Meetze

   JOHN MEETZE FAMILY

   John Meetze, b. 23 Apr 1766, d. 8 May 1850, m. Regina Coogler, b. 19 Jan 1764, d. 20 Feb 1833. They lived on Meetze branch of High Hill Cr. between Irmo and Ballentine, SC, and are buried in a family cemetery now under waters of Lake Murray.

   John and Adam Metz signed as members of St. Martin's Church in 1788. John Metz also Signed as a member of Bethel Church on High Hill Cr. These men are thought to be brothers. John Meetze also had brothers named, George and Peter. The brother, George Metz, moved to Henry Co., later to Floyd Co., GA, where he died about 1854.

   The family of John Meetze and wife Regina Coogler are described in "Meetze, Metze, Mutze, Metz, Muetze, Metts, Mutz, Meetz" by Theresa M. Hicks (and Thomas A. Waites, Jr.), 1981.

CHILDREN OF JOHN MEETZE AND REGINA COOGLER

A. John Meetze, b. 3 Aug 1788, d. 26 Oct 1870, m. Barbara Anne Smith, b. 23 Jan 1793, d. 27 Jan 1878, d/o John Smith & Elizabeth Kencler/Kinsler. Bur. Meetze Cemetery near Ballentine.

1. Naomi Meetze, b. 21 Jan 1813, d. 24 Sept 1878, m. Jesse Bouknight, d. 29 Feb 1880 (age 75), s/o Michael Bouknight & wife Mary.
2. Ann Caroline Meetze, b. 2 Feb 1815, d. 19 Aug 1902, m. Nathan A. Richardson, b. 8 Nov 1813, d. 4 Oct 1878. Bur. at Spring Hill.
3. Jemima Meetze, b. 16 Dec 1818, d. 27 Nov 1893, m. Michael Lowman, b. 23 Feb 1815, d. 27 Nov 1893.
4. Elizabeth C. Meetze, m. Rev. Anderson Wiley Lindler.
5. John Thomas Meetze, b. 8 Feb 1823, d. 24 Sept 1864, at Mt. Pleasant, SC (CSA). Did not marry. Bur. Meetze Cemetery.
6. James B. Meetze, b. about 1827, m. Harriet Freshley, b. about 1837, d/o Joseph Freshley.
7. Ann Rachel Catherine Meetze, b. 23 Sept 1828, d. 1893, m. Thomas Rauch.
8. Barbara A. Meetze, b. 10 Jan 1831, d. 10 Nov 1893, m. 15 Oct 1850, Ainsley Irvin Bouknight, b. 9 Nov 1829, d. 21 May 1900, s/o Henry Michael Bauknight & Mary Magdalene Sistrunk. Moved to FL.
9. Elijah Caleb Meetze, b. 9 Aug 1835, d. 28 Feb 1914, m. Mary Anne E. Turnipseed, b. 21 Dec 1838, d. 15 Sept 1881.

B. Daniel Meetze, b. about 1789, d. 28 Nov 1865, m. (1) 8 June 1815, Elizabeth Coogle; d/o Peter Coogle, m. (2) 26 March 1835, Priscilla Weed; m. (3) Elitha/Lytha ___.

1. Anna Meetze, b. about 1822, d. 6 Dec 1894. Did not marry. Bur Family Cemetery, near Salem United Methodist Church.
2. Sally Meetze, b. about 1822, d. 19 Dec 1899, m. 15 Feb 1844, David Coogler, b. about 1824.
3. Christena Meetze, b. 5 Dec 1824.
4. Martha Meetze, b. 6 March 1827, d. 6 Nov 1864, m. John Leonard Meetze, b. 13 Nov 1824, d. 16 March 1909, s/o Jacob Meetze & Nancy Lowman.
5. Robert Andrew Meetze, b. 30 March 1834, d. 25 Jan 1926, m. Annie Adelina ___, b. 31 Oct 1828, d. 16 Sept 1895. Both bur. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Irmo, SC.
6. Noah D. Meetze, b. about 1838, m. Sarah Ann Metze, b. about 1837, d/o Jesse Metze & Charity Mathias.
7. Joseph Sanders Meetze, b. 1 June 1841, d. 13 Jan 1920, m. Susanne Metze, b. 17 March 1837, d. 19 Feb 1921, d/o Jesse Metze & Charity Mathias.
8. Charlotte Meetze, b. about 1843.
9. Mary Meetze, b. about 1845.
10. James Franklin Meetze, b. about 1848, m. Amanda E. Weed, b. 13 Oct 1839, d. 31 March 1895.
11. Elitha Meetze.
12. John W. Meetze, b. about 1851.
13. Jacob Sidney Meetze, b. about 1853.
14. Nicholas Meetze, b. about 1856.
15. Jesse M. Meetze.
16. Amanda N. Meetze.
17. Allis/Allas N. Meetze.

