Alexander Meisner (1879 - 1964)

Born 31 Dec 1879 in Grimm, Kamyshin, Saratov, Volga, Russia

Ancestors

Husband of Marie (Strecker) Meisner — married 12 Jan 1900 in Grimm, Volga, Russia

Husband of M. Pauline (Schaffer) Meisner — married 6 Jul 1908 in Grimm, Volga, Russia

Husband of Elizabeth (Kious) Meisner — married Jul 1953 in Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1964 at age 84 in Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Alexander Meisner was a Volga German.

Alexander Meisner was born on 31 Dec 1879 in Grimm, Volga, Russia. He was the son of Jacob Meisner and Eva Zulauf.

He married Marie Strecker in Grimm and they had at least two recorded children, Frederick and Lydia Meisner. Marie Meisner died in 1907 in Grimm.

Alexander remarried to Pauline Schaffer in July of 1908, prior to travel to Scotland in preparation for immigration to America.

The family immigrated to America via S.S. Columbia arriving at Ellis Island on 19 Oct 1908 where they were detained for five days due to requirement of doctor certification. They sailed with Alexander's parents Christian and Eva Katherina Meisner. The two families were bound for Fort Collins, Colorado to be with Jacob and Eva's other son Christian Jacob Meisner, Jr.

The Meisner families were farm laborers answering the call for Colorado German-Russian sugar beet field laborers. Meisner families can be found in census records together. In 1910, they lived in "Buckingham Place" aka "The Jungles" in Fort Collins, platted in 1902 by the Fort Collins Colorado Sugar Company, which were small dwellings next to the sugar plant on land owned by Charles Buckingham.^[1][2] This location within Fort Collins was known for German-Russian and Mexican immigrant laborers who were the heart of the sugar-beet factory industry that exploded during that time period.

In October 1919, Alex and his family moved to Gering, Nebraska. He worked in the sugar factory and farmed in Gering, Nebraska. Alex and Pauline had at least seven recorded children together. Pauline died in 1952.

In July 1953, Alex remarried to Elizabeth Kious Ahlbrandt.^[3]

Alex Meisner passed away at age 84 on 9 Jun 1964 in Gering, Nebraska.

Marriage #1

• 12 Jan 1900 to Marie Strecker in Grimm (Abt. 1881-1907)

Children

• Friedrich "Fred" Meisner - 1900-1970
• Lydia Meisner Kaltenberger - 1902 -1984

Marriage #2

• 6 Jul 1908 to Pauline Schaffer in Grimm

Children

• Alex Meisner Jr. - 1909–1965
• Herman Meisner - 1911–1995
• Victor Meisner - 1912–2000
• Leah Meisner Helzer - 1914–2002
• Edward Meisner - 1917–1992
• Helen Esther Meisner Schaeffer - 1918–1990
• Harold Meisner - 1924–1984
• Elsie Pauline Meisner - 1931-1931

Marriage #3

• July 1953 to Elizabeth Kious Ahlbrandt in Gering, Nebraska

Step Children

• Eugene Ahlbrandt, Jr.
• Herman Ahlbrandt
• Theodore Ahlbrandt
• Charles Ahlbrandt
• Clarence Ahlbrandt
• Raymond Ahlbrandt
• Mildred Ahlbrandt Swanson

Immigration

• 10 Oct 1908 - Departure: Glasgow, Scotland^[4]

Passengers:

Alexander Meisner, age 28, married, going to brother Jacob Meisner in Fort Collins, Colorado

Paulina, age 21, wife

Feda [Fred], age 7, son

Lida [Lydia], age 6, daughter

Christian Meisner, age 57, married, farm laborer, Tiesnoi, going to son Jacob Meisner in Fort Collins

Katherina, age 53, wife

Christina, age 16, daughter

Friedrich, age 12, son

Christian Jacob Meisner Family - Page One Ship Manifest [Lines 8-15]

• 19 Oct 1908 - Arrival: Ellis Island, New York, New York, USA^[5]

Christian Jacob Meisner Family - Page Two Ship Manifest [Lines 8-15]

Christian Jacob Meisner Family - Special Bd of Inquiry 10/19-10/24

Census

• 1910 U.S. Census, Alexander Mirner [Meisner], age 33, Farm Laborer at Buckingham Place in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado^[7]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Alexander Mirner Head Male 33 Russia

