Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 - John Meyer • 10 Dec 1917, Moulton, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Father: Fred Meyer • Mother: Rosie Mraz
1920 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 33 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 25 Texas ** John Meyer 2 Texas
1930 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 45 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 36 Texas ** John Meyer 12 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 7 Texas
1940 Census • Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 53 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 46 Texas ** Johnnie Meyer Son 22 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 17 Texas ** Eugene Meyer 6 Texas
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 - Johnnie Meyer - 28 May 1940, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Spouse: Mary Jalufka
Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 - Johnnie Joe Meyer - 10 Jan 1987, Harris, Texas, United States - Cause of Death: Cardiopulmonary Arrest -Burial: 13 Jan 1987, Burial: South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Please note: The photos uploaded to Find a Grave are meant for cemetery documentation and for personal family genealogical use only.
My memory -
Johnnie was a quiet man. Never raised his voice except once to his son Mark for doing something stupid in school. He was my grandfather on my father's side. He was very devoted to my grandmother (whom he married in 1940), his children and his grandchildren. My grandmother never learned how to drive so my grandfather was her transportation. He never hesitated for a moment to drive her, the children or anyone else for that matter anywhere they needed to go. And he never fussed about it either. I remember him taking my grandma grocery shopping. He would sit and wait in his truck, sometimes an hour or so until she came walking out of the store. He would also take me wherever I need to go as well. My parents didn't do much for me growing up as they did for my twin brother, so my grandparents stepped in. In a conversation that I had with my grandmother after I had my child, she talked about how her and Johnnie hated the fact that my parents treated me different than my brother. She said grandpa was very angry and she was too. They would both take me to school functions, music lessons, girl scouts and even drove miles to get me to camp for the summer. Then pick me up a week later because my parents were too busy with my brother's life, and they didn't have time for me. My grandparents stepped up without any questions at all. If grandma said, let's go, Johnnie would say "Where to?"
He was the first child of Fred Meyer and Rosie Mraz born 10 December 1917 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas. His father was a farmer, his mother a housewife. The 1940 census list him as a Service Man at a Filling Station in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas. Soon after the census was taken, he married Mary Vera Jalufka (my grandmother). And from what I am told, sometime later, he took the family to Louisiana for a better job. Looking back, Johnnie was a very hard worker to provide food on the table for his family. I remember him working for Height Tackle House in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Went there to visit him a few times as well. He was always happy to see me.
Growing up, my brother and I and my Uncle Mark (who was two years older than my brother and I) went to the same Junior High School. After school, a friend would take us all to my grandparents' house. It was at that time I saw how quiet my grandfather really was. He would go to work in the mornings, hours later, come home, sit at the kitchen table and drink his one or two Schlitz beers. He also drank Pearl beer from time to time. My grandma would fix him his dinner that was ready to eat when he got ready. And on family gatherings, he like to play dominoes with his sons, friends or with anyone that would challenge him. And of course, he had his beer sitting on the kitchen table next to him. I remember a few times when I would stand next to him, he would let me take a sip of his Schlitz beer as a child. Thought I was really grown up.
In another conversation that I had with my grandmother after my grandfather passed away, she talked about how he took care of the wood furniture. In their bedroom, they had a tall dresser, another short one I believe and a makeup vanity for my grandma. It was beautifully wood carved with a design that I cannot recall. But any kind of wood carved design can get dirt in the small grooves. As a child, I always wondered how it could stay so clean. Finally, the secret was out. She said that Johnnie would spend his Sunday afternoons (after church), cleaning the wood. He would take a toothbrush and go along the edges of the design to make sure all dirt was gone. Then he would polish the furniture. Somewhere on his mother's side of the family, there was a company called Mraz Lumber Company. I am guessing that is where he learned the trade of taking care of wood.
When he fell ill and had to be in bed, my grandma told me that he asked her if she was willing and capable to take care of him. Her reply was that she could, and she would. I thought what a love between these two that they never really showed. He had so much respect for my grandma that I never knew. Looking back though, they really were and did love each other very much. The way they took care of each other and by talking things out instead of yelling. That was their way and it worked! Such a wonderful man. He died before I realized what all he did for me. I never got to say thank you. Life happens so fast and before we know it, one slips away. I say a prayer from time to time, thanking him for all he did for me. Just hope he can hear.
I miss you grandpa. Wish you were here.
