BIO: Jacob Myers, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER XLIV.

                           DICKINSON TOWNSHIP.

  JACOB MYERS, farmer, P. O. Greason, was born in Dickinson Township, 
this county, May 13, 1823.  His grandparents, George and Maria Myers, 
located in this county, coming from one of the lower counties, in very 
early times, and resided here until their death; their son Jacob was 
reared here and married Susanna Line, daughter of William Line, the 
fruits of which marriage were as follows:  Mrs. Maria Line, David 
(deceased), Mrs. Rebecca Line and Jacob.  The father of these children 
was accidently killed by a wagon running over him, while making a trip 
to Baltimore, Md., in 1824.  His widow survived him until February 9, 
1873, when she died in her eighty-fourth year.  The subject of this 
sketch, Jacob Myers, resided with his widowed mother until he reached 
manhood.  He married June 4, 1846, Eliza E. Worley, a native of Adams 
County, Penn., born in March, 1825; her father, George Worley, died in 
Adams County, Penn., and her mother afterward married John Paxton, and 
located in this county, where she resided until her death.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Jacob Myers located on the present family homestead in 1847, and 
here, by industry and good management, have acquired a fine farm of 
ninety-one acres of fertile and well improved land, on which they have 
erected a fine residence and made other valuable improvements.  They 
own another farm of eighty-six acres, also in Dickinson Township.  To 
Mr. and Mrs. Myers have been born nine children:  John T., Benjamin F., 
George M., Jacob F. (accidently killed by the caving in of an ore bank, 
November 11, 1871), Washington Emory, David H. (deceased August 7, 
1878), William L., Ida B. and Jennie E.  Mrs. Myers died February 7, 
1881.  She was a devoted wife

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and mother, an earnest Christian, and her death was mourned by a large 
circle of friends.  Mr. Myers now resides on the homestead with his 
daughters.  He is a member of the German Baptist Church.  He has 
devoted a great deal of attention to the education of his children; his 
son David was for many years before his death a very successful and 
much loved teacher in this county.  Jacob Myers is a useful and worthy 
citizen, universally respected whenever he is known.  He filled the 
office of school director for many years.  In politics he is a 
Democrat.