1.FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER was born Abt. 1750 in Schildesche, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.He married MARIA ILSE TAMMENAbt. 1775 in Schildesche, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.She was born Abt. 1750 in Schildesche, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Notes for FRANZ HEINRICH MEYER:
The birth record of sonJohann Friedrich shows Franz Heinrich was a spinner (spun thread, yarn)inSchildesche, near Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The following data may apply to this line, but as ofMarch 2004 needs to be proven: Franz Henrich Meierwas born in Bielefeld-Altstadt 7 January 1750 to Frans Wilhelm Meier and CatharinaGertrud Kruegers of Bielefeld who married 31 July 1739. There was a Franz Meier born ca1727 in Sutbrak, Bielefeld and a Franz Wilhelm Meier born ca1695 in Schildesche; this data was found in LDS web site. ThisMeier database is compiled by Norma Meier,
2.i.JOHANN FRIEDRICH2 MEIER, b. 1 Oct 1780, Schildesche, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; d. 21 Jul 1837, Schildesche, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
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2.JOHANN FRIEDRICH2 MEIER (FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 1 Oct 1780 in Schildesche, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and died 21 Jul 1837 in Schildesche, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.He married ANNE MARIE ILSABEIN HERRINGERBAUMER 13Dec 1800 in Schildesche, Germany, daughter of JOHANN HERRINGERBAUMER and ANNA MENCKEN.She was born 10 Apr 1774 in Herringhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Notes for JOHANN FRIEDRICH MEIER:
Johann Friedrich wasbaptized 4 October 1780 in Evangelical Church of Schildesche;his sponsor was Johann Friedrich Zugmudehorst,farmer. Anne Marie Ilsabein was born at 10 April 1774 and baptized 13 April in Evangelical Church of Enger-St. Dionysius; her sponsors were Wehemeyerfrom Oetinghausen, Mencken from Beckumand Blasen from "Blankechurch road" in Werther. Johann Friedrich andAnne Marie Ilsabein were married in EvangelicalChurch of St. Dionysius in Enger (just over threemiles west of Herford), Westfalen,Germany; the record reads, "13 December 1800 Johann Friedrich Meyer fromthe parish of Schildesche (an eastern suburb of Bielefeld), 20 years old, married Anne Marie IlsabeinHerringerbaumer livingin Herringhausen (near Lippstadt),24 years old; page 172 in 1800 Register." Their son, Johann Heinrich wasborn in House No. 22 in Herringhausen; sponsors athis baptism were Brunger, Vordehoff,Greshoven and Einem; thechurch register noted his death in 1822. They had moved to Oetinghausenwhen second son Caspar Heinrich was born in House No.20, "at the farmer Schnier" - the birth at 4 March 1813 was recorded at the town hall 6 March 1813. Sponsors for CasparHeinrich's baptism 12 March 1813 in Evangelical Church of Hiddenhausenwere "Johann Caspar Heinrich Herringerbaumerand Johann Heinrich Ellerbrock, both brothers-in-law,and Hermann Heinrich Kampmann from Oetinghausen." (It appears Johann CasparHeinrich Herringerbaumer was a brother of Anne Marie IlsabeinHerringerbaumer andJohann Heinrich Ellerbrock was the husband of AnneMarie Ilsabein's sister.) No other children werefound for Johann Friedrich and Anne Marie IlsabeinMeyer in the church books of Enger and Hiddenhausen. This family has been researched by Norma Gierke Meier who visited the towns and villages of Oetinghausen, Hiddenhausen, Herringhausen, Kirchspeil-Heepen,Herford, Sundern and Radewig in 1995. Caspar HeinrichMeier was actually born in Oetinghausen, however that village no longer has a postofficeand goes by the address of Hiddenhausen (a nearbyvillage). This is a heavily populated area of western Germany, the little townsall but touch each other, leaving little room inbetweenfor farms. One can drive from one to another of all the above towns in a matterof a few minutes.
Children of JOHANN MEIER and ANNE HERRINGERBAUMERare:
3.i.CASPAR HEINRICH3 MEIER, b. 4 Mar 1813, Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; d. Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
ii.JOHANN HEINRICH WILHELM MEIER, b. 14 Jun 1809, Herringhausen, Germany; d. 13 Oct 1822.
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3.CASPAR HEINRICH3 MEIER (JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 4 Mar 1813 in Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen,Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and died in Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen,Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.He married JOHANNA MARGARETHA LOUISE HOLTKAMP 18 Feb1838 in Oetinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, daughter of JOHANN HOLTKAMP and JOHANNA HOEKE.She was born 1 Jun 1817 in Kirchspeil-Heepen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and died 24 Dec 1893 in MilksGroveTownship, Clifton, Illinois.
Notes for CASPAR HEINRICH MEIER:
His birth is recorded inBirth Register, LutheranChurch, Oetinghousen (address isnow Hiddenhausen), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Godparents at his baptism 12 March in Oetinghausen were Casper Heinrich Herringerbaumer,Johann HenrichEllerbrokand Hermann HenrichKampmann.Marriage Register of the same church records the marriage of Caspar and Hanne. The lattergives information on the birth of Hanne and herparents. At the time of his marriage Casper is shown as a "heuerling"(a laborer). Hanne wore a black bonnet for hermarriage and brought the bonnet with her when she emigratedto America about 1875 with her little grandson John Henry Meier.She was a widow, her son Frank had recently been killed by a horse. SonDietrich Friedrich Gottlieb had already emigrated. Little John Henry's motherhad died when he was only five, his father had remarried and the little boy wasnot doing well in the new family. His grandmother left for America with John Henry. The ship was quarantined due to anoutbreak of measles upon its' arrival. HanneMargareth gave her grandsona picture to help him prove their identification following their quarantine andseparation. At the end of the quarantine they made their way to Traverse City, Michigan where daughter Johanna Westjohnand son Dietrich Friedrich Gottlieb lived. Sometime later they made their wayto Illinois and settled in the area of MilksGroveTownship in IroquoisCounty. Hanne died there onChristmas Eve of 1893. The Comet, Clifton, Illinois, issue of 30 December 1893 carried this notice, "Mrs. Johanna Meier died atthe residence of her son Gottlieb last Sunday. She was 76 years and six monthsold." She was buried in the same bonnet she wore on her wedding day backin Germany and was buried in a casket made by Henry Meier, thelittle grandson she brought from Germany. Her gravemarker was awooden cross (Arnold Meier recalls the cross with convoluted arms in an oilpainting he did of MilksGroveCemetery in the 1930s); the cemetery in which she is buried islocated at the center of Section 28 and is the site of the old town hall.
Children of CASPAR MEIER and JOHANNA HOLTKAMP are:
i.FRANK4 MEIER, b. Germany; d. Abt. 1875, Germany.
