LUCY COLSTON CLOYD MILLER (18831960)

Lucy enjoyed her home and family, and she had many friends. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed having friends in to share holidays and special days. She took an active part in her children's school activities and her church. She died December 4, 1960, and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, along with her husband, Henry C. Miller who died July 28, 1961.

Lucy Colston Cloyd's mother, Alice Henrietta (18441923), was the daughter of Joshua Howard Thomas (1804September 10, 1886) and Lucy Landon Carter Colston (1803July 5, 1850) who were married April 10, 1826, in Winchester, Virginia. Lucy Landon Carter Colston was the daughter of William Traverse Colston (17761815) and Elizabeth Burgess Armistead (17771834) who were married July 10, 1802. Elizabeth Burgess Armistead was the daughter of Henry Armistead (17501787) and Winifred Peachy (1752n.d.) who were married in 1774. Winifred Peachy was the daughter of Col. William Peachy 17291802) and his first wife Million Glasscock (17351748). William Peachy assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Col. in 5th Va. Regiment from February 13, 1776 to May 7, 1776 (War Dept.). The source for this is William & Mary's Quarterly, Williamsburg, Va. Vol. 3Nov. 2p. 114 and Vol 1p. 31. Hintman's Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, p. 322. William Traverse Colston was the son of Captain William Colston (1744-1777) and his wife, Lucy Landon Carter who were married in 1775. Lucy Landon Carter was the daughter of Colonel Landon Carter (1710-1778) and his wife, Elizabeth Beal. Colonel Landon Carter assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of enrolling the militia to defend the colony. The source for this is Schraaf’s History and Archives of Maryland, note no. 86727.

Joshua Howard Thomas was born March 10, 1804, the son of Samuel Thomas (1776n.d.) and Mary Howard. He was a doctor, practicing from 1825 to 1839 in Frederick County, Virginia, near Winchester, and then in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. In 1851 Dr. Thomas represented Breckinridge County in the Kentucky legislature. He took the side of the Union in the Civil War. In 1873 he moved to Elizabethtown and joined his brother, Samuel B. Thomas, in private banking. He died September 10, 1886 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Samuel Thomas was born November 13, 1776, the son of Samuel Thomas (1753n.d.) who settled in Montgomery County, Maryland, and who married Mary Cowman, daughter of John Cowman, on October 31, 1775.

Samuel Thomas was born December 2, 1753, the son of Richard Thomas (1728n.d.) and Sarah, daughter of Skipwith and Margaret Holland Coale.

Richard Thomas was born about 1728, the son of John Thomas (16971749 or 50) and Elizabeth Snowden, daughter of Richard and Mary Snowden.

John Thomas was born April 15, 1697, the son of Samuel Thomas and Mary Hutchins, and married Elizabeth in April of 1727. He died in February of 1749 or 50.

Samuel Thomas was born in about 1655, the son of Philip and Sarah Harrison. He was probably a minister of the Society of Friends as early as August 4, 1686, when Herring Creek quarterly meeting approved of his proposal to attend the yearly meeting at Philadelphia. On April 13, 1688, he was appointed to a Committee on "drowsiness" by the West River meeting. He held 72 acres of Talbot's ridge, north side of West River, surveyed in 1674, and after 1698, at a rental of 6s.8d., 200 acres of Lordship's manor on the Ridge. He married on May 15, 1688, at his own house in Anne Arundel County, Mary, daughter of Francis Hutchins of Calvert County.

Philip Thomas was born in England before 1651 and there married Sarah Harrison who survived him, dying early in 1687. Philip Thomas, of the mercantile house of Thomas & Devonshire, at Bristol, England, son of Evan Thomas of Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, who died in 1650, is the earliest ancestor of this family of whom we have legal and documentary proof, although I have little doubt that the descent given in this genealogy is accurately taken from Sir Rhys ap Thomas, K.G., and will be confirmed by further investigations. The earliest land patent in his name, dated February 19, 16512, conveys to him 500 acres of land called "Beakely" or "Beckley" on the west side of Chesapeake Bay, "in consideration that he hath in the year 1651 transported himself, Sarah, his wife, Philip, Sarah, and Elizabeth his children, into this our province." He would appear to have come directly from Bristol to Maryland. The source for this is The Thomas Book, by Lawrence Buckley Thomas, D.D., published in New York City by The Henry T. Thomas Company, 1896, pp. 2755.