C. Nancy (Anna) Meetze, b. 20 Dec 1794, d. 26 Aug 1870, m. Jacob Derrick, b. 1784, d. 25 Apr 1852, s/o John Melchior Derrick & Anna Barbara Kelly.

1. Joseph Derrick, b. about 1810, m. Martha Turner.
2. Sarah (Sally) Derrick, b. 14 Jan 1816, d. 30 July 1872, m. 7 Feb 1833, m. Daniel Bookman. Moved to TX.
3. Elijah (Eli or Elias) Derrick, b. 18 Dec 1817, d. 1850, m. Elizabeth Ann Turner.
4. James David Derrick, b. 20 Sept 1824, m. 28 Apr 1853, m. Mary Elizabeth Koon.
5. Jesse Lee Derrick, b. 3 May 1827, d. 9 May 1874, m. 8 March 1849, Mary Ann Coogler.
6. Martha Ann Elizabeth Derrick, b. 3 May 1829, d. 30 Oct 1913, m. Thomas Wesley Bouknight.
7. Rachel Barbara Derrick, b. 28 July 1831, d. 31 May 1900, m. John David Amick.
8. Thomas Martin Derrick, b. 21 July 1833, d. 4 July 1854, m. Elizabeth Sarah Bauknight.

D. Lewis Meetze, b. 16 May 1798, d. 4 Dec 1879, m. Sarah (Sallie) Mathias, b. 1796, d. 19 Dec 1880, d/o Jonas Mathias, Sr. & wife Sarah.

1. Harriet Meetze, b. 20 July 1821, d. 13 July 1888, m. George T. Lorick, b. 24 Jan 1823, d. 8 Aug 1881, s/o Michael Lorick & Elizabeth Geiger.
2. Sarah Ann Rebecca Meetze, b. 19 July 1826, d. 4 Apr 1918, m. Barnet C. Lybrand, b. 14 Feb 1826, d. 1 Nov 1904. 171.2
3. Mary Ann Meetze, b. 15 Sept 1828, d. 9 Aug 1910, m. (1) Henry A. Carter, b. about 1825, s/o Uriah Carter & Mary Hite/Hydle; m. (2) Capt. Samuel M. Roof, b. 9 Nov 1830, d. 23 Oct 1918, s/o John Roof & Elizabeth Sox.
4. James D. Meetze, b. about 1832, m. Sarah E. ___
5. Samuel Sherod Meetze, b. 10 Oct 1833, d. 26 Oct 1913, m. Lenora (Nora) Freshley, b. 7 Apr 16, d. 7 Nov 1922, d/o Eli Freshley & Mary A. ___.
6. Jhn C. Meetze, b. about 1835, m. Barbara Lucinda Kleckley, b. about 1846, d/o Daniel Kleckley & Barbara Drafts.

E. Samuel Meetze, m. 13 Oct 1825, Mary Metz.

F. Jesse Meetze, b. 4/11 Nov 1801, d. 3 July 1854, m. Charity Mathias, b. 30 Nov 1803, d. 24 Feb 1852, d/o Jonas Mathias, Sr. & wife, Sarah. Bur. St. Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

1. lena Anna Mariah Meetze, b. 6 July 1824, d. 26 March 1898, m. Thomas Isaiah Warner, b. 8 March 1834, d. 22 Feb 1920. Bur. Providence Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC.
2. Elizabeth Rachel Meetze, b. 14 Jan 1826, d. 6 June 1910, m. Nathan Washington Hyler, b. 8 Sept 1825, d. 20 Nov 1903, s/o Gabriel Hyler & Abigail Gartman. Bur. Beulah Methodist Church cemetery.
3. Nancy Metze, b. 2 Nov 1827, d. 4 May 1852. Did not marry. Bur. St. Michael's Lutheran Church cemetery.
4. Samuel Jesse Meetze, b. 9 Feb 1829, d. 9 May 1904, m. (1) Louisa Rebecca Coogler, b. 29 Apr 1832, d. 23 Aug 1886, d/o Joseph Coogler & Jemima Bouknight; m. (2) Judieth E. ___, b. 25 May 1835, d. 30 June 1905.
5. John Robert Metts, b. 23 Apr 1830, d. 3 Apr 1903, m. Mary E. Metts, b. 12 Nov 1836, d. 12 July 1882. Bur. Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Richland Co., SC.
6. Martin William Meetze, b. 14 Jan 1832, d. 14 July 1851. Did not marry. Bur. St. Michael's Lutheran Church cemetery.
7. Eliza Frances Metz, b. 31 Dec 1833, d. 27 June 1854. Did not marry. Bur. St. Michael's Lutheran Church cemetery.
8. Elijah Sherod (Shed) Meetze, b. 5 Feb 1835, d. 2 Apr 1915, m. Amanda E. Coogler, b. 28 March 1842, d. 27 Apr 1917, d/o Joseph Coogler & Jemima Bouknight.
9. Susanne Metz, b. 17 March 1837, d. 19 Feb 1921, m. Joseph S. Meetze, b. June 1841, d. 13 Jan 1920, s/o Daniel Meetze & Elizabeth Coogler. Bur. St. Michael's Lutheran Church cemetery.
10. Sarah Ann Meetze, b. about 1838, m. Noah D. Meetze, b. about 1838, s/o Daniel Meetze.
11. James David Meetze, b. 16 Feb 1839, d. 4 Oct 1841.

