Dallas County AlArchives Biographies.....Meyer, Marcus J. November 19 1849 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
   MARCUS J. MEYER, liveryman at Selma, Ala., was born in Mobile, Ala., November
19, 1849. His parents were Joseph and Hannah Siegel Meyer, the former of whom
was born near Eissinger, Germany, and mother at Jeckling, Germany. They were
married in New Orleans, and after living a year or two at Mobile, they removed
to Benton, Ala., where they lived until 1862, when they removed to Selma. Here
the mother died in 1875, aged forty-five years, and the father in 1890, aged
seventy-four years. They had three sons and one daughter, one of the sons being
dead. Marcus J. Meyer's father was a merchant up to within seven years of his
death. He came to the United States in 1842, and on coming to Selma embarked in
general merchandising. Though he came to the country a poor young man, he
succeeded so well that he became independent and left his family a creditable
estate. He was a successful business man and highly respected. He was considered
the father of the congregation Mishkan Israel, as it was at his house that the
congregation was organized. He was its president for over fifteen years, and
besides held prominent offices in other Hebrew societies. Had he not declined,
he might have continued in these several positions until his death. So much and
so generally was he regarded as the founder of the congregation Mishkan Israel,
that a special chair was provided for him near the pulpit in the church, which
chair he occupied for years before his death, and for thirty clays after he
passed away his chair was draped appropriately with mourning. He was both a
Mason and an Odd Fellow for years. He was a member of the Selma city council and
was regarded as a live and progressive citizen. Few men had more friends and
fewer enemies than he. Marcus J. Meyer was reared in Benton and in Selma and he
received most of his education in the latter place, being about twelve years old
when his parents moved there. He also attended school in Mobile, and Montgomery,
and the Central institute near Wetumpka. After thus securing a fair literary
eudcation, he spent much time in his father's store, and there gained a great
deal of practical business experience. He became a partner with his father under
the firm name of Joseph Meyer & Son, which continued up to the time of his
father's retirement from business. At this time Mr. Meyer embarked in the livery
and sale stable business on his own account in Selma, in which business he has
since continued. He is also very extensively engaged in the live stock business,
and has made sales averaging of over $200,000 worth in the year. He has thus
become a very successful business man, and that he is well thought of in the
community is proven by the fact that he has been three times elected a member of
the city council, and is now filling a four years' term. He is also chairman of
the most important committee, that on streets and lighting. He is a master Mason
and an Odd Fellow. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, of which he is
past-chancellor; is member of the Elks; of the Improved Order of Red Men; of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen; of the. I. O. B. B.; of the Kashershelbazzel;
of the Iron Hall, and is vice-president of the congregation, Mishkan Israel. He
takes an active interest in politics. and is a member of both the city and
county democratic executive committees, and has been a delegate to the state
democratic convention. He is also a director of the bank of Selma. He was
married in 1877 to Miss Helen Meyer, daughter of M. Meyer of Selma, a well known
merchant of that city. By this marriage he has two children, Hannah and Florette.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 889-890
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI

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