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• Name: John MYERS
• Sex: M
• Birth: 2 Feb 1833 in Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany ^b
• Death: 9 Sep 1900 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania ^d
• Burial: 11 Sep 1900 in St Pauls Cemetery, Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• John MYERS Birth: Abt 1810 in Germany
Mother:

• Enphorsina (MYERS) Birth: Abt 1809 in Germany

Family:
Marriage:

• (Unk) (MEYER) .^m1
  
• (Unk) (MEYER) Birth: Hessen Death: Apr 1860 in Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania

Children:

1. Henry MEYER Birth: Abt 1854 in Pennsylvania
2. Maria Mathilda MYERS Birth: Apr 1860 in Pennsylvania

Marriage:

• Maria Dorothy LORENZ on Abt 1863 at Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania .^m2
  
• Maria Dorothy LORENZ Birth: Abt 1841 in Prussia Death: 14 Apr 1881 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania

Children:

1. Clara MYERS Birth: Abt 1865 in Pennsylvania
2. Doretha MYERS Birth: Abt 1869 in Pennsylvania Death: Before 1880
3. Emma MYERS Birth: Jan 1869 in Pennsylvania Death: Before 1920
4. Mildred Mae MYERS Birth: 7 Sep 1872 in Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 4 Mar 1931 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
5. Edward F MYERS Birth: Aug 1877 in Allegheny, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
6. Laura MYERS Birth: Abt 1879 in Allegheny, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: Abt 1880 in Allegheny, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania

Marriage:

• Emeline (MYERS) on Abt 1881 .^m3
  
• Emeline (MYERS) Birth: Apr 1838 in Pennsylvania

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

Feb 1833 [Ref: 1900 PA Allegheny ED32 02]

age 16 in 1850 [Ref: 1850 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 83]

age 28 in 1860 [Ref: 1860 PA Allegheny Reserve 55]

age 36 in 1870 [Ref: 1870 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 178]

age 50 in 1880 [Ref: 1880 PA Allegheny Allegheny ED11 59]

d 9 Sep 1900 age 67y7m7d [Ref: AlleghenyCoPA AlleghenyCityDeaths 10-151]

d Sep 1900 aged 67y7m [Ref: PittsburghPA PostGazette 9/11/1900],

place:

[Ref: 1870 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 178, 1880 PA Allegheny Allegheny ED11 59]

Germany [Ref: 1850 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 83, 1900 PA Allegheny ED224 11, 1900 PA Allegheny ED32 02, 1900 PA Allegheny ED328 28],

parents:

John MEARS & Enphorsina ___ [Ref: 1850 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 83]

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

date:

1840 [Ref: Moore MARSHALL],

place:

Pennsylvania [Ref: 1930 PA Allegheny Pittsburgh ED176 09, BROWN Mildred Death Certificate]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: AlleghenyCoPA AlleghenyCityDeaths 10-151, AlleghenyCoPA Deaths 14-32, PittsburghPA PostGazette 9/11/1900]

1900? [Ref: Moore MARSHALL],

place:

[Ref: AlleghenyCoPA AlleghenyCityDeaths 10-151, AlleghenyCoPA Deaths 14-32, PittsburghPA PostGazette 9/11/1900]

Sources for burial Information

date:

[Ref: AlleghenyCoPA AlleghenyCityDeaths 10-151],

place:

[Ref: AlleghenyCoPA AlleghenyCityDeaths 10-151]

Sources with Information about marriage to (Unk) (MEYER)

names:

John MEYER & unk first wife [Ref: 1860 PA Allegheny Reserve 55],

child:

[Ref: 1860 PA Allegheny Reserve 55]

Sources with Information about marriage to Maria Dorothy LORENZ

date:

Matilda age 7 in 1870 [Ref: 1870 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 178],

place:

[Ref: 1860 PA Allegheny Reserve 55],

names:

John MYERS & Amelia LORENZ [Ref: MarshallHH MARSHALL, Moore MARSHALL]

John MYERS & Mary ___ [Ref: 1870 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 178, 1880 PA Allegheny Allegheny ED11 60],

child:

[Ref: 1870 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 179, 1880 PA Allegheny Allegheny ED11 60, BROWN Mildred Death Certificate, MarshallHH MARSHALL, MarshallMM MARSHALL, Moore MARSHALL, Vickie Robertson 3/7/2010]

Sources with Information about marriage to Emeline (MYERS)

date:

married 19 years in 1900 [Ref: 1900 PA Allegheny ED32 02],

names:

John MYERS & Emeline ___ [Ref: 1900 PA Allegheny ED32 02]

Research Notes:
attended the North Ave Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir. Future wife was the organist [WTM- not clear which wife this statement referred to; author of letter stated "Grandma said she and Granddad" and the only wife living at the time grandchildren were born was third wife] [Ref: Mrs Walter Kahl 11/25/1978]

1860: lived in Reserve Twp, Allegheny Co, PA. cooper. living with future father-in-law [Ref: 1860 PA Allegheny Reserve 55, 1860 PA Allegheny Reserve 55]

1870: lived in 3rd Ward, Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA. cooper. value of personal estate: 8000. Also listed: Henry MYERS, age 16, apprentice cooper [Ref: 1870 PA Allegheny AlleghenyWard3 178]

1880 lived at 97 Third St, Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA. occupation: cooper [Ref: 1880 PA Allegheny Allegheny ED11 59]

will dated Mar 29 1895, pro Oct 4 1900, wife Emeline, children unnamed [Ref: AlleghenyCoPA Wills 63-483]

