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40. George Washington (L.) MYERS ⁽¹⁷⁾⁽²⁰⁶⁾⁽¹⁸⁾⁽²⁰⁷⁾⁽⁸¹⁾⁽²⁰⁸⁾ was born on Jan 20 1843 in PA.⁽¹⁷⁾⁽²⁰⁹⁾⁽¹⁸⁾⁽²¹⁰⁾⁽²¹¹⁾⁽²¹²⁾⁽⁸²⁾⁽²¹³⁾ George Washington Myers was born in PA. -- 1860 Census.

"George Washington Myers was born Saturday the 20th day of January 1843." -- Family Bible.

George Washington Myers was born on January 20, 1843. -- T.H. Myers, Burns History, Paper #3, Gale Myers.

"George Washington Myers, Sunday, January 22, 1843." -- Paper #11.

Born January 22, 1843. -- T.H. Myers family tree.
He died on Feb 8 1919 in Oil City, Venango Co., PA.⁽¹⁷⁾⁽⁸²⁾⁽²¹⁴⁾ George Washington Myers died Feb. 8, 1919, in Oil City of ureamic poisoning. -- T.H. Myers, Gale Myers (date and place only).
He died of ureamic poisoning. George Washington Myers was a child of Henry Myers Jr. and Nancy A. Burns. He served in the Civil War with the 56th Penna. Regiment, and was wounded in action. After the war, he worked in the west. He married in Kansas and returned to Clarion County, PA on Nov. 26, 1876, and spent the remainder of his life on the Myers homestead at Blairs Corners. For a number of years, he carried the mail between Blairs Corners Post Office and the railroad station. He was an active member of St. Paul's Reformed Church [near Wentlings Corners, PA]. -- T.H. Myers.

The Directory of Clarion County, Clarion Jacksonian Print, Clarion, Pa, 1887, lists a G.L. [not G.W.] Myers as a resident of Blairs Corners, Beaver Township, PA, whose occupation was a farmer. -- History of Wentlings Corners.

George Washington Myers is the grandfather of Theodore Henry Myers.

He is called George W. or George Washington Myers several times in the family Bible, although his daughter, Jennie Myers, wrote her father many postcards addressed to "G.L. Myers."

George's father, Henry, wrote in his will: "3rd I give bequeath and devise to my son G. L. Myers that portion of my farm lying west of the Rail Road and this will shall give to my son G. L. Myers a good and sufficient title to the above mentioned land." He also wrote: "and lastly I Constitute and appoint John C. Shields of Licking Township and G. L. Myers of Beaver Township my Executors of this my will and testament imposing full Confidence in them." -- Myers will.

George L. Myers was father of Warren Henry Myers. -- F. Ashbaugh family tree, Obituary.
He was married to Anna Louise (Lewellen) WATERMAN (WATTERMAN) on May 10 1874 in Chanute, KS.⁽¹⁸⁾⁽²¹¹⁾⁽²¹⁵⁾ Marriage date is in family Bible. --Family Bible.

George Washington Myers married Anna Waterman on May 10, 1874. -- Paper #3, T.H. Myers family tree.

George Washington Myers married Anna Waterman in Chanute, KS. -- T.H. Myers family tree.

George Washington Myers married Anna Watterman on May 10, 1874, in Kansas. -- Gale Myers.
George Washington Myers married Anna Louise Waterman in Kansas May 10, 1874. They moved to Clarion County, PA on Nov. 26, 1876

41. Anna Louise (Lewellen) WATERMAN (WATTERMAN)⁽⁷⁹⁾⁽²¹⁶⁾⁽⁸²⁾⁽²¹⁷⁾ was born on Oct 29 1846 in Colon, MI.⁽¹⁷⁾⁽²¹¹⁾⁽⁸²⁾⁽²¹⁸⁾ Born in Colon, MI, on Oct. 29, 1846, -- Myers notebook, T.H. Myers family tree, Gale Myers

"Anna Waterman Oct. 29, 1946." -- Paper #3.
She died on Oct 13 1924 in Oil City, Venango Co., PA.⁽¹⁸⁾⁽⁸²⁾⁽²¹⁹⁾ "Anna L. Myers died Oct. 12, 1924, following surgical operation for appendicitis. Burried in Stone Church Cemetery." -- Family Bible

Anna Waterman died in Oil City, PA, on Oct. 13, 1924. -- T.H. Myers family tree, Gale Myers.
George Washington Myers first married Emma Dutcher, and later Anna Lewellen Watterman. -- Gale Myers.

Anna Louise Waterman was the mother of Warren Henry Myers. -- F. Ashbaugh family tree, Gale Myers.

Anna was an herbal doctor, according to her daughter, Jenny. She attended the sick. -- Jim & Dot Miller.

Anna Waterman came to PA from KS on Nov. 26, 1876 [two years after her marriage]. -- Myers family tree.

Children were:

20 i. Warren Henry MYERS.
ii. Jennie Louise MYERS⁽²²⁰⁾ was born on Aug 29 1882 in Myers Mills, Clarion, Co., PA.⁽¹⁸⁾⁽¹⁷⁾ Born in 1892 on the Myers homestead. -- Myers notebook

Born August 29, 1882, according to the family Bible. -- Bible, Myers family tree
She died after 1962 in Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny Hospital.⁽⁷⁹⁾⁽²²¹⁾ Anna Marie Miller can remember Aunt Jenny in the hospital before she died. -- Interview of Jim & Dot Miller.

Jenny Myers died before Sept. 1962, as a letter written then refers to her death in the past. -- Grace Ashbaugh.
Jenny attended Blair's Corners School in 1893 with her brother, Warren Henry Myers. She also lived for many years with James Miller and Dorothy Myers (Miller) at the Myers Homestead after her husband died.