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DESCENDANTS OF ANDON LOUYS MEYER

Submitted by Mark Walker

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1. ANDON LOUYS1 MEYER was born July 05, 1848 in along the Rhine River, Germany, and died September 25, 1919 in Granbury, TX. He married MARY MAGDALENE BUCKNER 1866 in Germany, daughter of JOHANN BUECHNER and ELIZABETH BREITWIESER. She was born July 07, 1833 in Rai-Bretinbach, Starkenburg, Hessen, and died 1914 in Walters, Oklahoma.

 

More About ANDON LOUYS MEYER:

Burial: September 1919, Granbury, TX.

Children of ANDON MEYER and MARY BUCKNER are:

2. i. HENRY2 MEYER, b. February 21, 1877, Germany; d. October 19, 1958, Granbury, TX.

ii. XAVIAR MEYER, b. 1868, Germany; d. Unknown.

 

More About XAVIAR MEYER:

Burial: Unknown

 

3. iii. GEORGE AUGUST MEYER, b. March 05, 1873, East St. Louis, IL; d. August 13, 1945, Godley, TX.

iv. IDA MEYER, b. July 25, 1895, Texas; d. March 1979, TX.

v. JOHN MEYER, b. Unknown.

vi. JOSEPH JOE MEYER, b. Unknown, Germany.

vii. LOUIE MEYER, b. December 10, 1895, TX; d. December 10, 1988, Fayette, TX.

viii. MARY MEYER, b. April 06, 1910, Granbury, TX; d. September 1976, Granbury, TX.

ix. TWIN BOYS MEYER, b. Unknown, These boys were born in Germany, Died on ship bound for USA.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. HENRY2 MEYER (ANDON LOUYS1)1 was born February 21, 1877 in Germany, and died October 19, 1958 in Granbury, TX. He married MARGIE R. HUGGINS January 06, 1899 in Jacksonville, Florida, daughter of MOSES HUGGINS and ARAMINTA WILSON. She was born October 13, 1882 in Jacksonville, Florida, and died May 30, 1955 in Granbury, TX.

 

Notes for HENRY MEYER:

[Genealogy.com, LLC. Family Archive #354, Ed. 4, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Date of Import: Dec 21, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.354.4.81938.12]

 

Individual: Henry Meyer

Place: America

Year: 1850

 

Primary Individual: Meyer, Henry

 

Source Code: 1450.2

 

Source Name:

DARLINGTON, JANE E. Marion County, Indiana, Records Miscellanea. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, Family History Section, 1986. Parts A and B: pp. 1a-164a, 1b-43b.

 

Source Annotation:

Port and date of arrival, a few are place and date of first mention of residence in the New World. Source also provides age, nativity, address in U.S., witnesses, etc. Indexer incorporated corrections listed on page 164a into the individual entries of those listees affected. Extracted from naturalization papers filed in Marion County, Indiana, 1832-1906, and held by the Indiana State Archives.

 

Source Page #: 100 [Genealogy.com, LLC. Family Archive #354, Ed. 4, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Date of Import: Dec 21, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.354.4.81797.17]

 

Individual: Aloys Meyer

Place: New York, NY

Year: 1857

Age: 19

 

Primary Individual: Meyer, Aloys

 

Source Code: 9983.11

 

Source Name:

ZIMMERMAN, GARY J., and MARION WOLFERT. German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1855-1862, with Places of Origin. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. 167p.

 

Source Page #: 96

 

More About HENRY MEYER:

Census: Primary Individual: Meyer, Henry2

Christening: Primary Individual: Meyer, Aloys3

Emigration: Age: 193

Immigration: 1850, America4

Children of HENRY MEYER and MARGIE HUGGINS are:

4. i. VERTIE FOREST3 MEYER, b. November 11, 1899, TX; d. December 24, 1971, TX.

ii. MARY MAGDALINE MEYER, b. October 28, 1903, TX; d. January 11, 1989, TX; m. (1) ROBERT COLLIER, August 24, 1924; m. (2) JAMES GILLEY, Unknown, TX.

5. iii. HENRY PRESTON MEYER, b. September 10, 1906, Granbury, TX; d. March 09, 1981, Granbury, TX.

iv. PAULINE. MEYER, b. April 14, 1911, Granbury, TX; d. July 20, 1984, TX; m. CHARLES GILBERT, March 05, 1932, TX.

v. NETTIE MAE MEYER, b. March 18, 1917, Granbury, TX; d. February 20, 1943, Texas; m. LESTER SHAW, 1936, TX.

vi. EDWIN MAX MEYER, b. April 08, 1925, Granbury, TX; d. Unknown, TX; m. GAIL SARGENT, June 01, 1957, TX.