4.ii.JOHANN HEINRICH MEIER,b. 21 Jan 1841, Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
5.iii.JOHANNA/HANNA FRIEDREIKAMEIER, b. 3Apr 1855, Germany; d. 23Nov 1931, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
6.iv.DIETRICH FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEBMEIER, b. 1Jan 1859, Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; d. 19Nov 1936, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
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4.JOHANN HEINRICH4 MEIER (CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 21 Jan 1841 in Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen,Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.He married(1) ANNE MARIE LOUISA GOSSLING11 Nov 1866 in Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, daughter of FRIEDRICH GOSSLING and MATHILDE ECHTERNKAMP.She was born 29 May 1845 in Herford-Neustadt, HouseNo. 15, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and died 28 Aug 1867 in Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.He married(2) ANNE CATHARINA ILSABEIN HEIDEMEIER 4 Apr 1869 in Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, daughter of HERMANN HEIDEMEIER and ANNE GRAEFE.She was born 1 Jul 1842 in Radewig, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and died 9 Jun 1875 in Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.He married(3) SOPHIE WILHELMINE FLAGMEIER 30 Mar 1876 in St.Johannes,Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen,Germany, daughter of ERNST FLAGMEIER and MARIE ABKE.She was born 12 Jan 1845 in Valdorf/Fahrenholz, Germany.
Notes for JOHANN HEINRICH MEIER:
Johann was baptized 31January in Oetinghausen; his godparents were JohannHeinrich Holtkamp of Schweicheln,Bernhard Heinrich Weitkamp and Hermann Heinrich Brinkmann, both of Herringhausen.He was born in house #50 in Oetinghausen. He was a"schlossers"(locksmith) in Oetinghausen(a small village using address of Hiddenhausen by1977).He first married Anne MarieLouise Gosling in November of 1866 and she died less than a year later withtheir infant daughter. He second married Anne Catharine IlsabeinHeidemeier in April of1869. They had two sons, Johann Heinrich (little John Henry who emigrated to America with his grandmother) and Friedrich Wilhelm Augustwho lived for less than two years. Johann lost his second wife in 1875.
In less than eight years hehad buried two wives and two children. Family legend says he married again andhad several children. But to date nothing has been discovered of them or of hisdeath date. His birth record is found in the Evangelical-LutheranChurch at Oetinghausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. His first and second marriage records are found at Evangelical-LutheranChurch in nearby Herford.
Child of JOHANN MEIER and ANNE GOSSLINGis:
i.______5MEIER, b. 1867; d. 1867.
Children of JOHANN MEIER and ANNE HEIDEMEIER are:
7.ii.JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHNHENRY"5 MEIER, b. 3 Nov 1869, Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; d. 2Nov 1952, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
iii.FRIEDRICH WILHELM AUGUST MEIER, b. 17 Oct 1871, Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; d. 9 Jan 1873, Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
5.JOHANNA/HANNA FRIEDREIKA4 MEIER (CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 3 Apr 1855 in Germany, and died 23 Nov 1931 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County,Michigan.She married FRED WESTJOHANN 5 Aug1883 in LeelanauCounty, Michigan, son of BERNARD WESTJOHN and GERTRUDE CROHNE.He was born1863 in SolonTownship, Leelanau County, Michigan.
Notes for JOHANNA/HANNA FRIEDREIKA MEIER:
1900 Michigan Census, LeelenauCounty, Solon Township SD 9, ED 22, Sheet 11, #232-237records this family:
Anna Westjohann,head, born April 1855 Germany, age 45, widow, mother of 8 children, 4 living,farmer, immigrated 1881, in U.S.18 yrs., does not read, write or speak English, owns a mortagedfarm
Bernard Westjohann,son, born Michigan October 1885
Gertrude Westjohann, daughter, born Michigan June 1889
Fred Westjohann,son, born Michigan February 1892
Henry Westjohann,son, born Michigan November 1892
Note that 1900 censusrecords Johanna as a widow, death record records heras divorced.
Johanna's death record isfound in County ofGrand Traverse, Michigan, Record Number 187; the record shows she was divorcedand died of pneumonia.
Notes for FRED WESTJOHANN:
He was a blacksmith andthey lived at Stolen/Solen, Michigan near GoodHarbor. Martha Meier Bond said they called their auntJohanna "TanteHanken"and she wore a wire bustle when the Westjohns visitedGottlieb Meier family nearby in Michigan. Johanna would jump down from their buggy and herwire bustle went on wiggling long after Johanna jumped. Martha said she and herbrothers and sisters would laugh to see TanteHanken's bustle wiggle. She had a square face withbeautiful large eyes; black and white photos show pale eyes, which wereprobably blue. Gertrude and John Lichty lived in Detroit, Michigan and had a large family.
Children of JOHANNA/HANNA MEIER and FRED WESTJOHANN are:
8.i.BERNARD5 WESTJOHN, b. Oct 1885, Michigan.
9.ii.GERTRUDE WESTJOHN, b. 16 Jun1889, Solon Township, Leelenau County, Michigan; d.20 May 1935, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
iii.FRED WESTJOHN, b. Feb1892, Michigan.
iv.HENRY WESTJOHN, b. 16 Nov 1892, Michigan; d. 19 Dec 1967, TraverseCity, Grand Traverse County, Michigan; m. LULU H. KAISER; b. 21 Sep 1892, Michigan; d. 13 Apr 1979, TraverseCity, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
More AboutHENRYWESTJOHN:
Burial: 22 Dec 1967, Maple GroveCemetery, Elk Rapids, Michigan
More AboutLULUH. KAISER:
Burial: 17 Apr 1979, Maple GroveCemetery, Elk Rapids, Michigan
6.DIETRICH FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB4 MEIER (CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 1 Jan 1859 in Oetinghausen/Hiddenhausen,Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and died 19 Nov 1936 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married LOUISE MARIE APPEL 29 Aug 1886in Harlem/Forest Park, CookCounty, Illinois, daughter of FRIEDRICH APPEL and SOPHIE KOCH.She was born 17 May 1867 in Adelebsen near GoettingenHanover, Germany, and died 23 May 1928 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Notes for DIETRICH FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB MEIER:
The family Bible ofGottlieb Meier gives marriage date and birth dates of their children. BornDietrich Friedrich Gottlieb Meier he was adopted or fostered by William Schluter and brought to America about 1868. He remembered coming up the Mississippi River and stopping at St. Louis. He passed the time by watching men measure the waterdepth with a knotted rope. Gottlieb's mother was widowed, another son, Frank,had been kicked by a horse and was ill. She also had the care of her grandsonJohn Henry Meier (whose mother had died) and so allowed the Schluterfamily to bring her son to America. Later he took back the surname of Meier. ArnoldRaymond Meier and Martha Meier Bond said in an interview 6 October 1977 that their father Gottlieb farmed and had 40 acres oftimber land near GoodHarbor, Michigan (LeelanauCounty). His farm was on the northern slope of Sugar LoafMountain. The timber land was logged and many logging camps were in the area.Before Gottlieb's marriage he left Michigan and came to Chicago. He married near there and lived there for a time,coming to Herscher and Milks Grove area about 1892.By 1903 the family had returned to Michigan for a time. Here the infant Carl was stillborn and isburied in ShetlandCreekLutheranCemetery. Martha walked two miles to school at Shetland Creek,near GoodHarbor. The family had returned to Herscherby 1907. For a time they farmed the Berger farm west of Clifton in MilksGroveTownship. Martha was born at this farm and HanneMargarethe Louise HoltkampMeier died there. Gottlieb was later a gardener for Len Small at Kankakee, Illinois. Daughter Martha was christened 18 May 1892 at ZionLutheranChurch, Bonfield, Illinois; Arnoldwas christened there 25 August 1907. Martha, Rudolph and Maria were confirmed in the samechurch at Bonfield and Anna was married there toFriedrich Wesemann.
