Meyers.Fred.J.1845.Kenton.BIOS Fred J. Meyers March 28 1845 - unknown Kenton County KyArchives Biography Author: Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887 FRED J. MEYERS was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 28, 1845. He is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Wuller) Meyers, natives of Germany, who came to the United States about 1842 and immediately went to Cincinnati. In 1848 they moved to Covington, Ky., where the father died in 1849. At the age of thirteen Fred J. commenced to clerk in a grocery store, and remained three years. He then learned wire-working in Cincinnati, and when nineteen years of age opened up the wire business, on a very small scale, in Covington. He has increased his business until he now owns a five story and basement brick, 40 x 150 feet, and employs about 250 hands. In 1881 this establishment became a stock company with Fred J. Meyers president. The trade of the company is by no means continued to the United States and Canada, large shipments being made to Mexico, the West Indies, South America, Australia and China. Mr. Meyers was married in May, 1865, to Miss Minnie Thoss, of Covington, daughter of Edward Thoss, seven children have blessed this union, all of whom are living: Minnie, Lizzie, Tresia, Kate, Fred, Eddie and Jennie. Mr. Meyers and all the family are members of the Catholic Church, and he, politically, is a Democrat. He is vice-president of the chamber of commerce and president of the Merchant's Police and District Telegraph Company. Mr. Meyers started in life a very poor boy, but by care and industry is now very comfortably situated. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/