| Jacob W. Myers
(1805-1892) |
Jacob W. Myers 1
FamilySearch ID: 2WHV-2H2. Noted events in his life were: 1. Census in 1850 in Lower Windsor Twp., York, PA. 2 The 1850 census recorded Jacob Meyers, farmer, 44, living with wife Elizabeth, 40; daughters Rebecca, 17 and Eliza, 14; sons Reuben, 10 and Milton, 6; daughter Charlotte, 8; and son Amos, 5 months when the census was recorded on 9 Sep 1850. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. [Note: Rebecca and Eliza are actually step-daughters by Elizabeth's first marriage to Heinrich Guth.]. 2. Obituary: York Dispatch: obituary of Jacob Myers on 3 Nov 1892 in York, York, PA. 3 Died at Yorkana. Jacob Myers an aged citizen of Yorkana died at the home of his son Milton Myers this morning aged about 88 years. His death was the result of infirmities of old age. Three children, two sons and a daughter survive him. The funeral will take place on Saturday moming at 9.30 o'clock to which relatives and friends are invited. Jacob married Elizabeth Lieberknecht. (Elizabeth Lieberknecht was born on 19 Nov 1809 in Windsor Township, York, PA,4 died on 30 Jun 1890 in Lower Windsor Twp., York, PA 4 and was buried in Lower Windsor Twp.: Canadochly Lutheran & Reformed Church Cemetery, York, PA 4.) |
1 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11374015.
2 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4Z8-DFM Jacob Meyers, Lower Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 36, NARA microfilm publication M432.
3 The York Dispatch (York, PA), 3 Nov 1892, page 1.
4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11374010.
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