Wife's name is uncertain. Research of descendant A. Katherine Cronise gives her maiden name as Slack; a biography of John's grandson Gabriel Myers gives it as Sherman.[1]
The biography of Gabriel Myers lists these children of John and his wife:
Peter
Jacob
John (Gabriel's father)
Peggy, married a Shafer
two daughters, names unknown, who married Chronister brothers
daughter, name unknown, who married Peter Deerdorff
Sources
Research of A. Katherine Cronise
↑ "Gabriel Myers". Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski Counties, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company, Benton County, Indiana. 1899. p. 248-249. Viewable on Google Books.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Sharon Casteel for creating WikiTree profile Myers-3693 through the import of slc2.ged on Oct 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sharon and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: