BIOGRAPHIES:  Charles MYERS, Porcupine, Pepin Co., WI

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Submitted by Nance Sampson, Pepin Co. Archives File Manager on 19 November 2004
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Charles Myers, farmer, P. O. Porcupine, Pepin county, was born at
Ludlowsville, N. Y., September 24, 1830.  His grandfather, John Myers,
a native of Germany, came to America when a young lad, accompanied by
his two brothers, one of whom was named Andrew.  At the age of thirteen
he (John) took up arms in the Continental army.  While engaged in this
service, he once came suddenly upon three red-coats who were out
hunting.  Although he had lost the flint from his gun, he promptly 
presented arms and took two of them prisoners, marching them to a fort
two miles distant, where they were considerably chagrined to learn that
his gun was of no use.  He afterward settled on the Mohawk flats, where
he dwelt for many years, always being on good terms with the Indians,
with whom he ran many foot races, and was enabled to beat their
champion.  His wife's name was Polly, and they had two sons, Andrew and
John, besides several daughters.  Andrew Myers was an early settler at
Cayuga lake, where he owned a farm of 700 acres and also became
prominent as a business man.  He married Mandana, daughter of Daniel
Mack, of Scotch-Irish descent.  Andrew Myers died April 4, 1864, and
his widow survived until March 16, 1876.  The names of their children
were Alonzo, Arvilla, Louisa, Luther, Eliza (Mrs. Mills), James A.,
Aurilla (Mrs. Fenner), Lorenzo, John H., Charles (the subject proper of
this sketch), George and Benjamin C.  Several of this family died in
childhood.  Charles Myers was reared on a farm and attended school
until nineteen years of age, in the meantime working in a grain
warehouse and the grist-mill owned by his father.  At the age of twenty-
one he left home and went to California, via the Isthmus of Panama.  He
worked in the mines with rather indifferent success, and in 1857
returned by the same route, and was wrecked on the island of Cuba.  In
1859 he went to Pike's Peak and thence to Fort Kearney, Neb., where,
December 9, 1861, he married Adeline, daughter of Oliver E. and Abbie
(Hotling) Bennett.  Their children are:  Benjamin C., Abbie (Mrs. C.
Donley), George W., Charles H., Iva Irene, Effie Florence and Leon R. 
Mr. Myers enlisted in February 1865, in Company G, First Minnesota
heavy artillery.  He served under General Thomas at Fort Lythe, Tenn.,
until discharged, September 24, 1865.

About 1864 Mr. Myers came to Frankfort township and purchased his
present farm, he being the first settler in this (Porcupine) valley. 
At that time deer tracks were as thick in the creek bottoms as sheep
tracks in a barnyard.  Other game was also plentiful.  While Mr. Myers
was in the army the family lived at Read's Landing, Minn., but returned
to the farm after his discharge.  For several seasons they were much
annoyed by mosquitoes, but otherwise got along very comfortably.  Mr.
Myers had to clear roads and ford streams in order to reach other
settlements.  He also worked as cook for the Beef Slough Company, but
has spent most of his time in the improvement and cultivation of his
farm.  Although he has traveled over a large portion of the United
States, he has seen no place with which he was as well suited in all
respects as this.  His sons are all expert musicians, and constitute a
popular band, whose services are often in demand.  Politically Mr.
Myers is a republican.  Since 1849 he has been a Spiritualist and Free
thinker.  He is a member of the G. A. R., I. O. G. T. and P. of H.

-Transcribed from the "Historical & Biographical Album of the Chippewa
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," pages 747-748.


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