Gottlieb was present for anorganizational meeting of TrinityEvangelicalLutheranChurch at Herscher, Illinois9 April 1909 according to Pilot Township History. We Remember - Herscher100 Years (HerscherCentennailBook) records, "The Herscher Pilot dated April 28, 1921 announces the hiring of Gottlieb Meier as nightwatchman. Mr. Meier took his job very seriously. He is remembered as standingon the corner with a stop watch checking speeders. They would be confronted thenext time he saw them. He made his rounds with his dog, Jake. A few Herscherites recall throwing firecrackers at the pair. Thejob as constable was not desired by everyone as the hours were long and lonelyand the pay small."Gottlieb andMarie are buried at Herscher.
Children of DIETRICH MEIER and LOUISE APPEL are:
i.LYDIA SOPHIE5 MEIER, b. 19 Sep 1887; d. 28 Sep 1887.
10.ii.ANNA WILHELMINA DOROTHEA MEIER, b. 12 Aug1888, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois; d. 30 Jan 1954, Clifton, IroquoisCounty, Illinois.
iii.RUDOLF JOHANN MEIER, b. 15 Aug 1890, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois;d. Mar 1979, Big Lake, Minnesota; m. EDITH BROCK.
iv.MARTHA AUGUSTA HENRIETTA MEIER, b. 30 Mar 1892, Milks Grove Township, Clifton,Illinois; d. 13 Aug 1982, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. WILLIAM BOND, 2 Jul 1919, Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois.
11.v.MARIA WILHELMINA JOHANNA MEIER, b. 8 Jan 1895, MilksGroveTownship, Clifton, Illinois.
12.vi.ELEANOR FREIDERIKA JOHANNA MARIA MEIER, b. 26 Nov1896, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois; d. Dec 1976, Yuma, Colorado.
vii.CARL MEIER, b. 10 Feb 1903, Good Harbor, Michigan; d. 10 Feb 1903, Good Harbor, Michigan.
viii.WILHELM"WILLIE" MEIER, b. 11 Jan 1904, Good Harbor, Michigan; d. 26 Mar 1991, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
13.ix.ARNOLD RAYMOND MEIER, b. 2 Aug 1907, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
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7.JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5 MEIER (JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 3Nov 1869 in Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen,Germany, and died 2 Nov 1952 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married ELIZABETH ERNESTINE STRAHL 24 Mar 1897in MilksGroveTownship, Clifton, Illinois, daughter of JOHANN STRAHL and CHRISTINA FANSELOW.She was born 4 May 1877 in MilksGroveTownship, Clifton, Illinois, and died 17 Jul 1950 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Notes for JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY" MEIER:
According to 1900 IllinoisCensus he came to U.S. in 1882. He was known as Henry Meier; his birth is recorded in BirthRegister, Evangelical-LutheranChurch, Herford, Germany, the town in which his father was a locksmith. He wasborn at house #449 in AlstadtHerford(the old section of Herford) and baptized 21 November according to churchrecords. The godparents were not named. His mother died when he was five yearsold, his father remarried. He came to America in the 1870s with his grandmother HanneMargarethe Louisa HoltkampMeier and first lived in Michigannear his uncle
Gottlieb Meier (the two menwere only ten years apart in age and seemed to live near each other whether thearea be near Good Harbor, Michigan, or Milks
Grove in Iroquois County, Illinois or in Chicago area.) Henry followed his Uncle
Gottliebto IroquoisCounty and married there. He lived briefly in Chicago, then returned to Clifton, Illinois where he owned and operated a farm just west of Clifton. Henry received his final certificate ofnaturalization 17 October 1896, renouncing allegiance to the Emperor of Germany. TheAdvocate, Clifton, Illinois, issue of 13 April 1933 reported, "Kern Bros. of Chicago, sold Wednesdayto Henry Meiers of Clifton, one of two farms owned by them, formerly a part ofthe Cummings estate, containing 160 acres. The land is located 1/2 mile west ofClifton and brought $85 an acre cash, or an advance of $10 an acre over whatthe Kern Bros. Paid for the land a short time ago." Henry and Elizabethwere members of the LutheranChurch at Chebanse and are buriedat Chebanse, Illinois.
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1900 Illinois Census,Iroquois County, Milks Grove Township, 5th & 8th June, Sheet 3, #41-41:
Henry Meier, 30, born Germany November 1869, farmer, rents farm, emigrated 1882, inU.S. 18 years
Elizabeth Meier, 23, wife,born Illinois, parents born Germany, married 3 years
Harry Meier, 1, son, born Illinois, father born Germany, mother born Illinois
Children of JOHANN MEIER and ELIZABETH STRAHL are:
14.i.HARRY WILLIAM6 MEIER, b. 18 Sep 1898, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; d. 8 Sep 1975, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
15.ii.ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH MEIER, b. 22 Dec1903, Milks Grove Township, Clifton, Illinois; d. 14 Jul 1992, Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois.
iii.______ MEIER, b. 21 Jan 1912, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 4 Feb 1912, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
16.iv.DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND MEIER, b. 8 Jun 1914, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d.4 Nov 1993, Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois.
8.BERNARD5 WESTJOHN (JOHANNA/HANNA FRIEDREIKA4 MEIER, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was bornOct 1885 in Michigan.He married SENA POERTNER.
Child of BERNARD WESTJOHN and SENA POERTNERis:
i.WALTER ERNEST6 WESTJOHN, b. 5 May 1917, Michigan; d. 19 Jul 1987, TraverseCity, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
More AboutWALTERERNESTWESTJOHN:
Burial: 21 Jul 1987, Cremains in GracelandMemorialPark, Grand Rapids, Michigan
9.GERTRUDE5 WESTJOHN (JOHANNA/HANNA FRIEDREIKA4 MEIER, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 16 Jun 1889 in SolonTownship, LeelenauCounty, Michigan, and died 20 May 1935 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County,Michigan.She married JOHN M. LICHTY30 Mar 1908 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County,Michigan, son of CHRISTIAN LICHTY and CAROLINE MERKLINGER.He was born 6 Oct 1876 in Wellesley, ProvinceOntario, Canada, and died 15 Mar 1954 in TraverseCity, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
Notes for GERTRUDE WESTJOHN:
John was a carpenter.
