Hermann was born at the hired mans house on Macke's Farm (Achmer Nr. 12) in Achmer, Germany in 1813, and lived there as a young man. His occupation is listed as Farmer. He married Anna Maria Langenkamp in 1837, but she left for America without him, probably sometime before 1850. After his wife left, Hermann began seeing Anna Maria Adelheid Thiemann. Between 1850 and 1856, they had three children together, however, they could not get married, as Hermann was still married to Anna Langenkamp. All three children were born in Pente, just south of Bramsche. Finally, in August 1855, Hermann was granted a divorce from Anna Langenkamp. Three years later, on July 29, 1858, Hermann and Anna Thiemann were finally married at St. Martins Kirche in Bramsche, Germany.

Anna and many of her family and relatives immigrated from Germany in 1882. They landed in Baltimore and traveled to Pierce City, MO by train, then traveled by wagon to Freistatt, Lawrence County, MO. Some children and grandchildren also came along.

There is a another record of a 70 year old Heinrich Meyer aged 70 that arrived on March 17, 1883 in New York. He was traveling with a Johann Meyer, aged 11 on that ship. It is possible that Hermann traveled independently of his wife, who came in 1882 as described below. Hermann passed away only a few years later, in 1884, and is buried in the Trinity Lutheran Church cemetery in Freistatt. Some of his Meyer descendants still live in Freistatt today.



Mike Meyer visted Macke's Farm in June, 2002 just north of Achmer, Germany. It is now beautiful country restaurant, called Cafe Harmonie. It is still owned by the Macke family.

On the passenger list of the “America”, a NordDeutsche Lloyd ship, which arrived in 1882, there were 14 Meyers all in row Listed:

They were:

Name AGE
Heinrich Meyer 60
Elise 65
Wilhelm 32
Louise 30
Wilhelm 8
Elise 4
Friedrich 9/12
Hermann 29
Caroline 28
Hermann 5
Anna 3
Elise 9/12
Hermann 20
Anna 60