Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Col. Henry Meyer and Mary Stees




Husband Col. Henry Meyer 1 2

           Born: 15 Oct 1764 - near Muhlbach, Heidelberg Twp, Lebanon Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1820 1 2
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA


         Father: Jacob Meyer (1732-Abt 1807) 1 3
         Mother: Susan Ream (      -      ) 3


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Margaret Harper (Abt 1788-1871) 1 2



Wife Mary Stees 1

            AKA: Mary Steese 2
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1801 1
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA


         Father: Jacob Stees (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 U [Infant] Meyer 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 



2 M Henry Meyer 1 5

            AKA: Henry Keyer 4
           Born: 2 Sep 1795 - near Freeburg, Washington Twp, Snyder Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Dec 1881 - near Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA
         Spouse: Hannah Bierly (1800-1893) 1 5


3 M Jacob Meyer 6

           Born: 30 Apr 1797 - near Freeburg, Washington Twp, Snyder Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Aug 1873 6
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 M Benjamin Meyer 6

           Born:  - Brush Valley, Centre Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1824 6
         Buried:  - Union Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre Co, PA
         Spouse: Mary B. Poorman (      -      ) 6



General Notes: Husband - Col. Henry Meyer


He moved into Brush Valley (nearly all of which is included within the limits of Miles township), Centre County, Pennsylvania, on a farm near Wolfs Store in 1797 or 1798. He devoted much of his time to farming from that time until his decease, though his trade was that of a millwright. He built many gristmills and sawmills in central Pennsylvania, now within the limits of Union, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata, Centre and Lycoming counties. He served as justice of the peace for many years; he was commissioned, February 28, 1794, major of the First Battalion Third Northumberland Brigade; January 4, 1802, lieutenant-colonel of 131st Regiment, Militia, First Brigade, Tenth Division, counties of Mifflin, Huntingdon and Centre. When but sixteen years old he belonged to some organization recruited for protection against the Indians.

He emigrated into Brush valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania, in 1797, and located on the tract of land which now [1881] constitutes the farms of Reuben and Henry Meyer, sons. His brother-in-law, John Meyer, had been sent as early as 1794 to occupy and improve this tract. The first house on the place was situated in the "old orchard," near Elk Creek, half-way between Henry Corman's and Henry Meyer's present [1881] homes. Among the old apple-trees in this orchard is one measuring eleven and one-half feet in circumference a foot above the ground. It is still flourishing, and was laden this summer (1881) with apples. It is a giant among the trees of its kind. Mr. Meyer was a millwright, and built Tobias Pickle's mill in 1802 or 1803, and, as seen by entries in his day-book, he did some repairing in Mr. Pickle's log grist-mill in 1798; also in John Motz's mill, at the lower end of Penn's valley, in the same year. This shows that those mills were put up some time prior to 1798. Mr. Meyer was commissioned justice of the peace Jan. 5, 1814. He was colonel of the One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Militia. He was a man of large frame and great strength. [HCC 1883, 214]

Mr. Meyer came from Middle Creek, Snyder County, where his father, Jacob Meyer, had his home. There were six brothers, Philip, Jacob, Henry, Michael, Stephen, and John; two sisters, Barbara, who was married to Michael Motz, and Catharine, married to John Meyer. The grandparents came from Germany, and settled at a spring which they named Millbrook, now within the limits of Lebanon County. They carried their earthly possessions in a bundle, and began life in the new country under a tree in the forest.


General Notes: Wife - Mary Stees


She died of some malignant fever, and was the first victim in the valley of the dreaded disease which carried off so many of the first settlers.

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Sources


1 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 214.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 142.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 141.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 269.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 142, 244.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 144.


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