Feature Story 1: D. C. Meyer History Dietrich Christopher Meyer (D. C.) was the immigrant father of the Meyer side of the family, coming to the U. S. in 1869. He married Magdalena Meier that same year in Illinois. Three years later they homesteaded an 80-acre farm near Palmer, Kansas. Upon his death in 1927, the Palmer Index told some of his life story in their obituary:
Feature Story 2: Johannes Seim History Johannes Seim was born in Heussen, Germany, on October 7, 1846. He was the second of six children and the eldest son of Casper Johannes Seim and Anna Katharina Weil. At the age of 21, in 1867, Johannes decided to emigrate to the United States. The long-standing story is that he wanted to avoid being conscripted into the Kaiser’s army, so he stowed away in the coal bin of a freighter bound for America.
Feature Story 3: Carl Rohde History Carl August Rohde was born on January 27, 1840, in West Prussia, which is now present day Poland. At some point in his young life, he migrated to Illinois, where he joined the Union Army in the American Civil War. There are no ship records of his crossing the Atlantic. Records show he was a private in the 9th Regiment, Company C, Illinois Cavalry. Stories about his enlistment suggest that when asked his name, he replied “Rhod-ah” in his native German. It was spelled R-h-o-d-a on his military papers.
Feature Story 4: St. John Lutheran Church, Palmer, Kansas D. C. Meyer was one of the founding members of this congregation back in 1872. He and his brother had moved to Palmer from Illinois. The church has been blessed over the years with strong leadership, active members and a commitment to ministry. H. Wm. Meyer was one of the first sons of the congregation to enter the pastoral ministry. Many more followed over the years.
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