Ida Holterhoff Meyer
The Meyer Branch of the Family
Notes written by Frieda in 1974 on people listed in the family chart primarily from information given to her by the descendants of Ernst Meyer's second marriage
Frank Meyer
Frank had a drugstore in Detroit Lakes Mn; later lived on Lake Minnetonka near where the Old Log Theatre stood; Was with the Mpls Savings and Losn for 25
years.
Rosalie Meyer
"Rosalie died on the day of her birth as did her mother, Ida Holterhoff Meyer. It is uncertain wheher this sad event occurred in St. Peter (on the farm) at
or in St. Paul at the home of her parents. they were buried together in mid-January, 1857, in Old Traverse Des Sioux Cemetery in St. Peter. A stone will
mark their common grave this summer of 1974." Notes from Wesley Meyer.
Frank Meyer Jr
Frank moved to Seattle in Aug 1923. He was a Sales Representative for McCulloch-Kohn-Atkinson Co. Sash and Doors in Mpls. He was with
Long-Bell Lumber Co of Seattle. Eventually he went into "Copy-Paper' Business anbd was self employed.
Jeannette Clare Meyer
was still living in Seattle WA as o 1975 at the age of 86. She lived with her daughter, Helen Meyer Knapp and her son-in-law Ray Knapp at 2421 Warren N.
Seattle 98109.
William Clare (Bill) Meyer
Bill Meyer, a forester, worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 38 years. He graduated from the University of Washington College of Forest Resources.
Helen Mae Erb Meyer
Helen is the daughter of Emory and La Docia Werner Erb. She attended the Santa Barbara Business School; New York Stock Exchange Brokerage training;
Office Buildings and Real Property Management and Operations and Executive Legal Secretary.
Alan Downing Meyer
B.A. Degree in Economics, and M.B.A. in Business Administration at Univ of Washington; currently (1974) working for his PhD at Univ. of CA Berkeley.
Lillie Jensen wrote Frieda: "Eventually the pictures of Ida's parents and grandparents will be given to Alan Meyer, the youngest descendant of Frank M. and
the only descendant of Ida and Ernst
Ray Knapp
Attended Univ. of Was., B.A.;worked at Casualty Ins Auditing and Claims.
Helen Virginia Meyer Knapp
WW II served in the Pacific as Staff Sgt.; worked as Office Manager with Los Angeles, Seattle Motor Express for 21 years; four years a customer
relations and freight expediter for Superior Fast Freight; expects to retire end of August, 1974.
Frank Meyer
Frank had a drugstore in Detroit Lakes Mn; later lived on Lake Minnetonka near where the Old Log Theatre stood; Was with the Mpls Savings and Losn for 25
years.
Rosalie Meyer
"Rosalie died on the day of her birth as did her mother, Ida Holterhoff Meyer. It is uncertain wheher this sad event occurred in St. Peter (on the farm) at
or in St. Paul at the home of her parents. they were buried together in mid-January, 1857, in Old Traverse Des Sioux Cemetery in St. Peter. A stone will
mark their common grave this summer of 1974." Notes from Wesley Meyer.
Frank Meyer Jr
Frank moved to Seattle in Aug 1923. He was a Sales Representative for McCulloch-Kohn-Atkinson Co. Sash and Doors in Mpls. He was with
Long-Bell Lumber Co of Seattle. Eventually he went into "Copy-Paper' Business anbd was self employed.
Jeannette Clare Meyer
was still living in Seattle WA as o 1975 at the age of 86. She lived with her daughter, Helen Meyer Knapp and her son-in-law Ray Knapp at 2421 Warren N.
Seattle 98109.
William Clare (Bill) Meyer
Bill Meyer, a forester, worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 38 years. He graduated from the University of Washington College of Forest Resources.
Helen Mae Erb Meyer
Helen is the daughter of Emory and La Docia Werner Erb. She attended the Santa Barbara Business School; New York Stock Exchange Brokerage training;
Office Buildings and Real Property Management and Operations and Executive Legal Secretary.
Alan Downing Meyer
B.A. Degree in Economics, and M.B.A. in Business Administration at Univ of Washington; currently (1974) working for his PhD at Univ. of CA Berkeley.
Lillie Jensen wrote Frieda: "Eventually the pictures of Ida's parents and grandparents will be given to Alan Meyer, the youngest descendant of Frank M. and
the only descendant of Ida and Ernst
Ray Knapp
Attended Univ. of Was., B.A.;worked at Casualty Ins Auditing and Claims.
Helen Virginia Meyer Knapp
WW II served in the Pacific as Staff Sgt.; worked as Office Manager with Los Angeles, Seattle Motor Express for 21 years; four years a customer
relations and freight expediter for Superior Fast Freight; expects to retire end of August, 1974.
Ernest and Ida Holterhoff
Ida Holterhoff was the second child of Henriette and Robert Holterhoff. She was born in 1833 and was sixteen when the family emigrated from Germany. She had a shipboard romance on a transatlantic sailing ship with a twenty three year old young man named Ernst Meyer. The voyage took eight weeks and as the following diary shows, Ida fell head over heels in love.
Frieda's Scrapbook
Ida's Diary
Ida and Ernst married in 1853 and two years later they had a little boy whom they named Frank. Tragically Ida died two years later in 1857. She was only twenty three years old. The following is a continuation of her diary.
Ernst and Ida's Marriage
Correspondence
Ida wrote this letter to her young brother soon after her marriage to Ernst Meyer and her move to the farm in St. Peter Minnesota.
This letter, to Ida by her father, dates to around 1855 when Ida's son, Frank, was born.
This is a letter from Ida to her young sister Clara, who was still in Cincinnati with their parents. It is a year after Ida married Ernst.
These are more family letters about Ida, Ernst and their son, Frank.
Ernst's Second Marriage to Emmeline Haslip
Ten years after Ida died Ernst married Emmeline Haslip. They had six children, and through a quirk of fate, described below, Frieda and her sister, Clara, became acquainted with the descendants of one of these children. Frieda likes to call them the "shirt-tail relatives". It was a happy coincidence. Frieda and Clara became good friends with several members of the family and there were enjoyable visits back and forth with much exchange of genealogical information. It is through them that Frieda acquired a copy of Ida's diary.
Frieda's Scrapbook
Frieda and Clara's friendship with this branch of the family is followed here.
This 1971 letter is the first contact Frieda had with the descendants of Ernst Meyer's second marriage. It is from Wesley James Meyer in St. Peter, Minnesota.
The Meyer family farms in St. Peter MN.
The following are notes and letters containing information exchanged with the Meyer family, primarily Wes Meyer in St. Peter and Lillie Jensen who lived in Yakima Washington.
The family addresses as of the 70's and 80's. Then the correspondence seems to have tapered off or stopped.
Addresses
September 1996
Robert Meyer
Janice Meyer
RedTop Farms
RR #1
Box 101
St. Peter Mn 56082
Robert Meyer
Janice Meyer
RedTop Farms
RR #1
Box 101
St. Peter Mn 56082
