Individual Details

William Heinrich Meinnert

(2 Jan 1900 - 26 Jul 1986)

Notes on Cemetery Card provided by Sheboygan County Research Cen ter: "Born in Town of Sheboygan Falls of Julius & Mary (Winkel ) Meinnert. Married Elize Hinz on 12-26-1923. She died 6-8-196 5. Survivors: 6 sons: Willard of Plymouth Walter of Howards Grove Milton, Norbert & Marvin of Town of Sheboygan Falls Harold of Town of Meeme 4 daughters: Mrs. Lawrence (Helen) Klemme of Sheboygan Mrs. Richard (Anita) Derlein of Sheb. - over -" [back of card not provided]

1920 Census Entry: Name: Willie Meinert Relationship to Julius Meinert: Son Sex: M Color: W Age: 20 Marital Status: S School since 1 Sep 1919: N Can read: Y Can write: Y Birthplace of Willie and Father: Wisconsin Speaks English: Y Occupation: Laborer, Self-Employed

1900 Census Entry: Name: Willie Meinert Relationship to Julius Meinert: Son Color: W Sex: M Birthdate: Jan 1900 Age: 5/12 Marital Status: S Birthplace of Willie: Wisconsin Father: Wisconsin Mother: Germany
IMPORT: CAUS Cardiac Arrest due to Cardiac Oysrhythmia

(Research):Name:´tabªWilliam Heinrich Meinnert1,2,3, GG Grandfather, M563
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Birth Date:´tabª2 Jan 19002,3,4
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Birth Memo:´tabªAt 6:30pm
Death Date:´tabª26 Jul 19861,4 Age: 86
Death Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Death Memo:´tabªInformant: Marvin Meinnert, RR 1 Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
Burial Place:´tabªSaron UCC Cemetery, Town Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co, WI ®4
Burial Memo:´tabªBurial Plot: Lot 46 W
Occupation:´tabªDairy Farmer, Meatcutter, Laborer1,3,5
Nickname:´tabªWillie5,6
Education:´tabªAttended school in Johnsonville, WI3
Membership:´tabªMember of Saron United Church of Christ, Town of Sheboygan Falls, WI. Served as deacon and elder of the church. Charter member of the church brotherhood.3
Membership:´tabªMember and treasurer of the Prange District School Board for many years.3
Membership:´tabªCharter member of the Johnsonville Rod and Gun Club.3
Cause of death:´tabªCardiac Arrest due to Cardiac Oysrhythmia
Soc. Sec. #:´tabª398-36-5469
Residence:´tabªAt Death: RR 1 Sheboygan Falls, Town Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI. (Home of son, Milton Meinnert.)1,3
Residence:´tabªTown of Sheboygan Falls at time of Mother's death (1949) and Father’s death (1947)3
Residence:´tabªLived and farmed in the Town of Mosel, WI until 1928, when they moved to the Town of Sheboygan Falls. They farmed there until retirement in 1956.3
Occupation:´tabªMeatcutter for Orville Nohl in Johnsonville, WI after retirement from farming3
Employer:´tabªGilson Brothers, Plymouth, WI3
Funeral Home:´tabªWittkopp Funeral Service, Inc., 123 South St., Plymouth, WI 530731
Survived by:´tabªsix sons (Willard, Walter, Milton, Norbert, Marvin, Harold), four daughters (Helen, Anita, Dorothy, and Alice), 29 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Augusta). Preceded by two brothers and a granddaughter.3
Flags:´tabª1900 US Census, 1920 US Census, Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Louise Dowty’s Letters, Wehrman Genealogy #1, Winkel Genealogy
Father:´tabªJulius Meinnert (1859-1932)
Mother:´tabªMary Justine Wilhelmine Winkel (1878-1949)
Marriage Date:´tabª26 Dec 19237,3
Marriage Place:´tabªTown Mosel, Sheboygan Co., WI
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Spouse:´tabªEliza Helene Frieda Hinz8,7,9, GG Grandmother, H520
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Birth Date:´tabª6 Jun 19018,3,4
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Death Date:´tabª8 Jun 19658,4 Age: 64
Death Place:´tabªMemorial Hospital, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI
Burial Date:´tabª12 Jun 19658,4
Burial Place:´tabªSaron UCC Cem, Town Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co, WI
Burial Memo:´tabªBurial Plot: Lot 46 W (5)
Occupation:´tabªHousewife8
Nickname:´tabªLizzie7,9
Cause of death:´tabªDiabetic and Heart Attack
Residence:´tabªRt. 1, Sheboygan Falls, WI3
Funeral Home:´tabªWittfopp Funeral Home, 123 South St, Plymouth, WI8
Flags:´tabª1920 US Census, Death Certificate, Louise Dowty’s Letters, Wehrman Genealogy #1, Winkel Genealogy
Father:´tabªOtto Christian Hinz (1876-1947)
Mother:´tabªEmma Koehler (1881-1951)

