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Meyer Last Name History & Origin
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From the Middle High German word meier meaning "higher, superior". It was used for landholder's stewards or great farmers or leaseholders (nowadays a Meier is a dairy farmer). Meier and Meyer are used more often in northern Germany while Maier and Mayer are used in southern Germany.
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Amanda MEYER was b. 21 Oct 1885 in Lake Township, Cook Co., IL to parents August W. MEYER (1863-1950) and Louisa SENF (1865-1906) who were married 20 Jul 1882 in DuPage County, IL. She was their only child and moved with her parents to Iowa in 1890 farming in Richland Township, Franklin Co., IA.
Amanda married Louis Fred POSSEHL (1876-1956) on 9 Jul 1902 in Richland Township, Franklin Co., IA and they had two children, a daughter Luella POSSEHL (1902-1905) who was just 18 months old when Amanda died, and a boy Edgar August POSSEHL (born 30 Jul 1904-1966).
Amanda died 23 Aug 1904 in Franklin County, IA of blood poisoning and is buried in the Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Latimer, IA. Her infant son was baptized in the church next to his mother’s casket.
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Shelley
Beloved father to three boys
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:jaxson meyer
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People in photo include: Ervin Meyer
People in photo include: Helen Meyer
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place. there were alot of other children there. No one would tell me where my parents where.I waited and waited .
They never came back for me. I missed them terribly.
I passed away in 1964 at 67 yo.