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 Multiple 1st tier candidates from PA

  • ​John Mayer b 1794 Upper Mahoney, PA, carpenter

  • John Meyer b 1797 Pottsfield, PA, carpenter

  • Joseph Meyer b 1800 Pittsburg, PA, cabinetmaker

  • John Moyer b 1808 Miles, PA, cabinetmaker

  • John Myer b 1810 Penn, PA, house carpenter

 Multiple 2nd tier candidates from PA 

  • ​John Mayer 1800 Manheim, PA, joiner (too early)

  • John Mayer Sr. 1800 Manheim, PA, carpenter (too early)

  • Jacob Meyer 1807 Codorus, PA, millwright (too early)

 The spelling of Meyer was varied, even within the same

 document, with Mayer, Moyer and Myer forms included.

J Meyer

J Meyer

 Multiple 1st tier candidates from PA

  • ​John Mayer b 1794 Upper Mahoney, PA, carpenter

  • John Meyer b 1797 Pottsfield, PA, carpenter

  • Joseph Meyer b 1800 Pittsburg, PA, cabinetmaker

  • John Moyer b 1808 Miles, PA, cabinetmaker

  • John Myer b 1810 Penn, PA, house carpenter

 Multiple 2nd tier candidates from PA 

  • ​John Mayer 1800 Manheim, PA, joiner (too early)

  • John Mayer Sr. 1800 Manheim, PA, carpenter (too early)

  • Jacob Meyer 1807 Codorus, PA, millwright (too early)

​ The spelling of Meyer was varied, even within the same document.

GAWP5 mentioned a plane with JD Myer and H Myer imprints. The above candidates were checked for possible "JD" and "H" sons with like trades, but they were not found. 

John Meyer (Mayer) b 1794, Upper Mahoney, PA, carpenter from 1850 census

John Meyer b 1797, Pottsfield, PA, carpenter from 1850 census

Joseph Meyer  b 1800, Pittsburg, PA, cabinetmaker from 1850 census

John Meyer (Moyer) b 1808, Miles, PA, cabinetmaker from 1850 census

John Meyer (Myer) b 1810, Penn, PA, house carpenter from 1850 census

John and John Sr. Meyer (Mayer) 1800 tax, Manheim, PA, joiner and carpenter respectively (too early)

Jacob Meyer, 1807 tax, Codorus, PA, millwright (too early)

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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