Children
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1 F:´tabªHelen Marie Meinnert3,7, GG Aunt, M563
Birth Date:´tabª6 Aug 19247,3 Age: 45
Birth Place:´tabªTown Mosel, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªLawrence Henry Klemme, K450
Marriage Date:´tabª21 Jul 19453
Marriage Place:´tabªSheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI
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2 M:´tabªWillard William Meinnert7,3, G Grandfather, M563
Birth Date:´tabª8 Nov 19257,3 Age: 44
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªEvelyn Edna Thiel, G Grandmother, T400
Marriage Date:´tabª24 Aug 19467,3
Marriage Place:´tabªTown Mosel, Sheboygan Co., WI
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3 F:´tabªAnita Augusta Meinnert3, GG Aunt, M563
Birth Date:´tabª4 Jun 19277,3 Age: 42
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªOscar Otto Thiel Jr., GG Uncle, T400
Marriage Date:´tabª15 Nov 19477,3
Marriage Place:´tabªSheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªRichard Peter Derlein, D645
Marriage Date:´tabª7 Jul 1956
Marriage Place:´tabªSheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI
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4 F:´tabªDorothy Louise Meinnert3,7, GG Aunt, M563
Birth Date:´tabª23 Jul 19287,3 Age: 41
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªHarold E. Grunewald, G654
Marriage Date:´tabª29 Nov 19473
Marriage Place:´tabªSheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
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5 M:´tabªWalter Henry Meinnert3,7, GG Uncle, M563
Birth Date:´tabª23 Apr 19303 Age: 39
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªLaverne Margaret Goeke, G200
Marriage Date:´tabª14 Apr 19573,4
Marriage Place:´tabªSalem Ebenezer Reformed Church, Manitowoc Co., WI
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6 M:´tabªMilton Carl Meinnert3, GG Uncle, M563
Birth Date:´tabª5 Jun 19317,3 Age: 38
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªLouella Mae Schaap, S100
Marriage Date:´tabª8 Sep 19563
Marriage Place:´tabªGlenbeulah, Sheboygan Co., WI
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7 M:´tabªHarold Julius Meinnert3,7, GG Uncle, M563
Birth Date:´tabª30 Oct 19323 Age: 37
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªMarlene Mary Fenner, F560
Marriage Date:´tabª26 May 19563
Marriage Place:´tabªSheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
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8 M:´tabªNorbert Otto Meinnert3,7, GG Uncle, M563
Birth Date:´tabª26 May 19343,4 Age: 35
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªJeanette Maeuser, M260
Marriage Date:´tabª3 Nov 19563
Marriage Place:´tabªTown Herman, Sheboygan Co., WI
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9 M:´tabªMarvin Elmer Meinnert3, GG Uncle, M563
Birth Date:´tabª2 Aug 19357,3 Age: 34
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªDianna Ellen Muellenbach, M451
Marriage Date:´tabª29 May 19653
Marriage Place:´tabªNew Holstein, Calumet Co., WI
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10 F:´tabªAlice Eliza Meinnert3, GG Aunt, M563
Birth Date:´tabª1 Apr 19447,3 Age: 25
Birth Place:´tabªTown Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI
Spouse:´tabªRoger John Thomas, T520
Marriage Date:´tabª1 Aug 19643
Marriage Place:´tabªSalem UCC, Town Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI

Census Entry Notes for William Heinrich Meinnert
1920 Census Entry:5
Name: Willie Meinert
Relationship to Julius Meinert: Son
Sex: M Color: W Age: 20 Marital Status: S
School since 1 Sep 1919: N Can read: Y Can write: Y
Birthplace of Willie and Father: Wisconsin
Speaks English: Y
Occupation: Laborer, Self-Employed

Census Entry
1900 Census Entry:6
Name: Willie Meinert
Relationship to Julius Meinert: Son Color: W Sex: M
Birthdate: Jan 1900 Age: 5/12 Marital Status: S
Birthplace of
Willie: Wisconsin
Father: Wisconsin
Mother: Germany

Source Quotation
Notes on Cemetery Card provided by Sheboygan County Research Center: "Born in Town of Sheboygan Falls of Julius & Mary (Winkel) Meinnert. Married Elize Hinz on 12-26-1923. She died 6-8-1965. Survivors:
6 sons: Willard of Plymouth
Walter of Howards Grove
Milton, Norbert & Marvin of Town of Sheboygan Falls
Harold of Town of Meeme
4 daughters: Mrs. Lawrence (Helen) Klemme of Sheboygan
Mrs. Richard (Anita) Derlein of Sheb.
- over -" [back of card not provided]4

