Meyer Family

Generation No. 1
1. George H. Meyer b. abt 1817 Hannover, Germany – d. 27 July 1883 HIllpoint, WI. Married Dorothea Burmester (b. 12 Feb 1820 Germany – d. 1892 Hillpoint, WI). George H. Meyer, Sr. was born in 1817 in Ebsth-Dorf, Hanover, Germany. He immmigrated to America in 1862. He was joined by his wife, Dorothea and sons Wilhelm and Friedrich. They used false names on the trip. Son Henry J., immigrated shortly before the others. Son George Jr. stayed in Germany. George Sr. was very ill most of the trip. He died on 27 July 1883. He was buried 1 Aug 1883 in Old St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Hillpoint, WI. Dates of birth and death are from the tombstone at the above cemetery. Listed in Volume 2, Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk County, WI published by the Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society, 1981. (Note in book, "Fancy wrought iron cross - name plate broken"). He was married to Dorothea Burmester about 1844 in Germany. She was born on 20 Feb 1820 in Germany. She immigrated in 1862 with her husband and two sons under false names. She died in 1892. She was buried in Old St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Hillpoint, Wisconsin. Was very ill all the way over. Immigrated shortly after his son Henry J. Buried in St. John Lutheran Cemetery - Row 10 - (Brandt Church Cemetery) Washington Township, Sauk, WI 1 mile east of County G on Meadow Drive at the northeast corner of Meadow and Hillpoint Rd

• i. George Meyer b. NA – d. NA (likely born before 1844 as he stayed behind in Germany)
• ii. Johann/Henry J. Meyer b. 17 Apr 1845 Bevensen(Bornsen), Hannover, Germany – d. 20 Jun 1925 Washington, WI
• iii. Wilhelm/William Meyer b. 15 Nov 1850 Bevensen, Hannover, Germany – d. 22 Nov 1911 Reedsburg, WI
• iv. Friedrich/Fred “Fritz” Meyer b. 8 Mar 1857 Germany – d. 22 Oct 1934 Loganville, WI.

Generation No. 2 (George1)
2. William/Wilhelm Meyer b. 15 Nov 1850 in Bevensen, Hannover, Germany – d. 22 Nov 1911 Reedsburg, WI. Married (5 Aug 1884 Loganville, WI) Marie Sophie Richter (b. 16 Feb 1859 in Uelzen, Germany – d. 18 Feb 1940 Reedsburg, WI) daughter of Catherine Richter (b. Nov 1829) & Henry Richter. 1880: Clerk in general store. 1900: Hardware clerk. 1910: salesman at general store. Both immigrated 1868. Lived at 260 north market street, Reedsburg, WI. 1920: Marie lived in Delavan, WI with Frieda and Leo.

• i. Walter Henry Meyer, b. 23 Apr 1891 Reedsburg, WI – d. 12 Feb 1970 Menomonee Falls, WI.
• ii. Frieda M. Meyer b. 12 Mar 1896 Reedsburg, WI – d. 6 Jan 1990.
• i. Edwin William Meyer b. 29 Sep 1897 Reedsburg, WI – Dec 31 1958 Reedsburg, WI.

2. Henry J. Meyer b. 17 Apr 1845 in Hannover, Germany – d. 13 Jun 1925 Washington, WI. Johann went by the name of Henry J. Meyer. He lived in Westfield, Sauk, Wisconsin where he worked as a blacksmith and sheriff. This is also where he was married and had their first children. He was confirmed on his birthday (April 17). This is according to a letter written by his daughter Lydia in 1966. Married (13 Oct 1867) (Catherina Margareta) Dorothea Kueker b. 21 Nov 1849 Hannover, Germany – d. 25 May 1930 Hillpoint, WI. He immigrated 1862, she in 1866. Came to America from Germany on a sail ship, used a false identity, was at sea for 7 weeks, endured storms and lack of food, even water was scarce toward end of journey. Lived in Westfield where first four children were born so at least until 1875. Moved to the Meyer homestead near Hillpoint sometime after 4th child was born and before 5th. Farmed and continued blacksmithing. The blacksmith shop on the farm was once a church. Was known as "Schmidtmeyer" the blacksmith. Buried in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery - Row 4 - (Brandt Church Cemetery) Occupation: farmer, blacksmith (1880) & sheriff. Henry refused to accept the modern convenience of an automobile and walked to church while the rest of the family rode. Naturalized 1895.