 

 

3. GEORGE AUGUST2 MEYER (ANDON LOUYS1) was born March 05, 1873 in East St. Louis, IL, and died August 13, 1945 in Godley, TX. He married FRANCES ALEXANDRIA HUGGINS August 06, 1898 in Granbury, Texas, daughter of MOSES HUGGINS and ARAMINTA L.M. WILSON. She was born January 31, 1878 in Jackson, Duval Co. Fla., and died May 05, 1926 in Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

Children of GEORGE MEYER and FRANCES HUGGINS are:

i. HERMAN HORTLE3 MEYER, b. May 27, 1899, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX; d. November 1984, Granbury, Hood Co. TX; m. BEULAH COLLIER, November 19, 1926.

 

More About HERMAN HORTLE MEYER:

Burial: November 1984, Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

 

ii. AUGUST MOSES ALEXANDER MEYER, b. July 15, 1900, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX; m. GRACIE L. ARRINGTON, Unknown, TX.

6. iii. RUBY ORABEL MEYER, b. November 24, 1901, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. April 05, 1977, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

7. iv. ERVIN TRUMAN MEYER, b. April 06, 1904, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. December 02, 1974, Granbury, Hood Co. TX.

8. v. FRANKLIN JOSEPH MEYER, b. January 19, 1906, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. November 1979, Granbury, Hood Co. TX.

vi. VERA LOU MEYER, b. May 24, 1907, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. June 1945; m. FRED TAYLOR, May 07, 1935, TX.

9. vii. BEA AGNES MEYER, b. September 10, 1909, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

10. viii. X.A. MEYER, b. April 07, 1911, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. August 16, 1998, Granbury, TX.

11. ix. ODELL MEYER, b. September 26, 1913, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. January 06, 1977.

x. PENDELL MEYER, b. November 06, 1914, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. November 07, 1914, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

 

More About PENDELL MEYER:

Burial: November 1914, Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

 

12. xi. WILLFORD LEE MEYER, b. May 30, 1915, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

xii. MARY IDA MEYER, b. July 09, 1917, Acton, Hood Co. TX; d. December 07, 1917, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

 

More About MARY IDA MEYER:

Burial: December 1917, Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

 

13. xiii. JOHN WESLEY MEYER, b. May 05, 1920, Waples Community, Hood Co. TX; d. February 19, 1985, Bracketville, TX.

14. xiv. IMO KNOX MEYER, b. February 26, 1926, Godley, Johnson Co. TX.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4. VERTIE FOREST3 MEYER (HENRY2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born November 11, 1899 in Texas, and died December 24, 1971 in Texas. He married ETHEL LEE BARTON September 14, 1924 in Texas. She was born January 18, 1906.

Children of VERTIE MEYER and ETHEL BARTON are:

i. GERALDINE4 MEYER, b. January 29, 1926, Granbury, TX.

ii. TOMMY MEYER, b. April 25, 1927, Granbury, TX.

iii. BOBBY ROSS MEYER, b. July 03, 1930, Granbury, TX.

iv. ANNIE LEE MEYER, b. September 18, 1932, Granbury, TX.

v. KENNETH WAYNE MEYER, b. January 31, 1936, Granbury, TX; d. August 13, 1966, Unknown.

 

 

5. HENRY PRESTON3 MEYER (HENRY2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born September 10, 1906 in Granbury, TX, and died March 09, 1981 in Granbury, TX. He married LILLIE BELLE BARTON September 25, 1925 in Granbury, Texas. She was born June 18, 1907 in Granbury, TX, and died in Living.

Child of HENRY MEYER and LILLIE BARTON is:

15. i. JAMES MILTON4 MEYER, b. August 02, 1926, Granbury, TX; d. Living.

 

 

6. RUBY ORABEL3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born November 24, 1901 in Acton, Hood Co. TX, and died April 05, 1977 in Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX. She married GRANVILLE AMOS JOHNSON March 12, 1927 in Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX, son of ALFRED JOHNSON and LUETICIA MELTON. He was born Unknown in Texas, and died July 1938 in Texas.

 

More About RUBY ORABEL MEYER:

Burial: April 07, 1977, Antioch Cemetery, Grandview, Johnson Co. TX.

 

More About GRANVILLE AMOS JOHNSON:

Burial: July 18, 1938, Antioch Cemetery, Grandview, Johnson Co. TX.

Children of RUBY MEYER and GRANVILLE JOHNSON are:

i. AUGUST ALFRED4 JOHNSON, b. January 28, 1928, Godley, Johnson Co. TX; d. January 31, 1928, Godley, Johnson Co. TX, died of Pneumonia.

