Individual Details

John Wesley MYERS Senior

(28 Mar 1878 - 6 Aug 1944)

John Myers was a Justice of the Peace in Cherry Tree. He and his wife Daisy owned a hotel and restaurant in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania and the Chetremon Golf Course. His nephew, Jacob Conner Wolfe, spoke fondly about the year he lived with them in Cherry Tree and attended his freshman year of high school from 1937 to 1938 while living with them. He helped in the restaurant and on the golf course. He also spent time with his cousin Jack Myers who was older than him.

Events

Birth28 Mar 1878Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Birth29 Mar 1878
MilitaryFrom 30 Jul 1900 to 29 Jul 1903in the Army during the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection in Company C, First U.S. Infantry
Marriage17 Nov 1905Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania - Daisy Flora CONNER
Census1910Main Street, Vintondale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Census1920Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Census1930Ridge Street, Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Census1940Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Death6 Aug 1944from stangulation by hanging - White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Burial11 Aug 1944Greenwood Cemetery, White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseDaisy Flora CONNER (1882 - 1941)
ChildJohn Wesley "Jack" MYERS Junior (1913 - 1944)
ChildWilliam Boyd MYERS (1917 - 1920)

Endnotes

1. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers, died 6 August 1944; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 71934.

2. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 February 2015), John Wesley Myers; citing National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C..

3. "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 February 2015), John Wesley Myers ; citing The National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri .

4. "Pennsylvania, Spanish War Compensation, 1898-1934," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 February 2015), John Wesley Myers; citing Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

5. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers; citing Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

6. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers; citing Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

7. "Pennsylvania, Spanish War Compensation, 1898-1934," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 February 2015), John Wesley Myers; citing Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

8. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers and Daisy F. Conner, 17 November 1905; Number 6525.

9. 1910 U.S. census, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Vintondale, enumeration district (ED) 159, sheet 5B, dwelling 71, family 71, John W. Myers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014); from National Archives microfilm T624, roll 1325.

10. 1920 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Cherrytree Borough, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 2B, dwelling 41, family 45, John W. Myers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014); from National Archives microfilm T625, roll 1573.

11. 1930 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Cherry Tree Borough, enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 3B, dwelling 61, family 64, John W. Myers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014); from National Archives microfilm T626, roll 2045.

12. 1940 U.S. census , Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Cherry Tree, enumeration district (ED) 32-26, sheet 4A, household 76, John W. Meyers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014); from National Archives microfilm T627, roll 3517.

13. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers, died 6 August 1944; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 71934.

14. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers; citing Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

15. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers, died 6 August 1944; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 71934.

16. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 November 2014), John W. Myers; citing Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.