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William Ernest Meyer 1878–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1878

Birth Location: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 28 September 1966

Death Location: Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Albert Meyer

Mother: Bertha Borsler

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The story of William Ernest Meyer began in 1878 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America. In 1880, William Ernest Meyer resided in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA. William Ernest Meyer passed away in 1966 in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ernest Meyer began in 1878 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America.
  • In 1880, William Ernest Meyer resided in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.
  • William Ernest Meyer passed away in 1966 in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America.

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William Meyer's Ancestors

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William Meyer
1878–1966
Birth Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Albert Fredrich Meyer
1845–1925
Wensovno, Posen Province, Germany
Bertha Borsler
1846–1935
Bremen, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Friedrich Wilhelm) Meyer
1811–1879
Werste #79, (Eidinghausen) Minden, Westphalia, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Pauline (a) Lenser
1818–1881
Bromburg?,, Prussia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Meyer
1779–1840
Anna Bartlings
1779–1815
Gottlieb Linser
1782–
Johanna Theilmann
1785–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Meyer
1743–1827
Marie Sundermeyer
1743–1816
Jurgen Oexmann
1741–1797
Anna Bartling
1742–1809

William Meyer's Timeline

3 Records

1878
10 October 1878
Birth of William Ernest Meyer in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 2
William Ernest Meyer resided here in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
1966
28 September 1966
Age 88
Death of William Ernest Meyer in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1878
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1966
    Event Place: Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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