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     Nikolaus Meyer was born on 17 October 1798.¹ He was the son of Nikolaus Meyer and Anna Maria Jurt.¹ Nikolaus Meyer married Maria Barbara Scheurer, daughter of Benedikt Scheurer and Barbara Räuber, on 8 November 1836 at Rümmingen, Baden, Germany.¹

     Nikolaus Meyer married Anna Maria Jurt.¹

     Noah Meyer was also known as Noah Myers. He was born on 15 September 1790 at York Co., PA. He was the son of Henry Kauffman Meyer and Barbara Brillhart. Noah Meyer died on 20 April 1831 at age 40.

     Patricia Laverne Meyer was born on 2 June 1951 at Key West, Monroe Co., FL. She was the daughter of Delmer Laverne Meyer. Patricia Laverne Meyer died on 27 May 1988 at Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., AL, at age 36.

     Pauline M. Meyer was born on 12 April 1906 at Nebraska.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Meyer and Hattie Playford. Pauline M. Meyer married George Raymond Bryant, son of James Robert Bryant and Nancy Ellen Windle, on 6 October 1925 at Los Angeles Co., CA. Pauline M. Meyer married Ernest G. A. Laubinger. Pauline M. Meyer died on 14 November 1999 at Sacramento Co., CA, at age 93 Biography (findagrave.com):

Pauline was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. On April 14, 1906. She married George Raymond Bryant. Of Wisconsin. On October 16, 1925, in Las Angeles, California. Pauline was 21 years old. They moved to Sacramento, California. Pauline and George had 5 daughters. 1st Beverly, 2nd Wana, 3rd Audrey, 4th Elaine, and 5th Donna. Her first husband George passed away on September 24,1956. Pauline meant Ernest G.A. Laubinger, and married him. They had no children. Ernest passed away on January 26, 1988.Pauline passed away In Sacramento, California.On November 14, 1999.She was 93 years old. Pauline is buried in Odd Fellows Lawn and Mausoleum, at 2720-Riverside and Broadway. In Sacramento, California. She is buried next to her first husband George Bryant. Ernest is buried at the same cemetery. Pauline's parents are Edward and Hattie (Playford) Meyer. Edward was adopted by the Meyer's .August and Louise Meyer are his adopted parents. Edward's birth parents are Watermen and Lida Boughton. Lida died giving birth to Edward, on April 1873. Edward has 2 brothers 1st Frank c. 2nd Elmer E. All of Lincoln, Nebraska. Pauline was a loving mother and grandmother. She is missed very much.

She was buried in November 1999 at Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, Find A Grave Memorial# 104028784.

     Raymond Louis Meyer was born on 29 October 1914 at Chickasaw Co., IA. He was the son of Louis Ernest Henry Meyer and Lena Wilhelmina Otto. Raymond Louis Meyer died on 20 April 1915 at Chickasaw Co., IA.

     Refa LaVonne Meyer was born on 31 August 1919 at Ionia, Chickasaw Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of William August Meyer and Mary Effie Tollie.¹ Refa LaVonne Meyer married Loran Arndt Essman, son of Frederick Benjamin Essman and Jennie Marilla Wheaton, on 23 April 1942 at Camp Polk, LA. Refa LaVonne Meyer lived in 1989 at Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX. She died on 3 December 2008 at Canon City, Fremont Co., CO, at age 89 (from findagrave.com)
Obituary from the Canon City Daily Record:

Refa LaVonne (Meyer) Essman 89, of Cañon City, joined our Lord on Dec. 3, 2008. Refa was born in Ionia, Iowa, in 1919, to William August Meyer and Mary Effie (Tolle) Meyer.

In 1939, she graduated from Charles City High School in Charles City, Iowa, and then attended the Midland Linotype School, where she received her certificate as a linotype operator. She worked setting type for newspapers in Iowa and North Chicago.

On April 23, 1942, Refa married Loran A. Essman at Camp Polk, La; three daughters were born of this union. Refa devoted her life to her husband of 63 years, her children and helping others. She was a Girl Scout leader, room mother and a volunteer at an orphanage in Mexico. She was a talented seamstress, avid gardener and an exceptional cook. Her great passion for life and selfless love for her family and others will remain an inspiration to her family and all who knew her.

