John L. Myers

As printed in 1888

OHN L. MYERS, a blacksmith of Winfield, was born in (Jreenbrier County, W. Va., April 8, 1830. He was educated in the primitive log school-house with its luncheon floor, slab seats and greased paper windows. He had to go four miles to school and then could only attend during the winter. In October, 1850, Mr. Myers emigrated to Mt. Ple.asant, Iowa, and the following autumn located in Scott Township, where he entered a claim, and in company with his brother, built a house. Into this his father moved in 1852. Mr. Myers and his brother opened the first blacksmith-shop in Scott Township, they having previously learned the trade in West Virginia.

In October, 1864, Mr. Myers was united in marriage with Harriet Tedron, a daughter of the Buckeye State, born in Athens County in 1844. By their union ten children were born, seven of whom are living: Jenetta, born June 29, 1865; John, born Sept. 17, 18G6; Emma, born Oct. 17, 1867, is the wife of Ed Supplee, of Winfield; Sarah C, born Dec. 4, 1868; George B.,born March 7, 1872; Lizzie B., born April 8, 1875; Frank, born April 5, 1877;Iflaand Ada, twins, born Feb. 27, 1883: Those deceased are: George, died June 5, 1875, and Lizzie Bell died Feb. 21, 1885, and May, who died aged eleven months. In politics Mr. Myers is a Democrat. He is active for his party and talvcs great interest in local elections. Mr. Myers is one of the earliest settlers of Henry County, it being a wild and unsettled jn-aire when he took up his residence here, and there was not a house between Winfield and Big Creek. Scott Township was one vast prairie, and there were but few settlers along the interior. In 1850, Scott and Wayne Townships were all one, called by the latter name, and.at the first election which he attended in Henry County at the time when Winfield Scott ran for President, there were but twenty-five votes polled in the two townships, and members of the.flyers family cast four of those. Mr. Myers receives the respect due him as an old pioneer settler, and Henry County owes much of its advancement to Mr. Myers. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, a Master Mason, and lielongs to Good Faith. "Lodge No. 235...' ' ""'

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George Mitts; Tom, deceased, panied to Sarah Ann Farmer; lie left a wife and three cliildreu.

Mr. Ogg has attained considerable prominence as an interesting writer of local chronicles, under the iwm de plume of the "King of Bashan."

As printed in Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biog (1888). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.