Meyer, John Cornelius

1842 - 1935  (93 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Meyer, John Cornelius
  Born	16 Jan 1842	Dordrecht, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1868
  1870 Census	1870	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Page 27 Line 01
  	1870 Census Grand Chute Page 27
  1880 Census	1880	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Corneleus Meyes 38 Mary Meyes 37 Jacob Meyes 1 Jacob Meyer 43
  1900 Census	1900	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Mernelus Meyer 58 Marian B Meyer 57 Jacob C Meyer 21 Frank L Pearce 16 Adrian Schoenmakere 27 Elizabeth Schoenmakere 28
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0701
  CORNELIUS MEYER, one of the old and honored residents of Grand Chute township, who is now living practically retired in a handsome residence which he has just completed, was born in the Province of North Brabant, Netherlands, near the Belgium line, January 16, 1842, a son of Jacob and Johanah (Shoemacher) Meyer, the former born in North Brabant September 19, 1797, and the latter in Dordrecht, South Holland, December 15, 1798. Jacob Meyer nor his wife ever came to America, he following his trade of tanner in his native city, where he also served as clerk, and for a number of years was treasurer of a certain district. Cornelius Meyer received his education in the school of the place of his nativity, and was the youngest son of his parents and the next to the youngest of fourteen children. In 1868 Mr. Meyer came to America, whence two brothers had preceded him, and later another brother and three sisters came to this country. The four brothers became the owners of a tract of ninety acres of land, and after eleven years, Cornelius Meyer took forty acres on his own account, located in the northern part of Grand Chute township. This property was but partly improved, and during the first few years Mr. Meyer's time was principally devoted to putting the rest of the land under cultivation, working hard in clearing the land from brush and timber and getting it ready so that crops could be planted, but eventually this task was accomplished, and he continued to carry on farming there with great success until March 27, 1910, when he sold out and moved to his present place, which he had purchased three years previous. He has just completed building a concrete block residence, which is up to date in every respect and is equipped with all the most modern appliances and conveniences. He originally owned fifteen acres here, but has sold several building lots along the river front. His barn is also concrete and admirably constructed for the housing and care of domestic animals, farm produce and machinery, tools, etc. Residence and barn necessitated the expenditure of about $5,000. Here he and Mrs. Meyer expect to spend the remaining years of their lives. On June 25, 1876, Mr. Meyer was married to Maria Elizabeth Von Beuningen Von Helsdingen, born in the Province of Gelderland, daughter of Reinier and Maria Katharine (Ormeling) Von Helsdingen, natives of Amsterdam, who never came to America. They had a family of thirteen children, Mrs. Meyer being the next to the youngest. Mrs. Meyer's father was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. She came to the United States in 1876 and was met in New York by Mr. Meyer, who brought her on to Appleton, where they were married, June 25, 1876. They have had two children, the first of whom died in infancy, while the other, Jacob Cornelius, born October 10, 1878, resides four and one-half miles north of Appleton, and is carrying on farming operations near Apple Creek. He married Grace Collins, and they have had five children, of whom one is deceased. Mr. Meyer was a member of the Reformed Church in Holland, but since residing in America has been connected with the Congregational denomination. In political views he is a Republican.
  	Meyer, Cornelius Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Family History Researcher	Email from; Hello, Thank you for the time to fix the errors on your web page. My great grandpa Jacob Meyer, son of J. Cornelius, grandson of Jacob and Johanna Meyer was the only male descendant of the immigrants. I have this in his own handwriting. He dictated a lengthy family history of Jacob and Johanna Meyer, he believed it was his duty to preserve the Meyer history. I know where all of the immigrants of are buried...all in Riverside Cemetery under a Meyer stone, but no Albert. I have never heard of an Albert from my great grandpa Jacob or my grandpa. I have never come across in any Albert in my research of our family. So Albert is not a child of Jacob and Johanna Meyer. They had two girls around the time of 1840 (Albert's birthdate) named Gosiwena (1839) and then Anna. J. Cornelius was then born in 1842. I also believe you have the wrong Peter. We have one, but he was born to Jacob and Johanna in 1822, see attached. Feel free to add what ever info from this sheet you like. And Thank you very much! Diane Esselman
  Residence	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Listed as brother Cornelius of Appleton in sister Petronella (Jenny) obit in 1930
  Died	29 Jun 1935	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 29 Jun 1935	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I101044	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	23 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Meijer, Jacob,   b. 19 Sep 1797, Hoogeloon, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands ,   d. 12 Nov 1870, Hoogeloon, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Schoemacher, Johanna,   b. 15 Dec 1798, Dordrecht, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands ,   d. 21 Jul 1866, Hoogeloon, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F41135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vonhelsdingen, Mary Elizabeth,   b. Abt Nov 1842, Gelderland, Netherlands ,   d. 1 Nov 1930, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1876	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	26 Jan 1876
  Name: John Cornelius Meyer Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1876 County: Outagamie Volume: 01 Page: 0227 Name: Maria Vonbinger Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1876 County: Outagamie Volume: 01 Page: 0227
  Children	+ 1. Meyer, Jacob Cornelius,   b. 18 Oct 1878, , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1975, Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	6 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F36455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Jan 1842 - Dordrecht, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 1870 Census - Page 27 Line 01 - 1870 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 26 Jan 1876 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - 1900 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 29 Jun 1935 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 29 Jun 1935 - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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