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Oscar Joseph Meyer

Male 1900 - 1978  (78 years)


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  • Name Oscar Joseph Meyer 
    Born 25 Jan 1900  Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 01 Jul 1978  Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St Anna, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I89825  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 May 2014 

    Father Christian Mayer,   b. 16 Dec 1863, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1942, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Maria Margaretha Ranz,   b. 27 Dec 1871, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 May 1936, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1895  Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alma Rose Freund,   b. 30 Aug 1903, New Holstein, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1995, New Holstein, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1924  St Anna, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Maurus Irvin Meyer,   b. 23 Sep 1926,   d. 30 Jun 2007, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Roland John Meyer,   b. 20 Feb 1928, St Anna, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 2017, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Patricia Marie Meyer,   b. 22 Dec 1929, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1985, Chilton, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     4. Audrey Meyer
     5. Wilbrd Joseph Meyer,   b. 28 Jun 1932, St Anna, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1986, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     6. Howard Peter Meyer
     7. Carla L Meyer
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F35182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Oscar Joseph Meyer
      Oscar Meyer was not a tall man at 5'8", weighing about 160 pounds. He was extremely flatfooted but could walk past men much taller and/or younger. He was born and raised in the Town of Russell in Sheboygan County near the village of St. Anna. He took over the family farm at about age 18 because of the injuries to his father when he was caught in the belt and pulley of a large engine and mangled his legs. He did manage to walk again.
      Oscar married a local girl, Alma Freund, who joined him on the Meyer Homestead and farmed there until 1975 when he finally retired. He totally enjoyed working the field with a team of horses. He was very much interested in seeds of all kinds and was in constant contest with neighbors to see who could yield the most from an acre. Oscar took quite a bit of ribbing about the Oscar Mayer Wieners; there was no relation. A large chew of tobacco was an ever present trademark. The tobacco pails that once held Good Old Summertime tobacco were used for anything that needed to be contained. The winter months were busy cutting wood for the next heating season. When felling a tree, he would mark a spot in the snow and would proudly drop the tree on that spot. He was also very proud to plow with the old 10-20 tractor and taught his father to do the same. He had a family of four boys and two girls and very much enjoyed the holidays. Fourth of July would bring out the hand cranked ice cream turner and soda pop and lots of lady cracker firecrackers. Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter would always pull the larger part of the relation together for feasting.
      Thanksgiving, and Easter would always pull the larger part of the relation together for feasting..