Person:Joseph Myers (23)

Watchers
Joseph Myers
d.21 Feb 1874 Mahaska County, Iowa
m. 1773
  1. Johann Georg Myers1775 -
  2. James MyersAbt 1780 -
  3. Johann Jacob Myers1786 - 1838
  4. Johann Peter Myers1788 -
  5. David Myers1789 -
  6. Thomas Myers1791 -
  7. Daniel Myers1792 - 1860
  8. Andrew Myers1795 -
  9. Joseph Myers1797 - 1874
  10. Alexander Myers1800 -
  11. James MyersAft 1800 -
m. 1819 (?)
  1. Nancy Myers1820 - 1889
  2. John Ledford Myers1822 - 1901
  3. George Washington Myers1824 - 1889
  4. Mary Myers1827 -
  5. Joseph Lemuel Myers1833 - 1853
Facts and Events
Name Joseph Myers
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][8] 2 Mar 1797 Rowan County, North Carolina(date calculated from grave marker)
Marriage 1819 (?) Davidson County?, North Carolinato Mary Ledford
Alt Death[3] 1870 Mahaska County, Iowa
Death[8] 21 Feb 1874 Mahaska County, Iowa
Burial[8][9] Wymore Cemetery, Rose Hill, Mahaska, Iowa, United States

Rowan County, North Carolina, 1820 census:[4]

Myers,Joseph
Males:
16-26 - 1
Females:
16-26 - 1

Davidson County, North Carolina, 1830 census:[5]

Myers, Joseph
Males:
5-10 - 2
30-40 - 1
Females:
under 5 - 1
5-10 - 1
30-40 - 1

Mahaska County, Iowa, 1854 state census:[6]

Myres, Joseph
2 males (2 voters)
1 female
References
  1. Correspondence with various other researchers.

    Group sheets received from Mrs. Veraline Oahler, 1986

  2. Regan, Randy. Descendants of Johann George Meir, Sr. (1700-1770). (Norfolk, VA: The Author, 1994)
    p. 5.
  3. Portrait and biographical album of Mahaska County, Iowa: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the Governors of Iowa, and of the Presidents of the United States. (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887).

    He was a farmer and miller (as his father had been). He migrated from North Carolina to Indiana in 1829. In 1852, he moved his family to Mahaska County, Iowa.

  4. Rowan, North Carolina, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 294.
  5. Davidson, North Carolina, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M19)
    p. 255.
  6. Mahaska, Iowa, United States. 1854 Iowa State Census
    p. 36.
  7.   Mahaska, Iowa, United States. Deeds
    Bk D, p. 472, 4 Nov 1852.

    He purchased from William Wymore: NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sect 32, Township 76, Range 14.

  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Grave marker, Wymore Cemetery, Rose Hill, Mahaska, Iowa, United States.
  9. Find A Grave.

    Joseph Myers

    "Died Feb. 21, 1874 / Aged 76 y. 11 m. 19 d."