Michael Delp Myers^[1]

1803 - 1879  (75 years)

• Photos		Michael Myers Ancestry Public Member Trees 2016
  		Michael Delp Myers Michael Delp Myers | History in the Making | Kitchener Public Library (2023). Available at: https://makinghistory.kpl.org/en/permalink/descriptions9880 (Accessed: 9 July 2023).

  
  

• Name	Michael Delp Myers
  Born	24 Aug 1803	Near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46834728
  Public Office	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Wilmot Township Clerk for 40 years
  Name	Michael Meyers
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Conveyancer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Surveyor
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical Association
  Eby ID Number	00084-5020
  Died	11 Mar 1879	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 5]
  	Cause: Cancer 10 years
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I20419	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Myers,   b. Abt 1775, Of, Near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Delp,   b. Abt 1775, Of, Near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary "Polly" Shoemaker,   b. 28 May 1808, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1829  [2]
  Children	1. Abraham "Abram" Myers,   b. 1829, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   2. John Myers,   b. 23 Dec 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Jacob Myers,   b. 7 Jul 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1894, Cavalier, Pembina, North Dakota, United States  (Age 60 years)   4. Matilda Myers,   b. 18 Mar 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)   5. Veronica "Frances" "Fanny" Myers,   b. 30 Nov 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)   6. Samuel Myers,   b. 23 Nov 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1915, Dundurn, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 75 years)   7. Ira Myers,   b. 17 Jan 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Odo Myers,   b. 17 Jan 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   9. Caroline Myers,   b. 26 Apr 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   10. Hezekiah Myers,   b. 5 Jun 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1909  (Age 62 years)   11. Magdalena S. Myers,   b. 21 Jan 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 1883, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   12. Frances Well,   b. 13 Apr 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Josiah "Josie" Myers,   b. 14 Mar 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1921, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 67 years)   14. Eugenia Salina (?) Myers,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Michael Myers, "son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Delp) Myers, was born near Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, August 24th, 1803. Upon leaving school he chose the milling trade as his calling. After having served his apprenticeship of three years, he continued in the service of his old master for another term of five years. In 1827 he left his native home and state and moved to Canada and settled in the town of Waterloo where he was employed by the late Jacob S. Shoemaker (Mr. Shoemaker had rented the Waterloo Union Mills from Mr. Abraham Erb) as head miller. On October 11th, 1829, he was married to Mary (Polly), daughter of John and Mary (Shantz) Shoemaker. She was born May 28th, 1808. After their marriage they moved to Wilmot Township where he was engaged in farming for several years. In 1835 he was appointed as clerk of the township of Wilmot which position he held until his death which took place March 11th, 1879. They resided in the village of Baden where they possessed a beautiful home. After his decease the widow disposed of the property and moved to Berlin where she still resides with her adopted daughter, Miss Frances Well. To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Myers was born a family" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ___________ On Tuesday morning, 11th inst., at his residence in Baden, Michael Myers, aged 75 Years. For the last forty years he filled the office of township Clerk for Wilmot. Galt Reporter - Mar 21, 1879, pg 3

  
  

• 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..., 136. [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..., 452. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 39. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 72. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Michael Myers - 21 Mar 1879, pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Aug 1803 - Near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Public Office - Wilmot Township Clerk for 40 years - - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Conveyancer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Surveyor - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cancer 10 years - 11 Mar 1879 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth