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George Wandel Walter Meyers

Male 1829 - 1911  (~ 81 years)

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  • Name George Wandel Walter Meyers 
    Birth Nov 1829  Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    No Name 1861  Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • George Wandel Walter Meyers appeared on the census of 1861 in
      the household of Mary McGilvray Sidney Township, Hastings
      County, Ontario, Canada
    Land 1869  Thurlow Township, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • owned Lot 11 Con 1
    No Name 1871  Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • George Wandel Walter Meyers and Ann Elizabeth Mabey appeared on
      the census of 1871 Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario,
      Canada8, George W. Meyers, M, 41, M, Ontario, Episc Meth,
      Farmer
      9, Ann E. Meyers, F, 34, M, Ontario, Episc Meth
      10, Ida L. Meyers, F, 10, S, Ontario, Episc Meth, Student
      11, Samuel Meyers, M,, 9, S, Ontario, Episc Meth, Student
      Residing Lot 4, Concession 3; 75 acres; 1house; 1 barn 2
      carriages, 2 wagons, 2 ploughs, 3 horses, 1 colt, 6 cows, 4
      other horned cattle, 20 sheep, 4 swine
    Anecdote 1904  [4
    • George Wandel Meyers, is another respected fourth generation
      descendant of the Meyers family of Sidney. He was born in 1829,
      Sidney and of all the other pioneer boys who attended the old
      Number Two School he is one of the few still living. At an
      early age he apprenticed to the tailor's trade in Belleville.
      After hiring out for farm work for several years he went to
      Wisconsin in 1858. staying there only 18 months, he returned
      with a hundred dollars of gold in his pocket. By industry and
      economy he saved sufficient to purchase a farm, in Rawdon,
      which he later sold, to rent the Mabey farm, Eventually he
      purchased his present home, Lot 4 3rd Con. of Sidney. In 1859;
      he married Annie E., daughter of Samuel Maybey, a granddaughter
      of the pioneer John Mabey. They had a family of two (1) Ida who
      married Daniel Stevens and had children Annie, Lelia, Frank,
      John & Edith and (2) Samuel, who married Hannah Stickle, and
      has a son, Frederick Earl. The fine Property of this branch of
      the family is the fruit of very hard work, The farm consists of
      166 acres, the house is of good brick and supplemented by barns
      and other outbuildings replete with modern appliances.
    No Name 1904  [4
    • George Wandel Meyers, is another respected fourth generation
      descendant of the Meyers family of Sidney. He was born in 1829,
      Sidney and of all the other pioneer boys who attended the old
      Number Two School he is one of the few still living. At an
      early age he apprenticed to the tailor's trade in Belleville.
      After hiring out for farm work for several years he went to
      Wisconsin in 1858. staying there only 18 months, he returned
      with a hundred dollars of gold in his pocket. By industry and
      economy he saved sufficient to purchase a farm, in Rawdon,
      which he later sold, to rent the Mabey farm, Eventually he
      purchased his present home, Lot 4 3rd Con. of Sidney. In 1859;
      he married Annie E., daughter of Samuel Maybey, a granddaughter
      of the pioneer John Mabey. They had a family of two (1) Ida who
      married Daniel Stevens and had children Annie, Lelia, Frank,
      John & Edith and (2) Samuel, who married Hannah Stickle, and
      has a son, Frederick Earl. The fine Property of this branch of
      the family is the fruit of very hard work, The farm consists of
      166 acres, the house is of good brick and supplemented by barns
      and other outbuildings replete with modern appliances.
    Memo 1910  [1
    • on voter's list
    Residence Lot 4/5 Con 3, Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • very affluent farm
    Death 19 Aug 1911  Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.
    Person ID I35597  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Family Ann Elizabeth Mabey,   b. 11 Nov 1837, Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1908, Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1 Sep 1859  Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • George W. D. Wonegens, 30, of Sidney, born in Sidney, parents
      dead, and Ann Elizabeth Maybee, 20, of Sidney, born in Sidney,
      father dead, mother Mary.
    Census 1871  Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 8, George W. Meyers, M, 41, M, Ontario, Episc Meth, Farmer
      9, Ann E. Meyers, F, 34, M, Ontario, Episc Meth
      10, Ida L. Meyers, F, 10, S, Ontario, Episc Meth, Student
      11, Samuel Meyers, M,, 9, S, Ontario, Episc Meth, Student
      Residing Lot 4, Concession 3; 75 acres; 1house; 1 barn 2
      carriages, 2 wagons, 2 ploughs, 3 horses, 1 colt, 6 cows, 4
      other horned cattle, 20 sheep, 4 swine
    Children 
     1. Ida Meyers,   b. 1860   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Samuel Hayden Meyers,   b. 1861, Sidney Township, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Bayside Cemetery, Sidney Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2997  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1244] Douglas Cameron Mabee, MS 177 - Douglas Cameron Mabee, (dmab@allstream.net).

    2. [S1271] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Canadian census, 1861 CANADIAN CENSUS, UPPER CANADA (ONTARIO), HASTINGS COUNTY, SIDNEY TOWNSHIP; DISTRICT 3; REFERENCE: FILM C 1033, PAGE 56(8) (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1271] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Canadian census, 1871 CANADIAN CENSUS, UPPER CANADA (ONTARIO), HASTINGS COUNTY, SIDNEY TOWNSHIP; DISTRICT 2; REFERENCE: FILM C 9991, PAGE 27 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, , 29 JULY 2002. FROM PIONEER LIFE ON THE BAY OF QUINTE, MIKA PUBLISHING CO. BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO 1976 , ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 1904 PG. 25 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1268] Steve Mabie, Chronology of Ontario Canada, ONTARIO MARRIAGES 1858 - 1869 (Reliability: 3).