 

More About AUGUST ALFRED JOHNSON:

Burial: February 01, 1928, Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood Co. TX

 

ii. AMOS GRANVILLE JOHNSON, b. May 07, 1929, Godley, Johnson Co. TX.

16. iii. RUBY CHARLOTTE JOHNSON, b. March 28, 1931, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

17. iv. FRANCES LOUISE JOHNSON, b. April 24, 1933, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

v. MARSHALL LINTON JOHNSON, b. October 18, 1935, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX; d. November 03, 1948, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

 

More About MARSHALL LINTON JOHNSON:

Burial: November 04, 1948, Antioch Cemetery, Grandview, Johnson Co. TX.

 

 

7. ERVIN TRUMAN3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born April 06, 1904 in Acton, Hood Co. TX, and died December 02, 1974 in Granbury, Hood Co. TX. He married JEWEL NIMO Bet. November 222 - 1926 in Texas.

 

More About ERVIN TRUMAN MEYER:

Burial: December 1974, Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood Co. TX

Children of ERVIN MEYER and JEWEL NIMO are:

i. TRUMAN4 MEYER.

ii. BRYAN MEYER.

 

 

8. FRANKLIN JOSEPH3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born January 19, 1906 in Acton, Hood Co. TX, and died November 1979 in Granbury, Hood Co. TX. He married DELL STANDIFER September 14, 1928 in Texas.

 

More About FRANKLIN JOSEPH MEYER:

Burial: November 1979, Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

Children of FRANKLIN MEYER and DELL STANDIFER are:

i. LACY FRANK4 MEYER.

ii. ROBERT SLEDGE MEYER.

iii. JOSEPH WAYNE MEYER.

iv. FANNIE MARGARET MEYER.

v. WILFORD MEYER.

vi. HENRY AUGUST MEYER.

vii. NEVA DELL MEYER.

 

 

9. BEA AGNES3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born September 10, 1909 in Acton, Hood Co. TX. She married A. MONROE WINSETT December 10, 1027 in Texas.

Children of BEA MEYER and A. WINSETT are:

i. DORTHY JANE4 WINSETT, b. Bet. 1928 - 1933, Godley, TX; d. Unknown, Texas.

 

More About DORTHY JANE WINSETT:

Burial: Unknown, Godley Cemetery, Godley, Johnson Co. TX.

 

ii. MICKY GENE WINSETT, b. Bet. 1929 - 1934, Godley, TX; d. Unknown, Godley, TX.

 

More About MICKY GENE WINSETT:

Burial: Unknown, Godley Cemetery, Godley, Johnson Co. TX.

 

iii. BETTY YVONNE WINSETT, b. April 01, 1935, Godley, TX; m. ORVIL KENNETH ROWLAND, Abt. 1952, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

iv. SHIRLEY KNOXINE WINSETT, b. May 1937.

v. ESSIE ROWINE WINSETT, b. Abt. 1943, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

vi. MONRAD LYNN WINSETT, b. May 1945, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

 

 

10. X.A.3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born April 07, 1911 in Acton, Hood Co. TX, and died August 16, 1998 in Granbury, TX. He married BLANCHE ARRINGTON August 10, 1929 in Texas.

Children of X.A. MEYER and BLANCHE ARRINGTON are:

i. LECIL RAY4 MEYER, b. May 1932, TX.

ii. KENNETH MEYER, b. Unknown, Texas; d. Unknown, Unknown.

 

More About KENNETH MEYER:

Burial: Unknown, Acton Cemetery, Acton, Hood Co. TX.

 

 

11. ODELL3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born September 26, 1913 in Acton, Hood Co. TX, and died January 06, 1977. He married HELEN HILL September 26, 1950 in Roswell, NM.

Children of ODELL MEYER and HELEN HILL are:

i. KELLY WINSTON4 MEYER, b. June 1951.

ii. ARLETA KAY MEYER.

 

 

12. WILLFORD LEE3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born May 30, 1915 in Acton, Hood Co. TX. He married IRENE RUSSELL July 06, 1940 in Texas.

 

More About IRENE RUSSELL:

Burial: Unknown, Cleburne Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX

Child of WILLFORD MEYER and IRENE RUSSELL is:

i. JUDY MAY4 MEYER, b. Abt. 1948, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

 

 

13. JOHN WESLEY3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born May 05, 1920 in Waples Community, Hood Co. TX, and died February 19, 1985 in Bracketville, TX. He married ADELLA LUNA January 11, 1943 in Bracketville, TX.

Children of JOHN MEYER and ADELLA LUNA are:

i. JOHN WESLEY JR.4 MEYER, b. Abt. 1944, Bracketville, TX.

ii. GILBERT MEYER.

iii. WAYNE MEYER.

iv. IRIS MEYER.

v. VELMA ORA MEYER.

vi. THELMA MEYER.

vii. HENRY MEYER.

viii. JOE MEYER.

ix. AUGUST MEYER.

