Benjamin Franklin Myers (1895 - 1980)

Born 26 Mar 1895 in Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Shellie Esther (Lee) Myers — married 15 Aug 1923 in Thomasville Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Died 21 Apr 1980 at age 85 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1895. He passed away in 1980.

Research Notes

It is unclear who was the father of Benjamin Myers. It appears that his mother, Mary Catherine Myers was never married. During the 1900 US Census he and his older brother and sister, Earlie Harrison Everhart and Lydia Jane Myers were living with their mother, who was the head of household in Thomasville Township, Davidson, NC. All three children were listed with the last name of Everhart. Also, Earlie and Benjamin are linked as the children of James Cicero Everhart on his "Find a Grave" memorial page (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6768026/james-cicero-everhart : accessed 9 March 2022). He lived in Thomasville, NC. Earlie's Mariage license lists his father as "unknown". His death certificate lists both his father and mother as unknown. Lydia's death certificate lists her father as unknown. On Benjamin's marriage certificate from 1923 leaves the name of his father blank. In 1943, Benjamin was able to obtain a "Delayed Certificate of Birth Registration" from the Davidson County, NC Register of Deeds and the Director of Vital Statistics that his father was a Jefferson Davis Myers, who was born in Davidson County in 1861, a year before his mother was born. The Certificate lists the evidence as being an insurance policy reference, an affidavit of personal knowledge, and a family bible reference.

Why was Benjamin still listed as a son of James Cicero Everhart on his "Find a Grave" memorial page? Another interesting fact is that James had a daughter named Mary Catherine Everhart, who is listed as the daughter of James's wife, Eliza Lohr, but that James and Eliza were not married until 1884.

Mary Catherine Myers also had another daughter who was listed on her 1900 US Census record named Maude Elizabeth Everhart, who was born in April 1885, but no further record for her has been found.

Jefferson Davis Myers was born in 1867 in Davidson County, NC and died in 1920 in Davidson County, NC according to his "Find a Grave" memorial page (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6768185/jefferson-davis-myers : accessed 9 March 2022). However, it is questionable that he could be the person listed on Benjamin's Delayed Birth Certificate.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6762956/benjamin-franklin-myers : accessed 9 March 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Myers (26 Mar 1895–21 Apr 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6762956, citing Fair Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by K. Clinard (contributor 11980561) .
• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC4Y-S3Y : 8 December 2014), Benjamin Franklin Myers, 26 Mar 1895; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 3, p. 428, Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLY1-8SYH : 23 February 2021), Benjamin Franklin Myers, ; citing Birth, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, possibly other reference information, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYH-BJT : 7 January 2022), Franklin Mayers in entry for Mary Mayers, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLMT-XZZ : accessed 9 March 2022), Benjamin F Myers in household of Mary C Myers, Conrad Hill, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 3B, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1106; FHL microfilm 1,375,119.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8B-MHV : 24 December 2021), Benjamin Franklin Myers, 1917-1918.
• "North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H2-NK7Y : 11 March 2018), Benjamin Franklin Myers; citing 26 Apr 1918, Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, The North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh; FamilySearch digital folder 004312323.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WMT6-WJT2 : 23 October 2019), Benjamin Franklin Myers, 16 Jul 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF99-686 : 9 March 2021), B F Myers and Shellie Lee, 15 Aug 1923; citing Davidson, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 4,137,986.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SK-MJC : accessed 9 March 2022), Ben Myers, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 20A, line 29, family 370, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1685; FHL microfilm 2,341,419.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSC-GTT : 9 January 2021), Ben F Myers, Thomasville Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-41, sheet 12A, line 36, family 198, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2899.
• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H47X-2DPZ : 14 February 2020), Ben Franklin Myers, 1980.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2XJ-8QQ : 8 January 2021), Ben Myers, Apr 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1F-BXYP : 18 July 2020), Ben F Myers, 1980.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5M5-WCZT : 18 July 2020), Ben F Myers, 1980.* "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5M5-WCZT : 18 July 2020), Ben F Myers, 1980.