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Howard Jennings Myers

Born 7 Jun 1899 in Michigan, USA

Ancestors

Son of Nathan C Myers and Alice Capitola (Lett) Myers

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Leota Emma (Tryon) Myers — married 22 Aug 1922 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Descendants

Father of Alice Theodosia Myers, Betty Myers, Myrt Myers, [private daughter (1920s - 1990s)], Arline Myers, Wanetta Myers and [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]

Died 11 Jun 1980 at age 81 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

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Howard Myers is a part of US Black heritage.

1900 wheatland twp, mi. nathan c 42 black Dec 1857 oh farmer. alice c wife apr 1862 38 MI, oh, oh. mabel may 1886 14 mi. george w oct 1888 11 mi. lena apr 1897 3 mi. howard j son jun 1899 11/12 [lived 3 places down from John and Theodosia who raise Howard later. Dave Lett lives 2nd place down other way] === 1910 Mecosta Co, MI John W Cross mul 44 M1 27 yrs. b OH dad b Va mom b OH farmer, own farm. E[emplyer] Free of mortgage. Farm. 16 [no of farm ___ ?]. Theodosia, wife mul 42 no kids b MI dad b OH mom b Scot-Garlic? Howard Myers ward mul 11 b MI parents b OH school === 1920 Bridge st GR MI Howard Meyers 20 mi white lodger machinist machine shop dad b oh mom mi with Cornelius Meyers family === 1930 wyoming twp Kent Co MI Howard Myers head owns $2400 white 30 M at 23. dad b OH sanding, furniture plant not vet. Leota 25 marr at 17 both b MI Alice T 5 9/12 Betty J 4 3/12 Myrtle J 2 9/12 Joice E 1 2/12 Arline P 6/12 all MI === 1940 Mecosta Co, MI Howard J Myers 40 MI neg H2 rents $5 belt sander, furnature [sp] factory $650 Leota E white 35 marr 8th grade assambling [sp], machine shop $144. Alice T 15 not in school 8th no job listed, income $24 [all 3 listed class of worker, pw-private work] Betty J 12 school 6th. Joyce E 11 school 4th. Arline P 9 school 2nd. Wandetta L 4. Patty M 3 all b MI. [next door to Everette Flowers family. 3 down from Andrew Flowers family. other side is John Harper family with stepkids Lett. Then Clifford Cross family. and 3 down from them is George Guy family.] === WWI draft card. Howard C Myers RFD4 Rimao? Mecosta Mi 19 b 7 Jun 1899 negro farm laborer for John Cross nearest relative Nathan Myers Chesterhill OH med ht and build, brown eyes dark hair === MI Death Index Howard J Myers Birth 7 Jun 1899 Death 11 Jun 1980 Gender Male Residence Tallmadge, Ottawa, Mi Place of Death Grand Rapids, Kent, Mi === SSDI Howard Myers SSN: 380-01-9446 Last Residence: 49504 Grand Rapids, Kent, Mi Born: 7 Jun 1899 Last Benefit: 49504 Grand Rapids, Kent, Mi Died: Jun 1980 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) === Fairplains Cemetery Grand Rapids Kent Co Mi Plot: Block 1, Lot LC_A, Space 12

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1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Wheatland, Mecosta, Michigan; Roll: 731; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0108
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #25168794
Howard J Myers (11/12), single son, in household of Nathan C Myers (42) in Wheatland, Mecosta, Michigan. Born in Michigan, USA.

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Barbara (Slater) Nelson

He was given by his father to John and Theodosia Cross to raise in Remus, Michigan. According to family legends, it was because Nathan owed the Crosses $50. After his mother died when he was young, all of his siblings were given to other families to raise. As an adult, he moved to the Grand Rapids area and married Leota. They had 7 daughters, then adopted daughter Alice's son, James, when she died. He was a farmer. He was ambidextrous, had great carpenter skills and made china cabinets, a hat box for his wife, etc. I still own a dresser and coffee table he made. He raised chickens and 'candled' his eggs by hand. He had an egg route that he sold eggs on. As a child, he used to fascinate me by taking a wire basket in each hand, full of eggs he'd washed, and swing them around to dry them. He'd do large circles with the baskets going over his head upside down and tell us it was magic that made them not fall out. I remember my mother taking him and us to visit his brother, Ira, in the upper peninsula. They would entertain us with stories and music. It was so much fun to watch him on his harmonica and Uncle Irie on his guitar, spinning it in the air, and belting out songs. One of my favorite stories about him was when he and my grandmother went to the UP to visit Irie once. While in a restaurant, all their luggage was stolen. When they met up with Irie, and he found out, Irie put the word out about what happened. It wasn't long before my grandparents' items all showed up, left in plain sight along the road to be found. His family lived in a small house on Woodrow Ave, near GR for the rest of his life. He was a religious man with a wonderful bass voice and loved to sing. After Howard died, the home was sold and torn down a few years later so a new house could be built there.

posted 16 Sep 2018 by Barbara (Slater) Nelson [thank Barbara]

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Howard Jennings Myers (1899 - 1980)

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