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Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer 1804–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1804

Birth Location: Minden, Martingemeinde, Germany

Death Date: 17 Feb 1889

Death Location: Ft Wayne, IN

Father:

Mother: Anna Lichtsinn

Spouse(s): Johann Horstmeyer

Children(s): Henry Horstmeyer, Carl Horstmeier, William Horstmeier, Friedrich Horstmeier, August Horstmeyer, Sophia Horstmeyer, Sophia Horstmeyer

The story of Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer began in 1804 in Minden, Martingemeinde, Germany. In 1850, Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer resided in Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA. Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer married Johann Andres Gottlieb Horstmeyer, and had children including August Conrad Horstmeyer, Carl William Horstmeier, Friedrich William August Horstmeier, Henry Wilhelm Horstmeyer, Sophia Caroline Horstmeyer, Sophia Wilhelmina Horstmeyer, William Ludewig Ferdinand Lewis Horstmeier. Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer passed away in 1889 in Ft Wayne, IN.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer began in 1804 in Minden, Martingemeinde, Germany.
  • In 1850, Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer resided in Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA.
  • Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer married Johann Andres Gottlieb Horstmeyer, and had children including August Conrad Horstmeyer, Carl William Horstmeier, Friedrich William August Horstmeier, Henry Wilhelm Horstmeyer, Sophia Caroline Horstmeyer, Sophia Wilhelmina Horstmeyer, William Ludewig Ferdinand Lewis Horstmeier.
  • Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer passed away in 1889 in Ft Wayne, IN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilhelmina Meyer's Ancestors

Self
Wilhelmina Meyer
1804–1889
Birth Place: Minden, Martingemeinde, Germany
Parents
Anna (Catharina) Lichtsinn
1769–
Grandparents
Johann (Conrad) Lichtsinn
1730–1820
Anna (Ilsebe) Glissmanns
1732–1822
Petershagen, Minden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Glissman
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilhelmina Meyer's Descendants

1.
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Wilhelmina (Dorthea) Meyer (19 Jan 1804–17 Feb 1889) m. Johann (Andres Gottlieb) Horstmeyer (abt 1798–1883)
  1. 1. Henry (Wilhelm) Horstmeyer 1835–1911 m. Sophia Lange 1837–1913
    1. 1. Wilhelmina Horstmeyer 1863–1949 m. William (Carl) Bock 1860–1907
      1. 1. Wilmer (C.) Bock 1893–1971 m. Anna (Thea) Heyden 1894–1971
        1. 1. Jacqueline (A) Bock 1926–2018
      2. 2. Idella Bock 1890–
      3. 3. Alma Bock 1896–
      4. 4. Lorene (E) Bock 1898– m. Horace (Dennis) Haag 1897–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Horstmeyer 1868–1961 m. August (C.) Borgmann 1867–1950
      1. 1. Louella McKinnie 1890–1984
      2. 2. Clifford (Henry) Borgmann 1893–1964
      3. 3. Irma Borgmann 1895–1895
    3. 3. Emma (L) Reiman 1877–1957 m. Ralph (William) Reiman 1879–1960
  2. 2. Carl (William) Horstmeier 1838–
  3. 3. William (Ludewig Ferdinand LEWIS) Horstmeier 1841–1925
    1. 1. Susanna (Wilhelmine) Brandau 1884–1964
      1. 1. Charlotte (M) Brandon 1911–
  4. 4. Friedrich (William August) Horstmeier 1848–1908
  5. 5. August (Conrad) Horstmeyer 1850–1846
  6. 6. Sophia (Wilhelmina) Horstmeyer 1830–1896 m. Conrad Piepenbrink 1849–1897
    1. 1. William (C.) Piepenbrink 1856–1934 m. Wil'mina ("Minnie") Hormann 1864–1946
      1. 1. Elmer Piepenbrink 1894–1954 m. Reva McCreary 1900–
        1. 1. Ruth (Eileen) Weidler 1918–1992 m. Kenneth (Arvine) Weidler 1912–1976
      2. 2. Anna (M) Piepenbrink 1885–
      3. 3. Anthony (G) Piepenbrink 1887–
      4. 4. Ervin (A) Piepenbrink 1891–
      5. 5. Clara (M) Piepenbrink 1897–
    2. 2. Louis (H.) Piepenbrink 1865–1942
    3. 3. Henry (C) Piepenbrink 1853–1936
    4. 4. Elizabeth (M) Piepenbrink 1861–1931
    5. 5. Mary (K.) Piepenbrink 1868–1939
    6. 6. Sophie Peipenbrink 1851–1894
  7. 7. Sophia (Caroline) Horstmeyer 1824–1828

Wilhelmina Meyer's Timeline

4 Records

1804
19 Jan 1804
Birth of Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer in Minden, Martingemeinde, Germany
Minden, Martingemeinde, Germany
1850
1850
Age 46
Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer resided here in Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
1869
7 Oct 1869
Age 65
Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer was married in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
1889
17 Feb 1889
Age 85
Death of Wilhelmina Dorthea Meyer in Ft Wayne, IN
Ft Wayne, IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1804
    Event Place: Minden, Martingemeinde, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 135; Page: 141b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1869
    Event Place: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wayne, Allen, Indiana; Roll: 135; Page: 141b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1889
    Event Place: Ft Wayne, IN
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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