Cuyahoga County OhArchives Obituaries.....Meyer, Robert W. July 1, 1916
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Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, July 4, 1916
Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, July 4, 1916 

Robert W. Meyer, aged 20 years, and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. John Geisel of 
Maquoketa, was drowned in the Maquoketa River near the Collipriest farm. The 
young man had been here since May 2, 1916 and decided that he would earn a 
little money and has been assisting on the farm of his uncle, Andrew Geisel 
and the last few weeks has been at the farm of Andrew Geisel near Andrew. 

Sunday morning in company with his cousin, George Geisel, and three other 
friends he went swimming near Collispriests on the North Fork of the Maquoketa 
River. He was warned by the other members of the party not to swim down too 
far as down the river there were two big holes. But it was an extremely hot 
day and the young man was enjoying the water so thoroughly that he did not 
heed the warning and ventured too far away and it was thought he went under 
about 9:30 o'clock. A searhing party scanned the river banks hoping to get 
sight of the young man and when they were unsuccessful they went for help and 
the search continued until after two o'clock when the body was found. 

The unfortunate young man is the only son of Mr. Mrs. Robert W. Meyer, Sr., of 
Cleveland, Ohio. He was born in Cleveland and had just a short time ago 
completed his high school course there. He is survived by his parents and 
three sisters, all of whom are married and residing in Cleveland. A message 
was sent to the parents and the father arrived yesterday to accompany the body 
of his son to Cleveland for burial. 



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