Madison County IN Archives Obituaries.....Myerly, George W. November 1898
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Elwood Call Leader, 5 Oct 1916
G. W. MYRLEY PASSED AWAY
Elder Brother Dies Few Weeks After Sudden Death of Relative Here
     PIONEER OF TIPTON COUNTY“Uncle” George W. Myerly, for many years a farmer 
of Madison Township, Tipton County, later engaged in business and finally 
retiring from active labor at Tipton, died at his home at that place last 
evening at 8:05 o’clock.  The demise of the beloved old man was not unexpected 
for he has been in very feeble health for some time and on several occasions 
it was thought that the long and useful life was about to end.  He was aged 81 
years, nine months and two days.
     Mr. Myerly was a native of Maryland, being born in Carroll County, that 
state, and removed to Wayne county, Indiana, with his parents, when he was two 
years of age.  They located in Tipton county in 1847, purchasing a farm near 
New Lancaster for $2 per acre and it was the first tract in that community to 
which a deed was made by the government.
     Here he grew to manhood and in 1857 he was united in marriage to Miss 
Lucinda Ray, daughter of Hugh Ray, of Madison county.  He is survived by the 
widow and two sons and a daughter.  The sons are Francis M. and Elmer Myerly 
of Tipton and Mrs. Mary Hobbs, residing near Elwood.  Silas Myerly, of Madison 
county, and C. C. Myerly, of New Lancaster, are brothers and Mrs. Amanda E. 
Walker, of Curtisville and Mrs. B. F. Hinds, of this city, are sisters.  John 
Henry Myerly, whose sudden death in this city occurred a month ago, was a 
brother of the deceased.
     In 1892 he was elected treasurer of Tipton county, and in that year he 
removed from the farm to Tipton.  He was the first treasurer to occupy the new 
court house.  Previously he had served the people as a county commissioner, 
which office he held when the first gravel road in the county was built.  He 
served as a member of the city council at Tipton during his residence there 
and his services were of much value to the city.
     He retained the ownership of his farm of 160 acres in Madison township, 
which he delighted to visit as long as his health would permit and he had a 
very close hold upon the affections of the people of that community where he 
has spent so many years as well as those of the many friends he made in his 
later home. 
    Mr. Myerly early in life affiliated with the Universalist church, but his 
religious life was always a close adherance to the principles of the golden 
rule, treating his neighbors as he would treat himself, and his living in the 
community made the community better for it.  He was uncompromising in 
politics, honest to a fault in his business transactions, charitable, friendly 
and public spirited always.  Tipton county lost a good man in the death of 
George Myerly.
     The funeral will be held at the Christian church at Tipton, Saturday 
afternoon at 2 o’clock.  Rev. Mr. Foster in charge with interment at Tipton.

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