G. Jacob Meetze, b. 20 Apr 1803, d. 2 May 1856, m. (1) Nancy Lowman, b. 1810, d. 1825, d/o George Lowman & Anna Catarine Ochs/Oaks; m. (2) Christina Koon, b. 14 Aug 1799, d. 19 Aug 1856, d/o Jacob Francis Koon & Barbara Eargle.

   Child by first wife:
1. John L. Meetze, b. 13 Nov 1824, d. 16 March 1909, m. (1) 13 Jan 1846, Martha E. Meetze, b. 6 March 1821, d. 6 Nov 1864; m. (2) 27 Feb 1866, Lucinda L. Guise, b. 16 Oct 1833, d. 13 June 1877; m. (3) 20 Nov 1877, Roseanna Elizabeth Long, b. 27 Dec 1837, d. 22 Aug 1887, d/o thomas Long & Christina Frick; m. (4) 20 Nov 1888, Louisa Catherine Lindler, b. 26 Dec 1849, d. 28 Dec 1927, d/o William Lindler & Mary A. M. Eargle.

   Children by second wife:
2. Annie Adeline Meetze, b. 31 Oct 1828, d. 16 Sept 1895, m. Robert Andrew Meetze, b. 30 March 1834, d. 25 Jan 1926, s/o Daniel Meetze. Both bur. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Irmo, SC.
3. Jacob Franklin Meetze, b. 3 Apr 1830, d. 17 Nov 1905, m. (1) Eugenia Elizabeth Smith, b. 10 July 1834, d. 11 Feb 1876, d/o Levi Smith & Elizabeth Wingard; m. (2) Mary Catherine Smith, b. 27 Jan 1838, d. 27 Sept 1915, sister of first wife.
4. Mary Caroline Meetze, b. 19 June 1834, d. 22 May 1900, m. John Ansley Ballentine, b. 24 June 1827, d. 15 May 1899, s/o William Ballentine. Both bur. Beulah Methodist Church cemetery, Blythewood, SC.
5. Michael S. Meetze, b. 3 May 1835, d. 7 Oct 1927, m. Rosanner F. Ballentine, b. 8 March 1841, d. 25 Sept 1920, d/o Allen Ballentine & Nancy Waits. Both bur. St. Michael's Lutheran Church cemetery.
6. David S. Metze, b. 20 March 1837, d. 4 Oct 1903, m. Annie E. Ballentine, b. 19 Oct 1841, d. 25 Sept 1920, d/o Allen Ballentine & Nancy Waits.
7. Elizabeth Christina (Tina) Metze, b. 23 Dec 1838, d. 5 Apr 1942, m. 15 Nov 1860, Samuel Govan Lowman, b. 23 July 1834, d. 7 Feb 1930, s/o David Lowman & Barbara Elizabeth Rauch. Moved to Rock Hill, SC.

H. Elizabeth Meetze, buried 8 Aug 1832, m. (as first wife) Samuel Huffman.

1. Jesse Huffman, b. 20 Sept 1809, d. 21 Feb 1894, m. (1) Belinda Tarrer, b. 1812; m. (2) Margaret Lewis. Moved to Macon Co., GA, later to AL. Jesse is buried in Cooper Cemetery, Marion Co., AL.
2. Milly Huffman, b. 9 March 1811, d. 5 Nov 1889, m. 7 Oct 1830, Jesse Tarrer, b. 11 Nov 1807, d. 4 May 1892. Moved to Georgia and both are buried at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church cemetery, Macon Co., GA.
3. David Huffman.
4. John Huffman.
5. Ann Huffman, b. about 1820. Moved to Macon Co., GA and married Mark J. McMullan, b. about 1815 (GA).

Submitter: Carl Nichols

Bio posted 6 May 2004