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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Meyer, Barbara Joan//Connelly, Sally Meyer |
| Title, Monographic | The Lineage of George Leo Nicholas Meyer, Jr. (1924-2001) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (George Leo Nicholas Meyer, Sr., George John Meyer of Milwaukee, Nicholas Meyer of Green Bay, Mathias Meyer of Germany and Cleveland) m. Mary Lee Gary (1929-1976): Descent from Mathias and Gertrude Meyer Who Died of Cholera in Cleveland in 1854 |
| Date of Publication | [2001] |
| Extent of Work | unpaginated [102] |
| Abstract | Generation 1: Mathias Meyer (1807-1854) and Gertrude (1810-1854) emigrate to America in 1846, most likely coming from Baden. They both died in the cholera epidemic of 1854 in Cleveland. Generation 2: Nicholas Meyer (1849-1924) was orphaned and adopted into the family of Frank Schwartz of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, possibly as an "indentured child." by 1867 Nicholas was married to Anna Trossen and had settled in Green Bay, and by 1881 he had founded the Green Bay Soap Company. Generation 3: George John Meyer (1871-1945) and Catherine Agnes "Kitty" O'Connell. George John Meyer founded the George J. Meyer Manufacturing Company in Milwaukee and was called one of "Wisconsin's Wealthiest Men." Generation 4: George Leo Nicholas Meyer, Sr. (1895-1972) and Edna Alice Zuerner. George Sr. was president of the George J. Meyer Manufacturing Company and an inventor. Generation 5: George Leo Nicholas Meyer, Jr. (1924-2001) and Mary Lee Gary (1929-1976). George Jr. was a historical preservationist, president of the George J. Meyer Company, and veteran of World War II. He began the movement to restore Milwaukee's "Third Ward." |
| Notes | On title page: "Allied Familes: O'Connell, Lucy, Hackett, Eichstadt / Eichsteadt / Eicksteadt, Barkow, Trossen and Zuerner of Wisconsin." Donated by Sally Connelly, 2010. |
| Call Number | MKI 2011-6 |
| MKI Terms | Family History/ Genealogy/ Meyer/ Milwaukee (Wis.)/ Cleveland (Ohio)/ German Americans -- Ohio/ German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Business & Industry |