Paulina Mirner Wife Female 29 Russia

Alexander Mirner Jr. Son Male 0 Colorado

Fred Mirner Son Male 10 Russia

Leda Mirner Daughter Female 8 Russia

• 1920 U.S. Census, Alexander Meisner, age 40, Laborer at Sugar Factory, living on 6th Street, in Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska^[8]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Alexander Meisner Head Male 40 Russia

Pauline Meisner Wife Female 32 Russia

Fred Meisner Son Male 19 Russia

Alexander Meisner Jr. Son Male 11 Colorado

Herman Meisner Son Male 9 Colorado

Victor Meisner Son Male 7 Colorado

Leah Meisner Daughter Female 5 Colorado

Edward Meisner Son Male 2-8/12 Colorado

Helen Meisner Daughter Female 1-1/2 Colorado

Herman Ahlbrandt Roomer Male 22 Russia

• 1930 U. S. Census, Alex Meisner, age 50, Farmer in Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Alex Meisner Head Male 50 Russia

Pauline Meisner Wife Female 44 Russia

Alex Meisner Son Male Colorado

Herman Meisner Son Male 19 Colorado

Victor Meisner Son Male 17 Colorado

Leah Meisner Daughter Female 15 Colorado

Eddie Meisner Son Male 13 Colorado

Etta Helen Meisner Daughter Female 11 Colorado

Herold Meisner Son Male 5 Nebraska

Tony Franc Hired man Male 25 Germany

Jacob Meisner Father Male 79 Russia

• 1940 U.S. Census, Alex Meisner, age 60, Farmer on Farm in Gering Election Precinct, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska^[10]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Alex Meisner Head Male 60 Russia

Pauline Meisner Wife Female 52 Russia

Helen Meisner Daughter Female 21 Colorado

Harold Meisner Son Male 15 Nebraska

Edward Meisner Son Male 23 Colorado

Martha Meisner Daughter-in-law Female 20 Nebraska

Alexander Meisner Obituary

Death

• 9 Jun 1964 at age 84 at the hospital in Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska^[11][12]
• 12 Jun 1964 - Burial: West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
• Find A Grave: Memorial #47480682

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas, Adam. "WORK RENDERS LIFE SWEET: GERMANS FROM RUSSIA IN FORT COLLINS,1900-2000 A HISTORICAL CONTEXT", Page 14: PDF link
2. ↑ Udell, Erin. Fort Collins Coloradoan, "Saved from a wrecking ball, this old store may become Fort Collins' newest landmark"
3. ↑ Schaub, Scott. Personal copy of Alexander Meisner's obituary from Scottsbluff Star-Herald newspaper microfilm, Jun1964; 1930 [digital newspapers only 1940 & 2005 years]; emailed to cousin Koreen Goodman 1 July 2019.
4. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95Y-23WZ?cc=1368704&wc=4XBX-ST1%3A1600412362 : 26 January 2018), Roll 1158, vol 2544-2545, 17 Oct 1908 > image 516 of 851; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95Y-23WQ?cc=1368704&wc=4XBX-ST1%3A1600412362 : 23 February 2018), Roll 1158, vol 2544-2545, 17 Oct 1908 > image 517 of 851; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Ancestry.com; Special Board of Inquiry - Hospital Admission; Year: 1908; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 1158; Line: 8; Page Number: 51; Source Information; New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; Author: Ancestry.com; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Publisher Date: 2010; Publisher Location; Provo, UT, USA; accessed by Koreen Goodman 30 Dec 2018.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4C-V9Q : accessed 5 July 2019), Alexander Mirner, Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 228, sheet 3B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 121; FHL microfilm 1,374,134.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2M-Q2F : accessed 5 July 2019), Alexander Meisner, Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 223, sheet 19A, line 2, family 377, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1001; FHL microfilm 1,821,001.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ26-KDM : accessed 5 July 2019), Alex Meisner, Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 12A, line 48, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1293; FHL microfilm 2,341,028.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MP-N59 : 15 March 2018), Alex Meisner, Gering Election Precinct, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79-16, sheet 15B, line 49, family 278, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2264.
11. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT3P-BZ8 : 20 May 2014), Alex Meisner, Jun 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
12. ↑ "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS9-FRR5 : 10 May 2019), Alex Meisner, Sr, 9 Jun 1964; citing Obituary, in ""; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKG-SCKL : 13 December 2015), Alex Meisner, 1964; Burial, Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States of America, West Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 47480682, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.