- above history and information furnished by Teresa Meyer, 2021 -
1920 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 33 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 25 Texas ** John Meyer 2 Texas
1930 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 45 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 36 Texas ** John Meyer 12 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 7 Texas
1940 Census • Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 53 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 46 Texas ** Johnnie Meyer Son 22 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 17 Texas ** Eugene Meyer 6 Texas
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 - Johnnie Meyer - 28 May 1940, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Spouse: Mary Jalufka
Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 - Johnnie Joe Meyer - 10 Jan 1987, Harris, Texas, United States - Cause of Death: Cardiopulmonary Arrest -Burial: 13 Jan 1987, Burial: South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Please note: The photos uploaded to Find a Grave are meant for cemetery documentation and for personal family genealogical use only.
My memory -
Johnnie was a quiet man. Never raised his voice except once to his son Mark for doing something stupid in school. He was my grandfather on my father's side. He was very devoted to my grandmother (whom he married in 1940), his children and his grandchildren. My grandmother never learned how to drive so my grandfather was her transportation. He never hesitated for a moment to drive her, the children or anyone else for that matter anywhere they needed to go. And he never fussed about it either. I remember him taking my grandma grocery shopping. He would sit and wait in his truck, sometimes an hour or so until she came walking out of the store. He would also take me wherever I need to go as well. My parents didn't do much for me growing up as they did for my twin brother, so my grandparents stepped in. In a conversation that I had with my grandmother after I had my child, she talked about how her and Johnnie hated the fact that my parents treated me different than my brother. She said grandpa was very angry and she was too. They would both take me to school functions, music lessons, girl scouts and even drove miles to get me to camp for the summer. Then pick me up a week later because my parents were too busy with my brother's life, and they didn't have time for me. My grandparents stepped up without any questions at all. If grandma said, let's go, Johnnie would say "Where to?"
He was the first child of Fred Meyer and Rosie Mraz born 10 December 1917 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas. His father was a farmer, his mother a housewife. The 1940 census list him as a Service Man at a Filling Station in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas. Soon after the census was taken, he married Mary Vera Jalufka (my grandmother). And from what I am told, sometime later, he took the family to Louisiana for a better job. Looking back, Johnnie was a very hard worker to provide food on the table for his family. I remember him working for Height Tackle House in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Went there to visit him a few times as well. He was always happy to see me.
Growing up, my brother and I and my Uncle Mark (who was two years older than my brother and I) went to the same Junior High School. After school, a friend would take us all to my grandparents' house. It was at that time I saw how quiet my grandfather really was. He would go to work in the mornings, hours later, come home, sit at the kitchen table and drink his one or two Schlitz beers. He also drank Pearl beer from time to time. My grandma would fix him his dinner that was ready to eat when he got ready. And on family gatherings, he like to play dominoes with his sons, friends or with anyone that would challenge him. And of course, he had his beer sitting on the kitchen table next to him. I remember a few times when I would stand next to him, he would let me take a sip of his Schlitz beer as a child. Thought I was really grown up.
In another conversation that I had with my grandmother after my grandfather passed away, she talked about how he took care of the wood furniture. In their bedroom, they had a tall dresser, another short one I believe and a makeup vanity for my grandma. It was beautifully wood carved with a design that I cannot recall. But any kind of wood carved design can get dirt in the small grooves. As a child, I always wondered how it could stay so clean. Finally, the secret was out. She said that Johnnie would spend his Sunday afternoons (after church), cleaning the wood. He would take a toothbrush and go along the edges of the design to make sure all dirt was gone. Then he would polish the furniture. Somewhere on his mother's side of the family, there was a company called Mraz Lumber Company. I am guessing that is where he learned the trade of taking care of wood.
When he fell ill and had to be in bed, my grandma told me that he asked her if she was willing and capable to take care of him. Her reply was that she could, and she would. I thought what a love between these two that they never really showed. He had so much respect for my grandma that I never knew. Looking back though, they really were and did love each other very much. The way they took care of each other and by talking things out instead of yelling. That was their way and it worked! Such a wonderful man. He died before I realized what all he did for me. I never got to say thank you. Life happens so fast and before we know it, one slips away. I say a prayer from time to time, thanking him for all he did for me. Just hope he can hear.
I miss you grandpa. Wish you were here.