• i. Emma Dorothea Meyer b. 10 Dec 1868 Westfield, WI – d. 23 Apr 1960 Reedsburg, WI. Married (1888) Christ Prange b. 17 Jan 1857 Germany – d. 18 Mar 1919.
• i. Walter W Prange b. 4 Apr 1889 – d. 16 Sep 1965. Worked at Appleton and Reedsburg Woolen Mills. During WWI he worked in the Motor Transport Service. He was honorably discharged in 1919. He belonged to the American Legion and the VFW. He is buried at St. Peter cemetery.
• ii. Herbert H Prange b. 6 Nov 1891 – d. 9 Nov 1964. Married Lucille 24 Sep 1914. Sauk County Clerk. Conservation Department Clerk. He belonged to the American Legion and the VFW. His wife’s name was Anna. He had two daughters: Delores – Baraboo, Mrs. Kenneth Roberts – Hinsdale,Ill. Herbert Prange was buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Baraboo WI.
• iii. Arthur George Fred Prange b. 21 Oct 1893 – d. Jan 1954. Married Freda 07 Nov 1918
• iv. Ehrich/Eric Bernard Prange b. 2 Aug 1897 – d. 21 Nov 1972 Lee, FL
• v. Clara Prange b. 1901 – d. NA
• vi. Paul A. Prange b. 25 Feb 1904 – d. Jun 1956
• vii. Leander E. Prange b. 23 Aug 1906 – d. 28 Dec 1987 Sauk Co, WI
• ii. Eliza Louisa Meyer b. May 1870 WI – 04 Jul 1949 Westfield, WI. (Johann’s obit says Mrs. Ed Winter of Port Huron, MI)Married Edward J. Winter b. abt 1864 MN (1905 lived in Muskego, WI) Edward is butter maker at creamery.
• i. Annie/Anna Winter b. abt 1889 WI – d. NA
• ii. Gertrude Winter b. abt 1892 WI – d. NA.
• iii. Edward Winter b. abt 1894 WI – d. NA.
• iv. Martha Winter b. abt 1900 WI – d. NA
• v. Herbert Winter b. abt 1903 – d. NA
• iii. Anna Meyer b. 10 May 1873 Westfield, WI – d. 20 Apr 1967 Turtle Lake, WI. Married (22 Jul 1892) Jacob Kolba b 29 Dec 1867 TX – d. 19 Apr Turtle Lake, WI.
• i. Ester Kolba b. Apr 1893 WI – d. NA
• ii. Ida Kolba b. Oct 1894 WI – d. NA
• iii. Paul Kolba b. Jan 1897 WI – d. NA
• iv. Rosa Kolba b. Feb 1900 WI – d. NA
• iv. Dorothea/Dora K. Meyer b. 13 March 1875 Westfield, WI – d. 24 Mar 1969 Reedsburg, WI. Married Theodore Brandt b. 1874 – d. Jun 1926.
• i. Gallfreid Brandt b. abt 1898 WI – d. NA
• ii. Reda Brandt b. abt 1900 WI – d. NA
• iii. Rose Brandt b. abt 1902 WI – d. NA
• iv. Harold Brandt b. abt 1905 WI – d. NA
• v. Clarence Brandt b. abt 1908 WI – d. NA
• vi. Ella Brandt b. abt 1917 WI – d. NA
• vii. Ester Brandt b. abt 1917 WI – d. NA
• v. Ida Meyer b. 14 May 1877 – d. Apr 1917. Married Robert Krueger/Kruger b. abt 1869 WI – d. (could be Jun 1973 or Aug 1978). Works in Railroad.
• vi. George Henry Meyer b. 18 Aug 1879 Westfield, WI – d. 18 Aug 1958 Washington, WI. Married (25 Jun 1903) Hilda Emma Dorothea Struck b. 22 May 1885 Dellona, WI – d. 1 Sep 1955 Hillpoint, WI. Buried St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery - Row 3 - Hillpoint, Sauk, WI - Was the last person buried from red brick country St. Paul's Lutheran Church before it was demolished. Farm located on intersection County Trunk G and Lake Road near Hillpoint, WI. Arthur Prange was Hired Man (farm laborer) on 1910 census.
• i. Sophrona “Frona” M. Meyer b. 2 Oct 1904 Washington, WI – d. 19 May 1986 Reedsburg, WI. Married (27 Jun 1923) Otto P Goetsch Jr. b. 27 Mar 1897 Washington, WI – d. 2 Jul 1952 Reedsburg, WI. Wife and mother - Played organ for many years at St. Paul's and Town of Willow Lutheran Churches, Sauk County, WI. Otto died after a farming accident where a tractor rolled over on a hillside - Buried in St. Peter"s Lutheran Cemetery, Reedsburg, WI
• ii. Gertrude E. Meyer b. 6 Oct 1905 Washington, WI – d. 3 May 1997 Hillpoint, WI. Married (4 Jun 1924) William F. Schulz b. 23 Jun 1889 – d. 28 Aug 1970 Reedsburg, WI.
• iii. Clara Elizabeth Alma Meyer b. 15 Aug 1907 Hillpoint, WI – d. 9 Oct 1981 Hillpoint, WI. Married (3 Oct 1930) Agon Ira Albert Gudenschwager b. 5 Aug 1899 Lime Ridge, WI – d. 17 Apr 1974 Huillpoint, WI. Clara Farm wife- loved to sew-(did custom sewing after moving from farm). Agon Farmed until 1958 on farm near Lime Ridge which had been homesteaded by father, Albert. Sold farm to daughter and son-in-law, Caroline and Milford McCauley. Retired to home in Hillpoint, WI.- cemetery caretaker for St. Paul's Hlpt- worked feed mill