Children of GERTRUDE WESTJOHN and JOHN LICHTY are:
i.______6LICHTY, b. Aug 1914.
ii.LUCILLE GERTRUDE LICHTY, b. 27 May 1909, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County,Michigan; d. 25 Oct 1984, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan; m. ______ SCHOWENGERDT.
iii.RUTH ANNA LICHTY.
17.iv.ERNEST JOHN LICHTY.
v.ELMER LICHTY.
vi.ESTER LICHTY.
vii.RICHARD GEORGE LICHTY, b. 8 Jan 1920; d. Jun 1938.
viii.DONALD LICHTY.
10.ANNA WILHELMINA DOROTHEA5 MEIER (DIETRICH FRIEDRICHGOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 12 Aug 1888 in Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, and died 30 Jan 1954 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married FRED WESEMANN 12 Oct1909, son of FREDRICK WESEMANN and CATHRINE OERTLIN.He was born 5 Jul 1878, and died Mar 1967.
Notes for ANNA WILHELMINA DOROTHEA MEIER:
Anna and Fred are buried inTrinityLutheranCemetery, Herscher, Illinois.
Notes for FRED WESEMANN:
They are buried at TrinityLutheranCemetery, Herscher, Illinois.
Children of ANNA MEIER and FRED WESEMANN are:
i.FRIEDA ISABELLE6 WESEMANN, b. 4 Jan 1911, Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 14 Mar 1999, Watseka, IroquoisCounty, Illinois.
18.ii.EDNA WESEMANN, b. 14 Oct 1913, Illinois; d. 15Feb 1998, Missouri.
19.iii.WALTER F. WESEMANN,b. 3 May 1919, Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. 9Jul 1987, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
11.MARIA WILHELMINA JOHANNA5 MEIER (DIETRICH FRIEDRICHGOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 8 Jan 1895 in MilksGroveTownship, Clifton, Illinois.She married LLOYD MARSHALL 27 Oct inYuma, Colorado.
Children of MARIA MEIER and LLOYD MARSHALL are:
i.EARL6MARSHALL, b. 7 Jun 1913.
ii.LEONARD MARSHALL, b. 28 Jan 1915; d. Feb 1984, Colorado.
iii.ERMA MARSHALL, b. 17 Jan 1917.
iv.EVERETT MARSHALL, b. 29 Dec 1918.
v.ESTERMARSHALL, b. 29 Dec 1918.
vi.THEODORE MARSHALL, b. 24 Apr 1920.
vii.HELEN MARSHALL.
12.ELEANOR FREIDERIKA JOHANNA MARIA5 MEIER (DIETRICH FRIEDRICHGOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 26 Nov 1896 in Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, and died Dec 1976 in Yuma,Colorado.She married BEN DICKSON in Yuma,Colorado.
Children of ELEANOR MEIER and BEN DICKSON are:
i.DONALD6 DICKSON, b. 25 Aug 1916.
ii.DOROTHY DICKSON, b. 21 Jan 1919.
iii.ELSIE DICKSON, b. 15 Apr 1921.
iv.ROBERT DICKSON, b. 1925.
v.MAXINE DICKSON, b. 1927.
13.ARNOLD RAYMOND5 MEIER (DIETRICH FRIEDRICHGOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 2 Aug 1907 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married(1) ALICE______Abt. 1940.He married (2) VIRGINIA SWIFT 15 May1976.
Children of ARNOLD MEIER and ALICE______ are:
20.i.MARY GRETCHEN6 MEIER, b. 25 Nov 1941, Detroit, Michigan.
ii.JOHN A. MEIER, b. 28 Nov 1944, Detroit, Michigan.
Notes for JOHN A. MEIER:
He is a graduate of BrownUniversity, Providence, Rhode Island and StanfordUniversity, Palo Alto, California. He is a certified public accountant and consultantfor Arthur Anderson Public Accountants, Chicago,Illinois.
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14.HARRY WILLIAM6 MEIER (JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 18 Sep 1898 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and died 8 Sep 1975 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married MARGUERITE CECILIA WALSH22 Feb 1922 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of THOMAS WALSH and JOSEPHINE MULLOY.She was born 13 Apr 1890 in Pullman, Cook County, Illinois, and died 9 Oct 1975 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Notes for HARRY WILLIAM MEIER:
He farmed at Clifton, Illinois. Marguerite attended IllinoisStateNormalUniversity. She was a teacher in several area country schoolsfor 15 years(includingTatro and Vanderpoortenschools) before their marriage. She drove a horse and buggy to school andcarried a small revolver for her safety. Her mother-in-law frowned upon themarriage because she was Roman Catholic. Harry, raised in the LutheranChurch at Chebanse, never attendedchurch again, but faithfully drove Marguerite to her church in either Ashkum or Clifton every Sunday. Their farm, purchased in 1944, waslocated in Section 4, ChebanseTownship, IroquoisCounty, one-half mile west of Clifton. The property was sold in 1979 to Lindgren Brothersand buildings were leveled (barn cupola was reinstalled on Vernon Meier's barn).Harry and Marguerite are buried in the Mulloy familyplot, CatholicCemetery, Ashkum, Illinois.
Children of HARRY MEIER and MARGUERITE WALSH are:
i.JOSEPHINE7 MEIER, b. 23 Dec 1922, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 23 Dec 1922, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
21.ii.GERALDINE ATHENAIS MEIER,b. 24 Jul 1925, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 1Aug 1984, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
22.iii.VERNON HENRY MEIER, b. 13 May 1927, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 20Aug 1994, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
23.iv.FRANCIS"FRANK" ANTHONY MEIER,b. 25 Apr 1930, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
15.ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH6 MEIER (JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 22 Dec 1903 in MilksGroveTownship, Clifton, Illinois, and died 14 Jul 1992 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married MARIE MARGARET BEHRENDS 14 Apr1926 in Chebanse, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of MINO BEHRENDS and GERTRUDE JOHNSON.She was born 24 Aug 1909, and died 5 Mar 1962 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Notes for ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH MEIER:
They farmed the Henry Meierfarm just west of Clifton, Illinois. Art and Marie also raised two foster children:Barbara Cooper Schoon and Charles L. Cooper.
Child of ARTHUR MEIER and MARIE BEHRENDSis:
24.i.KENNETH ARTHUR7 MEIER, b. 29 Sep 1928, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; d. 16 Jan 1995, Fort Myers, Florida.
16.DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6 MEIER (JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 8 Jun 1914 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 4 Nov 1993 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married ERMA MAE JOHNSON3 Nov 1934 in Crown Point, Indiana, daughter of FRED JOHNSON and CARRIE HIGHSTREET.She was born 11 Aug 1915.