- above history and information furnished by Teresa Meyer, 2021 -
Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 - John Meyer • 10 Dec 1917, Moulton, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Father: Fred Meyer • Mother: Rosie Mraz
1920 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 33 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 25 Texas ** John Meyer 2 Texas
1930 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 45 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 36 Texas ** John Meyer 12 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 7 Texas
1940 Census • Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 53 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 46 Texas ** Johnnie Meyer Son 22 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 17 Texas ** Eugene Meyer 6 Texas
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 - Johnnie Meyer - 28 May 1940, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Spouse: Mary Jalufka
Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 - Johnnie Joe Meyer - 10 Jan 1987, Harris, Texas, United States - Cause of Death: Cardiopulmonary Arrest -Burial: 13 Jan 1987, Burial: South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Please note: The photos uploaded to Find a Grave are meant for cemetery documentation and for personal family genealogical use only.
My memory -
Johnnie was a quiet man. Never raised his voice except once to his son Mark for doing something stupid in school. He was my grandfather on my father's side. He was very devoted to my grandmother (whom he married in 1940), his children and his grandchildren. My grandmother never learned how to drive so my grandfather was her transportation. He never hesitated for a moment to drive her, the children or anyone else for that matter anywhere they needed to go. And he never fussed about it either. I remember him taking my grandma grocery shopping. He would sit and wait in his truck, sometimes an hour or so until she came walking out of the store. He would also take me wherever I need to go as well. My parents didn't do much for me growing up as they did for my twin brother, so my grandparents stepped in. In a conversation that I had with my grandmother after I had my child, she talked about how her and Johnnie hated the fact that my parents treated me different than my brother. She said grandpa was very angry and she was too. They would both take me to school functions, music lessons, girl scouts and even drove miles to get me to camp for the summer. Then pick me up a week later because my parents were too busy with my brother's life, and they didn't have time for me. My grandparents stepped up without any questions at all. If grandma said, let's go, Johnnie would say "Where to?"
He was the first child of Fred Meyer and Rosie Mraz born 10 December 1917 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas. His father was a farmer, his mother a housewife. The 1940 census list him as a Service Man at a Filling Station in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas. Soon after the census was taken, he married Mary Vera Jalufka (my grandmother). And from what I am told, sometime later, he took the family to Louisiana for a better job. Looking back, Johnnie was a very hard worker to provide food on the table for his family. I remember him working for Height Tackle House in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Went there to visit him a few times as well. He was always happy to see me.
Growing up, my brother and I and my Uncle Mark (who was two years older than my brother and I) went to the same Junior High School. After school, a friend would take us all to my grandparents' house. It was at that time I saw how quiet my grandfather really was. He would go to work in the mornings, hours later, come home, sit at the kitchen table and drink his one or two Schlitz beers. He also drank Pearl beer from time to time. My grandma would fix him his dinner that was ready to eat when he got ready. And on family gatherings, he like to play dominoes with his sons, friends or with anyone that would challenge him. And of course, he had his beer sitting on the kitchen table next to him. I remember a few times when I would stand next to him, he would let me take a sip of his Schlitz beer as a child. Thought I was really grown up.
In another conversation that I had with my grandmother after my grandfather passed away, she talked about how he took care of the wood furniture. In their bedroom, they had a tall dresser, another short one I believe and a makeup vanity for my grandma. It was beautifully wood carved with a design that I cannot recall. But any kind of wood carved design can get dirt in the small grooves. As a child, I always wondered how it could stay so clean. Finally, the secret was out. She said that Johnnie would spend his Sunday afternoons (after church), cleaning the wood. He would take a toothbrush and go along the edges of the design to make sure all dirt was gone. Then he would polish the furniture. Somewhere on his mother's side of the family, there was a company called Mraz Lumber Company. I am guessing that is where he learned the trade of taking care of wood.
When he fell ill and had to be in bed, my grandma told me that he asked her if she was willing and capable to take care of him. Her reply was that she could, and she would. I thought what a love between these two that they never really showed. He had so much respect for my grandma that I never knew. Looking back though, they really were and did love each other very much. The way they took care of each other and by talking things out instead of yelling. That was their way and it worked! Such a wonderful man. He died before I realized what all he did for me. I never got to say thank you. Life happens so fast and before we know it, one slips away. I say a prayer from time to time, thanking him for all he did for me. Just hope he can hear.
I miss you grandpa. Wish you were here.
