Myers, Elijah Harrison

Birth Name Myers, Elijah Harrison
Gender male
Age at Death 68 years, 8 months, 26 days

Narrative

From papers written by Myrtle Coy Myers Hedden

Elijah Harrison Myers was born near Cornettsville in the year 1821. He married Aseneth Eaton (born 1826). His father, Eatons and Killions came from __________. Near Cornettsville, Ind. As night overtook them they stopped to stay in a cane break as there furnished feed for their cattle. So when spring came they decided to stay. So I heard my father say the Eatons, Killions and Myers' were all kin as they married in each other families.
He settled on the "Uncle Frank" Myers farm north of Cornettsville, & later moved to the farm just north of where Whitted Myers now lives, bought from "Old Canal Co." Here is the birthplace of all the children except Olive who was born just west of Cornettsville. He moved to Raglesville in the fall of 1879 and then to Odon in the spring of 1880, and in the spring of 1881 moved to the farm just west of Cornettsville where he lived until his death.

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From: Bissey-Myers Genealogy Document by Verna Bugher Hannah and received from Donna Bissey Keller Heuer.

Elijah Harrison Myers (grandfather of Newson Myers), was born April 30, 1826: died Jan. 20, 1896; aged 70 yrs, 8months, 26 days. He was twice married, the first time to Aseneth G. Eaton (born may 10, 1826; died June 15, 1865; aged 41 years, 1 month, 5 days), Jan. 1845 near Odon. On Sept. 22, 1868 he married Clarinda Carp (born Nov. 12, 1842)(note 5). He settled on the Josiah Myers Farm now the Bissey Farm north of Cornettsville. here weere born William, Andrew and Frank. He then bought land from the "old Canal Company", same being an 80 acre tract norht of where Whitted now lives. Here were born the rest of the children, except of Olive, who was born on the farm west of Cornettsville. In the spring of 1879 he moved to Raglesville, and in the fall of 1880 he moved to Odon (then Clarksburg) and in March 1881 moved to the old home place west of Cornettsville where he lived until his death.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1826-04-30 Daviess, IN   1a 2a
Death 1895-01-26 Daviess, IN   2b 3a 1b
Burial   Cornettsville Cemetery, Bogard Twp., Daviess Co., IN   2c 3b
Occupation     Farmer 4a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Myers, Daniel1795-11-081875-10-11
Mother Tomey, Mary Harrison1800-11-201865-10-23
         Myers, Elijah Harrison 1826-04-30 1895-01-26

Families

Family of Myers, Elijah Harrison and Eaton, Aseneth

Married Wife Eaton, Aseneth ( * 1826-05-10 + 1868-06-15 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage WFT 1842-1863   Marriage of Myers, Elijah Harrison and Eaton, Aseneth  
Marriage 1845-12-06 Daviess, IN Marriage of Myers, Elijah Harrison and Eaton, Aseneth 5 1c 6a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Myers, Franklin Porter1850-06-11before 1920

Source References

  1. Stephen Stalcup: Myers Family - Daviess County, Indiana
      • Page: 32
      • Page: 32
      • Page: 33
  2. Barbara Sims, Box 14, Elnora, Indiana 47529: Cemeteries of Daviess County, Indiana, Volume I
      • Page: 24
      • Source text:

        Myers, Elijah H.
        D. Jan. 26, 1895 Age 69y. 8m. 26d.

      • Page: 24
      • Source text:

        Myers, Elijah H.
        D. Jan. 26, 1895 Age 69y. 8m. 26d.

      • Page: 24
      • Source text:

        Myers, Elijah H.
        D. Jan. 26, 1895 Age 69y. 8m. 26d.

  3. Photograph of gravestone
      • Source text:

        Elijah H. Myers
        Died
        Jan. 26, 1895
        Aged
        69Y 8M 26D

      • Source text:

        Elijah H. Myers
        Died
        Jan. 26, 1895
        Aged
        69Y 8M 26DQUAY 2

  4. USGenWeb project: 1850 Census of Bogard Twp, Daviess Co., Indiana.
      • Page: 135
      • Source Reference Note:

        Elijah Myers is listed as 24 years old, a farmer, born in Ind. ID# INS7a3863083

  5. Indiana State Library Genealogy Division: Indiana Marriages Through 1850
  6. Ancestry.com: Indiana Marriages to 1850
      • Source Reference Note:

        Eaton, Esseneth married Myers, Elijah H. on 6 Dec 1845 in Daviess County, Ind.