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John Meyer

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John Meyer

Birth
Death
5 Feb 1926 (aged 83)
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Tisch Mills, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section: South - 4 - 1
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9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Co. B

Born: April 3, 1842

Enlisted: October 19, 1861 as a Private from Mishicot, 19 year-old, Laborer, 5'5", blue eyes, light hair

Mustered Out: December 3, 1864 1875-76 Manitowoc City Directory: Meyer, John, car, Clark west of 15th 1890 Veterans Schedule, Manitowoc County: John Meyer, Pvt 9 B, post office Nero Died: February 5, 1926 Buried: Maach St John Lutheran Cemetery, Mishicot, WI.
Gravesite: Row 4; #1 South section

Manitowoc Herald News  Monday, February 8, 1926  pg. 5: "Death Of John Meyer The funeral of John Meyer, who died Thursday at the home of his daughter, 1656 Twenty-fourth street, was held Sunday afternoon from the home, Rev. Hawkes officiating and burial was at the Maack cemetery. Born in Germany April 3, 1842, Mr. Meyer would have been eighty four at his next birthday. He came to this country at the age  of seven and came to Two Rivers to live in 1921. He was married to Mary Washer October 29, 1866 and she preceded him in death twenty-two years ago. Mr. Meyer, who was a Civil War veteran, Is survived by four children, twenty grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. The children are Mrs. George Barschow of this city, John Meyer of Chelsen, August Meyer of Interwald and Rudolph Meyer of Kewaunee. Mr. Meyer enlisted at Two Rivers in Co. B at the age of eighteen and served through the war. Military honors were paid at the funeral by a firing squad of the local post of the American Legion."

9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Co. B

Born: April 3, 1842

Enlisted: October 19, 1861 as a Private from Mishicot, 19 year-old, Laborer, 5'5", blue eyes, light hair

Mustered Out: December 3, 1864 1875-76 Manitowoc City Directory: Meyer, John, car, Clark west of 15th 1890 Veterans Schedule, Manitowoc County: John Meyer, Pvt 9 B, post office Nero Died: February 5, 1926 Buried: Maach St John Lutheran Cemetery, Mishicot, WI.
Gravesite: Row 4; #1 South section

Manitowoc Herald News  Monday, February 8, 1926  pg. 5: "Death Of John Meyer The funeral of John Meyer, who died Thursday at the home of his daughter, 1656 Twenty-fourth street, was held Sunday afternoon from the home, Rev. Hawkes officiating and burial was at the Maack cemetery. Born in Germany April 3, 1842, Mr. Meyer would have been eighty four at his next birthday. He came to this country at the age  of seven and came to Two Rivers to live in 1921. He was married to Mary Washer October 29, 1866 and she preceded him in death twenty-two years ago. Mr. Meyer, who was a Civil War veteran, Is survived by four children, twenty grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. The children are Mrs. George Barschow of this city, John Meyer of Chelsen, August Meyer of Interwald and Rudolph Meyer of Kewaunee. Mr. Meyer enlisted at Two Rivers in Co. B at the age of eighteen and served through the war. Military honors were paid at the funeral by a firing squad of the local post of the American Legion."



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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Sep 19, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58889905/john-meyer: accessed ), memorial page for John Meyer (3 Apr 1842–5 Feb 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58889905, citing Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Tisch Mills, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).