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1860 United States Federal Census > Illinois > Tazewell > Hittle
1684-1616 Christian Suter 37 M Farmer $4500 $1500 Germany
Magdaline Suter 35 F Ger
Barbary Suter 9 F IL
Christian Suter 7 M IL
John Suter 4 M IL
Magdalain Suter 2 F IL
Henry Terevert 21 M Ger
Nicholas Myer 25 M Fran
Wm Beck 20 M Ger
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1900 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Howell > West Plains > District 55>8 June 1900> by James C Kerby>Sheet 8B
25-167 Amanda Myers Head W F Jan 1874 26 Wd 4-2 MO IL MS Wash woman
Dora G Myers Dau W F Jul 1890 10 S AR IL MO
John Myers Son W M Jan 1893 7 S MO IL MO
Nicholas Myers Fat in law Mar 1836 64 M 36 Ger Ger Ger Cooper
Olive N Myers MO in law Apr 1847 53 M36 6-4 IL UNKUNK
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Myers - Sanders Family Connections
Contact: Dollie Myers dmyers11@@swbell.net
ID: I0227
Name: Nicholas MYER
Sex: M
Birth: 1834 in Metz, France (then German Territory)
Death: 23 MAY 1905 in West Plains, Howell, MO
Burial: MAY 1905 Langston-Howell Valley Cemetery
Occupation: Cooper (Wooden Barrel Maker)
Religion: Protestant
Military Service: BET. 1862 - 1865 Civil War - 9th IL Cav. Co D 1
Census: 1870 Peoria Co, IL - Peoria - Ward 1 - Fam #807 - age 32
Census: 1880 Calloway Co, MO - St Augustine Twp - age 43
Census: 1900 Howell Co, MO - West Plains - (Mar 1836) - age 64 Ger Ger Germany
Immigration: 1837 Came to America with parents, three brothers and a sister; parents died of choleria aboard ship and were buried at sea
Note:
Letters written in 1982 by great-grandson, Charles Edwin Myers with Family History as handed down to him by his father, Matt Myers - son of Nicholas Myer.
I do not know for sure whether my grandfather's name was Alpha Nicholas Myer or whether it was just plain Nicholas Myer and all those who would know are dead. I do know for certain that young Alpha Nicholas (Uncle George Myers son) always claimed to have been named after our grandfather. I do not know if the "Alpha" was part of grandpa's name or not. In Germany their name was MYER. There was no letter "s" at the end of their name. **The story that was handed down to me was that great grandpa and great grandma wore the German name of Myer and that the letter "s" was gradually added on to the name Myer, which is more American.
My grandfather was born somewhere near Metz. Now whether Metz was German Territory or French Territory during the year of 1834, I do not know. However, History would tell, if one cared to look it up. It was a long time before it was really established which country owned and possessed the town of Metz but Germany had a law that forced all male children to take military training. Grandpa's folks slipped their children over into France and made their way to where they could board a ship heading for America when grandpa was only three years of age. He had some brothers and a sister but know one knows what became of them. The parents died aboard ship and were buried at sea. That was the custom at that time. Grandpa was put through quarrentine and held until some family would take him and raise him. It so happened that a German family took grandpa and raised him. I understand that he never heard of his living kinfolk again.
The only true history I can use is found on grandpa's original tombstone, which is now standing at the foot of grandpa' s grave. After Grandmother Myer died, a new double headstone replaced the original moss covered marble stone. The legend on both the new stone and the original stone reads about the same concerning grandpa. The original stone was set up before Grandma Myer died by at least twenty some odd years, therefore the older stone had nothing concerning grandma's history. When the older stone was moved to be replaced by the newer one, it was set, presumably at the head of the little grave containing the twin baby of William and Nancy Myers. He would have been a grandson to Grandpa Myer. His grave was unmarked, so therefore the older stone of grandpa's was put to good use.
Grandpa Myer died in our home. At the time of grandpa's death, he and grandma lived out in the country. I think they owned a little piece of ground just outside of town (South Fork-outside of West Plains, MO)

 

Father: Julius MYER b: ABT. 1800 in Germany
Mother: Gretel UNKNOWN-MYER b: ABT. 1800 in Germany

Marriage 1 Olive Ellender ANDERSON b: 25 APR 1847 in Calhoun Co, IL
Married: 14 SEP 1867 in Jerseyville, Jersey, IL
Note: Olive's obit states that she was married in 1867, Jerseyville, Jersey, IL
Children
Albertus John MYERS b: 1868 in IL
Matthew McClelland "Matt" MYERS b: 1871 in Peoria, Peoria, IL
George Frederick MYERS b: 17 FEB 1874 in Peoria, Peoria, IL
William Nicholas "Bill" MYERS b: 11 DEC 1876 in IL
"Birdie" MYERS b: 1880 in Howell Co, MO

Sources:
Family History - written by Charles E. Myers, grandson