     Maj. Gen. Richard John Meyer was born on 3 August 1910 at Hamburg, Erie Co., NY. He began military service World War II service
Korean War service
Vietnam War service, U.S. Army, Major General. He married Martha Jane Hartinger, daughter of Franklin Pierce Hartinger and Mary Elizabeth Pabst. Maj. Gen. Richard John Meyer died on 23 August 1999 at Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, at age 89. He was buried in August 1999.

     Robert Wilbur Meyer was born on 28 October 1919 at Bassett, Chickasaw Co., IA.¹ He was the son of Louis Ernest Henry Meyer and Lena Wilhelmina Otto.¹ Robert Wilbur Meyer died on 30 September 2011 at Maricopa Co., AZ, at age 91 per SSDI, last residence Gilbert.

     Rosemary Imogene Meyer was born on 20 December 1925 at Shelburn, Sullivan Co., IN. She married Joseph Steward Swigart, son of Wilford Marion Swigart and Verne McClelland Dale, on 22 December 1945 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. Rosemary Imogene Meyer died on 18 August 1980 at Jamestown, Greene Co., OH, at age 54. She was buried in August 1980 at Silvercreek Township Cemetery, Jamestown, Greene Co., OH.

     Ruth E. Meyer was born circa 1915 at Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of Ernest August Meyer and Edith May Bell.¹

     Elder Samuel Meyer was Church of the Brethren. Meetings were held in his home until the church building at Flat Rock was built. He was born on 28 November 1781 at York Co., PA. He was the son of Elder Christian Meyer and Barbara Burkhalter. Elder Samuel Meyer married Barbara Wine in 1803. Elder Samuel Meyer died on 19 July 1836 at Forestville, Shenandoah Co., VA, at age 54.

     Sharon Marie Meyer died on 23 November 1946 at U.S. Navy Hospital, Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL. She was born on 23 November 1946 at U.S. Navy Hospital, Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL. She was the daughter of Rev. Byron Melvin Meyer and Arlene Marian Sahlbom. Sharon Marie Meyer was buried in November 1946 at Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL.

     Sophia A. Meyer married Hon. George Henry Stover, son of Jacob S. Stover and Sarah Noffsinger, in 1862.¹

     Susanna Meyer married Christian Schenk, son of Michael Schenk and Anna Barbara Kauffman, in 1778.

     Susannah Meyer was born on 27 June 1785 at York Co., PA. She was the daughter of John Kauffman Meyer and Barbara Kauffman. Susannah Meyer married (?) Hollinger in 1806 at York Co., PA.

     Tonjes Gerds Meyer was born on 11 April 1844 at Pilsum - Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany.¹ He married Peterka Rodenbeck on 5 May 1875 at Hartsburg, Logan Co., IL. Tonjes Gerds Meyer died on 5 September 1933 at Hartsburg, Logan Co., IL, at age 89.

     Wallis Meyer was born circa 1912 at Floyd or Chickasaw Co., IA.¹ He was the son of Carl John Edward Meyer and Katherina A. Mueller.¹

     Walter Meyer was born circa 1908 at Floyd Co. (probably), IA.¹ He was the son of Carl John Edward Meyer and Katherina A. Mueller.¹

     Wendell Ernest Meyer was born on 10 September 1912 at Iowa.¹ He was the son of Ernest August Meyer and Edith May Bell.¹ Wendell Ernest Meyer died on 24 August 1991 at age 78 dates per SSDI.

     Wilbur Meyer married Mary Schwab, daughter of Wilhelm Schwab and Emma Rumpf. Wilbur Meyer died in 1979.

     William August Meyer was born on 23 January 1887 at Iowa. He was the son of Conrad Meyer and Elizabeth Mary Brenneisen. William August Meyer married Mary Effie Tollie, daughter of James Henry Tollie and Glencora Elizabeth Frazee, on 5 September 1912 at New Hampton, Chickasaw Co., IA. William August Meyer lived on 22 April 1930 at Niles Twp., Floyd Co., IA.¹ He died on 25 November 1947 at Charles City, Floyd Co., IA, at age 60 OBITUARY:

William A. Meyer was born January 23, 1887, in Floyd County to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Meyer. He was baptized shortly after his birth and at about the age of fourteen was confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Bassett.

