Husband: Upton Benton Myers
Born: ca 1815 in Allegany Co, MD 1,2 Died: Oct-22-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 Census: 1840, 1850 in Allegany Co, MD Occupation: blacksmith 2,4 Father: Henry Myers (1780 - 1836) Mother: Julianna Snook (1784 - 1836) Other spouse 2
Wife: Amanda Dawson Married: Jan-10-1837 in Allegany Co, MD 5
Born: ca 1816 in Maryland 1,2 Died: Apr- 3-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6 Cause of death: consumption 2 Father: Noah Hillary Dawson (1795 - 1829) Mother: Charlotte Potter (1797 - 1880) Notes
F Child 1: Maria Myers Born: ca 1840 in Maryland 1 Census: 1850 in Allegany Co, MD
M Child 2: John Lloyd Myers Born: ca 1842 in Maryland 1 Census: 1850 in Allegany Co, MD
M Child 3: Oliver Benton Myers Census name: Benton Myres Born: ca 1844 in Maryland 1 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 1) Census: 1850 in Allegany Co, MD Military: Mar-11-1864 - Jun-19-1865 Pvt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Cav, Civil War (POW at Libby Prison) 7 (see note 2)
F Child 4: Luvena Myers
Also known as: Luvena Mires 8
Born: Feb- 2-1845 in Maryland 1
Died: Sep-25-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1850 in Allegany Co, MD
F Child 5: Margaret Myers Born: ca 1848 in Maryland 1 Census: 1850 in Allegany Co, MD
Sources: (1) 1850 Census. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as U. B. Myres (sic), white male, age 43 (appears to have been corrected from 41, or could be 48), b. Maryland, occupation blacksmith; died Oct 22 1859 at Dotsons Run, cause of death broken leg. Informant: M. A. Myers (sic), wife. DR p. 5 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045321&Type=Death. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Amanda Myres (sic), white female, 40, b. Maryland, dau of (blank), married; died Apr 3 1855 at Dotsons Run, cause of death consumption. Informant: Upton B. Myers (sic), consort. DR p. 3 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046377&Type=Death. (7) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (8) Headstone. (9) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) Event Notes Note (1) In household of Eugene & Elizabeth (Burnside) Henry. Although everyone's birthplace was given as Virginia, Benton Myers was in Maryland for the 1850 Census, and it is believed that he was born in that state. Note (2) Due to company reconstruction, duplicate records for Benton Myers are filed under Co G, 5th W.Va. Cavalry and New Co G, 6th W.Va. Cavalry. On Mar 11 1864, he joined for duty and enrolled at Wheeling in the new Co G, 6th W.Va. Cavalry. The next day at Wheeling, he mustered in as a Private in the same unit. Company muster rolls show that in September 1864, he was sick at home in Doddridge County. On Nov 28 1864, at the Battle of New Creek WV, he was taken captive by Confederate forces. He was held as a prisoner of war at Libby Prison in Richmond until Feb 14 1865, when he was paroled at Annapolis, Maryland. He returned to duty in April 1865 and was mustered out on Jun 19 1865 at Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio. A compilation of newspaper articles of the day regarding the Battle of New Creek can be found at http://www.wvculture.org/history/sesquicentennial/18641128.html NOTE: The state-issued Civil War medal intended for him was never claimed and remains in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston.