Abt 1838 Johannes married Anna Elizabeth Mosher. Born abt 1815 in Feltzen South, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Anna Elizabeth died bef 1891; she was 76.
John and Elizabeth Meisnerwith three children resided in the Lunenburg census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1871 Canadian federal census. John Meisner was a farmer. Isaac, William and Israel Meisner were farmers and fishermen. The family were Methodists. A servant named Elizabeth Wilneff lived in the household. (RG 31-C-1, 1871, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County, ED 195-F1, Lunenburg, pp. 74-75)
According to the 1881 Canadian federal census, John and Elizabeth Meisner with their son Israel Meisner resided on Herman’s Island, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. John and Israel Meisner were farmers. The family were Methodists. (RG 31-C-1, 1881, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 11-A2, Lunenburg, p. 32)