George W. Myers1

b. 1848, d. 1882
Birth1848 George W. Myers was born in 1848 in Pennsylvania.2,3 
Cens-187029 Jul 1870  By 1870 George lived in Carroll County, Illinois where he worked on Eleanor McCoy's farm. Eleanor was a widow whose household included a 26 year old daughter, Sarah.4 
Marriage1 Jan 1874 He married Sarah Ryburn McCoy, daughter of Pleasant McCoy and Eleanor Hays Davis, on 1 Jan 1874 in Carroll County, Illinois.1 
Migration  Following their marriage the young couple apparently moved to Nebraska, where one and possibly two of their children were born. 
Cens-188023 Jun 1880  However, by 1880 they were back in Illinois, where they were farmed land in Rock Creek township.3 
Death1882 George died in 1882. 
Burial He was buried at Lanark Cemetery in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois.2 

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Family

Sarah Ryburn McCoy b. Nov 1842, d. 21 Jun 1920
Children
Last Edited23 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S1051] "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900", Illinois State Archives (http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html). George W. Myers marr Sarah R. McCoy 1 Jan. 1874 citing Carroll Co. Marr Register B., p. 32.
  2. [S1026] Carroll County Genealogical Society, Carroll County, Illinois Tombstone Inscriptions Vol. 3, p. 45. Stone reported to read: George W. Myers 1848-1882.
  3. [S1032] George Myers household, 1880 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop sched., Rock Creek township, ED 17, page 555B (stamped), dwelling 156, family 165, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 14 of 20. Enumeration reports: George Myers, 30, farmer, b. PA; Sarah, 37, wife, keeping house, b. IL; William, son, 5, b. IL; Noah P., son, 4, b. NB; Ellenor, 2, dau, b. IL.
  4. [S1031] Eleanor H. McCoy household, 1870 U.S. census, Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Rock Creek township, p. 191 (stamped), dwelling 157, family 157, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 23 of 28. Enumeration includes: Eleanor H. McCoy, 54, b. VA, owns real estate of $16,000; Samuel, 35, farmer, b. VA; Lavinia, 29, b. VA; Sarah, 26, b. IL; Geo W. Myers, 22, farm laborer, b. PA.