Henry Michael Billmeyer (1863 - 1945)

Born 14 Jun 1863 in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany

Husband of Hermie Clyde (Bassett) Billmeyer — married 18 Oct 1933 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA

Died 2 May 1945 at age 81 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Henry Michael Billmeyer was born 14 Jun 1863 in Bavaria, Germany, the son of Ernst Josef Billmeyer and Wilhelmina Schmidt. He immigrated to America in 1887 at the age of 24, and settled in Shelby, Milwaukee, and Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Henry ran an insurance and tourism agency and led European tours, especially to Germany. He also served on the County Board of Supervisors from 1925 to 1931.

On 27 Apr 1889 he married Caroline Springer (1856-1932). Following Caroline's death on 29 Jun 1932, Henry married Hermie Clyde Bassett, widow of Elisha Polk Sperry and Frank Smith Finkle, on 18 Oct 1933. There were no children from either marriage. Henry passed away 2 May 1945 in Oshkosh, age 82.

Sources

Additional sources and data can be found at:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/111338365/person/372432467420/facts
Other sources:

• Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Madison, Wisconsin. Accessed 8 Nov 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3293333:61484.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMDP-GC6Z : 20 October 2022), Henry Michael Billmeyer, ; Burial, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States of America, Riverside Cemetery; citing record ID 213077905, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Roberts, George McKenzie. "John Roberts 1751-1834, of Hartford, Conn., his Family and Descendants". Unpublished manuscript in collection RG074_007 "George McKenzie Roberts genealogical papers" in the Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Finding aid and detailed index at https://cslarchives.ctstatelibrary.org/repositories/2/resources/282. An extract of relevant pages can be found on the Images tab.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMVH-1WG : 16 February 2022), Henry Billmeyer, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP26-4NH : accessed 8 November 2022), Henry M Billmeyer, Milwaukee Ward 13, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 128, sheet 5A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1726; FHL microfilm 1,375,739.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2F-HXH : 4 February 2021), Henry M Billmeyer, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X936-T92 : accessed 8 November 2022), Henry M Billmeyer, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 13A, line 25, family 336, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2620; FHL microfilm 2,342,354.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7KD-WBH), Henry M Billmeyer, 1940.

• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-RWYM : 16 March 2018), Henry M Billmeyer, 1922; citing Passport Application, Wisconsin, United States, source certificate #161014, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1945, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).