Notes for DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND MEIER:
They purchased the Peeblesfarm, 120 acres, four miles northwest of Martinton inIroquois County, Illinois, in 1955.Buckwas MartintonTownship auditor and a volunteer fireman with Martinton Township Fire Department. They were members of ZionLutheranChurch, Clifton, Illinois and Buck is buried at Clifton.
Children of DELBERT MEIER and ERMA JOHNSON are:
25.i.DONALD DELBERT7 MEIER, b. 8 May 1935, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
26.ii.DARLENE MAE MEIER,b. 28 May 1937, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
27.iii.ALLEN GENE MEIER, b. 24Aug 1940, ChebanseTownship, Iroquois County, Illinois.
17.ERNEST JOHN6 LICHTY (GERTRUDE5 WESTJOHN, JOHANNA/HANNA FRIEDREIKA4 MEIER, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER)Hemarried EMMA BREMER 23 Jun 1934.She was born 13 Aug 1907 in Leeland, Michigan.
Notes for ERNEST JOHN LICHTY:
In 1990 they lived in Traverse City, Michigan.
Children of ERNEST LICHTY and EMMA BREMER are:
i.CAROL7 LICHTY, b. 29 Nov 1934, TraverseCity, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
ii.EMILY LICHTY, b. 12 Jan 1939, Traverse City, GrandTraverse County, Michigan.
iii.LEON RICHARD LICHTY, b. 5 Mar 1947.
18.EDNA6 WESEMANN (ANNA WILHELMINADOROTHEA5 MEIER, DIETRICH FRIEDRICHGOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 14 Oct 1913 in Illinois, and died 15 Feb 1998 in Missouri.She married CHARLES PRESLEY,SR..
Notes for EDNA WESEMANN:
In 1999 son Dale lived in Nixa,Missouri and son Charles lived in Springfield, Missouri. Edna and Charles lived at Marionville, Lawrence County, Missouri; Edna was residing there at the time of her death.
Children of EDNA WESEMANN and CHARLES PRESLEY are:
i.DALE R.7 PRESLEY.
ii.CHARLES W. PRESLEY,JR..
19.WALTER F.6 WESEMANN (ANNA WILHELMINADOROTHEA5 MEIER, DIETRICH FRIEDRICHGOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 3 May 1919 in Herscher, Kankakee County, Illinois, and died 9 Jul 1987 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married(1) ________Bef. 1955.He married (2) VIVIAN L. BRADSHAW 11 Aug 1964.
Children of WALTER WESEMANN and ________ are:
28.i.CLYDE A.7 WESEMANN, b. 25 Dec 1955, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
ii.PENNY WESEMANN.
20.MARY GRETCHEN6 MEIER (ARNOLD RAYMOND5, DIETRICH FRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 25 Nov 1941 in Detroit, Michigan.She married JAMES HILBOURN in Detroit, Michigan.
Notes for JAMES HILBOURN:
She is a graduate of OhioWesleyan and was a school teacher at Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1977.
Children of MARY MEIER and JAMES HILBOURN are:
i.JENNIFER LYNN7 HILBOURN, b. 26 Mar 1967, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
ii.DAVID HILBOURN, b. Jun1970, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
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21.GERALDINE ATHENAIS7 MEIER (HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 24 Jul 1925 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 1 Aug 1984 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married DONALD JOSEPH MCKAY3 May 1947 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois.He was born 19 Nov 1918 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 30 Aug 1973 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Notes for DONALD JOSEPH MCKAY:
They were active inAmerican Legion and Auxiliary, serving together as 18th District Commander ofAmerican Legion and 18th District Director of American Legion Auxiliary. He wasa farmer and carpenter. She was a 30-year office employee of CentralHospital at Clifton, Illinois. They are buried at Clifton. Diane is a graduate of St. Francis School of NursinginPeoria.
Children of GERALDINE MEIER and DONALD MCKAY are:
i.DAVID JOSEPH8 MCKAY, b. 24 Sep 1955.
ii.DIANE MARIE MCKAY, b. 6 Jul 1960.
22.VERNON HENRY7 MEIER (HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 13 May 1927 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 20 Aug 1994 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married NORMA JEAN GIERKE 4 Nov 1950in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of WALTER GIERKE and ETHEL VIMPENY.She was born 14 Oct 1933 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Notes for VERNON HENRY MEIER:
Vernon was a farmer at Clifton, Illinois following his army service during the Korean War. Hebegan his postoffice career in 1945 which lasted for46 years. He was elected to the state board of the Illinois Rural LetterCarriers' Association in 1964, served several offices until his presidency, then was state steward until 1981 when he was elected to thenational board. He was president of the National Rural Letter Carriers'Association when he retired from the postal service in 1991. He continuedfarming until his election as national secretary necessitated his move to Washington, DC in 1983. At this time he retired from farming andfrom the Chebanse Township Fire Department which heserved as Fire Chief. After retirement from the postal service and moving backto his farm at the northwest corner of Clifton (Section 3), he was elected as mayor of Clifton and as Republican Precinct Committeeman. He alsoserved on board of directors of First National Bank and on the board of thebank's holding company - these kept him busy up to the day of his death. Normais a long time genealogist and local historian. Both were members of St. Peter'sCatholic Church at Clifton. Vernonis buried at Clifton.
Children of VERNON MEIER and NORMA GIERKE are:
29.i.VICKIE LEE8 MEIER, b. 4 Jul 1953, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
ii.MARY JO MEIER, b. 30 Jul 1958, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois;m. STEVEN GEORGE GOODKNECHT, 25 Feb 1995, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; b.18 Mar 1952, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
30.iii.JULIE THERESA MEIER, b. 1Oct 1959, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.
31.iv.JAN ELIZABETH MEIER, b. 31Jan 1962, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.
23.FRANCIS"FRANK" ANTHONY7 MEIER (HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 25 Apr 1930 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married VIVIAN VERNAL ROSENDAHL 16 Jun1951 in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of JESSE ROSENDAHL and LILLIAN HOPPEL.She was born 15 Dec 1932.
Notes for FRANCIS"FRANK" ANTHONY MEIER:
He farmed in Iroquois and Kankakee Counties, Illinois, before moving to Fox Lake, Illinois about 1956 where he owns and operates Meier's Masterbuilt Manufacturing Co., Inc., a fencing and poolinstallation complex.He has also servedas mayor of FoxLake.
Children of FRANCIS MEIER and VIVIAN ROSENDAHL are:
32.i.MICHAEL EUGENE8 MEIER, b. 11 Jan 1952, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
33.ii.STEPHEN LYNN MEIER,b. 20 Oct 1953, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
34.iii.KERRY CRAIG MEIER, b. 13Oct 1954, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
35.iv.KIM LEE MEIER, b. 19Sep 1955, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
v.LORILEI SUZANNE MEIER, b. 2 Mar 1957, Waukegan, Illinois; m. KEVIN PATRICK KELLY, 3 Sep 1988.
