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Personal data Willie E. Meyer 


Household of Willie E. Meyer

He is married to Maude Hennings.

They got married on January 2, 1918 at Algona, Kossuth Co., IA, he was 22 years old.

Willie E. Meyer oo Maude Hennings

Marriage source: Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"Willie E. MEYER * 9 September 1895 Visquard, Ostfriesland + after 26 June 1968 hospital Britt, IA # Britt, IA oo 2 January 1918 Algona, IA Maude HENNINGS * as daughter of August HENNINGS and his wife ...

Services Held Monday For Former Resident

Britt: Services and last rites for Willie E. Meyer, widely known Britt resident and retired farmer, were held Monday afternoon in the First Lutheran Church. ... On January 2, 1918 he was united in marriage to Maude Hennings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Hennings, at Algona.
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Child(ren):

  1. Caroline Ella Meyer  1921-2008 


Notes about Willie E. Meyer

Willie E. Meyer

Source: Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Title: Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i, (Publication location: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"Willie E. MEYER * 9 September 1895 Visquard, Ostfriesland + after 26 June 1968 hospital Britt, IA # Britt, IA oo 2 January 1918 Algona, IA Maude HENNINGS * as daughter of August HENNINGS and his wife ...

Services Held Monday For Former Resident

Britt: Services and last rites for Willie E. Meyer, widely known Britt resident and retired farmer, were held Monday afternoon in the First Lutheran Church.

Visitation was at the Boughton Funeral Home until 10:30 a.m., when Mr. Meyer was taken to the church to be in state until time of the service. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Paul Adix, pastor, brought words of comfort tothe family and friends.

Willie E. Meyer, son of Frank and Caroline Van Bressen-Meyer was born Sept. 9, 1895 at Visquard, Germany. His first education was received in Germany, then he came with his parents to Ackley, Iowa where he completed his education andgrew to manhood.

On January 2, 1918 he was united in marriage to Maude Hennings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Hennings, at Algona. The couple established their home on a farm near Titonka. The home was blessed with two sons and four daughters,August, Caroline, Frank, Ella Mae, Marie and Katherine. they also farmed near Wesley and Bancroft for many years until retirement.

Mr. Meyer was devoted to agricultural interests, and his life centered with his family and frients. For the past year he had been in failing health, but not of a serious nature until on June 26 when he entered the Hancock County MemorialHospital where he slept away early Friday morning due to a heart condition. He had attained the age of 72 years, 10 months and 24 days.

He is survived by his wife; his children, August of Britt, Mrs. Walbert (Caroline) Mayland of Britt; Frank of Corwith, Mrs. Ella Mae Martin of Ventura, Calif., Mrs. Joe (Marie) Bath of Port Hyememe, Calif., and Mrs. Duane (Katherine)Mabry of Ventura, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Henry F. Meyer of Britt; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, a brother, Meindert, and a half-brother, Henry Van Bressen."
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willie E. Meyer

Willie E. Meyer
1895-1968

1918

Maude Hennings
1899-1983

Caroline Ella Meyer
1921-2008

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Historical events

Birthday September 9, 1895

  • The temperature on September 9, 1895 was about 16.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • March 22 » Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.
    • April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
    • June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
    • September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
    • November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
    • November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

Day of marriage January 2, 1918

  • The temperature on January 2, 1918 was between -1.6 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
    • June 10 » The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMSSzent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
    • June 26 » World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
    • July 17 » The RMSCarpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SMU-55; five lives are lost.
    • September 29 » Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
    • November 11 » World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.

Day of death August 2, 1968

  • The temperature on August 2, 1968 was between 15.1 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • July 20 » The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
    • August 13 » Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
    • October 14 » The first live TV broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
    • November 15 » The Cleveland Transit System becomes the first transit system in the western hemisphere to provide direct rapid transit service from a city's downtown to its major airport.
    • November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
    • December 20 » The Zodiac Killer kills Betty Lou Jenson and David Faraday in Vallejo, California.

Day of burial August 5, 1968

  • The temperature on August 5, 1968 was between 16.3 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
    • February 17 » In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
    • March 2 » Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.
    • March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
    • August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
    • August 22 » Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the first visit of a pope to Latin America.
    • October 20 » Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.


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