• iv. Ella Meyer b. 1908 Hillpoint, WI – d. 1908 Hillpoint, WI. died at 4 months (marker states died at 5 mos)
• v. Alvin George Meyer b. 18 May 1911 Hillpoint, WI – d. 17 Oct 1984 Hillpoint, WI. Married (4 Nov 1934) Bernice Alma Leota Westphal b. 28 Oct 1916 Washington, WI – d. 20 Jan 2010 Reedsburg, WI. Farmer, Butcher, and Carpenter
• vi. Hubert Theodore Meyer b. 20 Dec 1912 Hillpoint, WI – d. 15 Sep 2001 Hillpoint, WI . Married (1937) Eleanor Emma Muchow b. 1918 – d. 2007. Farmed most of life on Dad's farm, located on Intersection Cnty Trunk G and Lake Rd, Hillpoint, WI. Later yrs he and his dad did custom threshing and corn shredding. Member of Hillpoint fire dprtmnt for 11 yrs. Bought farm from parents in 1958 sold 1993. Lived on family farm interseciton of County Trunk G and Lake Road. Purchased from parents in 1958 sold to nephew Michael and Mariane Goetsch 1 September 1993 (Frona’s son?). Continued to live in farm house. Attended parochial school from age 6 to 13
• vii. Lorna/Laurna Meyer b. 4 Aug 1918 Washington, WI – d. 30 Dec 2008 Hillpoint, WI. Married (27 Oct 1937) Awald W. Schulte b. 14 Dec 1912 – d. 8 Nov 1989 Reedsburg, WI.
• viii. Edward Erick Meyer b. 12 Jan 1922 Washington, WI – d. 22 Jun 2004 Menomonee Falls, WI. Married Sarah Bertha Muchow b. 13 Nov 1921 Washington, WI – d. 1 Mar 2002 Reedsburg, WI. About time of marriage Farmhand for sister Gertrude Schulz and husband William. 1956-1984: Bought out Dale Pease Pure Oil Co. -Fuel Oil Distributor owner/operator of Meyer Oil Company(originally Pure Oil Co.) , owner of Union Oil gas station in LaValle and Reedsburg. Retired in 1986
• ix. Irma E Meyer b. 22 Dec 1924 – d. NA. Married (May 1946) Wayne George Lowery b. 13 Sep 1923 – d. 23 Nov 1989 Reedsburg, WI.
• vii. Bertha Wilhamina Meyer b. 18 Sep 1881 Sauk Co, WI – d. 4 May 1972 Richland Center, WI. Married (abt 1902) Albert Otto Brandt b. 15 Jan 1877 – d. 16 Mar 1951
• i. Alice C. Brandt b. abt 1903 WI – d. NA
• ii. Leonora A. Brandt b. abt 1906 WI – d. NA
• iii. Leander/Leonard H. Brandt b. abt 1908 WI – d. NA
• iv. Dorothy M. Brandt b. abt 1916 WI – d. NA
• v. Everett D. Brandt b. abt 1918 WI – d. NA
• viii. Henry F. Meyer b. 14 Oct 1883 Hillpoint, WI – d. Jun 1935. 1910 living with Bertha and Albert. 1920 and 1930 census patient/inmate at Sauk County Poor Farm and Insane Asylum.
• ix. Emilie/Amile M. Meyer b. 1 Nov 1886 Hillpoint, WI – d. 4 Jan 1979 Poynette, WI. Married Simon John Brandt b. 12 Mar 1887 Sauk Co, WI – 4 Jun 1976 Poynette, WI.
• i. Gaylard W. Brandt b. abt 1915 WI – d. NA
• ii. Emma Brandt b. abt 1918 WI – d. NA
• iii. Ernest M. Brandt b. abt 1919 WI – d. NA
• iv. Laurence H. Brandt b. abt 1920 WI – d. NA
• x. Lydia Magdalena Meyer b. 18 Jan 1890 Hillpoint, WI – d. 19 Aug 1966 Reedsburg, WI. Was a housemaid at 15 in 1905 census. Married (abt 1908) Albert A. Steinweg b. abt 1878 Germany – d. 2 Sep 1960 Reedsburg, WI.
• i. Alma Steinweg b. abt 1908 WI – d. NA
• ii. Benny/Bruno W. Steinweg b. abt 1910 WI – d. Nov 1998
• iii. Ruth J. Steinweg b. abt 1913 WI – d. NA
• iv. Henry W. Steinweg b. abt 1916 WI – d. NA
• v. Ernest Theodore Steinweg b. abt 1918 WI - d. Jul 1995
• vi. Albert H. Steinweg b. abt 1919 WI – d. Nov 1992
• vii. Lydia D Steinweg b. abt 1921 – d. NA. Married Oct 1941.
• viii. Conrad A. Steinweg b. 15 Apr 1922 – d. NA. Married Jun 1954.
• ix. Dorothea B. Steinweg b. abt 1926 – d. NA
• x. Carl H. Steinweg b. abt 1929 – d. NA
• xi. Louise G. Steinweg b. abt 1929 – d. NA
• xi. Silas Martin Meyer b. 4 Jan 1893 Westfield, WI – d. 3 May 1978. Married (abt 1920) Hattie/Hervig W Brandt b. abt 1901 – d. May 1977.
• i. Viola Meyer b. abt 1922
• ii. Margaret Meyer b. abt 1924
• iii. Valere Meyer b. abt 1926
• iv. Elmar Brandt b. abt 1929
• xii. Simon Meyer b. 19 NO 1894 Hillpoint, WI – d. 15 Aug 1895, Hillpoint, WI. Died at 9 months. Buried in Westfield, WI Buried in Old St.Paul's

