Helena L (Mueller) Mayer (1885 - 1972)

Born 19 May 1885 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Ancestors

Wife of Ernst Jacob Mayer — married 16 Mar 1911 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Died 17 Sep 1972 at age 87 in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia

Biography

Funeral services for Mrs. Lena M. Mayer, 87, formerly of Plymouth, who died Sunday in Morgantown, W. Va., will be at Salem United Church of Christ, Plymouth. The Rev. Lowell Ferguson, pastor, will officiate, with burial in St. Peter UCC Cemetery, town of Rhine. Mrs. Mayer, widow of Ernst, had been living for the past year in Morgantown with her daughter, Mrs. Donald Gillmore. The former Lena Mueller, she was born in the town of Rhine, May 19, 1885, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mueller. Her marriage to Mr. Mayer took place in Rhine, March 16, 1911. Following marriage the couple lived in Plymouth where Mr. Mayer was in the soft drink manufacturing business. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1961. Mr. Mayer died in December 1965. Mrs. Mayer was a member of Salem UCC and its Ladies Aid Society. ^[1]

Census Records

• 1900 US ^[2] Lived with parents Henry and Gertrude and sisters Hannah, Catharine and Emma in Rhine.
• 1910 US ^[3] Lived with parents Henry and Gertrude, sisters Hanna, Emma and Katy, plus Katy's husband Rudolph in Rhine.
• 1920 US ^[4] Lived with husband Ernest and children Harold, Adaline, Marie and Gertrude in Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• 1930 US ^[5] Lived with husband Ernest and children Harold, Adaline, Marie, Gertrude and Johanna in Plymouth.
• 1940 US ^[6] Lived with husband Ernst and daughters Marie, Gertrude and Johanna in Plymouth.

Death Records

• US SSDI ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62494900
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM26-FJC : accessed 01 Nov 2014), Gertrude Mueller in household of Henry Mueller, Rhine town Elkhart Lake village, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 15A, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241818.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MP2P-8HX : accessed 01 Nov 2014), Gertrude Miller in household of Henry Miller, Rhine, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 10A, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375751.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFVD-V8X : accessed 01 Nov 2014), Lena Meyer in household of Ernest Meyer, Plymouth Ward 1, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 329, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1822017.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9SB-RX9 : accessed 01 Nov 2014), Lena Mayer in household of Ernest J Mayer, Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0019, sheet 5A, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2612.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K7VF-DJM : accessed 01 Nov 2014), Lena Mayer in household of Ernst Mayer, Ward 1, Plymouth, Plymouth City, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59-19, sheet 13A, family 267, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4526.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2CN-13T : accessed 01 Nov 2014), Lena Mayer, Sep 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).