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Born 1824
From The history of Miami county, Ohio : containing a history of the county; its cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest t (1880), A genealogical and biographical record of Miami county, Ohio (1900)
DAVID MYERS, farmer; P. 0. Covington; born in Juniata Co., Penn., in 1824; is the son of Michael Myers, also a native of Pennsylvania; he was married to Elizabeth Neman, and had a family of ten children, two dying in infancy. Mr. Myers died at the age of 44, when our subject was about 12 y7ears old; his wife died seven y’ears ago, at the advanced age of 81 years. Michael M. emigrated to Ohio and located in Miami Co., in 1834; he first purchased a farm in Newberry Township, and soon after in Newton, at which latter place his death occurred. Our subject has made farming his occupation. After the death of his father, he lived from home about one year, when he and his brother took the homestead place and operated it till his marriage. This latter event he celebrated with Belinda Williamson in 1840; she was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, and died in 1876, having had two children, one of whom died in infancy. Mr. Myers celebrated his second marriage in 1877, with Catherine Wackier, a native of York State; she came to this county with her parents when quite small, and located in Newberry Township. One child, Agola Mabel, has been born to this union. Mr. Mjers is a member of the Christian Church of Covington, and Mrs. M. of the Evangelical Lutheran of the same place.
As printed in The history of Miami county, Ohio : containing a history of the county; its cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest t (1880). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
DAVID MYERS.
The fitting reward of a well spent life is an honored retirement in which to enjoy the fruits of former toil and rest from the labors which have brought to him a comfortable competence, and this Mr. Myers is now enjoying. He was long connected with the agricultural interests of Miami county, and as the years passed he added continually to his capital, which now supplies him with all necessities and many luxuries. He was born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1824, and his youth was spent upon his father's farm. His parents were Michael and Elizabeth (Neman) Myers, whose family numbered eleven children, nine of whom reached years of maturity. When David was eight years of age the family left the
Keystone state ami traveled westward by team and canal boat, arriving at Dayton, Ohio, which was then a mere hamlet. At that place the father hired an ox team to bring the family to Miami county, and on reaching their destination a location was made in Newberry township, where Michael Myers purchased eighty acres of wild land, on which stood a log cabin. The greater part of the place was covered with a dense growth of timber. After a time he sold that property and purchased a farm in Newton township, upon which he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in 183'
It was three years previous to this time when David Myers came with his parents to Ohio, and he was eleven years of age when the father was called to the home beyond. The family was left in limited circumstances, and thus thrown upon his own resources Mr. Myers, of this review, began working as a farm hand for his board and clothing. He remained away from home for four years ami then returned to his mother and assisted her in the management of the home farm. For some time afterward he was employed during the summer months as a farm hand and gave her his wages making his home with her until 1847, when he came to the farm upon which be now resides.
David Alyers had been married the previous year to Alinda Williamson, and they were the parents of two children: Alonzo, who died in infancy, and Sarah, also deceased. The mother passed away and on the 17th of October, 1877, David Myers was joined in wedlock to Miss Catherine Wackier, who was born in New York June 5,
1845, "d came to Miami county with her father, Ernest Wackier, and his family in
1846. Two daughters grace the second marriage, Agola M. and Delia M., both of whom are at home.
In 1846 Mr. Myers purchased his present farm, becoming the owner of thirty-nine acres on section 4, Newton township. He took up his above thereon in 1847, 'i'- ing erected a log cabin of one room, 18x18 feet. The timber grew so thickly that he had to clear a space on which to build his house. Before the sturdy blows of his ax tree after tree was filled, and as the land has been cleared he has planted his crops and in due time has reaped abundant harvests. He has also added to his property and is now the owner of one hundred and four acres, constituting one of the valuable and desirable farms of his neighborhood. In the passing years he has continually augmented his capital and thus he is to-day the possessor of the competence which renders it unnecessary for him to engage longer in active labor.
JNIr. Myers is truly a self-made man, for his advantages in youth were very limited anil he had neither capital nor influential friends to aid him. He walked two miles to school during the winter months and in a log building pursued his studies, becoming familiar with the elementary English branches. Beyond that, however, his knowledge has been self-acquired through reading, experience and observation. When he took up his above upon his farm he did not have money enough to buy an ax with which to begin clearing the land and borrowed one for a time. His industry and enterprise, however, have enabled him to triumph over all difficulties and to use the obstacles in his path as stepping stones on which he has risen to a place among the substantial farmers of his community. He is a member of the Christian church and a Republican in politics, and in every relation of life he is true to his honest convictions. The world judges a man by his character worth, and gauged by this standard Mr. Myers well deserves mention among the representative citizens of his adopted county. For almost three score years and ten he has resided witlrn its borders, and with pleasure we present to our readers this record of an honored pioneer.
As printed in A genealogical and biographical record of Miami county, Ohio (1900). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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