Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Jacob Meierholtz, 1901 23 August 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* MEIERHOLTZ, JACOB (17 Oct 1901, Sayre Venture, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): We regret to chronicle the news of the death of Mr. Meierholtz, father of William Meierholtz of this city. From reports it seems that Mr. Meierholtz and daughter quarreled and in a scuffle that followed she struck him on the head and causing his death. (Census, 1900, Oklahoma, Roger Mills Co, Berlin (town), ED 204, pg 19B, #402/402 (T623-1341): Jacob Meierholtz, age 56, b Jul 1843, Germany; f/m b Ger; farmer; immigrated 1877; married 40 yrs; Joanna, wife, age 57, b Feb 1843, Germany; f/m b Ger; immigrated 1877; married 40 yrs; 14 children born, 7 living; Laura, daughter, age 32, b Apr 1868, Germany; immigrated 1877; Martha, daughter, age 24, b Nov 1875, Germany; immigrated 1877; Sam, son, age 13, b Jul 1886, Mo.) --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html