Henry H. MYERS

1813 - 1895  (81 years)

• Name	Henry H. MYERS  [1]
  Born	2 Nov 1813	Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	08EF9FAD09FF47A8A7F68F34E1D2C992A879
  Died	4 Jul 1895  [1]
  Buried	Coal Creek Dunka, Farmington, Fulton Co, IL   [1]
  Person ID	I16266	Clan Home Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2003

  
  

  Father	Valentine MYERS,   b. Abt 1770, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1823  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Mother	Catherine CRILL,   b. Abt 1770, Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1820  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F6024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria ESHELMAN,   b. 11 Sep 1817, Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Dec 1896  (Age 79 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1836  [1]
  Children	1. Isaac Newton MYERS,   b. 28 Jul 1837,   d. 27 Jun 1864, Kenesaw Mountain  (Age 26 years)   2. John Wesley MYERS,   b. 30 Nov 1838,   d. 9 Oct 1920  (Age 81 years)   3. Henry William MYERS,   b. 21 Mar 1842,   d. 31 Aug 1843  (Age 1 years)   4. Mary Catherine MYERS,   b. 30 Dec 1842,   d. 9 Dec 1861  (Age 18 years)   5. Joseph Calvin MYERS,   b. 3 Sep 1844,   d. 21 Nov 1903  (Age 59 years)   6. David Martin MYERS,   b. 2 Aug 1846, Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Oct 1934  (Age 88 years)   7. Martha Ellen MYERS,   b. 15 Jun 1848, Fulton Co, IL ,   d. 12 Jan 1934  (Age 85 years)   8. Adeline Belle MYERS,   b. 12 Jun 1850, Fulton Co, IL ,   d. 30 Sep 1928  (Age 78 years)   9. Susan Elizabeth MYERS,   b. 10 Mar 1852, Fulton Co, IL ,   d. 18 Sep 1903  (Age 51 years)   10. Amanda Jane MYERS,   b. 22 Jan 1854, Fulton Co, IL ,   d. 2 Feb 1934  (Age 80 years)   11. William Henry MYERS,   b. 30 Dec 1855, Canton, Farmington Twp, Fulton Co, IL ,   d. 30 Sep 1933, Farmington, Fulton Co, IL  (Age 77 years)   12. Nancy M. MYERS,   b. 2 Dec 1858,   d. 30 Sep 1859  (Age 0 years)   13. Daniel Allison MYERS,   b. 10 Mar 1860,   d. 21 May 1931  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2003
  Family ID	F5913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1813 - Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !BIRTH: Coal Creek Dunkard Cemetery, Farmington, Fulton Co, IL; Henry and Maria Myers Family Record !DEATH: Coal Creek Dunkard Cemetery, Farmington, Fulton Co, IL LVG: removed to Fulton Co, IL OCCU: farmer !BURIAL: Coal Creek Dunkard Cemetery, Farmington, Fulton Co, IL (photo of tombstone) RELI: member of the Dunkard or German Baptist Church _FA2: DATE 1879 PLAC owned 890 acres of farmland, 730 of them being in Fulton Co, IL SOUR "History of Fulton County Illinois," Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1879 According to the Myers Family Record: Henry attended subscription schools in Franklin County, PA. Henry, Maria, and their first five children came to Fulton Co, IL by boat in 1848, arriving at Copperas Creek Landing on the Illinois River in April. He purchased 80 acres of land and eventually became one of the largest land owners in the area. At the time of his death he was able to leave each of his ten living children approximately 160 acres of land. Acoording to the 1870 Census Record in Farmington Twp, IL, Henry H. Myers' household also included David and Adessa, both born in 1860 in Fulton Co, IL. Also listed is a farm laborer named William Conner, born c 1847 in PA. ________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 1840 PA Census; Franklin Co, Montgomery Twp; page 213 Henry Myers 2M -5 1M 5-10 2M 20-30 1F 15-20 1F 20-30 ________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 1840 PA Census; Franklin Co, Montgomery Twp; page 315 Henry Myers 1M 10-15 1M 40-50 1F 5-10 1F 50-60 ________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 1840 PA Census; Franklin Co, Greencastle Twp; page 150 Henry Myers 1M -5 1M 5-10 1M 30-40 1F 20-30 ________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 1840 PA Census; Franklin Co, Guilford Twp; page 296 Henry Myers 1M 40-50 1F 20-30 ________________________________________________________________________________ _____ 1850 IL Census: Fulton Co. Canton Twp. family #35: Henry Myres 35 M Farmer $6000 Pa. Maria 33 F Pa. Isaac N. 12 M Pa. John W. 11 M Pa. Joseph C. 6 M Pa. Mary C. 7 F Pa. David 4 M Pa. Martha 2 F Il. Adaline 1/12 F Il. ________________________________________________________________________________ ____ !MARRIAGE: Henry and Maria Myers Family Record [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S299] Daniel Clark Smith Gedcom, Daniel Clark Smith (Reliability: 2).