Notes:

Obituary gives Nancy's parents as Winn & Burgess Myers. Compare with marriage of John Myers & Phebe Patterson. Verify.

Obituary for NANCY ELIZABETH MYERS, WIFE OF WILLIAM FIELDEN.

Nancy E. Myers was born in Alabama, March 11, 1858, daughter of Winifred & Burgess Myers. During early childhood she moved with her parents, brothers & sisters to Ellis Prairie, MO., where she grew to womanhood. February 10, 1878, she was married to Wm. Fielden. She was a teacher both before & after marriage. A few years after marriage she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Saviour & friend & united with the Liberty Missionary Baptist church of Texas county, Mo. In 1889, she & her husband became charter members of Success Missionary Baptist church, where their membership remained until they united with the First Baptist church of Bolivar, Mo. She was a faithful & consistent Christian, a devoted wife, a loving mother & ever ready to help the sick & needy & give comfort to the bereaved.

To this union were born 2 children, Dora & Lucie.

The latter, Mrs. Moss F. Smith was with her during her last illness. She departed this life Monday, March 14, 1927, at 10 a.m., after a 12 day illness of measles. She had attained the age of 69 years & 3 days. Dr. J.H. Bridges was the attending physician & wife relatives & friends rendered faithful & loving service & thought all was going well until just a short time before her departure. The change came as a great surprise to all. A weak heart, no doubt, was the cause of fatality. Telegrams were sent to her daughter, Miss Dora Fielden who was teaching in South Mountain Industrial Institute, Bostic, North Carolina; also to her brother, J. S. Myers of Ellis Prairie, Mo. Miss Fielden came as quickly as bus & train service could bring her & arrived at 9:40 a.m., Wednesday March 16. The funeral service was conducted at the home at 2 p.m., March 17, by Rev. G.A. Bauey, pastor of First Baptist church of Bolivar, Mo. - - -

Birth:
Moved to Ellis Prairie in early childhood.

Died:
Died at 10 AM with dau. Lucy at her side. Aged 69 y 3 days

Buried:
Buried at city cemetery.

Nancy married William A FIELDEN on 10 Feb 1878 in Texas Twp., Missouri. William was born on 29 Nov 1849 in Andersen Co., Tennessee; died on 8 Apr 1941 in Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri; was buried in Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dora L FIELDEN was born on 16 Nov 1878 in Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri; died on 11 Jan 1956 in San Bernandino Co., California; was buried in Hillside Memorial Park.
2. Lucy FIELDEN was born in Jun 1882 in Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri; died on 17 Jul 1961 in San Bernandino Co., California; was buried in Hillside Memorial Park.

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]

Notes:

Winifred is the daughter of Philip Sitton, Jr. & Winfred Bradley.3.

. 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 Myres, 10, 1850 in Alabama
Mary A, 5, 1855, Alabama
Nancy E Myres, 3 y, 1857 Alabama.
Note: James Sitton & Burgess Myers family had their farms side by side in Alabama.
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Birth:
Alt name: Sitten, Sutton; Alt Birth Place: Rabun Gap, Ga.

Died:
Emory Chapel Cem., Pinery Twp., Texas Co., MO.

Buried:
Piney Twp., Texas Co., MO.