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Personal data Henry Meyer 


Household of Henry Meyer

He is married to Swantje Dreesman.

They got married August 1888 at Ramsey Ref. Chr., Ramsey Twp., Kossuth Co., IA, he was 24 years old.

Henry Meyer oo Swantje "Susie" Dressman

Marriage sources: Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J.; et al.; Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Centennial History of Titonka«/u», (Publication site: Brainard MN, Publisher: The Titonka Centennial History Comm., Publication date: MCMXCVII), pg 396, Repository: Titonka IA pub. lib.

"MEYER, HENRY 1864-1938 MEYER, SUSIE DREESMAN 1859-1938

... Henry Meyer and Susie Dressman were united in marriage in 1887, by Rev. Daniel Schaeffer ... Ramsey Reformed Church. Theirs was the third wedding in the church. ..."

Author: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg; Title: «u»Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa«/u» Teil I, (Publication site: Titonka IA, Publisher: Boyken & Boyken, Publication date: MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"Henry MEYER * 24 July 1864 + 1938 # Ramsey Reform. Church cem. north of German Valley, Ia oo 1888 Susie DREESMAN * 17 July 1859 near Freeport, IL >> Abbott, Hardin Co., IA with her parents, >> 1877 Kossuth Co., IA with her parents + 14 July 1937 Titonka, IA # Ramsey Reform Church cem. north of German Valley, IA

RITES HELD FOR MRS. HENRY MEYER

Mrs. Henry Meyer, nee Susie Dreesman, ... died at her home here in Titonka on July 14, 1937. ... In 1888 she was united in marriage to Mr. Henry Meyer by Rev. Daniel Schaeffer, the first pastor of the Ramsey Church. This wedding was thethird which was performed after the Ramsey Church was organized. ...

If Mrs. Meyer had lived throught the month of August, she, whith her husband, might have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. But it was not to so to be. ..."

Note: At the time of their marriage, the Ramsey Reformed Church was located in Ramsey Township.-D.A. Navorska-vi July MMVII-Irving TX
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Child(ren):

  1. Anna Meyer  1892-1982 


Notes about Henry Meyer

Henry Meyer

Sources: Author: Boyken, J. Clarine J.; et al.; Title: «u»The Whistle Blows at Noon Centennial History of Titonka«/u», (Brainard MN, The Titonka Centennial History Committee, MCMXCVII), pg. 396

[Pg. 396]

"MEYER, HENRY 1864-1938 MEYER, SUSIE DREESMAN 1859-1938

Mr. Meyer was born in Rydott [Ridott], Illinois. In 1871, the family moved to Grundy County, and in 1881, to Kossuth County. The family at once became associated with church work at the Ramsey school house. Menry Meyer and his father,Benhard Meyer ... Susie Dressman Meyer was also born in Illinois. She moved with her family to Abbot, Iowa, and in 1879 came to Kossuth County. Henry Meyer and Susie Dressman were united in marriage in 1887, by Rev. Daniel Schaeffer ...Ramsey Reformed Church. Theirs was the third wedding in the church. Three children were born: ... Anna (Sleper), ..."

Henry's father: Benhard Meyer

Author: Appledorn, C. Robert; compiler; Strong, Lin Cornelius; ed.; Title: T«u»he Ostfriesen Families of German Valley Illinois«/u», Vol. ii, (Publication site: S. St. Paul MN, Publisher: Nystrom Pub. Co., Publication date: MMXII), pg. 525, Repository: Ostfriesen Gen. Soc. of Am., Mendota MN with holdings at MN Gen. Soc. Lib., Menota Hts., MN

"3085, Meyer, Heinrich 3069, Farmer, insurance, bank, * 24 JUL 1864 GVI, ~ 23 JUL 1865 SCRC, + 1938
oo 1887, Susie Dressman, * 1859 IL, + 1937

Source:

1. 1880 USA Census, Colfax, Grundy, IA, NA Film Number T9-0341"

Author: Merrick, Danielle; Moeller, Lisa; Larkin, Todd; et al.; Title: "Henry Meyer," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: iii July MMXXII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L22W-FK9

"...Henry Meyer Last Changed: March 16, 2016 Todd Larkin Sex Male ...

Birth 24 Jul 1864 Silver Creek Township, Stephenson, Illinois, ... Reason: Death Cert Last Changed: June 26, 2017 Danielle Merrick

Death 4 Aug 1938 Titonka, Kossuth, Iowa, ... Reason: Death Cert Last Changed: June 26, 2017 Danielle Merrick

Burial 1938 Ramsey Reformed Cemetery, Titonka, Kossuth, Iowa, ... Last Changed: April 10, 2022 Luci Garn

Spouses & Children

Henry Meyer Male 1864-1938
Swantje 'Susie' Dreesmann Female 1859-1937
Marriage 22 Aug 1888 Ramsey, Kossuth, Iowa, ...

Children (5)

[1] Anna Meyer Female 1881-Deceased
[2] Anna Meyer Female 1892-1982 [<-oo Diederick Sleper]
[3] Meyer Female 1893-Deceased
[4] Bernard Meyer Male 1898-Deceased
[5] Benhard Ubbe Meyer Male 1899-1959

Parents & Siblings

Bernhard Meyer Male 1835-1901
Aalke Klaasen Buss Female 1834-1915
Marriage 21 October 1857 Stephenson, Illinois, ...

Children (11)

[1] Geseima Moutje Meyer Female 1858-1947
[2] Charles Lewis Meyer Male 1860-1951
[3] Infant Meyer Female 1862-1863
[4] Henry Meyer Male 1864-1938 [<-Diederick Sleper's f-i-l]
[5] Albert Meyer Male 1866-1948
[6] Ida Lisette Meyer Female 1868-1914
[7] Benjamin H Meyer Male 1871-1959
[8] Infant Meyer Male 1873-1874
[9] Richard Meyer Male 1874-1962
[10] Mary Meyer Female 1876-1954
[11] Aleida Meyer Female 1879-1952"
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Henry Meyer
1864-1938

1888

Swantje Dreesman
1859-1937

Anna Meyer
1892-1982

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Historical events

Birthday July 24, 1864

  • The temperature on July 24, 1864 was about 22.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
    • March 15 » American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.
    • April 25 » American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
    • June 12 » American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
    • October 9 » American Civil War: Union cavalrymen defeat Confederate forces at Toms Brook, Virginia.
    • December 22 » American Civil War: Savannah, Georgia, falls to the forces of General Sherman.

Christening day July 23, 1865

  • The temperature on July 23, 1865 was about 22.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
    • April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
    • April 15 » President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President upon Lincoln's death.
    • May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
    • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
    • December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.

Day of death August 4, 1938

  • The temperature on August 4, 1938 was between 16.3 °C and 31.3 °C and averaged 23.6 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • February 11 » BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
    • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
    • September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
    • October 5 » In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
    • November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
    • December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.


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