Elizabeth (Gray) Myers (1805 - 1888)

Ancestors

Wife of David Myers — married 1823 in Tennessee

Died 22 Oct 1888 at age 83 in Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee

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Biography

David III MYERS

Birth 19 Mar 1790 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death 24 Dec 1872 in Stone, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Wife: Elizabeth GRAY Myers, Birth 1805 in North Carolina

Death 1888 in Stone, Jackson, Tennessee, USA

David Myers in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: David Myers Age in 1870: 35 [85] Birth Year: abt 1835 [abt 1785] [1785] Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1870: District 13, Jackson, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Gainesboro Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age David Myers 35 [85] Elizabeth Myers 65 Mary Myers 44 Henry Myers 31 Thomas T Myers 30 Samuel Myers 27 Margarett Myers 23 John Pryer 10

David Myers in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name: David Myers

Gender: Male

Birth Place: NC

Birth Year: 1790

Spouse Name: Elizabeth Gray

Spouse

Birth Place: SC

Spouse Birth Year: 1805

Marriage

Year: 1823

Marriage State: TN

Number Pages: 1

Elizabeth Myers in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Elizabeth Myers Birth Date: 8 Jan 1805 Death Date: 22 Oct 1888 Death Place: Stone, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA Cemetery: Draper Memorial Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA Has Bio?: Y Spouse: David Myers Children: Henry C Myers Samuel S Myers URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..

DEPOSITION: ELISABETH MYERS.

I am a daughter of William Gray, deceased.

I am the Elizabeth Myers that William Gray bequeathed $200 in cash to in his lifetime and the same spoken of in his Will. No part of the $200 spoken of never have been paid to me by anyone.

DEPOSITION: ELISABETH MYERS.

I am a daughter of William Gray, deceased.

I am the Elizabeth Myers that William Gray bequeathed $200 in cash to in his lifetime and the same spoken of in his Will.

No part of the $200 spoken of never have been paid to me by anyone.

William Gray, my father, died in the year 1856 in Feb. . . .

S. S. Gray died in Dec. 1862. He was my half brother.

David Myers was my husband. He is dead. He died in Dec. 1872.

He [S. S. Gray] did leave a large amount of personal property and several Negroes at his death. He was a bachelor . . .

Elizabeth Myers [her mark]

DEPOSITION: B. B. WASHBURN.

Aged 59 years.

I am a practicing lawyer in Gainesboro and have been for the last 34 years.

/s/ B. B. Washburn

Deposition taken: 22 Nov. 1873.

DEPOSITION: JAMES EATON.

Aged 44 years.

/s/ James Eaton

Deposition taken: 24 & 25 Nov. 1873.

William Gray, my father, died in the year 1856 in Feb. . . .

S. S. Gray died in Dec. 1862. He was my half brother.

David Myers was my husband. He is dead. He died in Dec. 1872.

He [S. S. Gray] did leave a large amount of personal property and several :Negroes at his death. He was a bachelor . . .

Elizabeth Myers [her mark]

DEPOSITION: B. B. WASHBURN.

Aged 59 years.

I am a practicing lawyer in Gainesboro and have been for the last 34 years.

/s/ B. B. Washburn

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Sources

1. ↑ http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_54.htm

• * Source Citation

Source number: 12.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CC1 Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WorldMarr_ga&h=878030&tid=73156196&pid=42373208354&usePUB=true&rhSource=8054

• Source Citation

Year: 1870; Census Place: District 13, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1539; Page: 257A; Image: 511; Family History Library Film: 553038 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=7281909

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=58004587&ssrc=pt&tid=73156196&pid=42373208354&usePUB=true