Terrell W Myers (1911 - abt. 1987)

Born 15 Oct 1911 in Buncombe County, NC

Ancestors

Died about 18 Nov 1987 at about age 76 in Buncombe County, NC

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Biography

On 15 October 1911, Terrell Wesley Myers was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, a son of Sampson L. Myers and Eugenia “Gennie” Shepherd Myers.^[1] Eugenia had married Sampson Myers, a widower with two children, on 17 April 1908. ^[2]

By 15-16 January 1920, when the federal census was listed for the Ivy township of Buncombe County, Eugenia and son Terrell were residing with her mother, sister, and brother. Her brother Fred Jack Shepherd, age 35, was listed as the head of the household. Their mother Matilda was 75 and widowed. Gennie’s sister Lula was 38. Gennie was 40, and her son Terrell was 8. ^[3]

The federal census of 1930, listed for the Ivy township #2 of Buncombe County on 11 April, found Gennie Myers and Terrell Myers renting a farm on Sugar Creek Road (between Morgan Hill and Barnardsville). Gennie was age 53, and Terrell was 19. Gennie was listed with the occupation of manager and Terrell was a laborer. ^[4]

After serving in the U. S. Army during the mid- to late 1930’s^[5], Terrell developed mental illness which resulted in extended hospitalization in the Broughton Psychiatric Hospital in Morganton, North Carolina.

His mother Eugenia Shepherd Myers died of heart failure on 19 December 1957 at her home on Stockton Branch Road, Weaverville, North Carolina. ^[6]

Toward the end of his life, when more effective drugs for the treatment of mental illness became available, some cousins (especially descendants of his Uncle Elbert Shepherd) helped him to leave the Broughton Psychiatric Hospital and move to a nursing home in the Asheville area, where he lived for several years.^[7]

Terrell died 15 November 1987 in Asheville, North Carolina. His remains were buried beside those of his mother, Eugenia Shepherd Myers, in the cemetery of Piney Mountain Baptist Church, Weaverville, NC. ^{[8] [9]}

Note: While some documents name him “Myers” in accord with his father’s surname, he was also called Terrell Shepherd (as his mother used the Shepherd name in later life) and his grave marker bears the name “Terrell W. Shepherd” (see image).

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
3. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Ivy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1287; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 30. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
4. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Ivy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 2341410. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
6. ↑ North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates. Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
7. ↑ Statement of Dwight M. Childers (Terrell’s first cousin once removed), 24 Oct 2021.
8. ↑ Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206414503/terrell-wesley-shepherd : accessed 24 October 2021), memorial page for Terrell Wesley Shepherd (15 Oct 1911–18 Nov 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206414503, citing Piney Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by dora brown (contributor 47895331) .