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Descendants of John Frederick Meiers




Generation No. 1


      1. John Frederick1 Meiers was born June 24, 1832 in Germany, and died April 27, 1908 in Nevada, Story Co, IA. He married (1) Belinda Bridget Hoban Abt. 1870 in Lanark, Carroll Co, IL, daughter of Jehovah Hoban and Ann Lee. She was born January 06, 1842 in County Roscommon, Ireland1, and died November 17, 1894 in Nevada, Story Co, IA. He married (2) Mary ?? Aft. 1894.

More About John Frederick Meiers:
Immigration: 1850, fm Germany
Military service: Bet. 1864 - 1865
Resided: June 30, 1880, Carroll Co, Rock Creek Twp, IL2
Will: October 04, 1905, son William F Meyers - Executor

Notes for Belinda Bridget Hoban:
      In the 1880 Census for Carroll Co, IL, Belinda (Malinda) was listed as 35 years old.
      (1880 Census of Carroll Co, IL -- Film # 1254178)

      After John Dominick McDonald, Belinda's first husband, died in 1868, Belinda went to work for the Van Bectons. While working for the Van Bectons, Belinda met and later married John Fredrick Meiers. Some of the children used "Meyers" rather than "Van Becton" (should this be "McDonald"?)

     
Children of John Meiers and Belinda Hoban are:
+ 2 i.   Emma Van Becton2 Meiers, born November 29, 1872 in IL.
  3 ii.   Elizabeth Meiers, born June 20, 1874 in IL; died 1950. She married Willis T Guise.
  Notes for Willis T Guise:
      Willis worked as a Custodian at Iowa State University. One of his duties was to care for laboratory mice/rats for the Biology department. (Rememberances of Leonna Beatrice Meyers-Myres)


+ 4 iii.   William Fredric Meyers, born January 29, 1876 in Lanark, Carroll Co, IL; died February 21, 1960 in Boone, Boone Co, IA.
  5 iv.   Charles Horace Meiers, born January 26, 1878 in IL.
  6 v.   Alice Meiers, born June 26, 1880. She married Foster Freeman Parker.
  7 vi.   Minnie Meiers, born January 30, 1885. She married (1) (-----) Cobb. She married (2) Robert Kelly.


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