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Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
William Henry Myers |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
13 Mar 1843 |
Cass County, Missouri |
| Residence? |
Abt 1855 |
Dallas County, TexasCame with his parents from Missour and they settled in Dallas County, where his father was a blacksmith for many years. |
| Military? |
From Jan 1862 to Jun 1864 |
TexasPrivate, Co. C, 6th Texas Cavalry, Ross's Brigade. |
| Marriage |
14 Mar 1867 |
Dallas County, Texasto Lucy R. Loving |
| Census[2] |
1870 |
Dallas County, Texas |
| Census[3] |
1880 |
Dallas County, Texas |
| Census[4] |
1900 |
Dallas County, Texas |
| Census[5] |
1910 |
Dallas County, Texas |
| Death[1] |
19 Dec 1927 |
Dallas County, Texas |
| Burial[1] |
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Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas |
Dallas County, Texas, 1870 census:[2]
- Myers, W. H. 26 yrs Farmer (real estate = $1,000; personal estate = $735) b. Missouri
- Lucy 24 yrs Keeps House b. Texas
- Margaret 3 yrs b. Texas
- Mary 6/12 yr b. Texas
Dallas County, Texas, 1880 census:[3]
- Myers, Wm. H. 37 yrs Farmer b. Missouri (parents, b. Tennessee)
- Lucy R. 32 yrs Wife Keeping house b. Texas, parents, b. Kentucky)
- Maggie 12 yrs Dau b. Texas, parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
- Mary 10 yrs Dau b. Texas, parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
- James E. 8 yrs Son b. Texas, parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
- Wm. H. 6 yrs Son b. Texas, parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
- Geo. W. 4 yrs Son b. Texas, parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
- Jos. E. J. 2 yrs Son b. Texas, parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
Dallas County, Texas, 1900 census:[4]
- Myres, W. Henry Head 57 yrs (b. Mar 1843) (wid.) b. Missouri (parents, b. Tennessee/Kentucky) Farmer
- William H. Son 26 yrs (b. Mar 1874) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas) Farm L.[aborer]
- Joseph J. Son 22 yrs (b. Mar 1878) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas) Farm L.[aborer]
- Edgar H. Son 18 yrs (b. Dec 1881) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas) Farm L.[aborer]
- Ethel E. Dau 14 yrs (b. Sep 1885) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
- Sullivan R. Son 12 yrs (b. Dec 1887) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas) Farm L.[aborer]
- Bessie M. Dau 10 yrs (b. Jan 1890) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas)
Dallas County, Texas, 1910 census:[5]
- Myers, W. R. Head 67 yrs (wid.; 11 children, 7 living) b. Missouri (parents, b. Tennessee/Kentucky) Farmer (retired)
- S. R. Son 22 yrs (marr. 3 yrs) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas) Farmer (gen. farm)
- Bessie Dau 20 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Missouri/Texas) "None"
- Ida Dau/law 21 yrs (marr. 3 yrs; 2 children, 2 living) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/"Unknown") "None"
- Alfonso [Gr]Son 2 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Texas)
- Pansy [Gr]Son 9/12 yr b. Texas (parents, b. Texas)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 473A, dwelling/family 2062/2055.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 63, p. 236B, dwelling/family 478/472.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
ED 133, p. 23A, dwelling/family 406/409.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 84, p. 9B, dwelling/family 165/165.
- Obituary, Unknown Dallas, Texas, Newspaper.
[unknown Dallas newspaper:]
William Henry Myers
Dies At Daughter's Home
William Henry Myers, who has been living here for the past several months with his daughter, Mrs. Ethel Wolford, died Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted at the Rose Hill Baptist church Tuesday afternoon by Rev. W. K. Strother of Garland and Rev. Pitts, pastor of the Rose Hill Baptist Church, burial following in the family plot at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Uncle Henry would have been 85 years old on his next birthday in March.
Mr. Myers came to Texas from Missouri with his parents before the Civil War when he was a child, and settled in Dallas, where his father was a blacksmith for many years. When the Civil War came on he enlisted in Ross' Brigade and served through the war, making a reputation as a brave, fearless and good soldier. His old comrades in arms testify to his bearing as a soldier, and his neighbors of three quarters of a century commend him as a citizen and neighbor. His father gave him a 60 acre farm when he married, and he added to this until at his death he owned 400 acres of land, besides other valuable property.
He was married to Miss Lucy Loving, another pioneer citizen of the Rose Hill Community, in 1865, and to this union eleven children were born, only five of whom are living. These are Jim, Ed and Sul of Rose Hill, Mrs. Ethel Wolford of Garland and Mrs. Bessie Parker of Sulphur, Oklahoma. Mrs. Myers died in 1898. Twenty-five grand children also survive him in addition to many other near relatives.
Several years ago Uncle Henry's health began failing, and he spent his last years in Oklahoma, New Mexico and other places seeking relief, finally locating at Garland early in this year. While he was able to come to town occasionally he had been very feeble, and for the past week or two before his death hope for his ever getting up was despaired of.
In the passing of this good man the community loses another valiant pioneer who came here before there was any improvement in the country, and helped to blaze the trail for the finest country in the world. He was an unassuming man, whose word was as good as a bond, and a good citizen in every way. He had been a member of the Methodist church for many years.
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