36.vi.CYNTHIA KAY MEIER, b. 16 Jun 1958, Waukegan, Illinois.
37.vii.RENEE GERMAINE MEIER, b. 5 Oct 1962, Waukegan, Illinois.
viii.MARK DOUGLAS MEIER, b. 28 Jul 1964, McHenry, Illinois.
24.KENNETH ARTHUR7 MEIER (ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 29 Sep 1928 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, and died 16 Jan 1995 in Fort Myers, Florida.He married DELORES ELAINE CARTER30 Jan 1954 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of ALBERT CARTER and EDITH SCHUNKE.She was born 22 Jul 1934 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Notes for KENNETH ARTHUR MEIER:
He served with the army in Korea and was a member of the Clifton American Legion Post.He is buried in Danforth, Illinois. He farmed the same farm as his grandfather, HenryMeier, just west of Clifton, Illinois. The family attended ZionLutheranChurch, Clifton, Illinois. She married second 28 September 1996 to Gilbert S. Offill.
Children of KENNETH MEIER and DELORES CARTER are:
38.i.DONNA MARIE8 MEIER, b. 12 Apr 1955, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
39.ii.DEBRA LYNN MEIER, b. 19Jan 1957, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
iii.DANIEL LEE MEIER, b. 18 Feb 1958, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; d. Stillborn.
40.iv.DAVID KENNETH MEIER, b. 18Feb 1958, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
41.v.DARLENE MAE MEIER, b. 17 Apr 1962, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
42.vi.DORIS JANE MEIER, b. 6Jun 1964, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
25.DONALD DELBERT7 MEIER (DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 8 May 1935 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married VELMA JEAN POTTS 31 Aug 1957in ChebanseTownship, Iroquois County, Illinois.She was born 3 May 1937 in Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Children of DONALD MEIER and VELMA POTTS are:
43.i.VALERIE KAY8 MEIER, b. 4 Mar 1959, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
ii.RICHARD DELBERT MEIER, b. 4 Aug 1960, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
44.iii.MARVIN DONALD MEIER,b. 22 Jul 1962, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
26.DARLENE MAE7 MEIER (DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 28 May 1937 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married(1) GEORGE REDMAN25 May 1955 in Donovan, IroquoisCounty, Illinois, son of ORIE REDMAN and MAE MEIERLE.He was born 13 Oct 1937 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married(2) TOMKULT18 Nov 1972 in Boswell, Indiana.
Children of DARLENE MEIER and GEORGE REDMAN are:
45.i.JOEL8 REDMAN, b. 6 Dec 1955, Watseka, IroquoisCounty, Illinois.
ii.LINDA REDMAN, b. 15 Feb 1957, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois; m. MILTON VOLLMER, 17 May 1978.
iii.VINCENT G. REDMAN, b. 29 Apr 1963.
Child of DARLENE MEIER and TOM KULTis:
iv.COLLEN8 KULT, b. 10 Jul 1974, Fowler, Indiana.
27.ALLEN GENE7 MEIER (DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 24 Aug 1940 in ChebanseTownship, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married PHYLLIS SCHULTZ8 Aug 1959 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of GENE SCHULTZ and MARY ALBRIGHT.She was born 30 Nov 1941 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Notes for ALLEN GENE MEIER:
Allen and Phyllis farm at Martinton, Illinois. They are members of ZionLutheranChurch, Clifton, Illinois.
Children of ALLEN MEIER and PHYLLIS SCHULTZ are:
i.BRAD ALLEN8 MEIER, b. 22 May 1960, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois;m. CARRIE SANTELMAN, 13 Oct 1979, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
46.ii.BRIAN SCOTT MEIER, b. 23Oct 1964, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.
47.iii.KAY MEIER, b. 4 Oct 1967, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.
48.iv.KAREN DAWN MEIER, b. 8Jul 1969, Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.
28.CLYDE A.7 WESEMANN (WALTER F.6, ANNA WILHELMINA DOROTHEA5 MEIER, DIETRICH FRIEDRICHGOTTLIEB4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 25 Dec 1955 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married ANITA HOLLIBAUGH 10 Jun1989 in Northlake, Illinois.
Notes for CLYDE A. WESEMANN:
Clyde is retired from the U.S. Military. He and Anitaadopted R. J. when he was a young boy.
Child of CLYDE WESEMANN and ANITA HOLLIBAUGHis:
i.R. J.8 WESEMANN, b. 22 Nov 1982, near Chicago, Illinois.
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29.VICKIE LEE8 MEIER (VERNON HENRY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 4 Jul 1953 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married(1) ROBERT HENDERSHOTT 1974.Shemarried (2) THOMAS STEVEN KAVOURAS 24 Oct 1981 in McHenry, Illinois, son of NICHOLAS KAVOURAS and ELEANOR KURGAN.He was born 22 Aug 1948 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Notes for VICKIE LEE MEIER:
Vickie is a graduate of St.Francis School of Nursing, Peoria, Illinois, and BaratCollege at Lake Forest, Illinois. Her field is hospital quality assessment and she iswith GoodShepherdHospital at Barrington, Illinois. Tom has been involved with law enforcement, both as apolice officer and a dealer of armor gear and weapons for law enforcementofficers. He manufactures and refurbishes armored vests, and is a dealer of lawenforcement supplies.
Children of VICKIE MEIER and THOMAS KAVOURAS are:
i.SARAH NICOLE9 KAVOURAS, b. 24 Jan 1988, McHenry, Illinois.
ii.ADAM STEPHENNICHOLAS KAVOURAS, b. 28 Apr 1991, McHenry, Illinois.
30.JULIE THERESA8 MEIER (VERNON HENRY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 1 Oct 1959 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.She met (1) ROBERT HERMAN SONNE.She met (2) GORDON HANSEN.She married (3) RANDY SCOTT DENNISON 1 Mar1985 in Chebanse, Kankakee County, Illinois, son of ROGER DENNISON and AMELIA MASSA.He was born 27 Apr 1963 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Notes for RANDY SCOTT DENNISON:
Randy is a manager forKroger Food Company in Texas.Julie is active in volunteer school work in Plano,Texas.
Child of JULIE MEIER and ROBERT SONNEis:
i.JEREMY ROBERT9 MEIER, b. 2 Sep 1976, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Child of JULIE MEIER and GORDON HANSENis:
49.ii.BRETT COLM9 MEIER, b. 28Jun 1982, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Children of JULIE MEIER and RANDY DENNISON are:
iii.ANTHONY SCOTT-ALLEN9 DENNISON, b. 25 Nov 1985, Plano, Collin County, Texas.
iv.ANDREWVAN DENNISON, b. 3 Jul 1987, Plano,Collin County, Texas.
v.KRISTA MARIE NICOLE DENNISON, b. 20 Sep 1994, Wylie, Texas.
