NameKatherine Meyer
Birth18 Apr 1824, Germany7,1,2
Death1 Feb 1892, Plum City, Union Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin
BurialSt. John Cemetery, Plum City, Pierce County, Wisconsin
Spouses
BirthGermany
DeathWisconsin?, United States of America
ChildrenJoseph Hursch (1856-1909)
BirthApr 1822, Schoenfeld, Bitburg-Pruem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany9,7,1,2
Baptism27 Apr 1822, Stadtkyll, Bitburg-Pruem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death5 Feb 1892, Plum City, Union Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin
BurialSt. John Cemetery, Plum City, Pierce County, Wisconsin
OccupationFarmer7,1,2
FatherJohann Gilles (1780-1849)
Marriageabt 1860, Wisconsin, United States of America
ChildrenBarbara (1861-<1870)
 Casper (1866-)
 Elizabeth (1864-)
 Catherine Maria (1867-)
Notes for Katherine Meyer
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Family site (BackupMyTree); and www.findagrave.com.
The censuses give different ages for her, with a birth year of either 1830, 1826, or 1824.
Notes for M. (Spouse 1)
Source: RootsWeb.ancestry.com.
Notes for Thomas (Spouse 2)
Source: MyHeritage.com--MyHeritage Family Trees: Williams Web Site and Joanne Web Site; and Ancestry.com—New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; Schmitt Family Tree; and RootsWeb.ancestry.com; and www.findagrave.com.
He and his brothers Nikolaus and Paul sailed from Antwerp, Belgium on the ship “Stadt Antwerp,” arriving in New York, New York on July 1, 1846.
In 1850 he and his first wife lived in Calumet Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. A ten-year-old girl named Gertrude Gilles lived with them. In 1860, 1870 and 1880 he lived in Marshfield Township, Fond du Lac County with his (second) wife Catherine and children. The John Roehrig family lived nearby in 1860.
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