| Last Name |
Meyer |
| First Name |
Fred |
| Middle Initial |
H |
| Born |
24 Feb 1881 in Albany, Oregon |
| Home Addresses
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Albany, OR
Dallas, OR (1900)
1031 E 29th, Portland, OR |
| Died |
18 Jul 1940 |
| Place Buried |
Portland, Washington, Oregon |
| Spouse |
Anna Emelia Hansen |
| Date of Marriage |
12 Mar 1909 in Multnomah, Oregon |
| Children |
No biological children but raised his stepson, Stanley Alexander Bell |
| Dates of Employment |
1900 |
| Job(s) at TKWM |
Spinner |
| Life Story |
Fred Henry Meyer worked for the Thomas Key Woolen Mill in 1900 as a spinner. His sister, Marguerite Meyer and his brother-in-law Daniel Perry Wright were also working at the mill in 1900. They were all living together in Dallas, OR at that time.
Fred was born 24 Feb 1881 in Albany, Linn, Oregon. His parents were William F. and Henrietta (Mineko) Meyer. His father was an Oregon pioneer and Civil War veteran. He had four siblings; Mary E (Meyer) Walker, Lena (Meyer) Wright, Marguerite (Meyer) Yeaton, and Seymour H Meyer.
The 1910 census has a single man named Fred Meyer rooming in Portland. The birth date is off but it may be him because this Fred Meyer is working as a candy maker. This was in line with Fred’s occupation for the remainder of his life.
Fred married Anna Emelia Hanson, a widow with a son Stanley Alexander Bell. They married sometime after her first husband’s tragic death. He was drowned in a fishing accident in Astoria in 1906, leaving Anna and their young son Stanley.
In 1917-1918 Fred and Anna are living in Portland. He was a restaurant proprietor at Columbia Beach in Portland. He continues in that line of work the rest of his life. In the 1920 census he was manager of a soft drink company and the 1930 census has him as proprietor of a confectionary in Portland. Fred and Anna were retired by 1940.
Fred passed away on 18 Jul 1940 in Portland, OR. His wife Anna remarried a man by the last name of Swint. She passed away 2 Feb 1966 in Portland, OR and was buried in Rose City Cemetery. |
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| References |
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Remarks |
| Portland City Directories |
1908 Meyer Fred H, waiter Louvre, res 390 ½ Alder
1912 Meyer Fred H, waiter, h 320 Montgomery
1918 Meyers Fred H (Anna), h 1115 26th N
1921 Meyers Fred H (Anna) h 1031 E 29th N |
| Federal / County Census Records |
1900 Meyer Fred. Brother-in-law of Head, b. Feb 1881, Age 19, b. place: Oregon. Home in 1900: (bds) Dallas, Oregon. Occupation: spinner Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Wright Perry (Head, brother-in-law), Wright Lena, 24 (sister). Wright Lenapearl, 1 (niece). Meyer Margaret, 16 (sister). Occupation: finisher Woolen Mill.
1920 Meyers H Fred. Head of household. Age 37. b. place: Oregon. Marital status: Married. Home in 1920: owned 1031 29th, Portland, OR. Occupation: Manager Soft drink Co. Additional household members: E Anna Meyers (wife) Age 36, Stanley Meyers “Bell” (son), Age 16.
1930 Meyers Fred. Head of household. b. 1881, Age 49, b. place: Oregon. Marital status: Married. Home in 1930: owned, 1031 E 29th, Portland, OR. Occupation: Proprietor Confectionary. Additional household members: Anna Meyers (wife) Age 47.
1940 Meyers Fred H. Head of household. b est. 1882. Age 58. b. place: Oregon. Marital status: Married. Home in 1940: rented, 4537 NE 28th, Portland, OR. Additional household members: Anna E Meyers (wife) Age 57. |
| WW1 Draft Registration |
Fred Henry Meyers, Birth Date: 24 Feb 1881, Address: 841 Sumner St, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, Physical Build: Slender, Height: Tall, Hair Color: Brown, Eye Color: Grey, Spouse: Anna E Meyers |
| Oregon Death Index |
Name: Fred Meyers, Death Date: 18 Jul 1940, Death Place: Portland, Spouse: Anna, Certificate 2371 |
| Digital Newspapers
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Capital Journal – 23 Jul 1940 – p. 12. Fred H Meyer (Funeral service)
Statesman Journal – 24 Jul 1940 – p. 2. Brother of Mrs. Yeaton and Mrs. Wright Passes |
| WHC Materials
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None yet identified |