1900: lived at 704 Third St, Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA. retired. married 19 years, wife Emeline mother of 0 children [WTM: so likely third marriage] [Ref: 1900 PA Allegheny ED32 02]

died 8:45am, 9 Sep 1900; reported by Emeline Myers [Ref: AlleghenyCoPA Deaths 14-32]

cause of death given as Epilepsy; undertaker Sey & Geidehart, 445 Ohio St [Ref: AlleghenyCoPA AlleghenyCityDeaths 10-151]

---------- article in Allegheny County Illustrated, dated c1895:
John H. Myers; Manufacturer of Oil Barrels, Etc.: No. 97 Third Street, Allegheny. -- A thoroughly skilled exponent of this highly important craft in Allegheny is Mr. John H. Myers. This time-honored, but ever progressive house, was established thirty-five years ago by the father of the present proprietor, who retired in favor of his son immediately prior to the civil war. The plant covers a lineal ground area of 100x60 feet, enclosing ample yardage and workshops, the latter equipped with all the latest improved tools and appliances known to this branch of industry. A full force of skilled and experienced workmen is provided with constant employment, the range of production embracing all kinds of cooperage, specialties being made of oil barrels, beer, wine and liquor kegs. That these goods are maintained at an exceptionally high standard as to material used and general reliability is amply evidenced by the large and steady demand for the same through Allegheny, Pittsburgh, and their environs. Mr. Myers is of German nationality, now resident in the United States since boyhood. [Ref: AlleghenyCoPA Illustrated p200]

MYERS - On Sunday, September 9, 1900, at 8:45 a.m., John H MYERS, at his residence, 704 Third street, Allegheny, aged 67 years and 7 months. Funeral today at 2 p.m. Friends and members of Humbolt lodge, A.O.U.W. are respectively invited to attend. [Ref: PittsburghPA PostGazette 9/11/1900]

Will of John MYERS, from Allegheny County PA Will book 63 p483:
In the Name of God, Amen. I John H Myers of the third ward City of Allegheny, County Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make publish and declare this as and for my last will and testament revoking hereby and making null and void and of no effect any will or testament by me heretofore made or purporting and being claimed to be such. And first I desire and ordain that after my demise my body shall be decently interred and my funeral to be conducted according to the rites and ceremonies of the church of my faith and belief which I have professed during my life and in keeping with the station I have occupied while in life. Second I direct and ordain that all my honest debts and obligations if there be such at the time of my demise to whomsoever due or owing shall be faithfully honestly and fully discharged and paid as soon as the settlement of my estate, of which I may die possessed, shall permit under and according to the laws of this Commonwealth bearing thereon. Third as to such estate which it hath pleased God to entrust me with during life and of which I may die possessed, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Emeline Myers that certain dwelling house, now being known as No 97 Third Street Allegheny City, Penna, as also all and singular all other estate, real or personal or mixed of whatever nature or form and wheresoever being and remaining or found, including all rents, incomes, monies or values due me as also any and all life insurance due and payable at my death according to the terms therein provided and stipulated for her my said beloved wife Emeline to have hold and enjoy every and all of the said estate real personal or mixed of whatever nature and form hereby bequeathed unto her for her own use and behoof during the full term of her matural life; provided however that if she my said beloved wife shall after my decease contract marriage again, she shall be entitled to and enjoy her legal dower only. Fourth, I will and ordain that after my beloved wife shall have parted this life, having remained single after my demise all the estate bequeathed hereby to her then left and remaining real personal or mixed, shall be divided among all my beloved children then living or their lawful heirs in equal parts and values, share and share alive, that is to say to each of my children living an equal and alike part, and to the lawful heirs of those departed from this life if such should be the case that equal part to which the parent would have been entitled if yet in life and part to go to such legal heirs in whole if only one such heir should be, but if more than to be devided amongst them in equal parts share and share alike for these my beloved children, to have hold and enjoy each his or her share hereby bequeathed unto them for their own use and behoof and for that of their lawful heirs forever. Fifth and lastly, I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife Emeline Myers sole executrix of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty ninth day of March A.D. One thousand eight hundred and ninety five. John H Myers.
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named testator as and for his last will and testamtnt in our presence, who at his request and in his presence and the presence of each other have signed our names as witnesses thereto. Witnesses Lewis Schaefer, John Eisenschmid.
Petition of Executrix for Probate and letters testamentary and affidavant filed.
Sate of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. Be it known that on the 4th day of October, A.D. 1900, before me Fred W. Edwards, Register of Wills etc in and for the County aforesaid came Louis Schaefer and John Eisenschmid, the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John H Myers, deceased, and on their solemn oath, did depose and say that they were present and did see and hear John H Myers the testator herein named sign seal publish and declare the same as and for his last will and testament and at the time of so doing he was of sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and belief and at his request and in his presence they subscribed their names as witnesses thereunto. Sworn and subscribed before me the above date, Fred N Edwards, Register.
Now, October 4 A.D. 1900, the testimony of the above named witnesses being sufficient I do hereby admit the foregoing will to probate and order the same to be recorded as such. Given under my hand the above date. Fred W Edwards, Register
State of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Be it known that on the 4th day of October A.D. 1900 Letters testamentary with a copy of the will annexed upon the estate of John H Myers deceased (late of Allegheny City, PA) were duly granted unto Emeline Myers the Executrix named in said Will who was duly sworn to well and truly administer the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of said decedent and to faithfully comply with the acts of Assembly relating to Collateral Inheritances. Given under my hand the above date, Fred W Edwards, Register [Ref: AlleghenyCoPA Wills 63-483]



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