 

 

14. IMO KNOX3 MEYER (GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born February 26, 1926 in Godley, Johnson Co. TX. He married DORIS SUE HOLLINGSWORTH January 1946 in Mexia, TX.

Children of IMO MEYER and DORIS HOLLINGSWORTH are:

i. KAY LYNN4 MEYER, b. June 1953, Houston, Harris Co. TX; m. ROGER GIBSON, March 1975, Amarillo, Potter Co. TX.

ii. DAVID W. MEYER, b. Unknown, Houston, Harris Co. TX.

iii. STEPHEN AUGUST MEYER, b. April 1960, Houston, Harris Co. TX; d. January 1967, Houston, Harris Co. TX.

 

More About STEPHEN AUGUST MEYER:

Burial: January 1967, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX.

 

iv. ALAN NOEL MEYER, b. October 26, 1961, Houston, Harris Co. TX; d. May 08, 1985, Houston, Harris Co. TX.

 

More About ALAN NOEL MEYER:

Burial: May 1985, Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

15. JAMES MILTON4 MEYER (HENRY PRESTON3, HENRY2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born August 02, 1926 in Granbury, TX, and died in Living. He married JEAN DENNY November 24, 1948 in Granbury, Texas.

Children of JAMES MEYER and JEAN DENNY are:

i. SUSAN5 MEYER, b. June 15, 1950, Granbury, TX; d. Living; m. JIMMY RIGGIANS, June 11, 1970, Granbury, TX.

ii. PAULA MEYER, b. December 26, 1953, Granbury, TX; d. Living.

iii. SCOTT DENNY MEYER, b. November 13, 1956, Granbury, TX; d. Living; m. MICHELE ELAINE WALKER, 1986, Granbury, Texas; b. April 13, 1958, Denton, Grayson Co. TX; d. Living.

iv. CRAIG MEYER, b. May 27, 1959.

v. GARY PRESTON MEYER, b. June 09, 1939, Adopted in 1950.

 

 

16. RUBY CHARLOTTE4 JOHNSON (RUBY ORABEL3 MEYER, GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born March 28, 1931 in Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX. She married TRAVIS LEE RHOADES September 28, 1964 in Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

Children of RUBY JOHNSON and TRAVIS RHOADES are:

i. ELDON LEE5 RHOADES, b. October 07, 1947, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX; d. May 28, 1984, Brownwood, TX.

ii. SHERRY ALOYSE RHOADES, b. August 08, 1948, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

iii. BECKY SUE RHOADES, b. September 10, 1951, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

iv. ANNA LOUISE RHOADES, b. February 16, 1958, Glen Rose, Somerville Co. TX; m. KENNETH GARVIN, February 07, 1986, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

v. MISTI GAIL RHOADES, b. January 10, 1973, Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX.

 

 

17. FRANCES LOUISE4 JOHNSON (RUBY ORABEL3 MEYER, GEORGE AUGUST2, ANDON LOUYS1) was born April 24, 1933 in Cleburne, Johnson Co. TX. She married KENNETH W. JAMES September 06, 1952 in El Paso, TX. He was born April 24, 1931, and died March 1995 in Abilene, TX.

 

More About KENNETH W. JAMES:

Burial: March 1995, Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, TX.

Children of FRANCES JOHNSON and KENNETH JAMES are:

i. WALTER KRIS5 JAMES, b. December 28, 1954, El Paso, El Paso Co. TX.

ii. TERESA GAY JAMES, b. December 25, 1958, Texarkana, Miller Co. ARK; m. LEON GEORGE RHOADES, August 18, 1989, Killeen, Belton Co. TX.

iii. PETER ALEXANDER JAMES, b. September 08, 1964, Blytheville, Mississippi Co. ARK.

 

Endnotes

 

1. Genealogy.com, LLC., Family Archive #354, Ed. 4, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, (Release date: February 22, 2000), "CD-ROM," Internal Ref. #1.354.4.81938.12, Date of Import: Dec 21, 2000.

2. Genealogy.com, LLC., Family Archive #354, Ed. 4, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, (Release date: February 22, 2000), "CD-ROM," Internal Ref. #1.354.4.81938.12.

3. Genealogy.com, LLC., Family Archive #354, Ed. 4, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, (Release date: February 22, 2000), "CD-ROM," Internal Ref. #1.354.4.81797.17.

4. Genealogy.com, LLC., Family Archive #354, Ed. 4, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, (Release date: February 22, 2000), "CD-ROM," Internal Ref. #1.354.4.81938.12.

 

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