Brief Life History of Henry Peter
When Henry Peter Niemeyer was born on 28 February 1892, in Minster, Jackson Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, his father, Peter Niemeyer, was 43 and his mother, Anna Meiring, was 34. He married Katherine Delzeith on 25 November 1919, in Mercer, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Jackson Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 May 1941, in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Saint Augustines Cemetery, Minster, Jackson Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States.
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- Henry Peter Niemyer in household of Anna Niemyer, "United States Census, 1920"
- Peter Niemeyer, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Henry Niemeyer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Elke, Lorenz, Otto, Claus, Erna, Frieda, Gerhart, Guenter, Ulrich.
North German: nickname for a newly arrived steward or tenant farmer, from Middle Low German nie ‘new’ + Meyer . Compare Neimeyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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