Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameRudolf Wilhelm (“William R.”) Meyer 
Birth14 Aug 1856, Pente (Schagen) Lower Saxony, Germany
Immigration7 Aug 1885, Bremen to NYC via ship SS Rhein
Residence1900, Freistatt, Lawrence Co, MO
Residence1906, Left Freistatt and moved to OK
Residence1907, Mounds OK
Residence1910, Big Hill Township, Osage Co., Oklahoma
Residence1920, Foraker Township 27 , Osage County OK
Death23 Jan 1927, Shidler, Osage Co, OK
Burial26 Jan 1927, Grand View Cemetery, Kaw City OK
FatherHermann Heinrich Meyer (1813-1884)
Mother“Anna” Maria Adelheid Tiemann (1821-1899)
Spouses
Birth3 Jun 1856, Rieste, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death13 Mar 1893, Freistatt, Lawrence, Missouri, USA
Burial16 Mar 1893, Trinity Cemetery, Freistatt, MO
Marriage20 Jan 1881, Rieste, Lower Saxony, Germany
ChildrenAnna Regina (1881-1934)
Amalia “Mollie” (1883-1907)
“William H.” Rudolph Heinrich Wilhelm (1885-1965)
Elise Caroline “Lizzie” (1887-1977)
“Rudolph” Herman Carl (1889-1967)
Johanna Sophie Caroline (1892-1980)
Birth14 Jun 1871, New Minden, Washington Co. IL
Death24 Aug 1909, Mounds, Creek County, OK
FatherErnst William Gottlieb Kreft (1828-1877)
MotherRegina Wilhelmine Caroline Louise Krietemeier (1843-1916)
Marriage23 Apr 1897, Freistatt Luth, Freistatt, Lawrence Co, MO
Notes for Rudolf Wilhelm (“William R.”) Meyer
He was born in Pente, a small village just south of Bramsche, Germany. He was a Dienstknecht (Farm Labourer) in Rieste prior to leaving for America.
He was born Rudolf Wilhelm Thiemann, then later Meyer.
His godparents were:
Hermann Rudolph Wahrhaus, unmarried, at Wackum
Heinrich Wilhelm Kreyenhagen, unmarried, at Hemke
Their name is mispelled "Meier" in Filby's "Germans to America". They are in Vol. 52 July 1885 - January 1886.
Ship: SS Rhein, From: Bremen and Southhampton, To: New York, Arrived: 07 August 1885 Meier, Wilhelm 29 Male Farmer, Elise 29 Female Wife, Anna 4 Female Child, Mali 2 Female Child, Willi .06 Male Infant
They traveled from Rieste, to Bremen, to New York, to Friestatt to meet his brother Herman and family, who had traveled to America in 1881-82. His father, who had also traveled to Freistatt, had already passed away the year before in 1884. It was in Freistatt where he farmed and ran a hotel. Elise, his wife, passed away in 1893. Some of the girls remember her pulling the girls in close and telling them to be strong and take care of each other...that Mama had to take a trip. She died later that day.
William became a naturalized citizen August 9, 1894 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
William continued to farm, and in 1897 he married Louise Kreft.
From the 1900 Census of Lawrence County, MO: It lists William's job as "Day Laborer" It lists his wife Louise as a "Hotel Keeper" and shows they had 2 boarders living with them. Anna, the oldest daughter, is listed as "Servant".
William and his family traveled to Mounds, OK around 1907. They built storage tanks for the oil fields as their occupation. He lost his wife Louise here in 1909, after a complication during her pregnancy. He then moved the famliy on to Shidler, OK. In the April, 1910 Census, William and the family are living in Big Hill Township, Osage Co., Oklahoma (E.D. 155, Sh. 5 B). William is 53 yrs old at this time, widowed, and has 9 kids living at home, ranging in age from 24 yrs to 18 months old. Ten years later, in the (January) 1920 Census, William is 64 yrs old, and living in Foraker Township 27 (which includes Shidler) in Osage Co. Oklahoma (E.D. 90, Sh. 8 B). Their name is misspelled "Mires" in the 1920 Census. Loyd Myers came to know them while in Shidler, and he said they lived in a very large, well furnished house, and had quite a bit of farm equipment, and were relatively well off. The family ran a dairy farm there until William's death in 1927, from pneumonia
His obit: RUDOLPH W. MEYER January 23rd, 1927
Rudolph Wilhelm Meyer, son of Herman and Anna Meyer, was born on the 14th day of August 1856 at Rieste, Germany. Mr. Meyer was married in his native country to Elsie Fisher, to which union were born six children: Anna, Amelia, Wilhelm, Lizzie, Rudolph, and Johanna. In the month of July 1885 Mr. and Mrs. Meyer came to America and located in Lawrence County, Missouri. In the year 1895 Mr. Meyer was bereaved of his faithful wife. A few years later he was married to Louise Kraft, at Freistadt, Missouri. To this second union were born seven children: Gertrude, Leona, Gilbert, Hilda, Ella, Edwin and Clarence. In 1906 the Meyer family moved to Mounds, Okla., at which place they made their home for several years. There in 1908 Mr. Meyer was bereaved of his companion. In 1909 the Meyer family moved to Osage County, Oklahoma: and have lived in the vicinity of Shidler ever since. On the 19th of January Mr. Meyer became seriously ill. Pneumonia developed and he died on the 23rd of January. The following children lived to mourn their father's death: Mrs. Henry Kleibocker, Kit Carson, Colorado; William Meyer, Kaw City, Okla,; Mrs. John Oberdieck, Freeport, Kansas; Rudolph Meyer, Kaw City, Okla.; Mrs. Clarence Keim, Kaw City, Okla.; Mrs. Gertrude Drake, Shidler, Okla.; Mrs. J.E. Smith, Shidler, Okla.; Gilbert Meyer, Kaw City, Okla.; Mrs. C.H. Duggan, Lyman, Okla.; Edwin Meyer, Kaw City, Okla.; and Clarence Meyer, Kaw City, Okla Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 19th, with Rev. V. Cloe, Pastor of the Lutheran church at Ponca City in charge. Interment will be made at the Plainview cemetery at Kaw City, Oklahoma.
