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Personal data John Jacob Neymeyer 

• He was born on February 15, 1886 in Ackley, Grundy County, Iowa.
• Alternative: He was born on February 15, 1886.
• He was christened in the year 1886 in Westfriesland Presbyterian Church, Ackley, Iowa.
• Profession: in Farmer.
• He died on July 25, 1972 in Ackley, Hardin County, Iowa, he was 86 years old.
• He is buried on July 28, 1972 in Westfriesland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, southeast of Ackley, Grundy, Iowa.
• A child of Jacob Arend Nijmeyer and Angeline Marie Harringa

Household of John Jacob Neymeyer

(1) He is married to Elizabeth (Berntje) Harken.

They got married on February 21, 1917 at Westfriesland Presbyterian Church southeast of Ackley, Iowa, he was 31 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Bettejo Neymeyer  1933-2016 
2. Irene L. Neymeyer  1926-1972 
3. Lester E Neymeyer  1918-2006 
4. Wayne I Neymeyer  1921-1978 
5. Emery Dale Neymeyer  1928-2013 

(2) He is married to Mayme Kusler.

They got married on August 20, 1959 at Lincoln County, South Dakota, he was 73 years old.

Notes about John Jacob Neymeyer

Memories of John J. Neymeyer by Lester Neymeyer

I remember Dad telling they lived on what is now the Bill Younker farmeast of Ackley, Iowa. His dad, Jacob Neymeyer, was a part-timeschoolmaster and taught at what was known as the Schlampp school, onemile east of Westfriesland Church.
They raised lots of hogs and would drive the hogs down the road to theAckley stockyard and ship the hogs to Chicago by train.

Dad worked for Mr. Leader Siemers, Mrs. Joe Fisher's dad, when he was ateenage boy and also for William Brass whose place is still there, alsoknown as Island Grove. It had hundreds of oak trees and people would buya big oak tree for 5 dollars
for the winter because oak wood would burn all night in a heating stove.

When he was a young man he hired out to a Mr. Harry Ulfers, who bough 10sections of land in North Dakota, to run a big Rumley tractor that pulledan eight bottom plow. Mr. Ulfers planted thousands of acres of wheat andDad worked for him for one year. After that he operated the City LightPlant for Ackley (It was run by steam and would use a train car of coalevery two weeks). He and a helper would work twelve hour shifts. Healso worked for Bunte Motors, a Ford dealer in Ackley. He also workedfor Peter Limburg in Austinville. His job was to assemble Ford cars(Model T). They were shipped in train boxcars (body & wheels and frameseparate) and had to be put together. For many people this was theirfirst car and even Dad would go out and give driving lessons. He used totell about John Kromminga, how after a week of learning to drive, hedrove it in the garage and when he wanted to stop the car he said, "Whoa,whoa." but the Ford kept right on going. He hit the front of the garage,but only broke the headlights.

After a few years Dad married Lizzie Harken, a daughter of Enno K.Harken, and began farming on his father-in-law's farm, 7 miles north ofWellsburg. He was the first farmer to have a tractor (a Fordson). Ofcourse, this tractor was from Bunte of Ackley. We had a lot of wetplaces in the farm, so Dad ordered another set of rear wheels and duringthe winter spent his spare time drilling holes in the edge of both setsof rims and bolted the extra rims to the ones on the tractor. Todayduals on tractors are taken for granted, but Dad had the idea 75 yearsago.

We moved to our present farm about two miles southwest of Austinville in1938 and in 1940 Dad started a limestone quarry that is still beingworked. John retired from farming in 1947 and moved to Ackley, Iowa andhis oldest son Lester, married Stella Eekhoff, and moved onto the homeplace. Lester and his brother Wayne took over the farm and operated thelime quarry.

At one time there were Neymeyer garages at Ackley, Austinville,Aplington, Parkersburg and Fern.

Memories by Bettejo Knock

My memories of my father was that church was an important part of hislife. I believe he taught all of our family in Sunday School and was anElder for years in the Westfriesland Church.

He loved the Old West and travel through Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana,Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico and to visit Irene and me in California,driving every mile himself. We always went to see Uncle Harm and familyin South Dakota.

At one time he was going out West to buy sheep and would have themshipped by rail to Austinville. He would herd them down the sides ofHighway 20 to the farm.

Memories of John J. Neymeyer by Lester Neymeyer

I remember Dad telling they lived on what is now the Bill Younker farmeast of Ackley, Iowa. His dad, Jacob Neymeyer, was a part-timeschoolmaster and taught at what was known as the Schlampp school, onemile east of Westfriesland Church.
They raised lots of hogs and would drive the hogs down the road to theAckley stockyard and ship the hogs to Chicago by train.

Dad worked for Mr. Leader Siemers, Mrs. Joe Fisher's dad, when he was ateenage boy and also for William Brass whose place is still there, alsoknown as Island Grove. It had hundreds of oak trees and people would buya big oak tree for 5 dollars
for the winter because oak wood would burn all night in a heating stove.

When he was a young man he hired out to a Mr. Harry Ulfers, who bough 10sections of land in North Dakota, to run a big Rumley tractor that pulledan eight bottom plow. Mr. Ulfers planted thousands of acres of wheat andDad worked for him for one year. After that he operated the City LightPlant for Ackley (It was run by steam and would use a train car of coalevery two weeks). He and a helper would work twelve hour shifts. Healso worked for Bunte Motors, a Ford dealer in Ackley. He also workedfor Peter Limburg in Austinville. His job was to assemble Ford cars(Model T). They were shipped in train boxcars (body & wheels and frameseparate) and had to be put together. For many people this was theirfirst car and even Dad would go out and give driving lessons. He used totell about John Kromminga, how after a week of learning to drive, hedrove it in the garage and when he wanted to stop the car he said, "Whoa,whoa." but the Ford kept right on going. He hit the front of the garage,but only broke the headlights.

After a few years Dad married Lizzie Harken, a daughter of Enno K.Harken, and began farming on his father-in-law's farm, 7 miles north ofWellsburg. He was the first farmer to have a tractor (a Fordson). Ofcourse, this tractor was from Bunte of Ackley. We had a lot of wetplaces in the farm, so Dad ordered another set of rear wheels and duringthe winter spent his spare time drilling holes in the edge of both setsof rims and bolted the extra rims to the ones on the tractor. Todayduals on tractors are taken for granted, but Dad had the idea 75 yearsago.

We moved to our present farm about two miles southwest of Austinville in1938 and in 1940 Dad started a limestone quarry that is still beingworked. John retired from farming in 1947 and moved to Ackley, Iowa andhis oldest son Lester, married Stella Eekhoff, and moved onto the homeplace. Lester and his brother Wayne took over the farm and operated thelime quarry.

At one time there were Neymeyer garages at Ackley, Austinville,Aplington, Parkersburg and Fern.

Memories by Bettejo Knock

My memories of my father was that church was an important part of hislife. I believe he taught all of our family in Sunday School and was anElder for years in the Westfriesland Church.

He loved the Old West and travel through Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana,Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico and to visit Irene and me in California,driving every mile himself. We always went to see Uncle Harm and familyin South Dakota.

At one time he was going out West to buy sheep and would have themshipped by rail to Austinville. He would herd them down the sides ofHighway 20 to the farm.

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