31.JAN ELIZABETH8 MEIER (VERNON HENRY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 31 Jan 1962 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married(1) DOUGLAS JOSEPH O'CONNOR16 Aug 1980 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He was born 11 Feb 1958 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.She married(2) KEVIN PHILIP O'CONNELL9 Sep 1989 in Bradley, KankakeeCounty, Illinois, son of LAVERN O'CONNELL and WILMA ROGERS.He was born 30 Jan 1962 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Notes for JAN ELIZABETH MEIER:
Jan is a certified framerand proprietor of Frame World & Gallery, Kankakee, Illinois. She was elected to Village Board of Clifton,Illinois in 1995 and is Republican Precinct Committeeman for ChebanseTownship I. She serves on the Board of Directors forRepublican Central Committee. She is active in Lioness work in Clifton.
Child of JAN MEIER and DOUGLAS O'CONNORis:
50.i.BRIDGET ANNE9 O'CONNOR, b. 24 Nov 1983, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Children of JAN MEIER and KEVIN O'CONNELL are:
ii.COLIN PHILIP9 O'CONNELL, b. 18 Aug 1990, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
iii.KATIE JEAN O'CONNELL, b. 17 Oct 1991, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
32.MICHAEL EUGENE8 MEIER (FRANCIS"FRANK"ANTHONY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 11 Jan 1952 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married(1) DONNA WEHRSTEIN3 Apr 1971 in Fox Lake, Illinois.He married(2) DEBBIE RITHAMEL 10 Sep 1983 in Lindenhurst, Illinois, daughter of ALVIN RITHAMEL and DOROTHY BEILFUS.She was born 6 Jun 1960 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Notes for MICHAEL EUGENE MEIER:
Mike owns and operates MikeMeier & Son Fence Manufacturers of Spring Grove, Illinois.
Children of MICHAEL MEIER and DONNA WEHRSTEIN are:
i.MICHELLE STEPHANIE9 MEIER, b. 13 Sep 1971; m. RANDY REHBERG, 1993.
51.ii.NICOLE MARIE MEIER, b. 30 May 1975.
Children of MICHAEL MEIER and DEBBIE RITHAMEL are:
iii.MICHAEL ANTHONY9 MEIER, b. 1984; d. Stillborn.
iv.MICHAEL ANTHONY MEIER II, b. 1 Nov 1986, Lake Forest, Illinois.
33.STEPHEN LYNN8 MEIER (FRANCIS"FRANK"ANTHONY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 20 Oct 1953 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married LINDA SUE CHASSEUR 11 Nov1973.She was born 11 May 1954 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Notes for STEPHEN LYNN MEIER:
Steve attended LakeCountyCollege and Embry-RiddleAeronauticalUniversity at Daytona Beach, Florida. He is vice presdient ofMeier's Masterbuilt Fence at Fox Lake, Illinois. The family lives at Barrington, Illinois.
Children of STEPHEN MEIER and LINDA CHASSEUR are:
i.STEPHEN LYNN9 MEIER,JR., b. 3 May 1974, Titusville, Florida; m. CARRIE MARTIN, 22 Nov 2002.
ii.KRISTY LYNN MEIER, b. 23 May 1980, Lake Forest, Illinois.
34.KERRY CRAIG8 MEIER (FRANCIS"FRANK"ANTHONY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 13 Oct 1954 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married(1) MELINDA ANN SCHNEIDER22 Jul 1972 in Fox Lake, Illinois.He married(2) LESLIE JUNE CROMWELL19 Oct 1985 in Stuart, Florida, daughter of GUY NELSON CROMWELL.She was born 29 Dec 1958 in Tallahassee, Flordia.
Notes for KERRY CRAIG MEIER:
Both Kerry and Leslie areassociated with Delta Airlines; he is a ticket agent, she is a flightattendant.
Child of KERRY MEIER and MELINDA SCHNEIDERis:
i.MICHAEL9 MEIER, b. 25 Feb 1973, New SmyrnaBeach, Florida; d. 9 Aug 1997, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois.
Child of KERRY MEIER and LESLIE CROMWELLis:
ii.SHANNON JUNE9 MEIER, b. 30 Nov 1996.
35.KIM LEE8 MEIER (FRANCIS"FRANK"ANTHONY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 19 Sep 1955 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married SALLY JO JENSEN25 Oct 1980, daughter of VIRGIL JENSEN.
Notes for KIM LEE MEIER:
Kim is a builder and has developed subdivisions inMcHenry and LakeCounty area. They have homes in Richmond, Illinois and in Palm Desert, California.
Children of KIM MEIER and SALLY JENSEN are:
i.SEAN ROBERT9 MEIER, b. 19 Jul 1984.
ii.BRITTANY CHANTILLE MEIER, b. 24 Nov 1990.
36.CYNTHIA KAY8 MEIER (FRANCIS"FRANK"ANTHONY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 16 Jun 1958 in Waukegan, Illinois.She married CLAY DOUGLAS ERICKSON20 Apr 1985 in Gurnee,Illinois.
Children of CYNTHIA MEIER and CLAY ERICKSON are:
i.JEREMY DOUGLAS9 ERICKSON, b. 12 Oct 1986, Lake Forest, Illinois.
ii.BRYAN AUGUST ERICKSON, b. 2 Dec 1991.
37.RENEE GERMAINE8 MEIER (FRANCIS"FRANK"ANTHONY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 5 Oct 1962 in Waukegan, Illinois.She married WILLIAM VOJAK 20 Sep 1987in Ingleside, Illinois.He was born 5 Feb 1959 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Notes for WILLIAM VOJAK:
They live at Round Lake, Illinois.
Children of RENEE MEIER and WILLIAM VOJAK are:
i.KARA KRISTIN9 VOJAK, b. 15 Oct 1986, Barrington, Illinois.
ii.RYAN WILLIAM VOJAK, b. 17 Jun 1989, Barrington, Illinois.
38.DONNA MARIE8 MEIER (KENNETH ARTHUR7, ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 12 Apr 1955 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.She married(1) JOHN LEE MASON10 Aug 1974 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of ROSCOE MASON.He was born 5 Apr 1951.She married(2) STEPHEN MICHAEL HEMP 20 Nov 1976 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of DILWORTH HEMP and EUGENIA PATNAUDE.She married(3) RANDY LEROY PRESSLEY 9 Jul 1993 in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, son of CHARLES PRESSLEY and MARGUERITE CRISMAN.He was born 9 Jul 1951 in Champaign, Illinois.
Notes for DONNA MARIE MEIER:
Angela Mason was adopted byStephen Hemp. Paula Ann and Melanie Pressley were born of Randy Pressley'sfirst marriage to Anna Ripper.
Child of DONNA MEIER and JOHN MASONis:
i.ANGELA MARIE9 MASON, b. 6 Mar 1976, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Child of DONNA MEIER and STEPHEN HEMPis:
ii.COLLEEN RENEE9 HEMP, b. 21 Dec 1977, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
39.DEBRA LYNN8 MEIER (KENNETH ARTHUR7, ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 19 Jan 1957 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.She married JACOB C. PETERS 22 Dec 1979in Ashkum, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of CLARENCE PETERS and MARGARET HEBERT.
