1. Elias MOYER (b.1690 Germany) married Anna Catharina [mnu] (b.Germany). Children: Susanna (b.Germany), Johann Michael (b.Germany), Maria Catharine (b. Germany), John Adam [see #2].     Elias MOYER immigrated to the US from Prussia (now Germany). He arrived in Philadelphia, Pa on 11Aug1732. He, his wife, and children were among the passengers aboard the ship Samuel.     Elias warrented 100 acres of land in Bucks County, Pa on 11Feb1737.     The surname spelling was Moyer, Meyer, or Meier in the records in Pa; it is often spelled Moyer or Moyers when referring to Elias' sons in NC.

2. John Adam MOYER (b.Germany-d.1/7/1799 NC) married Anna Catharina SCHNEIDER (b.Germany-d.10/16/1798 NC). Children: Johann Mathias (b.6/21/1749 Pa-d.NC), Jacob (b.12/11/1750 Pa),Maria Catherine (b.3/17/1762 Pa-d.2/19/1850 NC), Elias [see #3], John, Daniel, Frederick.     Adam patented 200 acres in Mecklenburg County, NC on the waters of Rocky River on Little Water Creek. He attended Dutch Buffalo Creek Church which served Luterans and Reformed. Later, he attended St John's Lutheran Church. He served as a constable for Mecklinburgh Co, NC.     In Oct1783, the court in Meckiliburg County orderd that John be allowed the sum of two pounds ten shillings for his service in settling the estate of Leonard Harsell.     John and and Anna had 54 grandchildren. John died as the result of a fall. Anna died of a fever.

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3. Elias MOIRS (b.3/17/1763 NC-d.1846 Tn) married Magdelena CRUSE (b.7/2/1760 Pa-d.In). Children: Catherine (b.1786 NC), Rosey (b.1795), Mary Magdelena (b.5/28/1797), Mary (b.1798), Sarah (b.9/9/1800), Moses (b.1803 NC), John William (b.1805 Tn), Philip [see #4], Kate, Elias Jr, Henry, Jacob, Elizabeth.     While a resident of Mecklinburg County, NC, Elias enlisted as a private in the NC troops that fought during the Revolutionary War.     After the war, Elias moved from Cabarrus County, NC to Rowan County, NC (living there 7 years), then to Burke County, Tn (living there 14 years), then to Warren County, Tn. He also lived for a short time in Davies County, In. His last known residence is in Nashville, Tn.     While living in Indiana, Elias signed a petition at Slinkards Mill asking that a preacher be sent to visit the area.

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4. Philip MYERS (b.1800 Tn-d.10/10/1835 Tn) married Mary [WHITE] COOK (b.1800 NC-d.7/12/1845 Tn). Children: Leighton Ferrell (b.1/13/1817 Tn-d.3/3/1846 Tn), Patrick Henry (b.7/18/1821 Tn-d.11/7/1868 Tn), John White [see #5], Luther Bigelow (b.6/4/1827 Tn-d.11/16/1893 Tn), Calvin Elias (b.8/7/1830 Tn-d.1/1/1928 Tn).     Philip's year of birth must be incorrect. If he served during the War of 1812, chances are he was born at least a few years earlier. Any clarification would be appreciated.     Philip was a captain during the War of 1812. He served under Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.     Philip and his family lived in Whites Bend, Jackson County, Tn. The house was described as "a large two story frame building which had five large rooms". The farm had 300 acres and Philip owned 20 slaves.     Philip was a gun smith and worked in both iron and wood. He also served as postmaster in Fort Blount, Tn. Mary "spun, wove, sewed for white and black members of the family, cooked, washed and such like things".     Philip was considered a highly honorable man by everybody. He was a hard worker.

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5. John White MYERS (b.4/24/1824 Tn-d.12/24/1892 Tn) married [1st] Julian G HOLLEMAN (b.12/5/1822-d.10/2/1868). Children [1st marriage]: Napolean Boneparte [see #6], Samuel L B (b.4/3/1849-d.4/22/1926), John White Jr (b.3/7/1860-d.1/29/1896). John married [2nd] Marietta GOODNER. Children [2nd marriage]: Jennie Pearl (b.1870-6/1974), Louise.     John was called White by his family. He and his family lived in Fort Blount, Tn. John served during the Civil War as a private with the 9th Tenn Cav, Co E.

