| Notes |
- Miss Phebe was married 6 months after the death of her father & one month before her sister Caroline also married. Guelph, Ontario was the closest largest town at the time of her birth. Her grandparents Mary & Henry Catchpole lived in Guelph.
. 1852 Census Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario:
Pheby Paterson, Age 2 /b.1840.
. 1870 Census Upton Twp., Texas Co., MO. Phebe Patterson, 19 years /b1851, Keeping house, Born in Canada, both parents foreign born.
. Phoebe & John resided at Ellis Prairie which is about 8 miles northwest of Houston where her father Richard Patterson lived.
. State of Missouri, County of Texas. This is to certify that I solemnized the rite of matrimony between John S Myers & Miss Phebe Patterson, this July 2,1871. Signed, James Sitton, J.P. Recorded July 29, 1871.
. 1880 Census, Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri
John S Myers, Phoebe, Wilburn M, Mary C., Nancy E Patterson, Missouri.
. 1910 Census, Lynch Texas Co, Missouri
John S Myers, Phebe, Herbert, Grandson, age 12/ b 1898, Missouri.
. Census 1910: Phebe Myers [Patterson] born Canada, Parents born England. Married 30 years / 1870.
. 1920? - Jan 2nd - 5th Census, Lynch, MO.
Herbert R Myers, 22 y /1898 married, General Farming
Gladis, 20 y / 1909 married. b Missouri.
John S Myers and wife Phebe Myers.
. Ellis Prairie, A village northwest of Houston in Lynch Township. A post-office since 1879. Named for Washington Asa Ellis, a pioneer in the region.
* LETTER. To Caroline Patterson Sitton, Ellis Prairie, MO., October [Estimated about 1890].
Dear Sister. I received your welcome letter & was glad to hear from you. We are all well & I hope these few lines will find you the same. I think you have had quite a ramble. I guess you will settle down now, but if you do take another wild goose chase, you must let us know where you are. I was glad to hear you are getting along as well as you are. I have lost one child since I wrote to you. It would have been 2 years old if it had lived. It is hard for us to give up our children. Not our will be done but the great Creator's who gives all we have.
We are getting along very well. We have two farms. We live at the old place now. We have a good house. A frame house, seven rooms, 2. upstairs & 4 downstairs. We built our new house west of the old one. We use the old house for a wash house & smoke house. We have a well close to the kitchen door. The old folks is getting along tolerable well. They are not able to work much now.
John & Monroe has planted & tended their corn for the last 3 years. They tend their garden & berry patches themselves. They are getting very childish. Grandma, that is what I always call her, can talk as much as she use to & grandpa jokes & is as funny as ever. Him & John has gone to town today.
Ella & Laura is gone to school. Monroe is teaching school about three miles from home. He boards at home. I am alone. I wish you was here with me. I can talk so much better than I can write. Brother John is in Lewis Co., Washington. He settled on a new place. He wrote he had built a very good house & had some new land cleared up. He has lots of help. They have 4 boys big enough to work on the farm. Sister Mary [nee Patterson, Mrs. Felker] came out to see us last winter. She is a nice neat plain industrious woman & good company. I miss her so much when she left. Oh how I wish you would come to see us this winter. Aunt Sarah Findley got her arm broke last winter & she can't us her had yet. She is getting so old & feeble. She is nearly blind. Uncle Ezek is not able to work much now.
I will send you 2 pieces. The pink is Ellas & Lauras' dresses & the black is mine. I will send you more next time. I will close. Tell the children to write. Good by. Write soon.
[Phebe Myers to Caroline Sitton [estimated period around 1890 i.e., Monroe grown, maybe 18. - Jewel Sitton.]
Page 5.
I will send you the picture with this letter. If you don't get it I wish you would let me know. When Monroe comes home I want to get his Ella & Laura's pictures all taken together. If I do I will send you one. Now don't forget to send me yours Cicero & all the Children pictures. Aunt Sarah & Uncle Ezkiel is alive yet. They are nearly blind. Aunt Sarah said to tell you seem see?
Ref: Tom Treat. 2009.
. OBITUARY:
Mrs Phebe Myers, whose maiden name was Patterson, was born in Canada July 28, 1850. In 1860 the family came to Texas County, Missouri, settling on a farm some 2 miles NE of Dykes, MO., where she grew to womanhood. On July 2, 1871, she was united in the holy bonds of Matrimony to J S Myers. To this union 5 child were born, 3 of who preceded here to the Great Beyond, one dying in infancy. Mary C Myers died Dec 21 1884, at the age of 11 years & Dr. Wm. Monroe Myers died Nov 1, 1903 at the age of 31 years.
Ella, now the wife of H W Evans, resides on a farm near Roubidoux in the western part of Texas County, & Laure, wife of Roy Clark, lives on a farm with her family at Yelm, Washington.
Herbert Myers, a grandson, who Mrs. Myers reared from childhood, lives on a farm with his family adjoining the home place where she spent many happy days.
Lizze Wilson, a sister lives at Plum Valley, MO., & another sister, if not dead, resides in Canada.
Aunt Phebe was converted in 1874 & later joined the Baptist church at Plum Valley, Mo., & has always lived a devoted, consistent Christian life. After a brief illness, she died on Jan 9, 1929, making her age at the time of death 78 years 5 months & 11 days.
Aunt Phebe, as she was familiarly known, was loved & respected by all who know her, & number her friends & by her acquaintances.
She was laid to rest at Emery cemetery by the side of those of her family who had preceded her, surrounded by a large number of relatives & friends. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Tillery of Houston.
Card of Thanks. We wish to thank all our relatives & friends who so kindly assisted us by act & deed during the sickness & death of our dear wife & mother. May God bless her. J S Myers, Ella Evans & Family, Herbert Myers & Family. - - - [1, 2]
|
1850 - 1929 (78 years)