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William Benjamin Meyer 1893–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1893

Birth Location: Apple Creek, Perry, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 2 Aug 1955

Death Location: Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA

Father: Hugo Meyer

Mother: Anna Schnurbusch

Spouse(s): Catherine Horat

Children(s):

The story of William Benjamin Meyer began in 1893 in Apple Creek, Perry, Missouri, USA. William Benjamin Meyer married Catherine Horat. William Benjamin Meyer passed away in 1955 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Benjamin Meyer began in 1893 in Apple Creek, Perry, Missouri, USA.
  • William Benjamin Meyer married Catherine Horat.
  • William Benjamin Meyer passed away in 1955 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA.

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Children(s)

William Meyer's Ancestors

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William Meyer
1893–1955
Birth Place: Apple Creek, Perry, Missouri, USA
Parents
Hugo Joseph Meyer
1861–1940
Apple Creek, Perry County, Missouri, United States
Anna (Katharina) Schnurbusch
1866–1942
Perry, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Hugo) Meyer
1822–1872
Renchen, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Barbara (Margaret) Ponder
1821–1890
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Joseph (B.) Schnurbusch
1822–1874
Perry, Missouri, United States
Maria (Bernadina "Dina") Welker
1829–1904
Texas Bend, Tywappity township, Missouri
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Meyer
1779–1863
Maria Hirt
1781–1833
Sebastian Ponder
1771–1850
Theresa Singer
1777–1837
Francis Schnurbusch
1796–1881
Sarah Welker
1803–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Meyer
1745–1802
Maria Eckloff
1750–1810

William Meyer's Timeline

2 Records

1893
17 Jul 1893
Birth of William Benjamin Meyer in Apple Creek, Perry, Missouri, USA
Apple Creek, Perry, Missouri, USA
1955
2 Aug 1955
Age 62
Death of William Benjamin Meyer in Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Apple Creek, Perry, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1955
    Event Place: Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA

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