf Meyer married Anna Magdalena Gesa Behnkens, and had children including Erna Meyer, Ernst Meyer, Rudolf Meyer, Willy Adolf Meyer.
  • Wilhelm Adolf Meyer passed away in 1940 in Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

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Wilhelm Meyer's Ancestors

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Wilhelm Meyer
1861–1940
Birth Place: Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Parents
Johann Hinrich Meÿer
1839–1888
Ochsenwerder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland
Ludwine (Catharine Margaretha Magdalena) Dude
1835–1891
Grandparents
Johann (Claus) Meyer
1810–
Ochsenwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Anna (Margaretha) Behnkens
1804–
Spadenland, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilhelm Meyer's Descendants

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Wilhelm (Adolf) Meyer (27 December 1861–4 May 1940) m. Anna (Magdalena Gesa) Behnkens (12 February 1866–15 March 1950)
  1. 1. Willy (Adolf) Meyer 1898–
  2. 2. Rudolf Meyer 1901–1901
  3. 3. Erna Meyer 1896–1966 m. Heinrich (Willy) Stöver 1896–1937
  4. 4. Ernst Meyer 1890–1915 m. Alma Strauer 1892–

Wilhelm Meyer's Timeline

2 Records

1861
27 December 1861
Birth of Wilhelm Adolf Meyer in Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
1940
4 May 1940
Age 79
Death of Wilhelm Adolf Meyer in Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1861
    Event Place: Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Hamburg, Germany, Selected Marriages, 1874-1920
    [2] Hamburg, Germany, Selected Deaths, 1876-1932

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1940
    Event Place: Moorwärder, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
    Record Source: Hamburg, Germany, Selected Deaths, 1876-1932

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