Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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George Singree Myers and Eleanor Burns




Husband George Singree Myers 1

           Born: 19 Jan 1792 - Harford Co, MD 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Aug 1872 - near Van, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA


         Father: Henry Meyers (1761-1849) 2
         Mother: Mary Sarah Stroble (1766-1835)


       Marriage: 15 Oct 1815

   Other Spouse: Elizabeth "Libby" Platt (1829-1909)



Wife Eleanor Burns
1

           Born: 2 Jul 1796 - Chester Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Jan 1865 - Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA


         Father: Thomas Burns (      -      )
         Mother: Margaret McNeil (      -      )




Children
1 M William Nelson Myers 3 4

           Born: 24 Jul 1816 - Venango Co, PA 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1884 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 6
         Spouse: Jane Armstrong (1820-1901) 3 4
           Marr: 6 Jun 1844 - Clarion Co, PA


2 M George Washington Myers

           Born: 18 Jul 1818 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1889
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Jane Walters (Abt 1823-      )
           Marr: 12 Jun 1842 7


3 M Thomas Burns Myers

           Born: 18 Jan 1820 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Apr 1904 - Butte Co, CA
         Buried:  - Wyandotte Cemetery, Oroville, Butte Co, CA
         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )
         Spouse: Cemantha Gee (1834-1909)
           Marr: 15 Mar 1849 - Bloomfield, OH


4 M Henry D. Myers

           Born: 20 Oct 1821 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Mar 1906 - Ashland, Clarion Co, PA
         Buried:  - Ashland Cemetery, Clarion Co, PA
         Spouse: Elizabeth Stull (1824-1916)
           Marr: 1847


5 F Margaret E. Myers 8 9

           Born: 21 Sep 1823 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Aug 1880
         Buried:  - Emlenton Cemetery, Emlenton, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Peter Gilger King (1822-1900) 8 9
           Marr: 12 Nov 1846 8


6 F Esther Shriver Myers

           Born: 4 Oct 1825
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Feb 1899 - East Sandy, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 10
         Spouse: Henry P. Holliday (1827-1909)


7 F Mary Ann Myers

           Born: 17 Nov 1827 - York, York Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Mar 1885 - ? Ohio
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 11
         Spouse: Daniel Dobbin Nickle (1818-1909) 12
           Marr: 18 Mar 1845 13


8 F Sarah Eleanor Myers 14

           Born: 4 Apr 1830
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1875 14
         Buried:  - Nickleville Cemetery, Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Samuel Donaldson (1825-1915) 14
           Marr: 13 Feb 1850 14


9 F Elizabeth Myers

           Born: 28 Apr 1832
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Sep 1848
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 15



10 M Solomon Andrew Myers 5

           Born: 5 May 1834 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Dec 1915 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Catharine Jane Weaver (1835-1909) 5
           Marr: 1851


11 F Nancy Jane Myers 16

           Born: 19 May 1836
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1899
         Buried:  - Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 17
         Spouse: Josiah Donaldson (1827-1906) 14
           Marr: 2 Dec 1853


12 F Priscilla Celia Myers

           Born: 16 Jul 1838 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Apr 1920 - the area of Nickleville, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Georgeville Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Samuel M. Pyle (1839-1925)
           Marr: 1861



General Notes: Husband - George Singree Myers


He came to Venango County, Pennsylvania, from Harford, Maryland, in 1833, and built a mill in 1835-1836. The community of Georgeville in eastern Rockland Township was named for him.

Venango Spectator:
Died: MYERS - In Rockland Twp., Venango Co., PA. Aug 14, 1872, George S. Myers, aged 80 years and six months. (He was born in Maryland and settled in this area about 1834). Born Jan 19, 1792. War of 1812: Private \emdash Inf 138th P.M.

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Sources


1 Patricia Ann Hays Roberts, Generations III: My Myers and Koch Families (Aiken, SC: Self-published, 2002), Pg 148.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1001.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 943, 1126.

4 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 122.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1126.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 14.

7 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 181.

8 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), Pg xxix.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1517.

10 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 12.

11 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 34.

12 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1111.

13 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1112.

14 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1114.

15 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 93.

16 Winston Donaldson, Donaldson Family History (Franklin, PA: Privately published).

17 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 11.


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