Joseph Meyer

1818 - 1868  (50 years)

• Name	Joseph Meyer  [1]
  Born	12 Jun 1818	Pennsylvania   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Boalsburg, Centre County, PA   [2]
  Died	10 Oct 1868  [2, 3]
  Buried	Boalsburg Cemetery, Boalsburg, Centre County, PA   [3]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12804425/joseph-meyer Plot Section 1 row 30 grave 01
  Person ID	I490	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry Meyer,   b. 17 May 1767, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA ,   d. 19 Apr 1844, Centre County, PA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hurst,   b. 29 May 1780, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 May 1859  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beckie Corman,   b. Abt 1823, Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	17 May 2018
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jun 1818 - Pennsylvania Residence - - Boalsburg, Centre County, PA Buried - - Boalsburg Cemetery, Boalsburg, Centre County, PA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  "Joseph was also a musician, and acquired considerable skill as an organist in his mature years without the aid of an instructor. He died suddenly while playing the large pipe organ which was being dedicated Oct. 10, 1868. in the German Reformed Church at Boalsburg. " From the Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer, 1890. Joseph, (Henry, Christopher, Gr. Meyer), was born June 12, 1818; and was married to Beckie, daughter of George Corman, Brushvalley, Centre Co., Pa. He lived on a farm near Boalsburg. Joseph was also a musician, and acquired considerable skill as an organist in his mature years without the aid of an instructor. He died suddenly while playing the large pipe organ which was being dedicated Oct. 10, 1868, in the German Reformed Church at Boalsburg. He left no issue. His widow is married to David Sparr, Boalsburg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October 1937. [S2] Genealogy of the Meyer Family, Meyer, Henry, (1890). [S29] Headstone photograph on findagrave.