Meitzen, Otto H

1811 - 1882  (71 years)

• Name	Meitzen, Otto H
  Birth	12 Feb 1811	Breslau, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	24 Jan 1850	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
  	Age: 39
  Census	1860	Fayette, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Page: 8
  Census	1870	Fayette, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Page: 63
  Census	1880	Fayette, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Page: 29
  Find A Grave	Baursville Cemetery, Moulton, Lavaca, Texas, United States   [4]
  	49941837
  	Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49941837/otto-meitzen: accessed December 8, 2025), memorial page for Otto Meitzen (10 Feb 1811–27 Apr 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49941837, citing Baursville Cemetery, Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46605034).
  _AMTID	122722689435:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	1
  _COLOR1	13
  _FSFTID	LZY2-FP9
  _UID	9078C725611C4DF3B8F4E6B3552891D4D829
  Death	27 Apr 1882	Novohrad, Lavaca, Texas, United States
  	Cause: Source: An old booklet called "History of the Meitzen Family"
  Burial	Baursville Cemetery, Moulton, Lavaca, Texas, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I722	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Meitzen, Melchoir,   b. 1772, Berlin, Germany d. 1846, Liegnitz, Germany (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Dietrich, Charlotte
  Marriage	4 Aug 1805	Breslau, Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
  Family ID	F214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Holmgren, Jenny Caroline Alpine,   b. 16 Sep 1818, Berlin, Germany d. 17 Mar 1877, Biegel, Texas, United States (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1838
  Children	1. Meitzen, Julia Catherine,   b. 28 Aug 1859, Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas, United States d. 4 Sep 1947, Robstown, Nueces, Texas, United States (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Arrival - Age: 39 - 24 Jan 1850 - Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States Census - Page: 8 - 1860 - Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Page: 63 - 1870 - Fayette, Texas, United States Census - Page: 29 - 1880 - Fayette, Texas, United States Find A Grave - 49941837 - - Baursville Cemetery, Moulton, Lavaca, Texas, United States Death - Cause: Source: An old booklet called "History of the Meitzen Family" - 27 Apr 1882 - Novohrad, Lavaca, Texas, United States Burial - - Baursville Cemetery, Moulton, Lavaca, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Meitzen, Otto H". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I722&tree=banksray (accessed April 19, 2026).