Hosea Myers and Emma R. Irwin

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Husband Hosea Myers ^{1 2}

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           Born: 21 Apr 1847 - Butler Co, PA 2
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           Died: 25 Jan 1897 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
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         Father: Solomon Myers (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Margaret Douglass (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 26 Jun 1878 3

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Wife Emma R. Irwin ³

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           Born: Abt 1857
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         Father: Aaron Irwin (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Gould (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 M Earl H. Myers ²

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            AKA: Earl H. Meyer
           Born: 2 Mar 1879 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
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           Died: 30 Jul 1926 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: Jennie Amelia "Millie" Phipps (1876-Aft 1919) 5
           Marr: 16 Mar 1899 - ? Venango Co, PA

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2 F Nettie L. Myers ³

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3 F Alice H. Myers ³

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         Spouse: Guy E. Moore (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1901 - ? Venango Co, PA

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4 F Bertha Myers ³

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         Spouse: Calvin Autner (      -      ) 3

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5 M Harry M. "Hawkeye" Myers ³

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           Born: 15 Jul - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 2 Mar 1940 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA

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6 F Dorothy Myers ³

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           Born: 13 Mar 1891 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: Ard Van Lier Kunselman (      -1953)

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General Notes: Husband - Hosea Myers

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He was reared in Butler County, PA. Upon coming to Frank­lin he joined his brother Newton, in whose em­ploy he learned the trade of horseshoer, later operating his own shop at Millerstown, Parkers Landing and Bullion, in which towns business was then especially brisk because of the oil industry. About 1876 he returned to Frank­lin to enter into partnership with his brother Newton, and in addition to blacksmithing they conducted a livery. Newton taking the latter branch when they divided their interests after a few years, and Hosea Myers continuing the smith shop. While the brothers were in busi­ness together they built the brick part of the building and Hosea Myers occupied the same after the partnership was dissolved, making a specialty of shoeing. He had a large patronage, and kept at least one skilled workman besides himself, as well as an apprentice, his nephew Will Myers (who later had a shop of his own in Franklin) and brother-in-law Charles Irwin learning the trade with him. For a few years Mr. Myers also had an oil lease near Cherrytree, in partnership with Hugh Crotty. He was a man of the most honorable character, fully alive to his obligations in all the relations of life and conscientious about fulfilling them, but he preferred to devote himself to his business and domestic affairs, and had no desire to take an active part in public life. In his political views he was a Republican. He enjoyed hunting, his usual companions in this sport being local ministers, especially Dr. Adams of the Baptist Church. For years Mr. Myers was a member of General Miller's famous Bible class at the Baptist Church. [CAB, 1082]

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1265.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1082.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1083.

4 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 163.

5 Ruby Jane (Bailey) McCord, Genealogy of the Phipps Family (Self-published), Pg 15.