Our good friend John A.

I love it when something that made no sense suddenly makes sense. This is one of those times. In the 1870 census, right after Margaret is listed, John A. Myerhoff is listed with the occupation of a Fireman on a Railroad Engine. He was born in about 1853 in Ohio.

His occupation is very common among the family as Andrew was a locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad according to his death Certificate and his obituary.

And as we saw from the death certificates from the last post, both William H. Myerhoff and George Ladd Myerhoff were associated with the railroad in some way. William was a retired railroad engineer for the Nickel Plate (more commonly known as the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis) Railroad, and George was a retired railroad engineer on the Southern Railroad.

But here's the really interesting thing, I found a death record for a John A. REQUADT on 4 May 1913 that was born on 9 May 1853 whose mother is Margaret Deible and whose father is..... August Requedt!!!

This information corresponds perfectly with the 1870 census record as the approximate birth year, occupation, and mother all match. Therefore, the father of John A. Requadt, Charles, and at least Caroline is August Requadt. But another nugget of information is hidden in the death record. John was born in Ohio, not Michigan so it is plausible that the marriage record for August and Margaret is in Ohio. It is also possible that a 1850 census record could possibly be found for the August Requadt family. However, if they were not yet married perhaps August and Margaret can be found individually in Ohio with their parents.