Franz S. Meier^[1]

1837 - 1923  (86 years)

• Name	Franz S. Meier
  Born	3 Jan 1837	, Alsace Lorraine, France   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Family Photograph	Four Generations
  	From Ada Schnarr Miehm. Four generation photo of Franz Meier, Elizabeth Ann (Annie) Meier Boehmer, Laura Boehmer Becthel, and Evelyn Bechtel Knox.
  		Four Generations From Ada Schnarr Miehm. Four generation photo of Franz Meier, Elizabeth Ann (Annie) Meier Boehmer, Laura Boehmer Becthel, and Evelyn Bechtel Knox.
  Immigration	1847  [4]
  Name	Francis Meier
  Name	Francis Meyers
  Name	Frank Meier
  Name	Franklin Meyer
  Name	Franz S. Meyer
  Residence	1863	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8, 9]
  Naturalization	1865  [4]
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farm Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00099-5551.1
  Died	12 Feb 1923	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I2388	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Meier,   b. Abt 1832, of, Germany ,   d. Bef 1837  (Age ~ 4 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Somer,   b. 1810, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F37324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amanda "Manda" Scheifele,   b. 23 Dec 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Annie Meier   2. Susannah Meier,   b. 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   3. Elizabeth Ann Meier,   b. 18 Nov 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Franklin "Frank" Meier,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Priscilla Meier,   b. 15 Jan 1871, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   6. Ann Matilda Meier,   b. 14 Jun 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Meier,   b. Abt 1872,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Lavina Meier,   b. 16 Mar 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1919  (Age 47 years)   9. Henry Meyer,   b. Apr 1874, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1942, Dunnville, Haldimand Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 67 years)   10. Mary Ann Meier,   b. 7 Mar 1876, East Luther Twp., Dufferin, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   11. Aaron S. Meier,   b. 21 Apr 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1945, , Isabella Co., Michigan  (Age 64 years)   12. Sidney Meier,   b. 21 Feb 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Franz S. Meier from Ancestry.com 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 223. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div3 pg 137. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 9. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 20. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Franz Meier, 20, res, Woolwich, b. Germany s/o Peter Meier and Elisabeth Summer married 13 Jan 1863 to Amanda Schaeufle, 18, res. Woolwich, b. Woolwich s/o Frederick Schauefle & Esther Wenger [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Franz Meier, 20, res. Woolwich, b. Germany, s/o. Peter and Eliza (Sumer), married 13 Jan 1863 Amande Schauefle, 18, res. Woolwich, b. Woolwich, daughter of Fred and Esther (Winger) [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jan 1863. Jan. 13, 1863 Amanda Schaeufle and Franz Meier, both of Woolwich, by Rev. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jan 1837 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Residence - 1863 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Jan 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Feb 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth