Eliza Myers

Collins, Elizabeth

Birth Name Collins, Elizabeth
Nick Name Eliza
Gender female
Age at Death 76 years, 2 months, 15 days

Narrative

Birthplace from "History of Nemaha County, Kansas" by Ralph Tennal, pub.1916, pg.453
"Daniel Myers, the father, was born in Canada in 1832, and drove from his Canadian home [near Morrisburg] to Nemaha county with a team in 1867. He settled in Capioma township, but left the county in 1869, and settled in Arkansas City, Cowley county, Kansas, where he died of typhoid in 1873. His wife, Elizabeth Collins Myers, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1823, and died March 16, 1899"
--> Dublin may have been the port of departure only since this Collins line came from County Sligo, Ireland.

Census is not consistent on her birthdate:
1851: birth is 1823 Ireland
1861: birth is 1831 Canada
1870 (M593 440) Granada Twp., page 23A. birth 1827 Canada
1880: gives birth 1831 Canada
1885: birth is 1825 Ireland
1895: birth is 1822 Ireland

She lived with Mary Myers and is also buried in Riverview Cemetery, Cowley Co, KS
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/cowley/cemetery/Riverview/Riverview-Md-Mz.htm
tombstone says "Elizabeth wife of D W Myers 1825-1899"

An early biography of her granddaughter says "Elizabeth Collins, who was born in Ireland in 1823"
http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/wortman/archive2005/FraneyFamily.htm

Kyle: I have the last letter she wrote to her son:
" Ark, City Kan.
July 26, 1897
Dear Son & Daughter,
I am glad that I am spared to write to you once more... Rheumatism...I have not been able [to visit you] ... If I never do I hope you and Ada will meet me in Heaven.
...
GoodBye all from your Loving mother_ E.M."

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1823 Dublin, Ireland 1825 on her tombstone 1a
Death 1899-03-16 Cowley, KS   2a
Event Note

found no death record in Cowley County.

Arkansas City Daily Traveler 17 Mar 1899 -
"Daniel and Wesley Myers of Seneca, Kan, are in the the city to attend the funeral of their mother, Mrs Myers."

 

 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Collins, William17981870-08-00
Mother Barber?, Jane1804after 1861
         Collins, Elizabeth 1823 1899-03-16
    Brother     Collins, James about 1827 1888-08-16
    Brother     Collins, William 1830
    Brother     Collins, Thomas 1832
    Sister     Collins, Margaret Jane 1832-03-19 1888-11-10
    Sister     Collins, Maria 1837-10-20 1916-12-25
    Sister     Collins, Agnes G 1839-06-00 1923-10-20
    Brother     Collins, George 1843 1876-10-18
    Sister     Collins, Sarah A 1845-04-00 1929-01-06

Families

Family of Myers, Daniel Wallace Sr and Collins, Elizabeth
Married Husband Myers, Daniel Wallace Sr ( * 1827 + 1873-08-18 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1847-12-15 Dundas, Ontario, Canada Marriage of Myers, Daniel and Collins, Eliza 3a
Event Note

one source said 1853, but since I now believe Eliza Collins was his wife, only Canadian record available says 1847, Eastern District, Ontario
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=500095259957&lds=1&region=11&regionfriendly=North+America&frompage=99
Daniel and Eliza Myers living together in 1851 (1852) Census Canada West (Ontario) > Stormont County > Osnabruck

Confirmed they married in 1847 -
http://members.tripod.com/~Dundas_gen/dunmar5.htm

From "Some long lost Births, Marriages & Deaths along the St. Lawrence River from Dundas County to Glengarry County, Ontario c1840-c1950" Transcribed by Lorna Johnson, Indexed by Jack Carter, Compiled by Duncan (Darby) MacDonald U.E.
Originally published by MacDonald Research Centre, Brockville, 1997
"E87.Daniel Myers & Eliza Collins both ot Wmsburgh
Mar. Dec. 15,1847 Wit. John Colquhoun & Jacob Myers"

  Narrative

Family living in 1851 Canada West (Ontario) > Stormont County > Osnabruck (next to brother Jacob)
home in 1861: Osnabruk, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
home in Aug 22, 1870: Granada, Nemaha, KS
home in Mar, 1875: Creswell, Cowley, KS ("Maria Collins age 30, Maria and Catherine Myres")
home in 1880: Richmond, Nemaha, KS living with daughter Mary A Hazzard.
home in Mar, 1895: Arkansas City, KS (Elizabeth Myers b.1822 Ireland living with Mary Myers)

from Sue Myers <Phoosiermamma@aol.com> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/MYERS/2001-08/0997383760
"I am looking for information on Daniel Myers , from Winchester Springs, Ontario , Canada. He came to United States in 1867 and settled in Kansas. I know he had 8 children when he came to United States. One of them was also named Daniel. He had another son, George Wesley , that was born Feb 6, 1861, in Winchester Springs. I believe the Senior Daniel was married twice , first to Catherine Eve Link and next to Eliza Collins. Is this family in your line? Any information at all would be appreciated. "

Research on Daniel Myers has been particularly difficult - because there are so many of them! Not to be confused with the Daniel Myers who came to KS from PA.

Online sources:
http://www.reocities.com/cindycaseyiii/myermisc.htm
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/biof/franeyh.html who got it from here "A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written & compiled by William E. Connelley, 1918, transcribed by students from USD 508, Baxter Springs Middle School, Baxter Springs, Kansas, September 7, 1999"

"Daniel Myers and Elizabeth Collins"

Daniel Myers, was born in Canada in 1827, and grew up a farmer. In 1865 he removed to the United States, locating at Des Moines, Iowa, from there went to Missouri and in 1869 settled in Nemeha County, Kansas. Daniel Myers was also a homesteader in Northern Kansas, but in 1870 moved to Cowley County (Arkansas City, near OK), Kansas, where he continued farming until his death in 1873. He was of German descent, his father having come out of Germany to Canada. Daniel Myers married Elizabeth Collins, who was born in Ireland in 1823 and died in Cowley County, Kansas, in 1899. The Myers children were: Susanna, who lives at Winchester Springs, Canada, wife of Thomas Nesbit, a farmer; Jacob, who came to Kansas with his parents and died in Missouri in 1887; Jennie, born in Canada, April 18, 1850, who became the wife of Patrick H. Franey; Mary, who lives at Arkansas City and for the past twenty-six years has been primary teacher in the Fourth Ward School; Daniel W., Jr., a retired farmer now living in Kansas City,Missouri; Maria, who married A. B. Woolsey, they being one of the first if not the first couple to be married in Cowley County, and after many years of residence in that county they removed to Kildare, Oklahoma, where they now have a farm; Katherine, wife of William J. Gray, who has served in the office of constable at Arkansas City for the past forty years; Wesley, a very extensive farmer in Nemeha County, Kansas; and Margaret, wife of Christopher C. Tubbe, a farmer near Arkansas City. (Source: Kansas and Kansans: Volume 5, pg 2541)" [book online at google books]
KDD: or, in short:
Susanna + Thomas Nesbit
Jacob b.CN d. 1887
Jennie b.1850 + Patrick H Franey
Mary
Daniel W, Jr
Maria + A.B. Woolsey
Katherine + William J Gray
Wesley in Nemeha Co,KS
Margaret + Christoper C Tubbe
some speculation by me -
Notice in his bio, William Connelley had gathered from the family "He was of German descent, his father having come out of Germany to Canada". I believe that's not quite correct, as I think our Myers lived in Schoharie, NY for a while (before losing in the Rev War) and then came to Ontario. I think some of our Myers fought for the Revolution and others against. The ones that fought for got to stay - I think that line is the one that came to Iowa and KS thru PA. Would love to see these Myers Y-DNA tested to confirm that.

Another Biography with different date for Daniel's birth - "History of Nemaha County, Kansas, c.1916"
"Daniel Myers, the father, [of George W Myers], was born in Canada in 1832, and drove from his Canadian home to Nemaha county with a team in 1867. He settled in Capioma township, but left the county in 1869, and settled in Arkansas City, Cowley county, Kansas, where he died of typhoid in 1873. His wife, Elizabeth Collins Myers, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1823, and died March 16, 1899...."

Record of 79.06 acres of land purchased is probably her:
Name: Elizabeth Myers
Issue Date: 10 Jun 1879
Place: Nemaha, Kansas, USA
Meridian: 6th PM
Township: 004s
Range: 013E
Aliquots: NW¼NE¼
Section: 2
Accession Number: KS2970__.147
Document Number: 2199

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Myers, Susannah1848-10-231927-11-23
Myers, Jennifer Elizabeth1850-04-181920-10-20
Myers, Jacob W1852-02-021883-04-18
Myers, Mary A.1854-01-261925-04-08
Myers, Maria L1855-10-021941-05-28
Myers, Daniel Wallace Jr1858-08-211918-01-02
Myers, Katherine L18591935-01-02
Myers, George Wesley1861-02-061935-01-00
Myers, Margaret1863-04-081924-06-22

Source References

  1. various: Find A Grave
      • Source Reference Note:

        http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43007582

  2. Weekly Republican-Traveler, Arkansas City, KS
      • Date: 1899-03-23
      • Citation:

        Obit:
        "DIED - Last night, at 7:30 o'clock, of heart failure, Mrs Elizabeth Myers, aged seventy-six years. Mrs Myers was the mother of Mrs W J Gray, Mrs P H FRraney, of this city, Mrs CC Tubbe, of Bolton township, Mrs A B Woolsey, Kildare, and Miss Mary Myers, of this city. The funeral services will be held from the M E church at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The relatives of the deceased have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community."

  3. Duncan (Darby) MacDonald: Some long lost Births, Marriages & Deaths along the St. Lawrence River from Dundas County to Glengarry County, Ontario c1840-c1950
      • Page: pg. 200.