Children of DEBRA MEIER and JACOB PETERS are:
i.ADAM JACOB9 PETERS, b. 24 May 1985, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
ii.BRIANNA LYNN PETERS, b. 22 Jan 1987, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
iii.LEVI JOSIAH PETERS, b. 30 Dec 1988, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
iv.LAURA LEIGH PETERS, b. 17 Mar 1992, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
v.JOSETTE LEANNA PETERS, b. 15 Oct 1998, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
40.DAVID KENNETH8 MEIER (KENNETH ARTHUR7, ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 18 Feb 1958 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married(1) DIANE SUE RIGGLEMAN12 Sep 1981 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married(2) ANGEL LYNN HULL21 Nov 1987 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married(3) KIMBERLY SCHOON 31 Jul 1998 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of KENNETH SCHOON and BETTY JENSEN.She was born 13 Oct 1965 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Notes for DAVID KENNETH MEIER:
Kim has daughters Emily and Katie Saathofffrom a previous marriage. In 2001 David farms the farm of his great grandfatherHenry Meier, just west of Clifton, Illinois.
Child of DAVID MEIER and KIMBERLY SCHOONis:
i.LOGAN KENNETH9 MEIER, b. 22 Jun 1999, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
41.DARLENE MAE8 MEIER (KENNETH ARTHUR7, ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 17 Apr 1962 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.She married MICHAEL LEE MCGEHEE 6 Aug 1983in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of KENNETH MCGEHEE and ESTHER COTTER.He was born 7 Jun 1960 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.
Notes for DARLENE MAE MEIER:
She was valedictorian ofCentral High School Class of 1980. In 1980s she was owner-operator of DairyQueen in Ashkum, Illinois. Since 1989 Darlene has been in banking.
Child of DARLENE MEIER and MICHAEL MCGEHEEis:
i.JOSHUA RYAN9 MCGEHEE, b. 3 Aug 1984, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.
42.DORIS JANE8 MEIER (KENNETH ARTHUR7, ARTHUR HENRY FREDRICH6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 6 Jun 1964 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.She married JAY WILBUR GOLDENSTEIN 20 Jul1985 in Danforth, Iroquois County, Illinois, son of JOHN GOLDENSTEIN and JUDITH______.
Children of DORIS MEIER and JAY GOLDENSTEIN are:
i.JAMES LOUIS9 GOLDENSTEIN, b. 7 Aug 1986, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
ii.JOEL CHARLES GOLDENSTEIN, b. 27 Aug 1988, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
43.VALERIE KAY8 MEIER (DONALD DELBERT7, DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 4 Mar 1959 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Child of VALERIE KAY MEIER is:
i.ADAM9 MEIER, b. 1982.
44.MARVIN DONALD8 MEIER (DONALD DELBERT7, DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 22 Jul 1962 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.He married MICHELLE CHALIFOUX 29 Sep1984 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, daughter of EUGENE CHAILFOUX and RITA______.
Child of MARVIN MEIER and MICHELLE CHALIFOUXis:
i.SEAN DONALD9 MEIER, b. 6 Aug 1988, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
45.JOEL8 REDMAN (DARLENE MAE7 MEIER, DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 6 Dec 1955 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married KAREN LANG31 May 1975 in North Dakota.
Children of JOEL REDMAN and KAREN LANG are:
i.JOEL LEE9 REDMAN, b. 12 Dec 1975.
ii.KRISTY REDMAN, b. 10 May 1978.
46.BRIAN SCOTT8 MEIER (ALLEN GENE7, DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 23 Oct 1964 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married SHELLEY KAY PENTECOST22 Aug 1992 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois, daughter of PHILLIP PENTECOST and MARY______.
Notes for BRIAN SCOTT MEIER:
Shelley has a daughter,Samantha Jo Fields, from an earlier marriage.
Child of BRIAN MEIER and SHELLEY PENTECOST is:
i.BRIANNA ELIZABETH9 MEIER, b. 7 Dec 1993, Watseka, IroquoisCounty, Illinois.
47.KAY8 MEIER (ALLEN GENE7, DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 4 Oct 1967 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married DENNIS PETERS.
Child of KAY MEIER and DENNIS PETERSis:
i.CHRISTOPHER JON9 PETERS, b. 1984.
48.KAREN DAWN8 MEIER (ALLEN GENE7, DELBERT"BUCK"FERDINAND6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 8 Jul 1969 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married(1) KEVIN KAUFMAN5 May 1989.She married (2) JEFFERY KLECAN 17 May1996, son of RONALD KLECAN and JACKIE______.
Child of KAREN MEIER and KEVIN KAUFMANis:
i.MICHAEL9 KAUFMAN.
Children of KAREN MEIER and JEFFERY KLECAN are:
ii.BROC MCCLAM9 KLECAN, b. 14 Jan 2001, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
iii.BLAKE WESLEY KLECAN, b. 14 Jan 2001, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
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49.BRETT COLM9 MEIER (JULIE THERESA8, VERNON HENRY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 28 Jun 1982 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.He married ASHLEY RAE THOMAS22 Aug 2004 in Plano, Collin County, Texas, daughter of JOHN THOMAS and MELODY ALEXANDER.She was born 23 Oct 1978 in Victoria, Texas.
Child of BRETT MEIER and ASHLEY THOMASis:
i.JORDAN ELIZABETH10 MEIER, b. 25 Feb 2003, Plano, CollinCounty, Texas.
50.BRIDGET ANNE9 O'CONNOR (JAN ELIZABETH8 MEIER, VERNON HENRY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH"JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 24 Nov 1983 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois.She married(1) JAMES CONNELLY.
Child of BRIDGET O'CONNOR and JAMES CONNELLYis:
i.REGAN JO10 CONNELLY, b. 28 Aug 2004, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
Child of BRIDGET ANNE O'CONNOR is:
ii.MOLLY ELIZABETH10 O'CONNOR, b. 2 Mar 2002, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.
51.NICOLE MARIE9 MEIER (MICHAEL EUGENE8, FRANCIS"FRANK" ANTHONY7, HARRY WILLIAM6, JOHANN HEINRICH "JOHN HENRY"5, JOHANN HEINRICH4, CASPAR HEINRICH3, JOHANN FRIEDRICH2, FRANZ HEINRICH1 MEYER) was born 30 May 1975.She married JEFF ROMANIUK Nov 2001in Maui, Hawaii.He was bornin Canada.
Notes for NICOLE MARIE MEIER:
In 2004 they live in Huntington Beach, California and Nicole works at Disneyland.
Child of NICOLE MEIER and JEFF ROMANIUKis:
i.MADISON ELORA10 ROMANIUK, b. 7 Jul 2003, California.