Peter W. Meyn^[1]

1867 - 1940  (73 years)

• Name	Peter W. Meyn
  Birth	28 Jan 1867	Cadenberge, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Jan 1925	Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  	Glendale Park
  Residence	Jun 1925	Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	Glendale Park
  Residence	Feb 1932	Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   [5]
  	21 Glendale Park
  Occupation	Bank president, realtor  [6, 7]
  Burial	Jul 1940	Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Death	25 Jul 1940	Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   [3, 6, 7]
  	21 Glendale Park
  Person ID	I13	Viberts
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Dunsing           b. 23 Jan 1868, Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA           d. 22 Mar 1945, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1888  [6]
  Children	1. Julius Meyn > 2. Martha Meyn           b. 1889             d. 1974 (Age 85 years) + 3. Walter Erwin Meyn           b. 18 Apr 1898, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA           d. 27 Feb 1932, Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Jan 1867 - Cadenberge, Landkreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany Residence - Jan 1925 - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA Residence - Jun 1925 - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA Residence - Feb 1932 - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA Burial - Jul 1940 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA Death - 25 Jul 1940 - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Peter founded the Lake County Savings and Trust in Hammond, Indiana, which eventually became the First Trust and Savings Bank. The bank failed during the great depression (2 February 1931). Peter, his son Walter, and another officer of the bank were charged with malfeasance. On 9 February 1932, Peter entered a guilty plea to a single county of makign an unauthorized loan, with sentencing deferred as he continued to assist the bank’s receiver. He liquidated much of his own estate to pay back creditors and depositors of the bank and contemporary news articles paint him sympathetically. [7, 8, 9, 10]

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Engagement Announcement of Walter E. Meyn and Margaret Viberts. [S35] Death Certificate of Walter E. Meyn. [S58] username Rich, Find A Grave memorial for Peter W. Meyn, #89880482. [S13] Marriage Announcement of Walter E. Meyn and Margaret Viberts. [S36] Obituary of Walter E. Meyn. [S70] Obituary of Magdalena Meyn. [S76] Obituary of Peter W. Meyn (‘Peter W. Meyn is Dead’). [S77] Only One New Name is Added to List. [S78] Hammond Boys Get Two to 14 Years. [S79] Pitiful Tragedy Enacted in Court.