- above history and information furnished by Teresa Meyer, 2021 -
1920 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 33 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 25 Texas ** John Meyer 2 Texas
1930 Census • Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 45 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 36 Texas ** John Meyer 12 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 7 Texas
1940 Census • Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Fred Meyer 53 Texas ** Rosie Meyer Wife 46 Texas ** Johnnie Meyer Son 22 Texas ** Gladys Meyer 17 Texas ** Eugene Meyer 6 Texas
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 - Johnnie Meyer - 28 May 1940, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States • Spouse: Mary Jalufka
Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 - Johnnie Joe Meyer - 10 Jan 1987, Harris, Texas, United States - Cause of Death: Cardiopulmonary Arrest -Burial: 13 Jan 1987, Burial: South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, USA
Please note: The photos uploaded to Find a Grave are meant for cemetery documentation and for personal family genealogical use only.
My memory -
Johnnie was a quiet man. Never raised his voice except once to his son Mark for doing something stupid in school. He was my grandfather on my father's side. He was very devoted to my grandmother (whom he married in 1940), his children and his grandchildren. My grandmother never learned how to drive so my grandfather was her transportation. He never hesitated for a moment to drive her, the children or anyone else for that matter anywhere they needed to go. And he never fussed about it either. I remember him taking my grandma grocery shopping. He would sit and wait in his truck, sometimes an hour or so until she came walking out of the store. He would also take me wherever I need to go as well. My parents didn't do much for me growing up as they did for my twin brother, so my grandparents stepped in. In a conversation that I had with my grandmother after I had my child, she talked about how her and Johnnie hated the fact that my parents treated me different than my brother. She said grandpa was very angry and she was too. They would both take me to school functions, music lessons, girl scouts and even drove miles to get me to camp for the summer. Then pick me up a week later because my parents were too busy with my brother's life, and they didn't have time for me. My grandparents stepped up without any questions at all. If grandma said, let's go, Johnnie would say "Where to?"
He was the first child of Fred Meyer and Rosie Mraz born 10 December 1917 in Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas. His father was a farmer, his mother a housewife. The 1940 census list him as a Service Man at a Filling Station in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas. Soon after the census was taken, he married Mary Vera Jalufka (my grandmother). And from what I am told, sometime later, he took the family to Louisiana for a better job. Looking back, Johnnie was a very hard worker to provide food on the table for his family. I remember him working for Height Tackle House in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Went there to visit him a few times as well. He was always happy to see me.
Growing up, my brother and I and my Uncle Mark (who was two years older than my brother and I) went to the same Junior High School. After school, a friend would take us all to my grandparents' house. It was at that time I saw how quiet my grandfather really was. He would go to work in the mornings, hours later, come home, sit at the kitchen table and drink his one or two Schlitz beers. He also drank Pearl beer from time to time. My grandma would fix him his dinner that was ready to eat when he got ready. And on family gatherings, he like to play dominoes with his sons, friends or with anyone that would challenge him. And of course, he had his beer sitting on the kitchen table next to him. I remember a few times when I would stand next to him, he would let me take a sip of his Schlitz beer as a child. Thought I was really grown up.
In another conversation that I had with my grandmother after my grandfather passed away, she talked about how he took care of the wood furniture. In their bedroom, they had a tall dresser, another short one I believe and a makeup vanity for my grandma. It was beautifully wood carved with a design that I cannot recall. But any kind of wood carved design can get dirt in the small grooves. As a child, I always wondered how it could stay so clean. Finally, the secret was out. She said that Johnnie would spend his Sunday afternoons (after church), cleaning the wood. He would take a toothbrush and go along the edges of the design to make sure all dirt was gone. Then he would polish the furniture. Somewhere on his mother's side of the family, there was a company called Mraz Lumber Company. I am guessing that is where he learned the trade of taking care of wood.
When he fell ill and had to be in bed, my grandma told me that he asked her if she was willing and capable to take care of him. Her reply was that she could, and she would. I thought what a love between these two that they never really showed. He had so much respect for my grandma that I never knew. Looking back though, they really were and did love each other very much. The way they took care of each other and by talking things out instead of yelling. That was their way and it worked! Such a wonderful man. He died before I realized what all he did for me. I never got to say thank you. Life happens so fast and before we know it, one slips away. I say a prayer from time to time, thanking him for all he did for me. Just hope he can hear.
I miss you grandpa. Wish you were here.
- above history and information furnished by Teresa Meyer, 2021 -
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