Mary Howard was the daughter of Joshua Howard and Rebecca Owings. Joshua Howard was the son of Sir Henry Howard, born in England and came to the Province of Maryland in 1706, and married to Sarah Dorsey, daughter of John and Honor Elder.

The Howards, Dukes of Norfolk, stand next to the blood royal at the head of the peerage of England, and are undoubtedly of Saxon origin. Howard, or Hereward, was living in the reign of King Edgar (957973) and was a kinsman of Duke Oslac. His son, Leofric, was the father of Hereward, who was banished by William the Conqueror. Hereward's grandson, Hereward, or Howard, was granted land in Norfolk by Henry II. Sir William Howard (12971308) was Chief Justice of Common Pleas. It would be useless, however, to follow the intricate genealogy of the Howards. John Howard was created Duke of Norfolk in 1483, and his direct descendants have retained that honor until the present day. Catherine, the niece of the second Duke, was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. The son of the third Duke, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was a famous poet. The house of Howard is divided into numerous branches, the Earls of Suffolk and Berkshire, of Carlisle, of Effingham, of Wicklow, Barons of Lanerton and many others. The third son of Sir Henry Howard married a Miss Rebecca Owings, immigrated to America and became the progenitor of the Howards of Maryland and Washington. To this family belongs Colonel John Eager Howard, who rose to distinction in the Revolutionary War, was Governor of Maryland for three terms and member of the first Senate of the United States. His son, George, was also Governor of Maryland and a friend of Henry Clay. (The source of this is The Thomas Book, by Lawrence Buckley Thomas, D.D., published in New York City by The Henry T. Thomas Company, 1896, p. 367 and a newspaper clipping contained therein regarding the Howards of England.)

William Traverse Colston was the son of Capt. William Colston (17441777) and Lucy Landon Carter who were married in 1775. Lucy Landon Carter was the daughter of Col. Landon Carter (17101778) and his wife, Elizabeth Beal. Col. Landon Carter assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Enrolling the Militia to defend the colony. (The source for this is Schraaf's History & Archives of Maryland. See Nat. Nv. 8 to 727.)

THE JOHANN MEYER FAMILY IN GERMANY AND AMERICA

The following genealogy traces family relationships from Johann Meyer (1785n.d.) through the male line to Marion Agnes Meyer Thompson (1930 ), Marjorie Evelyn Meyer Halvorson (1933 ), and Mildred Ellen Meyer Boaz (1938 ). The information included here is largely drawn from written records handed down within the family.

Heinrich (Henry) came with Adam to the United States and settled in New England. The girls remained in Bavaria, Germany, and the decendants of Anna Margaretta (Jette) Meyer continue to live in an around Höchstädt and Wundsiedel. The descendants of Margaretta Meyer live in an area, once part of East Germany, around Breitenfeld, Germany. A family tree describing the descendants of these four siblings follows:

Johnann Meyer, a worker, was born in Höchstädt, Bavaria, Germany, on December 10, 1785, son of Johann Meyer and Barbara Huttel. He married Eva Barbara Russ on April 3, 1808. Their son was

Johann Christoph Meyer. Johann Christoph Meyer, a weaver, was born in Höchstädt on June 21, 1809. He married Margareta Kunigunda Hautmann (June 15, 1806-n.d.) on December 22, 1833 in Höchstädt.

