Individual Details

Thomas Jefferson MYERS

(21 Sep 1843 - 1912)

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Birth: Sep. 21, 1843
Morgan County
Indiana, USA
Death: 1912
Poweshiek County
Iowa, USA

MYERS, THOS. J.—Sugar Creek Twp—pg 688. Section 32, P.O. New Sharon. Was born in Morgan county, Indiana, September 21, 1843, where he continued to live with his parents (David and Elizabeth Rowan Myers) until he was about sixteen years of age. His father was a farmer and he was brought up to labor on the farm. In the year 1859, his parents removed from Indiana to Iowa and settled in what is now Sugar Creek township, near its eastern line, where young Myers assisted in opening a farm for his father on section 14. He was married in 1863, to Winnie Fleener, who is still living, and by whom he has six children: George S., Oliver P., John T., Elizabeth J., Oscar and Etta V. He purchased the farm on which he lives in the year 1867. Has a beautiful location, situated on the north side of the public road. Has a fine
residence, bearing orchard and is comfortably fixed.
MYERS, O.P. Farming, S.11, T. Sugar Creek, P.O. Searsboro, 1866.

Household 1880:
Thomas Myers 36, farmer
Winnie Myers 37, wife, keeping house
George S. Myers 15, son, works on farm
Oliver P. Myers 13, son, works on farm
John Thomas Myers 11, son, at school
Elizabeth Jane Myers 9, dau, at school
Etta Violet Myers 5, dau, at school
Oscar Myers 1, son

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Parents:
David Myers (1800 - 1874)
Elizabeth Rowan Myers (1804 - 1891)

Spouse:
Winnie Fleener Myers (1842 - 1921)

Children:
George Samuel Myers (1864 - 1940)*
Oliver Perry Myers (1865 - 1938)*
John Thomas Myers (1868 - 1937)*
Lizzie J English (1871 - 1923)*

Burial:
Stewart Cemetery
Mahaska County
Iowa, USA

Maintained by: Kay Blair
Originally Created by: J. A. McMahan
Record added: Nov 30, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31839961

Events

Birth21 Sep 1843Morgan Co., Indiana
Marriage22 Dec 1863Winnie FLEENER
Death1912Poweshiek Co., Iowa
Burial1912Mahaska Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseWinnie FLEENER (1842 - 1921)
ChildElizabeth Jane "Lizzie" MYERS (1871 - 1923)

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