Henry Meyer

• Name	Henry Meyer
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Gravel Hill, Lebanon County, PA   [1]
  Person ID	I16	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	John Mayer,   b. 03 Mar 1745, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA ,   d. 15 Jun 1812, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Catharine Schaeffer,   b. 17 Oct 1747, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA ,   d. 11 Oct 1825, Millbach, Lebanon County, PA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lizzie Strock
  Children	1. John Moyer,   b. 1801, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1855  (Age 54 years)   2. Michael Meyer  [natural]   3. Mary Moyer,   b. 18 Feb 1804, Pennsylvania ,   d. 31 Dec 1885  (Age 81 years)   4. Sarah Meyer,   b. 17 Dec 1813, Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Jan 1885  (Age 71 years)   5. Susan Meyer,   b. 12 Apr 1807, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Jun 1887  (Age 80 years)   6. Elanor Meyer,   b. 12 Feb 1809, Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Sep 1884  (Age 75 years)   7. Elizabeth Moyer,   b. 21 Dec 1805, Pennsylvania ,   d. 06 Mar 1872  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - - Gravel Hill, Lebanon County, PA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  GENEALOGY OF THE MEYER FAMILY by Henry Meyer, 1890 Henry (John, John, Gr. Meyer), was married to Lizzie Strock. He lived at Gravel Hill, Lebanon Co., Pa. ISSUE:— 1. John, married to Anna Behm. He died in 1855, aged 51 years. Children: John, married to Catharine Keim. He is deceased; Henry (dec'd), married to Lovina Miller; Michael B., born March 20, 1845, died at Harrisburg, Pa., July 13, 1889. Disease, congestive fever. Lies buried at Deny, Dauphin Co. He was married to Fannie Strickler. She was born Jan. 13, 1847. Michael lived formerly at Deny, Dauphin Co., where he owned a fine farm. He was a man of intelligence, and influential in his locality, having filled at different periods nearly all the elective offices of his township. In 1877 he resigned the office of school-director to become County Commissioner of Dauphin County, which position he filled two terms. At the time of his death he was Prison Warden at Harrisburg, which office he had held over two years. Michael had been raised by his uncle, Mr. Behm, ex-commissioner of Dauphin County; he was a poor boy, but by a close application to his books, he acquired a good education in the schools of his neighborhood, and by industry and perseverance amassed considerable property. During Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania Michael shouldered the musket in defense of our State against the Confederates. In politics he was a thorough Republican, and in a political contest was seldom vanquished. He was a man of large stature, noble bearing, benevolent disposition, greatly beloved by his family and highly esteemed by his numerous friends. I visited the family at Deny in the Fall of 1883 and again in 1889 at Harrisburg. Widow Meyer is at present filling the office of Prison Warden left vacant by the death of her husband. The couple were married Nov. 6, 1866, and had nine children. Children: Annie M.; Frances F.; Harvey S.; Ada S.; Lizzie G.; Clara S.; John S.; Emma S.: Mary V. 2. Michael, married to Elizabeth Horner, both are dead. 3. Mary, married to Jacob Hemperly. 4. Sarah, married to Andrew Loy. 5. Susan, married to Jacob Goss. 6. Elenor, was married to Henry Meyer, son of "big" Michael near Rebersburg, Pa. She was born Feb. 12,1809, died Sept. 28, 1884. 7. Elizabeth, married Ulrich Weltmer.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Genealogy of the Meyer Family, Meyer, Henry, (1890).