Ralph Vernon Myers (1886 - 1960)

Born 7 Sep 1886 in Honey Bend, North Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Q. (Aldridge) Myers — married 9 Jun 1914 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1960 at age 73 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ralph Myers has German Roots.

Ralph Myers has English ancestors.

Ralph Vernon Myers / Meyers, son of James Myers / Meyers and Celecta Selectie Bost, was born on 7 September 1886 in Honeybend, North Litchfield township, Montgomery county, Illinois.

Ralph's Meyers, Bost/Bast, Moyer, Kress, Müller, Schwarzwälder & Maushardt forefathers came from southwestern Germany; his Pfeiffer forefathers came from German-Switzerland.

Ralph grew up in Litchfield, illinois, in a family of ten children. Ralph was a druggist by profession.

In 1906/1907 Ralph had a relationship with Katherine Kate Kitty Panske. They had a son, who was adopted by the Edwards family:

1. Orin E. Edwards, born 7 July 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri, died 16 Dec 1966. ^[1]

In 1908 Ralph V. Myers is recorded living in Saint Louis, Missouri. ^[2]

In 1910 Ralph V. Meyers and Kate A. Panske are both recorded living in Saint Louis, Missouri as boarders in the home of Percy Knapp. ^[3]

Ralph wed Caroline Carrie Q. Aldrich / Aldridge on 9 June 1914 in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 1916 Ralph and Caroline removed to Chicago, Illinois. They had one daughter together:

1. Fern Agnes Anna Meyers, born 27 May 1918. ^[4]

In 1920 Ralph Meyers is recorded living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. ^[5]

In 1930 Ralph V. Meyers is recorded living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. ^[6]

In 1940 Ralph Meyers is recorded living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. ^[7]

Ralph Myers died of a heart attack on 5 February 1960 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and was laid to rest at Lincoln Charter Cemetery in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan. ^[8]

Obituary

Ralph Vernon Myers, 73, who worked as a pharmacist, died Friday in Chicago. Mr. Myers lived at 1625 Winnemac Street, Chicago. Mr Myers was born Sept. 7, 1886, in Honeybend, Illinois. ... His wife Carrie died in 1948. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Fern) Stalorites, Stevensville; three grandchildren; two brothers, Earl Myers, Villa Park, Ill., and Kenneth Myers, Peoria, Ill.; and four sisters, Mrs. Rua Burnett and Mrs. Leata Giles, both of Christopher, Ill., and Mrs. Lona Kazda, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Irena Wolf, San Francisco. Funeral services for Ralph Vernon Myers were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Kerlikowske funeral home, St. Joseph. ... Burial will be in Stevensville cemetery." ^{[9] [10]}

DNA

Orin E. Edwards and Callie F. Stalorites Parker share 326 cM across 17 segments of DNA at Ancestry.com. This makes them half-1st Cousins, both being the grandchildren of Ralph V. Myers.

Sources

1. ↑ Personal Knowledge of Orin Edwards of Venice, Florida
2. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com. Txt: "Name: Ralph V. Myers; Residence Year: 1908; Street Address: 2622 Locust; Residence Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA; Occupation: Clerk; Publication Title: St Louis, Missouri, City Directory, 1908."
3. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Saint Louis, Missouri. Name: Ralph V. Meyers; Age in 1910: 23; Birth Year: abt 1887; Birthplace: Illinois; Home in 1910: St Louis Ward 17, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Street: Olive St; Race: White; Gender: Male; Relation to Head of House: Boarder; Marital Status: Single; Father's Birthplace: Illinois; Mother's Birthplace: Illinois; Native Tongue: English; Occupation: Druggist; Industry: Drug Store; Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner; Able to read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes; Out of Work: N.

   Household Members Age Relationship

   1. Martin T. Costello 64 Boarder
   2. Percy T. Knapp 37 Head
   3. Kate A. Panske 24 Boarder
   4. Edward L. Pope 24 Lodger
   5. Ida E. Zipper 23 Boarder
   6. Ralph V. Meyers 23 Boarder
   7. Lena Pope 20 Lodger"
4. ↑ Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com. Name: Ralph V. Meyers; Birth Date: Abt 1887; Gender: Male; Age: 31; Spouse: Callie Aldridge; Child: Fern Agnes Meyers; FHL Film Number: 1308830."
5. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Text: "Name: Ralph Meyers; Daughter: Fern Meyers, 1 yr. old."
6. ↑ 1930 U.S. Federal Census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Text: "Name: Ralph V. Meyers; Birth: abt 1887 Illinois; Residence 1930: Chicago (Districts 1251-1500), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Spouse: Carrie Q Meyers; Children: Fern Meyers."
7. ↑ "Name: Ralph Meyers; Age: 53; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birthplace: Illinois; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Map of Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Street: Irving Park; House Number: 825; Farm: No; Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Residence in 1935: Chicago; Resident on farm in 1935: No; Sheet Number: 6A; Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 167; Father's Birthplace: Illinois; Mother's Birthplace: Illinois; Occupation: Drugist; House Owned or Rented: Rented; Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 40.00; Attended School or College: No; Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year; Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 44; Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work; Weeks Worked in 1939: 52; Income: 1400; Income Other Sources: No; Native Language: English; Veteran: Yes; Veteran Father Dead: No; Military service: No; Social Security Number: Yes; Usual Occupation: Drugist; Usual Industry: Drug.

   Household Members Age Relationship

   1. Ralph Meyers 53 Head
   2. Carrie Meyers 49 Wife
   3. Fern Agnes Meyers 22 Daughter"
8. ↑ Find A Grave Ralph Vernon Myers
9. ↑ The News Palladium, Saint Joseph, Michigan, 1960
10. ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Albertas for creating WikiTree profile Ralph V. Myers on 28 Sep 2015. Click to the [Changes page] for the details of edits.