Charles Meyer

23 February 1879–6 January 1971 (Age 91)
Ursa, Adams, Illinois, United States

The Life of Charles

When Charles Meyer was born on 23 February 1879, in Ursa, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Andreas Mayer, was 48 and his mother, Anna Maria Haas, was 41. He married Lillie Mae Williams on 23 October 1902, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Adams, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Ellington Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 6 January 1971, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Meyer
1879–1971
Lillie Mae Williams
1884–1973
Marriage: 23 October 1902
Mary Ida Meyer
1904–1937
Andrew Charles Meyer
1907–1969
Florence Mae Meyer
1909–1987
Catherine Oneta Meyer
1911–2000
Adam Frank Meyer
1915–1999
Edna Francisca Meyer
1917–1998
Floyd Frederick Meyer
1920–1969
Rita Dorothy Meyer
1923–1987
Teresa A Meyer
1926–2016

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
23 October 1902
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
children

(9)

    Mary Ida Meyer

    Female1904–1937Female

    Andrew Charles Meyer

    Male1907–1969Male

    Florence Mae Meyer

    Female1909–1987Female

    Catherine Oneta Meyer

    Female1911–2000Female

    Adam Frank Meyer

    Male1915–1999Male

+4 More Children

Parents and Siblings

    Andreas Mayer

    Male1830–1891Male

    Anna Maria Haas

    Female1837–1923Female

siblings

(10)

    Frank Joseph Meyer

    Male1858–1907Male

    George A. Meyer

    Male1861–1947Male

    Mary Edith Meyer

    Female1863–1893Female

    Adam Meyers

    Male1865–1958Male

    William Albert Meyer

    Male1868–1937Male

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 2

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885 · The First Skyscraper

Age 6

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

Age 24

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

1 German and Dutch: from Middle High German meier, a status name for a steward, bailiff, or overseer, which later came to be used also to denote a tenant farmer, which is normally the sense in the many compound surnames formed with this term as a second element. Originally it denoted a village headman (ultimately from Latin māior ‘greater’, ‘superior’).2 Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Meyer (from Hebrew Meir ‘enlightener’, a derivative of Hebrew or ‘light’).3 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir, from meidhir ‘mirth’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Chas Meyer, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Charlie Meyer, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Charles Meyers, "United States Census, 1920"

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