John Henry Meyer

1862 - 1929  (67 years)

• Name	John Henry Meyer
  Born	5 Feb 1862	Damma, Oldenberg, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Jul 1929	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4967	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2018

  
  

  Family	Catherine Seitz Meyer,   b. 1866,   d. 1948  (Age 82 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1888	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Mary Agnes Meyer Germonprez,   b. 20 Feb 1889, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Nov 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years) + 2. Anna Meyer Reser McGann,   b. 21 Feb 1895, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 21 Nov 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)   3. John B Meyer,   b. 1893,   d. 1965  (Age 72 years)   4. Joseph C Meyer,   b. 20 Aug 1896,   d. 25 Feb 1976  (Age 79 years) + 5. Martha C Meyer Immenschuh,   b. 28 Apr 1898, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Jan 1992, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 93 years)   6. Catherine E Meyer Cowan,   b. 5 Oct 1899, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Sep 1983, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years) + 7. Gertrude Agnes Meyer Gillgannon,   b. 13 Dec 1900, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 1 May 1982, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years) + 8. Leona M Meyer Perry,   b. 26 May 1904, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Sep 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years) + 9. Clarence W Meyer, Sr.,   b. 4 Jan 1906, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Apr 1992, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)   10. William H Meyer,   b. 1907,   d. 1955  (Age 48 years)   11. Lucille Meyer Gleason Clark,   b. 17 Aug 1909,   d. 7 Jun 1989  (Age 79 years)   12. Rose Meyer Heinisch
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018 11:33:08
  Family ID	F1462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Meyer, J. Henry HENRY MEYER DEAD J. H. Meyer aged 67 years, 5 months and 26 days, passed away Wednesday July 30, at 11 o’clock at his home on North Main street after a lingering illness dating since January. Mr. Meyer underwent an operation a few months ago and later was confined to his bed when heart complications developed. He was one of Rossville townships prosperous farmers, having moved to Rossville about three years ago after the sale of his farm interests west of Rossville. A year or so ago and 26 days passed away Wednesday, he invested in lands northeast of Rossville and had plans under way for building new improvements when his health gave way. Mr. Meyer was born in Damma, Oldenberg, Germany, February 5th, 1862. In the spring of 1881 he came to America and located in the vicinity of St. Marys. On April 17, 1888, he was married to Catherine Seitz, in Immaculate Conception church at St. Marys. Fourteen children were born to this union. Two children died in infancy and the twelve, who with the widow, survive to mourn his loss, are: Mrs. H. C. Germonprez and Mrs. Ernest Reser, St. Marys; Mrs. H. R. Immenschuh, Silver Lake; Mrs. E. F. Gillgannon, Delia; Misses Catherine Leona, William and Clarence of Rossville; J. C. Meyer and J. B. Meyer, Manhattan; Mrs. Gleason and Miss Rose Meyer, Topeka. There are two sisters and one brother residing in Germany. The funeral mass will be sung in Immaculate Conception church at St. Marys, Friday at 10 o’clock and the body interred in the St. Marys Catholic cemetery. The pall bearers will be Messrs. S R. Santee, Achille Ronsse, Julius Immenschuh, Joseph Lenherr, T. J Byrnes and Joe Reding.