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Jacob MYERS

Jacob MYERS

Male 1820 - 1906  (86 years)

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  • Name Jacob MYERS 
    Born 17 Jan 1820  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 29 Dec 1906  [1] 
    Buried Jarvisville Baptist Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 26 1850:
      Jacob Myers, 29, farmer; Barbary, 27; John, 8; Abraham, 6; Joseph, 4; Edith, 2; Elizabeth, 1; Elizabeth Myers, 61.
      (Note: Basis for Abraham Myers' marriage record referring to his mother as Margaret is not known.)

      1860 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Jacob Myers, 40, farmer; Barbary, 37; John, 18; Abraham, 16; Joseph, 14; Edy, 13; Stephen, 8; Martha, 6; Eliza J, 4; William, 1.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 12 1880:
      Jacob Myers, 60, farmer; wife Margaret, 45; son Stephen, 28, farm worker, single; son William, 20, farm worker, single; dau Sarah L, 17; son James, 8; dau Dolla A, 6; dau Dellie M, 4; dau Gracie G, 1; stepdau Shady L. Criss, 20, single; stepson Charles S. Criss, 17; stepdau Sallie B. Criss, 15.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated in June 1900:
      Jacob Myers, 80, b. Jan 1820, farmer, married 27 yrs; wife Margaret, 65, b. Jul 1834, married 27 yrs, mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Delly A, 25, b. Apr 1875, single; dau Grace G, 20, b. Jan 1880, single; dau-in-law Delia, 24, b. May 1876, married, mother of 4 children (3 still living); granddau Goldy G, 5, b. Mar 1895; grandson Ralph H, 4, b. Apr 1896; granddau Veto Bale, 1, b. Feb 1899; lodger Jane Radcliff, 67, single; grandson Enoch, 24, b. Aug 1875, single, farm laborer. All born in West Virginia except for Goldy, born in Kansas.
    Person ID I54801  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2014 

    Father Abraham MYERS 
    Mother Elizabeth ___ 
    Family ID F1300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Barbara STOUT,   b. 16 Oct 1823,   d. 4 Feb 1869  (Age 45 years)  [5, 6] 
    Married 21 Jan 1841  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. John C. MYERS,   b. 26 Nov 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1874, Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     2. Abraham B. MYERS,   b. 20 Mar 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1922, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Joseph MYERS,   b. CA 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1888  (Age ~ 42 years)
     4. Edith MYERS,   b. 26 Feb 1848, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1923, Belfont, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Elizabeth MYERS,   b. 27 Feb 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1854  (Age 4 years)
     6. Stephen MYERS,   b. 10 Apr 1852,   d. 15 Jul 1898  (Age 46 years)
     7. Martha MYERS,   b. 3 Apr 1855,   d. 6 Sep 1926  (Age 71 years)
     8. Eliza Jane MYERS,   b. 25 Jul 1857, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1927, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     9. William MYERS,   b. 20 Jul 1859,   d. 20 Feb 1885  (Age 25 years)
     10. Sarah Loverna MYERS,   b. 10 Aug 1862, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1949, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F22657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret SOMMERVILLE,   b. Jul 1834, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1925, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1871 
    Children 
     1. James MYERS,   b. CA 1872
     2. Dolly A. MYERS,   b. Mar 1875
     3. Dellie M. MYERS,   b. CA 1876
     4. Grace Gay MYERS,   b. 10 Jan 1879,   d. 2 Feb 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F1273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.