2. Friedrich “Fritz” Meyer b. 8 Mar 1857 Germany – d. 22 Oct 1934 Loganville, WI. Married (abt 1896) Katrina/Catherine Hennings b. 2 Jul 1865 Germany – d. 11 Jul 1948. Farmed north of Loganville, WI after marrying Katrina Henning - Stayed with parents of Lydia Meyer Steinweg before that. Naturalized in 1915.

• i. Paul Henry Fredrich Meyer b. 8 Nov 1896 Wisconsin – 24 May 1967 Loganville, WI. Married (24 Oct 1924) Lydia Harms b. 14 Jan 1899 WI – d. 2 Jul 1993 Reedsburg, WI
• i. Rubin Meyer b. abt 1926
• ii. Donald Meyer b. abt 1929
• ii. Lydia Ella Meyer b. 2 Nov 1903 Loganville, WI – d. 3 Jul 2004 Reedsburg, WI. Married Edwin Elfers.
• iii. Hulda Meyer b. Jun 1894. Married Herman Kohlmeyer

Generation No. 3 (George1, William2)
3. Walter Henry Meyer b. 23 Apr 1891 Reedsburg, WI – d. 12 Feb 1970 Menomonee Falls, WI. Married (21 Jun 1917 Woodstock, IL) Alvena Clara Becking b. 28 Jan 1895 – d. 9 Jun 1985. Walter Meyer was an attorney, earning his law degree in 1913 from The University of Michigan. He met Alvena Clara Becking while working for the Armour State Bank in Armour, South Dakota. He was a veteran of WWI. In Menomonee Falls, WI he practiced law and served as Justice of the Peace. He died on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and was laid to rest on his own Mother’s birthday. Alvena Meyer graduated from Lake Forest College, Cosmopolitan School of Music in Chicago, Illinois in 1912. She taught music at Armour High School in Armour, South Dakota.

• i. Robert William Meyer b. 18 Nov 1923 – d. 6 Aug 1990. Married (5 Aug 1950) Ellyn 
• ii. Richard 

3. Frieda M. Meyer b. 12 Mar 1896 Reedsburg, WI – d. 6 Jan 1990. Married Leo Vining. Leo Vining managed a Nestle’s factory in Ohio. Frieda divorced Leo and went to work at the Ohio State Mental Hospital.

3. Edwin William Meyer b. 29 Sep 1897 Reedsburg, WI – Dec 31 1958 Reedsburg, WI. Married (abt 1921) Luella Dorothy b. 24 Apr 1896 – d. 20 Jan 1985 Reedsburg, WI. Edwin was a photographer. Edwin Meyer operated a photography studio in Reedsburg for 25 years.

• i. Donald Leroy Meyer b. 3 Aug 1924 Reedsburg, WI – d. 11 Jan 2009 (Mesa, AZ) Chaska, MN. Married Judyann. Retired pilot of 30 years with North Central and Republic Airlines.