Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
NameLouisa Meyer 243,244
Birth29 Sep 1838, Nordhemmern?, Kreis Minden, Germany624,625,626,627,628,629,630,243
Immigration1842, Germany631,249 Age: 3
Residence1850, District 31, Franklin County, Missouri632 Age: 11
Memois this our Louisa? Age listed as 18 means b 1832
Residence23 Apr 1910, Boeuf Township, Gasconade County, Missouri631 Age: 71
Death27 Jan 1918, Boeuf, Gasconade County, Missouri633,634,635 Age: 79
Burial30 Jan 1918, Drake Zoar Methodist Cemetery, Gasconade County, Missouri634
MemoCemetery Index
OccupationShe was known as an excellent butter-maker243
FatherJohn Christian William Meyer (Meier) (1794-1876)
MotherUnknown (-1846)
Spouses
1William (Wilhelm) Leweke 620,243,244
Birth18 May 1838, Belle Lippener Landkreis Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany621,444,249,247,245,243
MemoListed as Lippe-Detmold in 1880 census. He was a genial man.
Immigration15 May 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana On248 Age: 8
Memosailed from Bremen on the Hardee under captain Soule
Military Service186X, Civil War Service622,243 Age: <1
MemoHe was apprehended by Bushwackers and spent several monthes in Unsanitary surroundings.
Death17 Jan 1909, Gasconade County, Missouri621,623,620 Age: 70
MemoCemetery Index
BurialDrake Zoar Methodist Cemetery, Gasconade County, Missouri621
MemoCemetery Index
OccupationFarmer in the 1860 Census245
FatherChristoph Friederick (Christian) Leweke (1804-1884)
MotherLouise Eliza? Rädecker (1795-1879)
Marriage18 Mar 1859, Franklin, Missouri636,444,244
ChildrenCarolina (1860-)
 Anna (1862-1891)
 August (1863-1943)
 William August (1866-1942)
 Louisa W. (1867-1935)
 Henry (1874-1896)
 Wilhelmina Minnie (1877-)
 Helena "Lena" (1879-)
Notes for Louisa Meyer
Had 3 children who died at infancy.
Last Modified 28 Aug 2025Created 6 May 2026 using Reunion for Macintosh
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