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Also known as Fred Meyer
Date of Birth | circa 1820 | A birth year of 1815 is based on information from the 1860 Census in which he is listed as age 45. Birth years of 1821 and 1822 are found in other sources. See notes below. |
Date of Death | 1887? | |
Place of Birth | Kingdom of Hanover, Germany | |
Place of Burial | "Immanuel" Lutheran Church Cemetery | |
Occupation | Farmer | |
Siblings | ||
Wife | Louisa or Dorothea | |
Wife's Date of Birth | 1810? | |
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Date of US Immigration | circa 1851 | From the obituary of Henry G. Meyer (See below) |
Route of Immigration | ||
Description of Land First Owned | 80 acres in the lower 1/2, west side Section 33, Proviso Township. In 1860 Census the land was valued at $2,300 with $700 in other possessions. |
Children:
Name | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Date of Death | Spouse |
Henry G. | January 5, 1842 | Brasen, Kingdom of Hanover, Germany | September 6, 1917 | Henrietta Meyer nee Schramm; married January 10, 1871. Henry and Henrietta had ten children. They lived at 710 North Brainard. |
Louise | 1844 | Kingdom of Hanover, Germany |
Additional Biographical Information:
To see the bibliography for this entry, click on the Founding Fathers--Bibliography
Other Meyer entries can be found at:
We welcome any comments, questions and corrections. In accumulating this information we have found conflicting evidence. We have endeavored to use the most reliable sources available BUT we can not be sure we have all of the facts completely accurate. We need your help. More information from the families of these nine "Founding Fathers" would be of great value to this ongoing project in order to maintain accuracy. At this time, we are especially interested in photos, journals, letters, etc., which would describe the southeast corner of 22nd Street (Cermak) and Wolf Road in Hillside, prior to the 1860's. This will help us now, as we work on the restoration.
Please feel free to contact me at j.arbuthnot@sbcglobal.net. I will route your email through our other researchers.
The primary compiler of this information was Lana Gits with:
Jim Arbuthnot
Larry Godson
Drew Reaves
Patricia Reaves
Shirley Slanker
Last Modified: 02/06/2006