Marie Gertrude (Schaefer) Myer (1895 - 1951)

Born 12 Mar 1895 in McHenry Township, McHenry County, Illinois

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Joseph Myer — married 23 May 1929 in Round Lake, Lake County, Illinois

Died 19 Oct 1951 at age 56 in Round Lake, Lake County, Illinois

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Biography

Marie (Schaefer) Myer has German Roots.

Marie was the daughter of Nicholas Schaefer and 2. Margaretha Stilling.

Year of birth on stone is incorrect, and year of birth in obituary is incorrect, Maria was born 12 March 1895: St John the Baptist Catholic Church; Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois; Maria Gertrude Schaefer; b 12 March 1895 bap 15 March 1895; d/o Nicolaus Schaefer & Marg. Stilling; Godparents: Johann Freund & Mary Gertrude Freund

Maria Gertrude Schaefer, daughter of Nicholas P. Schaefer and 2. Margaretha Stilling, married Peter Myer, son of Joseph Myer and Mary Ann Willick on 23 May 1929 in Round Lake, Lake County, Illinois. They were the parents of two daughters: Bertha Viola Myer (1929-2011) and Margaret Elaine Myer (1932-1966)

15 June 1900: McHenry Twp (excluding McHenry Village), McHenry Co., Illinois; 6 children, 4 living; Margaret M Shaefer, Widow, Head of Household 48 Illinois; Elizabeth Shaefer Dau 15 Illinois; Anna M Shaefer Dau 12 Illinois; Catherine Shaefer Dau 11 Illinois; Maria G Shaefer Dau 5 Illinois

1910: McHenry Twp., McHenry Co., Illinois; Margaret Schaffer, Widow, Head of Household 57 Illinois; G Mary Schaffer Dau 15 Illinois; Simon Schaffer Stepson 25 Illinois

1920: McHenry Twp., McHenry Co., Illinois; Margaret M Schaefer, Widow, Head of Household 67 Illinois; Simon Schaefer Son [Stepson] 34 Illinois; Mamie G Schaefer Dau 23 Illinois

10 April 1930: Avon Township, Lake Co., Illinois; Occupation of Peter: Farmer; Peter J Myer Head of Household 51 Canada/Canada/Canada; Marie Myer Wife 35 Illinois; Jeanette M Myer Dau 12 Illinois; Ellen B Myer Dau 11 Illinois; Melvin W Myer Son 9 Illinois; Emily J Myer Dau 6 Illinois; Bertha V Myer Dau 4/12 Illinois; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBH-CRM

23-25 April 1940: Lake Villa Township, Lake County, Illinois; Occupation of Peter: Farmer; Peter J Myer Head f Household 61 Canada; Mayme Myer Wife 44 Illinois; Emily Myer Dau 16 Illinois; Bertha Myer Dau 10 Illinois; Margaret E Myer Dau 7 Illinois; Barbara Joyce Myer Granddau 9/12 Wisconsin; Charles Wehts Farm hand 62 Lithuania; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWH1-FGL

Sources

St John the Baptist Catholic Church records, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois

NOTE: Volumes I 1852-1868 II 1869-1882 and III 1883-1909 of Early Records of St John the Baptist Catholic Church (Transcribed from St John the Baptist Catholic Church record books by McHenry County Genealogical Society) are available at local libraries including Johnsburg Public Library, McHenry Public Library, Crystal Lake Public Library, Richmond Public Library and Woodstock Public Library

St Joseph Catholic Church records, Round Lake, Lake County, Illinois

Obituary, McHenry Plaindealer, 25 October 1951, Front Page

Find A Grave: Memorial #134553074 Marie Gertrude Myer

Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989; Marie G Myer; Event Type: Burial; Event Date: 1951; Event Place: Round Lake, Lake, Illinois; Cemetery: St. Joseph; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HJ-QN8R