Their son was Johann Christian Friedrich Karl Meyer. Johann Christian Friedrich Karl Meyer, a weaver, was born in Höchstädt on August 28, 1839. He married Barbara Thüring (June 21, 1839-n.d.), daughter

of Adam Thüring (1811-1882) and Barbara Döbereiner (1812-1890), on November 14, 1863 in Höchstädt. Their children and their progeny are outlined below:

(1860-1948) ( )

Margaret Meyer

( )

(1869-1959) (12 Oct 1896-13 Dec 1959)

m. Agnes Boehm

(1870-1 Dec 1915) Eugene Paul Meyer Marion Agnes Meyer Susan Ellen Thompson Steven William Katz

16 Oct 1896 (12 Feb 1899-26 Dec 1980) (6 Mar 1930- ) (14 Aug 1958- ) (8 May 1993- )

m. Emma Seliger m. Evelyn Heinen (1902-1995) m. John Seymour Thompson m. David Katz (1 June 1954)

(1886-1957) 9 Oct 1926 (1927-1992) 28 June 1952 2 Nov 1991

5 July 1923

David John Thompson

(25 July 1960-2 Jan 1990)

(11 June 1964- )

(5 July 1933- ) (2 Apr 1962- ) (30 Aug 1993- )

m. Curtis Halvorson (1930- ) m. Donovan Thomas Walsh (1961- )

29 Dec 1956 27 Dec 1987 Marie Christine Walsh

(29 May 1996- )
Judith Ellen Halvorson Andrew Rollin Whitman

(2 Mar 1964- ) (6 Oct 2003- )

m. Chris Whitman (1971- )

3 Aug 2002 Ella Judith Whitman

(2 Aug 2005- )

Amy Viola Halvorson Benjamin Wade Holzworth

(30 May 1967- ) (11 June 1998- )

m. Brian Holzworth (1962- )

19 Mar 1994 Nathan Curtis Holzworth

(25 August 2001- )

Mildred Ellen Meyer Julia Ruth Boaz

(2 July 1938- ) (12 April 1963- )

m. John Boaz (1938- ) m. John Chase (1960- )

19 Aug 1961 29 Aug 1998

(14 Apr 1966- ) (8 March 2001- )

m. Jennifer Lee (1964- )

26 May 2000 Allison June Boaz

(8 March 2001- )

Helen Meyer (3 Jul 1905-17 Aug 1996)

Anna Margaretta Heinrich Schmidt Werner Schmidt

(Jette) Meyer (1911-1943) (1935- )

(30 Apr 1878-4 Jan 1933) m. Anna Thoma (1913- ) m. Erika

m. Johann Peter Schmidt 1934

(20 Jan 1872- ) Traudl Schmidt

21 Nov 1903 (1943- )

m. Heinz Welzel 1962

Johann Simon Schmidt Heinz Schmidt Thomas Schmidt

(27 Oct 1904-10 Sept 1977) (20 Sept 1934- ) (25 Aug 1960- )

m. Erna Seidel (1910- ) m. Franziska Krispler (1939- )

3 Sept 1930 26 Aug 1967 Karl-Heinz Schmidt

(30 Aug 1962- )

(28 Oct 1963- ) ( )

m. Wolfgang Freudl

31 May 1986

Lilli Schmidt Heinz Kuhbandner

(26 Feb 1931- ) (24 Aug 1950- )

m. Karl Kuhbandner (1928- ) m. Blanka (1950- )

8 Apr 1950 28 June 1973

(12 Sept 1955- ) (1987- )

m. Birgit (1960- )

17 Aug 1985

Marion
Heinrich Schmidt

(1929-15 mo. later)

Margarete Meyer Hedwig Braun Erika Braun Dietmar Weidhas Sandra Georgi Nils Georgi

