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Personal data Karl Meijer 


Household of Karl Meijer

He is married to Gertie Sleper.

Permission for the marriage has been obtained in Algona, Kossuth Co., IA on before August 23, 1933.

Carl Meyer (oo license) Gertie Sleper

Source: Meyer, Carl, talk with David Navorska, (Lakota IA, C.M., MCMXC)

Married in Elmore MN at the Lutheran parsonage by Pastor Kithman.

Marriage license was issued at the Kossuth Co., IA courthouse in Algona, IA. <>
They got married on August 23, 1933 at Elmore, Faribault Co., MN, he was 26 years old.

Carl Meyer oo Gertie Sleper

Source: Author: Meyer, Carl, Title: talk with David Navorska, (Publication location: Lakota IA, Publisher: C.M., Publication date: MCMXC)

Married in Elmore MN at the Lutheran parsonage by Pastor Kritzmann.

Marriage license was issued at the Kossuth Co., IA courthouse in Algona, IA.
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Child(ren):

  1. Cecil William Meyer  1935-2009 
  2. (Not public)
  3. (Not public)


Notes about Karl Meijer

Carl Meyer né Karl Meijer

Sources: Author: Meyer, Carl; Title: Talk with David A. Navorska, (Publication site: Ledyard Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, Publisher: CM, Publication date: ca. MCMLXVIII)

Carl's name at birth was Karl Meijer.

Faith = Baptist. Worshipped at Lakota Community Chr. 1993. This has been their chr. home most of the time since it was founded until he moved to Cherokee Vlg, Ar.

Residences: Bunderhammrich, Germany; Ledyard Twp., Kossuth Co., IA. He has owned his farm since the early 1940's; however, the retired couple moved into the town of Lakota, IA in the 1970's.

Karl Meijer emigrated with his brother, Hindirk "Hank", aboard the ship "Stuttgart" from port Bremenhaven on 17 Mar 1925.

According to Carl Meyer, he worked in Germany for the father of Japwit(sp?) Bauerman Grossfeld. Later, JBG was, according to Carl M., a secretary of agriculture in the National Socialist régime.

Title: Reisepass - Karl Meyer, (Publication site: Chicago IL, Publisher: Bundesrepublik Deutschland consulate, Publication date: xxvi Aug MCMLX), Repository: Betty Navorska, Irving TX, xxiv Jan MMIII

"Nr. B 2656249 ... Meyer Karl Deutscher Reg-Nr. 1880/60 [stamped Ungütltig] Beruf: Landwirt Geburtsort: Bunderhammrich Geburtsdatum: 1 September 1906 Wohnort: Lakota, Iowa/USA Gesichtsform: Länglich Farbe der Augen: blau Größe 175 cmBesondere Kennzeichen Keine Karl Meyer Unterschrift des Paßinhabers ... [seal] Generalkonsulat Bundesrepublik Deutschland Chicago [end seal] Chicago 26 Aug 1960 Deutsches Generalkonsulat Chicago [I am unable to interpret the signature]... In~ und Ausland ... Dieser Paß wird ungültig am 25 August 1965 ... General konsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Chicago 26 Aug. 1960 J. [?] A. ... Sichtvermerke Chicago Illinois Admitted Dec 19 1960 Class N
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Carl's passport was issued 26 Aug 1960. He returned to Chicago on 19 Dec 1960 after his trip to West Germany.

New address for Carl & Gertie Meyer effective Wed. 26 June, 1996: 59 PINAL CIR; CHEROKEE VLG AR 72529. The sale of the house at 500 BREWER ST; LAKOTA IA 50451 will be at a meeting scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the bank in Lakota. Gertie & Carl will still own farm land in Ledyard Twp., Kossuth Co., IA. Gertie & Carl will live in the same house occupied by Shirley & Cecil Meyer.

Death source: Cherokee Villager, Cherokee Vlg., AR, vol 42 # 27, 9-15 July 1997, pg 5 col 3 & 4.

Cause of death: Heart attack. Died in the hosp. called Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System.

Cherokee Vlg development area is an unincorporated area & Arkansas has townships but exist without township government. The area spans the counties of Fulton & Sharp. The eastern end of the area is where most of the institutions are located along U.S. 167 between Hardy AR on the north & Ash Flat on the south.

Author: NN (anonymous), Title: Jennie Sleper funeral book, (Publication site: Kilborn Twp., Grant Co., SD, Publisher: Presb. Chr., Publication date: Jan MCMXLI)

"Relatives Attending ... Carl Meyer ... Gertie Meyer ..."

Author: Valauch, Regina; Title: e-mail regarding Paul & Hempeline Hornak, (Publication site unknown, Publisher: RV, Publication date: xxvii Feb MMXII)

"... Thanks to the address to the Buffalo Center newspaper archive you gave me, I was able to download the obits for Klaas and Anna. When I was looking for information about Klaas, I found out a few things you may not know. Klaas and his brother Carl must have made a trip back to Germany. They arrived in New York on 12 March 1931, on the Breman. The name and address of their nearest relative was: "Father, Wilh. Meyer, Bunderhammrich, EASTFRSLD." The date of their last departure from the USA was 25 Nov 1930. On 17 Oct 1949, Klaas and Anna arrived in New York on the Noordam. They must have been to Germany to visit their relatives.
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    Birthday September 1, 1906

    • The temperature on September 1, 1906 was between 12.4 °C and 29.1 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
      • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
      • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
      • April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
      • June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
      • September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
      • November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.

    Day of marriage August 23, 1933

    • The temperature on August 23, 1933 was between 11.0 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
      • February 3 » Adolf Hitler announces that the expansion of Lebensraum into Eastern Europe, and its ruthless Germanisation, are the ultimate geopolitical objectives of Third Reich foreign policy.
      • February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the Blaine Act to repeal federal Prohibition in the United States, sending the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution to state ratifying conventions for approval.
      • April 3 » First flight over Mount Everest, by the British Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston.
      • April 5 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.
      • September 3 » Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).
      • September 13 » Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.

    Day of death July 6, 1997

    • The temperature on July 6, 1997 was between 9.7 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
      • March 18 » The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
      • June 10 » Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
      • June 13 » A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
      • July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
      • August 7 » Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.
      • August 10 » Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.

    Day of burial July 8, 1997

    • The temperature on July 8, 1997 was between 12.2 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
      • June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
      • July 10 » Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
      • August 10 » Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
      • September 18 » The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
      • September 19 » The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
      • December 11 » The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
    

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