Researching Karl Meyer
Dig into the past of Karl Meyer using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 973 people with the Meyer surname? In that year Meyer was ranked number 2616 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Karl means "Form of CHARLES. man, strong" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Karl Meyer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Karl Meyer in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Karl Meyer. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Karl Meyer. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Karl Meyer. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Karl Meyer. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Karl Meyer. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Meyer ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Meyer Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Karl Meyer and the Meyer Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Meyer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Meyer family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Karl Meyer at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Karl Meyer using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Karl Meyer records.
Explore MyHeritage for Karl Meyer information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Karl Meyer.
Research the Meyer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Meyer Military records.
Meyer Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Karl Meyer.
Study MyTrees for information on the Meyer family and people looking to contact living Meyer relations.
Look at One Great Family for Meyer records submitted by people who are already researching the Meyer Family Tree.
Find Karl Meyer from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Meyer Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Meyer surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 145836 people with the Meyer surname in the USA? Meyer is ranked number 109 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Meyer Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Karl Meyer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Karl Meyer
Karl Meyer (activist)
Karl H. Meyer (born 1937 in West Rupert, Vermont) is an American pacifist, activist, Catholic Worker, and tax resister. He is the son of William H. Meyer, a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont. He is the founder of the Nashville Greenlands Catholic Worker community in Nashville, Tennessee. Meyer considers himself no longer a Catholic but now a Catholic Worker. He is quoted as once "trying to be an American Gandhi".
In 1984, he defied the IRS's "frivolous filing" penalty by filing what the agency considered to be a "frivolous" return every day that year. He was assessed $140,000 in penalties, but the IRS was able to recover only a little more than $1,000. He coined the name "cabbage patch resistance" for this technique, naming it after the then-popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, that, like his daily returns, were each a little different.
Source: Karl Meyer (activist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaKarl Meyer (businessman)
Karl Meyer (1888 – 18 December 1971) was a Norwegian businessman, stockbroker and founder of the short-lived fascist party, the National Legion.
He had a history of several big fraud cases against him, although he was acquitted from at least one tax evasion case. His proposed business projects, described in the press as "fantastical", included a "Coney Island"-style amusement park at Hovedøya, and turning the steam-liner RMS Carmania into a "floating tenement" at the Oslo harbour.
In 1927 Meyer founded the fascist party the National Legion. The party's activities mainly included Meyer's rousing speeches at a circus, Cirkus Verdensteatret in Oslo, and at Drammens Theater in Drammen. After increasing internal opposition, Meyer was expelled from the party in early 1928. He unsuccessfully attempted to regain control of the party in February, when along with some co-conspirators he went to action against the party's offices with clubs and revolvers. Meyer and two other men were arrested in the incident. The party quickly fell apart amid internal conflicts, and was dissolved in early 1928.
Karl Meyer was a son of Ludvig Meyer and a brother of Haakon Meyer.
Source: Karl Meyer (businessman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Meyer
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Maeer Maer Mahair Mahar Maharey Maharry Maher Mahr Mahree Mahry Maiara Maier Maior Maiori Mair Maire Mar Mara Marah Maree Marey Maria Marie Mariea Maro Maroe Marow Marr Marra Marre Marrie Marro Marrow Marwe Mary Mauer Maura Mauragh Maure Maureau Mauree Maurey Mauri Maurie Mauro Maury Mawer Mawhorr Mawyer Mayer Mayhair Mayhar Mayor Mayr Mayry Meagher Meara Meere Meharry Meher Mehr Meier Meir Merau Meray Merighi Mero Merow Merrey Merrihew Merrow Merry Merwe Mery Mier Miera Miere Mir Mire Mireau Miroy Moar Mohr Mohrey Moir Moor Moore Moorey Mor Mora Moray More Morea Moreau Moree Morey Mori Moro Morow Morr Morra Morrey Morrogh Morrough Morrow Morrowe Morry Moru Morway Mory Moura Mourey Moury Mower Mowery Mowrey Mowry Moyer Muhr Muir Mure Murie Muro Murr Murra Murrah Murray Murre Murrey Murrhee Murrie Murrihy Murrough Murrow Murry Mury Myer Myhre Myra Myre Myrie Myrow Myuhier
Comments
Looking for information on a Karl Meyer in your family tree? Why not post a question here -