Complied December 28, 2025 - Person Sheet
Complied December 28, 2025 - Person Sheet
NameWilliam (Wilhelm) Leweke 595,237,238
Birth18 May 1838, Belle Lippener Landkreis Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany596,431,243,241,239,237
MemoListed as Lippe-Detmold in 1880 census. He was a genial man.
Immigration15 May 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana On242 Age: 8
Memosailed from Bremen on the Hardee under captain Soule
Military Service186X, Civil War Service597,237 Age: <1
MemoHe was apprehended by Bushwackers and spent several monthes in Unsanitary surroundings.
Death17 Jan 1909, Gasconade County, Missouri596,598,595 Age: 70
MemoCemetery Index
BurialDrake Zoar Methodist Cemetery, Gasconade County, Missouri596
MemoCemetery Index
OccupationFarmer in the 1860 Census239
FatherChristoph Friederick (Christian) Leweke (1804-1884)
MotherLouise Eliza? Rädecker (1795-1879)
Spouses
1Louisa Meyer 237,238
Birth29 Sep 1838, Nordhemmern?, Kreis Minden, Germany599,600,601,602,603,604,605,237
Immigration1842, Germany606,243 Age: 3
Residence1850, District 31, Franklin County, Missouri607 Age: 11
Memois this our Louisa? Age listed as 18 means b 1832
Residence23 Apr 1910, Boeuf Township, Gasconade County, Missouri606 Age: 71
Death27 Jan 1918, Boeuf, Gasconade County, Missouri608,609,610 Age: 79
Burial30 Jan 1918, Drake Zoar Methodist Cemetery, Gasconade County, Missouri609
MemoCemetery Index
OccupationShe was known as an excellent butter-maker237
FatherJohn Christian William Meyer (Meier) (1794-1876)
MotherUnknown (-1846)
Marriage18 Mar 1859, Franklin, Missouri611,431,238
ChildrenCarolina (1860-)
 Anna (1862-1891)
 August (1863-1943)
 William August (1866-1942)
 Louisa W. (1867-1935)
 Henry (1874-1896)
 Wilhelmina Minnie (1877-)
 Helena "Lena" (1879-)
Last Modified 27 Aug 2025Created 28 Dec 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh
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