Erich
Otto
"Erick"
Meinert
Born in Burgstädt, Königreich Sachsen, Deutsches Reich
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nina (Rau) Meinert
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2015
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Biography
Erich Otto Meinert was born in Burgstadt, Germany on 18 April 1888,[1] the son of Otto Meinert and his wife Bertha. The family emigrated to America not long after his birth, settling first in New York state, where Erich's brother Walter was born in about 1891, and in Wisconsin by about 1894.
In 1905, Erich was living in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, with his parents and younger siblings. His father worked as a saloonkeeper and Erich worked as a cigarmaker.
Erich was married to Nina (Rau) Meinert.
He died on 13 July 1964 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Sources
- ↑ Draft registration cards. On the World War I registration, his birthplace is listed as "Burghstadt, Germany." On the World War II registration it is "Burgstate, Saxony."
- Draft registration card for Erich Otto Meinert, 1942.
- Wisconsin State Census, 1905. Enumeration sheet for City of LaCrosse, 8th ward (LaCrosse County), accessed at Ancestry.com.
- Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
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