(1883-1943) (child of first wife) m. Gunther m. Sonja 1943 m. Thomas Georgi (7 Sept 1996- )

m. Herman Braun Weidhas

(his second wife) Jan Georgi

(7 Sept 1996- )

m. Lothar Uhliz (1976- )

m. Frieda (11 Mar 1934- ) (19 Mar 1955- ) (11 Sept 1976- )

m. Gisela ( ) m. Petra

12 Aug 1932 Angelika Braun

(28 Apr 1982- )
Thekla Braun ( )
ADAM MEYER (18691959)
Adam Meyer was born in Höchstädt, Germany, on April 9, 1869. He left Germany at age 17, April 9, 1886, for the United States, arriving April 17. He worked as a weaver in cotton mills in Baltic, Connecticut, and New Bedford and Natick, Massachusetts, for a short time. He came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in April of 1889. Having learned the barber trade, he opened a shop at what is now South 5th Street, near West Walker Street. He continued in business until about 1902, when he joined the sales force of the Schlitz brewery. He recalled driving teams of mules to nearby lakes and summer resorts. With the help of other men from the South Side office, he built a summer cottage at Bass' Bay. He worked for Schlitz until his retirement in 1943.

Adam met Agnes Boehm (June 15, 1870December 1, 1915) at singverein and married her on October 16, 1895. To this union were born Edna (October 12, 1896December 13, 1959), who married Ted Last (June 12, 1923), Eugene Paul (18991980), and Helen (19051996). Agnes was the daughter of Joseph (18341915) and Mary Westmeyer (January 1, 18431931) Boehm. Joseph was born in Poland, reared in Germany, came from Germany in 1855 to St. Louis and then to Milwaukee. He was a gardener and then a masonry contractor. Mary was born in Mexico, reared in New Orleans, and came to Milwaukee. Joseph and Mary were married June 14, 1861. Agnes Boehm Meyer died December 1, 1915. Adam next married Emma Zuleger (July 20, 1886February 3, 1957), daughter of Anton Zuleger and Anna Haberling, on July 5, 1923. Emma had been married to Adolf Zuleger who died December 21, 1914.

Adam’s activities in civic work on the South Side were numerous. He served as a charter member and was one of the organizers of the Mitchell Park July 4th Association, and he served it until health forced his retirement from active participation. He was president of the group from 1911 to 1951 and then was succeeded by his son, Eugene Paul, also a staunch south side civic leader. Adam Meyer was a member of the Milwaukee July 4th Association from 1920 to 1927. He was popularly referred to as "Mr. Mitchell Park July 4th Association."

A charter member of the South Division Civic Association he served on its board of directors for many years. His activity in south side activities was spurred by his friendship for the late Mayor John L. Bohn and County Judge Michael Sheridan.

He died on May 1, 1959, and is buried in Lincoln Memorial (formerly Wanderer’s Rest) Cemetery, Milwaukee, Section 10, Block 17, Lot 19.

EUGENE PAUL MEYER (18991980)
Eugene Paul Meyer was born February 12, 1899 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married Evelyn Heinen on October 9, 1926. Children born to them were Marion Agnes (March 6, 1930 ), Marjorie Evelyn (July 5, 1933 ), and Mildred Ellen (July 2, 1938 ).

He graduated from South Division High School in June, 1916, and from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1924. He practiced law for 54 years. He began in private practice (192446), then served for 16 years as corporate attorney for George J. Meyer Manufacturing, a Cudahy packaging machinery firm (194659), and returned for 20 years to private practice with the law firm of John & Meyer, 324 East Wisconsin Ave.

He is a past president of the Milwaukee Land Commission, the South Division Civic Association, the Mitchell Park July 4th Association, the Rotary Club of Mitchell Field, and the South Side Old Timers Club. He was awarded a citation by the City of Milwaukee for his work with the Milwaukee American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. He was a member for fifty years of the American Legion, Post #1, Milwaukee.

He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and had been president of the congregation. He also was active in Lutheran groups, serving 12 years on the Mission Board of the English District of the Missouri Synod. In 1977, he was named Lutheran Layman of the Year by Lutheran Men in America of Wisconsin.

He died on December 26, 1980, and is buried in Arlington Cemetery, Milwaukee.

