The Book of St. Louisans, P. 426
NEIMEYER, Andrew Johnson, president Monarch Lumber Co.;
born Hamilton, Ohio, April 6, 1852;
son of Jacob and Sarah (Ott) Neimeyer;
educated in public schools of Butler County, Ohio, and in Atlantic, Iowa,
married, Emporia, Kan., 1883, Salena M. Hollcroft.

Began business career with different lumber firms in Iowa, and in 1878 was manager of retail lumber yard at Atlantic, Iowa; began business on own account at Dorchester, Neb., 1880, as retail dealer in lumber, and from that branched into ten other retail lumber yards under the firm name of A.J. Neimeyer & Co., with headquarters at Hastings, Neb., up to 1887;
was in business at Denver, Colo., 1889-90;
since then in St. Louis, and since 1898 president of the Monarch Lumber Co., manufacturers and wholesale dealers in yellow pine lumber, operating two mills in Arkansas and Louisiana.
Also president A.J. Neimeyer Lumber Co. (Little Rock, Ark.),
Bienville Lumber Co. (Saginaw, Ark.), and
Saginaw & Ouachita R.R. Co., Arkansas.

Treasurer Southern Lumber Manufacturers' Association.
Republican.
Member and deacon 2d Presbyterian Church.
Clubs: Mercantile, Glen Echo County.
Favorite recreations: billiards, tennis.
Office: Equitable Bldg., 4th floor.
Residence: 4600 Westminster Pl.

In the 1900 U.S. census, 48 yr. old Andrew J. Niemeyer, a manufacturer of lumber, b. Apr. 1852 in OH., was lodging in St. Louis Ward 28, St. Louis (Independent City), MO., with his
44 yr. old wife, Salina M. Niemeyer, b. Jun. 1855 in IN.
in the home of Harry & Esther Phipps, their two children, and 22 yr. old German servant, Dora Brueggeman.
Andrew and Salena had been married for 17 yrs.
Andrew's parents were b. in PA. and Salena's parents in KY.

According to the 1910 U.S. census, 57 yr. old Andrew J. Neimeyer, a lumberman in a mill, b. abt. 1853 in PA., was living in Pasadena Ward 3, L.A., CA. with his
51 yr. old wife, Salena N. Neimeyer, b. in IN.
21 yr. old niece, Florence Neimeyer, b. in TX.
45 yr. old brother-in-law, John M. Hollcroft, b. in KS.
John's 42 yr. old wife, Sophia D. Hollcroft, b. in IL.
20 yr. old niece, Eugenia E. Hollcroft, b. in IL.
27 yr. old servant, Margaret O. Dodd, a cook, b. in Ireland
32 yr. old hired man, John Harden, a chauffeur, b. in MO.
Andrew's father was b. in PA. and his mother in OH.
Salena's father was b. in KY. and her mother in IN.
This was a first marriage for Andrew and Salena. They had been married for 25 years. Salena had never had children.
This was a first marriage for John and a second marriage for Sophia. They had been married for 14 yrs. Sophia was the mother of one child, still alive by this census.

In 1912, Salena died, and in abt. 1914, Andrew married Jessie.

In the 1920 U.S. census, 67 yr. old Andrew J. Neimeyer, a lumberman, b. abt. 1853 in OH., was living at 1360 San Pasqual (near Caltech)in Pasadena, L.A., CA. with his
46 yr. old wife, Jessie M. Neimeyer, b. in PA.
42 yr. old servant, Margret Everling, b. in Luxemburg
Andrew's and Jessie's parents were all b. in PA.

In the 1930 U.S. census, 77 yr. old Andrew J. Neimeyer, a broker at a finance company, b. abt. 1853 in OH., was living at 411 So. Berkeley in Pasadena, L.A., CA. with his
2nd wife, 56 yr. old Jessie M. Neimeyer, b. in PA.
Andrew's and Jessie's parents were all b. in PA.
Andrew was 22 and Jessie was 40 at the time of their first marriages.