In his young manhood he worked in the Dakotas and also spent some time in Canada and then farmed in Floyd and Chickasaw counties. In late years he was employed by the Sherman Nursery Company where he passed away very suddenly while at work on November 25, 1947.

On September 5, 1912, Mr. Meyer was married to Effie Tolle in New Hampton.

One of the seven children born to this union died in infancy, the others survive their father as does the widow, who resides in this community. Following are the sons and daughters--Blanche, now Mrs. Alvin Bortz, of Rudd, Ia. Byron Meyer, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Irene, now Mrs. Melvin Virchow of Charles City. Refa, now Mrs. Loran Essman of Lennox, So. Dak. Delmer Meyer of the United States Navy. Edna, now Mrs. Lyle Jacobson of Lennox, So. Dak.

Also, three grandchildren survive, Donald Bortz, Lorna Faye Essman, and Karen Meyer.

He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Olvera of Houston, Texas, and three brothers, Carl Meyer of Charles City and Ernest and Henry Meyer of Bassett.

Funeral services were held Monday, December 1, at the Hauser Funeral Home with Mrs. Walter Fritschel officiating. He was laid to rest in the Oakwood cemetery at Floyd.



ANOTHER NEWSPAPER CLIPPING:

DEATH CLAIMS W. A. MEYER

William A. Meyer, 60, an employee of the Sherman Nursery company for eleven and a half years, died suddenly while at work at the nursery yesterday afternoon following a heart attack.

Mr. Meyer was assisting in the cutting of evergreen trees when he collapsed, a physician and an ambulance were summoned but Mr. Meyer succumbed soon after the attack. He had been a life long resident of this county, living for many years near Bassett. He had lived in Charles City for several years at 610 1/2 Kelly St.

Mr. Meyer is survived by his wife, Effie Meyer, who is at present convalescing at the Cedar Valley hospital following major surgery and the following children: Mrs. Blanche Bortz, of Rudd; Byron Meyer of Tuscaloosa, Ala; Mrs. Irene Virchow of Charles City; Mrs. Refa Essman and Mrs. Edna Jacobson both of Lennox, S. D; and Delmar Meyer in the navy. Also surviving are three grandchildren and three brothers and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but will be held at the Hauser funeral home either the latter part of this week or early next week.

     William Smith Meyer was born in March 1862 at New York.¹ He married Luella Izola Miller on 6 May 1884 at Crawford Co., OH.

     Willy Meyer was born on 20 September 1879 at Zabern, Alsace. He was the son of Karl Meyer and Hedwig Munzinger.

     Wilma Marie Meyer was born circa April 1918 at Bassett, Chickasaw Co. (probably), IA.¹ She was the daughter of Ernest August Meyer and Edith May Bell.¹

     Occupation: Arzt in Esenhausen am Bodensee. Dr. Med. Wolfgang Karl-August Meyer was born on 23 December 1933 at Krefeld, Germany. He was the son of Carl-Hans Meyer and Maria Emma Elsbeth Munzinger. Dr. Med. Wolfgang Karl-August Meyer died on 23 September 1986 at Überlingen at age 52.

     Meyer died on 5 October 1948. He was born on 5 October 1948. He was the son of Rev. Byron Melvin Meyer and Arlene Marian Sahlbom. Meyer was buried, cremated, ashes buried with his father in 1986.

     Amos Negley Meyers was born on 27 May 1824 at Springfield Twp., York Co., PA. He was the son of Elder John Kauffman Meyer and Barbara Negley. Amos Negley Meyers died on 27 September 1825 at Springfield Twp., York Co., PA, at age 1.

     Anna Meyers was born on 23 October 1823 at Forestville, Shenandoah Co., VA. She was the daughter of Elder Samuel Meyer and Barbara Wine. Anna Meyers married John Garber on 24 January 1841. Anna Meyers died on 23 July 1868 at age 44.

     Benjamin Meyers was born on 15 April 1808 at Forrestville, Shenandoah Co., VA. He was the son of Elder Samuel Meyer and Barbara Wine. Benjamin Meyers married Mary Hoover on 1 May 1828. Benjamin Meyers married Catherine Fattig on 10 March 1836. Benjamin Meyers died on 10 February 1846 at age 37.