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Born 1838
From History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881)
DANIEL MYERS, farmer and stock-shipper; P. O. Greentown; is a son of Henry and Elizabeth Myers, who were natives of Centre Co., Pa., and about 1825 came to Ohio, settling in Portage Co. Young Mvers was born in Brimfield, Portage Co., Ohio", Feb. 18, 1838, and had the misfortune to be left motherless at a very tender age. He was taken to raise by an uncle, with whom he lived until he was 17 years of age. He attended the common schools, and in them acquired a good education. Atthe age of 17 he began working for farmers, and in this way worked for five years; he then rented a farm and remained there eight years. During these eight years he accumulated considerable money, and purchased a farm of 180 acres, where he resided for some time, and then bought the Kreighbaum farm. In 1866 he began speculating in stock, and has been a very successful buyer and shipper since that time. In 1859 he united in marriage with Matilda, daughter of William ami Sarah di
Kreighbaum, of Lake Tp. From that marriage there is one child, a daughter, Ella.
As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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