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6. Napolean Boneparte MYERS (b.11/26/1846 Tn-d.6/12/1935 Tn) married Nancy Elizabeth TITTLE (b.12/24/1850 Ga-d.5/7/1918 Tn). Children: Martha Jane (b.2/20/1868 Tn-d.11/15/1958 Ok), Richard White (b.5/2/1871 Tn-d.10/4/1876 Tn), Anne Belle (b.12/6/1872 Tn-d.7/21/1883), William Henry (b.7/20/1874 Tn-d.4/16/1937 Tn), James Terry (b.10/27/1876 Tn-d.9/20/1893 Tn), Alta (b.9/27/1878 Tn-d.5/29/1973 Tn), Elizabeth Dee (b.5/6/1880 Tn-d.11/17/1961), Martin Dowell [see #7], Maggie Julia (b.11/19/1883 Tn-d.11/16/1956 Tn), Walter Clarence (b.5/16/1886 Tn-d.4/20/1957), Philip Fred (b.10/10/1887 Tn-d.6/18/1970), Edgar Burchett (b.12/28/1890 Tn-d.8/1/1970 Tn), Nedy Baxter (b.2/20/1893 Tn-d.4/17/1920 Tn), Willie Allean (b.11/19/1894 Tn-d.1/4/1988 Tn).     Napolean owned a home that sat on 53 acres overlooking the Cumberland River in Granville, Tn. It was a large and ornate house with stain-glass windows, gingerbread trim, and large hand-hewn stones for the foundation. In the entrance hall was a mural of a pear tree with doves sitting in the tree. All of the family member's names were in the tree.     Napolean served on the Board of Trustees for the Granville Male and Female Academy in Granville. Napolean and Nancy were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Carthage, Tn. Note: Some researchers have Napolean's full name as Philip Napolean Boneparte. According to the 1850 and 1860 census, he is simply listed as Philip. All other records show him as Napolean Boneparte or N.B. Any other information would be welcome.

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7. Martin Dowell Myers (b.5/18/1882 Tn-d.7/19/1965 Tn) married Alice Page CARTER (b.7/6/1886-d.12/14/1977 Tn). Children: Nellie Lee (b.3/7/1904 Tn-d.2/20/1997 Tn), Raymond Young [see #8], Ruby Elois (b.8/12/1906 Tn-d.12/7/1955 Ks), Anna Ruth (b.1/25/1908), Fred Anderson (b.6/6/1910 Tn-d.2/12/1996 Tn), Ralph Otis (b.3/18/1912 Tn-d.4/30/1980 Tn), Napolean Carter (b.3/19/1919 Tn).     Martin had a great sense of humor. At a family gathering in his backyard, Martin stood up after the meal and said that "long ago people ate in the house and used the toilet outside, now we eat outside and run to the house to use the bathroom".     [Related by Malissia Bailey] "Sally Sutton stopped to talk to Alice one April morning and commented on the beautiful weather. Alice answered, 'Yes, I love April, I always get the flowers and yard pretty and get my spring cleaning done and babies born.'"

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8. Raymond Young MYERS (3/16/1905 Tn-d.3/12/1963 Tn) married Lyda Jane SUTTON (b.8/14/1909-d.8/9/1969). Children: Jeanette Page, Martin Dow, Raymond Young Jr, Helen Elois [see #9], Fred Clarence.     Raymond moved to Akron, Oh where he worked for Firestone Rubber Co as a general operator and at home he was a farmer. Later, he moved his family back to Jackson County, Tn. Here he raised chickens and cows as well as grew tobacco.     Although Raymond's death certificate states the cause of death as suicide, his daughter, Helen, tells a different story. "There had been some older men stealing gas from our tank. This happened several times. One night, about midnight, the dogs set up a howl at the front of the house near the 500 gallon gas tank. Dad grabbed his gun, everyone kept one so when animals got after their sheep or something (once we had a bobcat in our barn), and went out to see what was happening. There was a fight, there were three sets of footprints besides Dad's and a mark on the tree where the gun butt hit it. There was a gunshot and when I ran out of the house to see what happened, Dad was lying on the ground. I think the reason the death certificate said that it was suicide was to protect the one man's brother's (he was a senator) reputation or something. The coroner said it wouldn't say suicide, but it does. Everyone thought it was possible because Dad had found out that he had cancer. Every time I think about it I get so mad!"     Lyda felt that she had no reason to live after Raymond died, but then Fred contracted rheumatic fever. She took care of him until he graduated from high school and she died shortly thereafter.     In 1967, two events involved Lyda in lawsuits. The first event was cattle theft. Several of her cows were stolen by an unnamed rustler. Two of the calves were carried away in a car and sold. She found two of the cows in an abandoned barn. The barn was burnt that night but the insurance inspector said the cows had not been in the barn at the time of the fire. Since there was no evidence of the man stealing the cows, he got away with it and made money by selling the stolen cows.     The second court case involved forgery of checks drawn on her Citizen's Bank account. She swore an affidavit saying that she wasn't in Cookeville at that time and it wasn't her signature. Somehow they found out who did it [no name mentioned] and was going to take him to court. The forger began threatening Lyda so she was given a pistol permit and she carried a gun in her purse.

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9. Helen Elois MYERS married James Franklin MYERS [see The MYERS family of Pennsylvania]. Children: James Franklin Jr, Sheila Rae, Keith Allen.