Corrections to obit: According to church records, he was born in Pente, a few miles south of Rieste, Germany. Married Louis Kreft (not Kraft) in Freistatt (not Freistadt), Missouri. Date of January 19th is incorrect for the funeral services - he didn't die till the 23rd.
Their name is mispelled "Meier" in Filby's "Germans to America". They are in Vol. 52 July 1885 - January 1886.
Ship: SS Rhein, From: Bremen and Southhampton, To: New York, Arrived: 07 August 1885 Meier, Wilhelm 29 Male Farmer, Elise 29 Female Wife, Anna 4 Female Child, Mali 2 Female Child, Willi .06 Male Infant
They traveled from Rieste, to Bremen, to New York, to Friestatt to meet his brother Herman and family, who had traveled to America in 1881-82. His father, who had also traveled to Freistatt, had already passed away the year before in 1884. It was in Freistatt where he farmed and ran a hotel. Elise, his wife, passed away in 1893. Some of the girls remember her pulling the girls in close and telling them to be strong and take care of each other...that Mama had to take a trip. She died later that day.
William became a naturalized citizen August 9, 1894 in Lawrence Co., Missouri.
William continued to farm, and in 1897 he married Louise Kreft.
From the 1900 Census of Lawrence County, MO: It lists William's job as "Day Laborer" It lists his wife Louise as a "Hotel Keeper" and shows they had 2 boarders living with them. Anna, the oldest daughter, is listed as "Servant".
William and his family traveled to Mounds, OK around 1907. They built storage tanks for the oil fields as their occupation. He lost his wife Louise here in 1909, after a complication during her pregnancy. He then moved the famliy on to Shidler, OK. In the April, 1910 Census, William and the family are living in Big Hill Township, Osage Co., Oklahoma (E.D. 155, Sh. 5 B). William is 53 yrs old at this time, widowed, and has 9 kids living at home, ranging in age from 24 yrs to 18 months old. Ten years later, in the (January) 1920 Census, William is 64 yrs old, and living in Foraker Township 27 (which includes Shidler) in Osage Co. Oklahoma (E.D. 90, Sh. 8 B). Their name is misspelled "Mires" in the 1920 Census. Loyd Myers came to know them while in Shidler, and he said they lived in a very large, well furnished house, and had quite a bit of farm equipment, and were relatively well off. The family ran a dairy farm there until William's death in 1927, from pneumonia
His obit: RUDOLPH W. MEYER January 23rd, 1927
Rudolph Wilhelm Meyer, son of Herman and Anna Meyer, was born on the 14th day of August 1856 at Rieste, Germany. Mr. Meyer was married in his native country to Elsie Fisher, to which union were born six children: Anna, Amelia, Wilhelm, Lizzie, Rudolph, and Johanna. In the month of July 1885 Mr. and Mrs. Meyer came to America and located in Lawrence County, Missouri. In the year 1895 Mr. Meyer was bereaved of his faithful wife. A few years later he was married to Louise Kraft, at Freistadt, Missouri. To this second union were born seven children: Gertrude, Leona, Gilbert, Hilda, Ella, Edwin and Clarence. In 1906 the Meyer family moved to Mounds, Okla., at which place they made their home for several years. There in 1908 Mr. Meyer was bereaved of his companion. In 1909 the Meyer family moved to Osage County, Oklahoma: and have lived in the vicinity of Shidler ever since. On the 19th of January Mr. Meyer became seriously ill. Pneumonia developed and he died on the 23rd of January. The following children lived to mourn their father's death: Mrs. Henry Kleibocker, Kit Carson, Colorado; William Meyer, Kaw City, Okla,; Mrs. John Oberdieck, Freeport, Kansas; Rudolph Meyer, Kaw City, Okla.; Mrs. Clarence Keim, Kaw City, Okla.; Mrs. Gertrude Drake, Shidler, Okla.; Mrs. J.E. Smith, Shidler, Okla.; Gilbert Meyer, Kaw City, Okla.; Mrs. C.H. Duggan, Lyman, Okla.; Edwin Meyer, Kaw City, Okla.; and Clarence Meyer, Kaw City, Okla Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 19th, with Rev. V. Cloe, Pastor of the Lutheran church at Ponca City in charge. Interment will be made at the Plainview cemetery at Kaw City, Oklahoma.
Corrections to obit: According to church records, he was born in Pente, a few miles south of Rieste, Germany. Married Louis Kreft (not Kraft) in Freistatt (not Freistadt), Missouri. Date of January 19th is incorrect for the funeral services - he didn't die till the 23rd.