Notes:

Burgess is the son of John Clark Myers, 4 Jan 1794, Ellbert Co., Georgia, & Nancy Mullins, b. 1790 S. Carolina.

. 1860 Census Twp. 12, Range 9, Winston Co., Alabama
Burgess Myers, 42 /1818 b Georgia
Winnefred, 35, 1825 b. Alabama
Abram, 16 /1844 Arkansas
John S Myers, 10, 1850 in Alabama
Mary A, 5, 1855, Alabama
Nancy E Myers, 3 y, 1857 Alabama.
Note: The Sitton & Myers family had their farms side by side in Alabama.

. 1870 Jun 5 Census, Lynch, Texas, Missouri
Burgess Myers, 63 y, 1817 b Alabama, Winsard, Nancy J, Martha C Myers
Note: Son John S Myers & family is one farm away.

. Resided Walker Co., Al. before arriving 1870 in Upton, Texas Co., MO. His farm at Ellis Prairie in Lynch Township is now known as the Rauscher Farm.

. Burgis Myers & his family moved to Missouri just after the Civil War. Burgis Myers has a son, Abe Myers, that was one of the best school teachers of his day in Walker County. This Abe Myers went to Missouri & taught in that state. He later went to Oklahoma & taught in a government school in that state
Ref: A Short History of a Group of The Myers Family, by John H Myers June, 1942, Floydada, Texas.

. Burgess Myers moving to Missouri after the Civil War parallels the history or son-in-law, Richard Patterson, - Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:


Buried:
Bucyrus, MO.

Burgess married Winifred WINNIE SITTON est 1842 in Walker County, Alabama. Winifred was born on 19 Dec 1826 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 19 Aug 1894 in Texas Twp., Missouri; was buried on 21 Aug 1894 in Emery Chapel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Abraham Anderson ABE MYERS was born on 14 Apr 1844 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 14 Jun 1934 in Hazel Valley, Washington Co., Arkansas; was buried on 16 Jun 1934 in Brentwood Cemetery.
2. John Silas MYERS was born on 22 Aug 1851 in Winston County, Alabama; died on 23 Nov 1932 in Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri; was buried in Emery Chapel Cemetery.
3. James MYERS was born in 1853 in Alabama.
4. Mary Ann MYERS, .1 was born on 16 Jan 1856 in Alabama; died on 7 Aug 1922 in Raymond, Pacific Co., Washington; was buried in Washington Lawn Cemetery.
5. Nancy Elizabeth MYERS, .1 was born on 11 Mar 1858 in Kansas, Winston County, Alabama; died on 14 Mar 1927 in Ellis Prairie, Lynch Twp., Texas Co., Missouri; was buried in Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri.
6. Nicie Jane MYERS was born on 30 Aug 1861 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 15 Feb 1948 in San Bernandino Co., California; was buried in Hillside Memorial Park.
7. Martha C MATTIE MYERS was born on 22 Feb 1864 in Winston County, Alabama; died on 2 Sep 1952 in Redlands, San Bernardino, California; was buried in Hillside Memorial Park.