Meistrell, Nickolas

1799 - 1853  (50 years)

• Name	Meistrell, Nickolas  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 Sep 1799	Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	18 Sep 1799	Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany   [1]
  Departure	1839	Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany   [2]
  Death	Between 1850 and 1853	Chariton, Missouri, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I19836	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Meistrell, Jacob,   b. 6 Jul 1772, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany d. 23 Dec 1849, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blum, Johanna,   b. UNKNOWN, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany d. 9 Dec 1849, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Dec 1798	Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany   [4]
  Family ID	F2511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schmitt, Barbara,   b. 27 Dec 1808, Mauschbach, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany d. 13 Oct 1876, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1832	Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany   [1]
  Children	1. Meistrell, Joseph,   b. 31 Oct 1832, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany d. 12 Jan 1834, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany (Age 1 year)  [natural]   2. Meistrell, Andrew,   b. 14 Dec 1834, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany d. 9 May 1838, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany (Age 3 years)  [natural]   3. Meistrell, Catharine,   b. 2 Oct 1837, Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany d. 22 Sep 1872, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 34 years)  [natural]   4. Meistrell, Nicholas,   b. 26 Jan 1841, Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, USA d. 5 Jul 1924, Vernon Center, Oneida, New York, USA (Age 83 years)  [natural]   5. Meistrell, Margaret,   b. 24 Dec 1843, Brunswick, Chariton, Missouri, USA d. 15 Sep 1917, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 73 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Sep 1799 - Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany Baptism - 18 Sep 1799 - Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany Marriage - 5 Jan 1832 - Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany Departure - 1839 - Sankt Wendel, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany Death - Between 1850 and 1853 - Chariton, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Baptism translation: In the year of our Lord 1799, 18th day of the month of September, 22nd day of Fructidor in the 7th year of the Republic fo France. Baptized is Nicolaus Maystreel legitimate son of Jacob Maystreel whose profession is junior wool weaver and Joanna born Blum, living together in the town of St Wendel. Born this day at the 7th hour in the morning. Godfather is Nicolaus Heil, citizen of this town. Godmother is Margaret Maystreel, born Schmitt, wife of Jacob Maystreel whos profession is senior wool weaver and who lives in this town. from Margaret G. Woolf about the Smith Family (who travelled with the Meistrells and Heinens): "The Smith family set sail from Havre, France, and landed in New Orleans. They traveled for six weeks on the road from their native city of Saint Wendel to Havre. The name of the vessel which carried them to this country was the 'George Huddlebut'. They were 42 days upon the ocean" 1850 Missouri Census - Cooper County, Nicholas is still alive. Godparents: Nicolaus Heil and Margaret Schmitt Meistrell National Historical Society, History of Howard and Cooper Counties (St Louis, 1883), dead before 1853 when Barbara moved to Cooper Co immigrated on the George Huddlebutt from LeHavre to New Oreleans

  
  

• Sources

  [S276] GERMANY: St Wendels Catholic Church in Sankt Wendel. [S426] USA: MO: COOPER: History of Howard and Cooper Counties. https://www.thomafamily.org//tfam/Mainfile_Histories/History%20of%20Howard%20and%20Cooper%20Counties%20Volume%20II.pdf History of Howard and Cooper Counties Volume II [S1310] USA: Census 1850. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638 [S90] GERMANY: City Records of Sankt Wendel.