Census Entry Notes for Eliza Helene Frieda Hinz
1920 Census Entry:9
Name: Lizzie Hinz
Relationship to Otto Hinz: Daughter
Sex: F Color: W Age: 18 Marital Status: Single
School since 1 Sep 1919: N Can read: Y Can write: Y
Birthplace of Lizzie, father and mother: Wisconsin
Speaks English: Y
Occupation: None

Research
Resided at death: Farm on Route 1, Town of Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., WI.8

Death Certificate Informant: William Meinnert (Husband).8
State of Wisconsin could not locate birth record.10

Source Quotation
Notes on Cemetery Card provided by Sheboygan County Research Center: "Born in Tn. Sheb., daughter of Otto and Emma Koehler Hinz. Married William Meinnert on Dec. 26, 1923. Survived by: 6 sons - Willard of Elhart Lake, Walter of Tn. Herman, Milton, Harold, Norbert and Marvin all of Tn. Sheb. Falls.; 4 daughters - Mrs. Lawrence (Helen) Klemme of Sheboygan, Mrs. Richard (Anita) Derlein of Tn. Sheb., Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Grunewald of Tn. Hermanm and Mrs. Roger (Alice) Thomas of Tn. Sheb. Falls; 4 brothers - John of Cleveland, Paul of Tn. Sheb., Otto of Sheb. Falls, and Edwin of Sheboygan; 2 sisters - Mrs. Herbert" [only front of card provided]4

Sources
1. Certificate of Death for William H. Meinnert (died 26 July 1986), 8 Aug 1986, State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Social Services, State Death No. 018321, Uncertified copy in possession of Lora and Robert Bongiovi.
2. Certificate of Birth for William Meinnert (born 2 Jan 1900), 2 Jan 1900, State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Social Services, State Birth No. 185, Uncertified copy in possession of Rob and Lora Bongiovi.
3. Louise Dowty and Lydia Lind, August Winkel Family, Published by Louise Dowty yearly, Waldo, WI, 31 October 1994.
Includes many newspaper clippings, but very few other references.
4. Louise Dowty, Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, letter to Rob Bongiovi in response to research request, 22 February 1993, Original in possession of Rob Bongiovi.
5. 1920 U.S. Census, Sheboygan Co., WI, Enumeration District 149, Sheet 5, Dwelling No. 94, Family No. 100, National Archives Microfilm T625.
6. 1900 U.S. Census, Sheboygan Co., WI, Enumeration District 78, Sheet 7, Dwelling No. 123, Family No. 125, National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1818.
7. Ernst Wehrman of Hanover Germany and His Descendants in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and Other Areas, Mrs. Evelyn Meinnert, Plymouth, WI, Information from hand copy made by Mrs. Meinnert which is in the possession of Lora and Rob Bongiovi.
8. Certificate of Death for Eliza Hellen Frieda Meinnert (died 8 June 1965), 8 July 1965, State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Social Services., State Death No. 019740.
Uncertified copy in possession of Lora and Robert Bongiovi.
9. 1920 U.S. Census, Sheboygan Co., WI, Enumeration District 146, Sheet 4, Dwelling No. 84, Family No. 87, National Archives Microfilm T625.
10. State of Wisconsin, Department of Health and Social Services to Robert P. Bongiovi, 16 February 1996, Request #M469663-00, Original in posession of Robert Bongiovi.

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Last Modified:´tabª13 Aug 2000
Created:´tabª1 Jan 1970
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Lora and Rob Bongiovi
17265 E. Cranesbill St.
Parker, CO 80134
(303)593-1313
rbongiovi@yahoo.com

Events

Birth2 Jan 1900Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage26 Dec 1923Town Mosel, Sheboygan Co., WI - Eliza Helene Frieda Hinz
Death26 Jul 1986Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Alt nameWillie
BurialSaron Ucc Cemetery, Town Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co, WI Æ
OccupationDairy Farmer, Meatcutter, Laborer
EducationAttended school in Johnsonville, WI
Soc Sec Num398-36-5469
ResidenceAt Death: RR 1 Sheboygan Falls, Town Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co.,
ResidenceTown of Sheboygan Falls at time of Mother's death (1949) and Father's
ResidenceLived and farmed in the Town of Mosel, WI until 1928, when they moved
OccupationMeatcutter for Orville Nohl in Johnsonville, WI after retirement from
OccupationGilson Brothers, Plymouth, WI

Families

SpouseEliza Helene Frieda Hinz (1901 - 1965)
ChildLiving
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ChildNorbert Otto Meinnert (1934 - 2012)
ChildMarvin Elmer Meinnert (1935 - 2008)
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FatherJulius Meinnert (1859 - 1932)
MotherMary Justine Wilhelmine Winkel (1878 - 1949)
SiblingEdwin August Meinnert (1902 - 1985)
SiblingArno J. Meinnert (1904 - 1979)
SiblingAugusta L. Meinnert (1908 - )

Notes