Margarete Catharine "Meta" Meyer (H38) was born 15 Aug 1849 in Hatten, Niedersachsen, Germany to Johann Hermann and Anna (Garms) Meyer (H26).
Meta immigrated to America at the age of 19 with her father and siblings. They sailed on the ship "Hermann" from Bremen, Germany and arrived 27 Apr 1869 in the port of New York, New York.
Meta married Heinrich "Henry" Panning Jr. on 5 Nov 1869 in Logan Creek, Dodge, Nebraska, United States. Henry was born 15 Apr 1844 in Hannover, Germany to Johann Heinrich "Henry" and Margaretha Catherine (Wulf) Panning Sr. Henry immigrated to America in Oct 1852.
Meta and Henry had the following children:
- Mary Panning - born Apr 1869 in Nebraska, United States. She died at the age of 91 in 1960.
- Herman Panning - born 1870 in Nebraska, United States. He died in infancy in 1871 in Nebraska, United States.
- Elizabeth Louise "Lizzie" Panning - born 22 May 1872 in Nebraska, United States. She died at the age of 72 on 19 Jan 1945.
- Frederick Gerhardt Panning - born 14 Feb 1874 in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. He died at the age of 78 on 11 Dec 1952 in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States.
- Gustave Christopher "Gust" Panning - born 11 Aug 1877 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States. He died at the age of 29 Nov 1951 in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States.
- George Panning - born 1880 in Nebraska, United States. He died at the age of 4 in 1884 in Nebraska, United States.
- Louis Panning - born 1882 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States. He died at the age of 2 in 1884 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States.
- August Panning - born and died in 1884 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States.
- Martha Panning - born 27 Nov 1885 in Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States. She died at the age of 16 on 24 Jan 1902 in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States.
- Anna Dorothy Panning - born 2 Nov 1887 in Nebraska, United States. She died at the age of 91 in May 1979 in Waco, York, Nebraska, United States.
1885 - Nebraska State Census - Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States (Occupation: Farmer)
1900 - US Federal Census - Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States (Occupation: Farmer)
1910 - US Federal Census - Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States (Occupation: Farmer)
1920 - US Federal Census - Winslow, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
1900 - US Federal Census - Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States (Occupation: Farmer)
1910 - US Federal Census - Hooper, Dodge, Nebraska, United States (Occupation: Farmer)
1920 - US Federal Census - Winslow, Dodge, Nebraska, United States