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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
  
   

Details of Nicholas' family with Olive Eleanor Anderson