Peter William Meyn^[1]

1927 - 2005  (78 years)

• Name	Peter William Meyn  [2, 3]
  Birth	1 Apr 1927	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Pete  [7]
  Census	1930	Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  	1682 Forest Avenue
  Residence	1935	San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [8]
  	2795 Carlaris Road
  Census	1940	San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [8]
  	2795 Carlaris Road
  Residence	Jul 1946	San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [6]
  	2795 Carlaris Road
  Residence	Aug 1949	San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2]
  	2795 Carlaris Road
  Census	1950	Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA   [9]
  	745 San Carlos Court
  Residence	Apr 1989	El Toro, Orange County, California, USA   [11]
  Residence	1996	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA   [7, 12]
  Cause of Death	Rare brain disease  [7]
  Education	South Pasadena-San Marino High School, Stanford University (Mechanical Engineering)  [7, 13]
  Occupation	Mechanical engineer, Industrial real estate broker  [7]
  Research Notes	Obituary mentions grandchildren Jeff, Kara, and Chris, and a granddaughter Coral.  [7]
  Military Notes	Served in the U.S. Navy - discharged 5 July 1946.  [6]
  Death	21 Aug 2005	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA   [5, 7, 10]
  	At his home; cremated
  Person ID	I18	Viberts
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Margaret H. Viberts           b. 21 Apr 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 3 Apr 1989, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Louise Flynn           b. Apr 1930, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA           d. 7 Oct 2010, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1949	Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [2, 7, 13]
  	Westminster Presbyterian Church
  Notes	Married by Robert W. McClellan, minister of San Marino Community Presbyterian Church. Peter and Barbara’s obituaries both mention raising their family in Whittier (California), but do not give specific dates they lived there. [2, 7, 12]
  Children	+ 1. C.L. Meyn + 2. D.W. Meyn
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Apr 1927 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1930 - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1935 - San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA Census - 1940 - San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA Residence - Jul 1946 - San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA Residence - Aug 1949 - San Marino, Los Angeles County, California, USA Marriage - 1 Sep 1949 - Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA Census - 1950 - Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA Residence - Apr 1989 - El Toro, Orange County, California, USA Residence - 1996 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA Death - 21 Aug 2005 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Family moved to Southern California when he was five years old. [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1930 US Census - Household of Walter E. Meyn. [S28] Marriage License of Peter William Meyn and Barbara Louise Flynn. [S36] Obituary of Walter E. Meyn. [S29] FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953. [S30] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [S31] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of Peter William Meyn. [S32] Obituary of Peter “Pete” Meyn. [S46] 1940 US Census - Household of Margaret V. Meyn. [S47] 1950 US Census - Household of Peter W. Meyn. [S53] username dot, Find A Grave memorial for Peter William Meyn, #11622217. [S64] Obituary of Margaret V. Meyn. [S33] Obituary of Barbara Flynn Meyn. [S75] Marriage announcement of Peter William Meyn and Barbara Louise Flynn.