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Note: Mary Meyer was a very pretty young woman when she married Peter Adam Christopher. Before her marriage to Peter, she had worked as a tailoress. Herfather had just died in February of the same year, 1908. She married Peter in June of 1908; and, only little more than a month later, in July, her mother died.
After these tragedies, her brother, Edward Meyer, lived with Peter and Mary at 217 Seitz
Street, where Esther was born to them in 1909. They bought the house at 2223 Flora Street
in 1911; and, Edward moved along with them. Tragedy struck again on Christmas day of
1912, when Edward Meyer died of Pneumonia.
Mary gave birth to twins, Edward and Ellanor in September 1915. Happiness was dealt
another blow 10 months later when little Ellanor died of gastric enteritis. All, including Ellanor
were buried in old St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mary gave birth to Virginia in September 1918. Virginia was a very beautiful girl; but, had
heart problems; and, was thought to be in delicate health. As of this writing, she is 86 years
young and still going very strong.
Mary herself had hypertension. One day in 1940 she passed away in her own bed at the
house on Flora Street. Her will, which she had written 14 Feb 1924, gave all of her property to her husband, as well as appointed him executor.
THE POST (CINCINNATI, OHIO)
10 Aug 1940, Page 13, Col. 2
CHRISTOPHER, MARY MEYER, Beloved wife of Peter Christopher and beloved mother of
Ester Zimmers, Virginia and Edward Christopher, Friday, August 9th, 1940, at residence,
2223 Flora Street; age 57 years. Funeral from Buss and Borgman Company, Parkway Funeral
Home, Central Parkway and Clifton Hills Lane, Monday August 12th at 8:00 a.m. Requiem high
mass at Cathedral of St. Monica at 8:30 a.m.
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