Moses Myers^[1]

1814 - 1896  (82 years)

• Name	Moses Myers
  Born	31 Jan 1814	, York Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89382798
  Name	Moses Moyer
  Residence	1837	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00075-4607.1
  Died	8 Sep 1896	, Franklin Co., Ohio   [2]
  Buried	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Osceola Township, Osceola, Osceola Co., Michigan   [2]
  Person ID	I11546	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary M. Martin,   b. 3 Jul 1813, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Jul 1869, , Franklin Co., Ohio  (Age 56 years)
  Married	1837	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Henry Myers,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Myers,   b. 8 Jul 1842, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1925, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois, United States  (Age 82 years)   3. Abram Myers,   b. , Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Moses Myers,   b. 1851, , Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Samuel Myers,   b. 1853, , Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph Myers,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Amos Myers,   b. 1845, , Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Sallie Myers,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mary Myers
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F3241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Moses Myers located on section 16, in 1869. He was the son of John and Barbara (Negley) Myers, and was born Jan. 31, 1814, in York Co., Penn., where he spent his boyhood. At the age of twenty-one he went to Canada, where he remained about four years, then went to Ohio in 1838 and remained fifteen years in Clarke, Montgomery and Darke counties. He then removed to Ogle Co., Ill., in 1853, finally coming to Iowa in 1869, where he has since made his home. He was married in Canada, in 1837, to Mary Martin, who was born and reared in Lancaster Co., Penn. His wife died in Osceola, July 18, 1869. They had nine children, seven of whom are living; John, Amos, Sarah, Mary, Moses, Samuel and Joseph. Henry and Abraham are dead. He has held the office of road supervisor for several terms. He was again married Sept. 11, 1870, to Mrs. Isabelle Diamond, who was born in Ireland and is about fifty years of age. History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo counties, Iowa, page 508

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 67. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89382798. [S26] Lower Canada Marriage Bonds (1779-1858), C-6786. Name of Future Husband: MOYER, Moses Res: Woolwich Township, Halton County Name of Future Wife: MARTIN, Mary Res: Woolwich, Halton County Reference: RG 5 B9 Volume: 34 Bond Number: 5937 Date: 1837-11-11

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Jan 1814 - , York Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1837 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1837 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Sep 1896 - , Franklin Co., Ohio  = Link to Google Earth