MARION AGNES MEYER THOMPSON (1930 )

MARJORIE EVELYN MEYER HALVORSON (1933 )

MILDRED ELLEN MEYER BOAZ (1938 )
Marion Agnes Meyer was born on March 6, 1930, in Milwaukee. She attended Anna Doerfler Grade School, Walker Junior High School, and South Division High School, graduating in January of 1948. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and graduated with a degree in Sociology in June, 1952. She married John Seymour Thompson (May 30, 1927-September 12, 1992, son of Harry and Floris Thompson) of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on June 28, 1952. Children born to them were Susan Ellen (August 14, 1958), David John (July 25, 1960), and Anne (June 11, 1964). Marion earned a Master's degree in Psychiatric Social Work from Columbia University, New York City, and has been a practicing social worker, recently a partner in Intervention Associates, Wayne, Pennsylvania. She lives in retirement in (town), New Jersey. John Thompson was employed as a chemist by FMC Corporation. He died September 12, 1992.

Marjorie Evelyn Meyer was born on July 5, 1933, in Milwaukee. She also attended Anna Doerfler, Walker, and South Division, graduating in January of 1951. She attended the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, graduating in 1955 with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education. She taught for a while in schools of both Milwaukee and Madison. She married Curtis Halvorson (July 26, 1930- ) of Milwaukee on December 29, 1956. The following children were born to them: Christine Ann (April 2, 1961) who married Donovan Thomas Walsh on December 27, 1986, Judith Ellen (March 2, 1964), and Amy Viola (May 30, 1967) who married Brian Ward Holzworth on March 19, 1994. The Halvorsons lived in Missoula, Montana, before moving to their current residence in Fort Collins, Colorado. Marjorie also holds a M.A. degree in Education (1959) from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has endorsements as a specialist in early childhood education from the University of Montana, in media from the University of Colorado, and in reading from Colorado State University. She taught in he public schools of Fort Collins. Curtis was employed by the Fish and Wildlife Division of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Mildred Ellen Meyer was born on July 2, 1938, in Milwaukee. She, too, attended Anna Doerfler, Walker, and South Division, graduating in June of 1956. She attended Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating in 1960 with a degree in English. As a freshman she was president of Alpha Lambda Delta, and as a senior she was president of Mortar Board. She taught high school English one year in Westfield, New Jersey, and several more in Birmingham, Michigan. She married John Knox Boaz of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on August 19, 1961. They met as students at Northwestern where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Education in 1960. They had two children, Julia Ruth (April 12, 1963) born in Pontiac, Michigan, and Andrew John (April 14, 1966) born in Bloomington, Illinois. Mildred completed a Master's degree in English from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1964, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign, in 1977. She has taught English at Illinois State (Normal), Illinois Wesleyan (Bloomington), and Millikin (Decatur, Illinois) Universities. Mildred served Millikin as Chair of the Department of English, Director of the James Millikin Scholars (Honors) Program, and as Warren F. Hardy Distinguished Professor of English. She plays cello and a mean game of tennis.

THE HUBERT HEINEN FAMILY IN AMERICA

The following genealogy traces family relationships from Hubert Heinen (18391936) through the male line to Evelyn Gertrude Heinen Meyer (19021995). The information included here is largely drawn from written records handed down within the family.

He and Amalia had five daughters: Gertrude (1901died in the same year), Evelyn Gertrude (December 24, 1902February 5, 1995) who married Eugene Paul Meyer (1899-1980), Mildred Alice (January 2, 1904February 18, 1998), Lorraine Claire (May 1, 1907August 13, 1968), and Anne Ethel (April 22, 1909May 7, 2005) who married Irve Zink (September 12, 1908-July 9, 1985) on August 1, 1936. Five grandchildren were also born in Milwaukee: to EvelynMarion Agnes, Marjorie Evelyn, and Mildred Ellen Meyer; to AnneJeffrey (January 8, 1945- May 5, 2005) and Meredith Zink (June 7, 1947- ). Herman died December 5, 1960 in Milwaukee and is buried in Arlington Cemetery, Milwaukee.