I noticed that there is a query in Brethren Roots for the John and Susannah Myers family of Columbiana Co., OH. I suspect that this is the John and Sarah (Longanecker) Myers/Meyers family but I'm not sure. Anyway, I was considering posting the following information so this is a good excuse. This is the first third or so of the bio of Jacob D. Myers of Elkhart Co., IN. The bio has a good genealogy of the Myers family, a Brethren family, so I thought that it would be a good idea to place the information on this list where people researching the family could find it in the future. The complete bio is at the link, for those who want to see it. I should mention that a lot of those Elkhart Co., IN bios have genealogy data in them, so, if you have a family from that county, this website could prove useful. David Myers Elkhart Co., IN bios ( http://debmurray.tripod.com/elkhart/elkinbio.htm ): JACOB D. MYERS, one of the most prominent farmers of Locke township, Elkhart Co., Ind., was born in the Buckeye State, Columbiana [sic, prob. Mahoning] county, and his natal day was April 12, 1835. He was fourth in order of birth of eight children reared by John and Sarah (Longnecker [sic]) Myers. John Myers was born in Adams county, Penn., in 1806 [sic] and the son of Henry and Mary (Knupp) Myers, both natives of the Keystone State. The great-grandfather, also Henry Myers, came from Switzerland to America at a period antedating the Revolution and probably settled in Adams county, Penn. Henry Myers, Jr., married and reared a large family of children, viz.: John, Jacob, Henry, Samuel, Noah, Joseph, Susan and Mary. All these children reached mature years, married and reared families. About 1806 Henry Myers, Jr., and family moved to Columbiana county. Ohio, and settled on a farm in Beaver township. There he and his worthy wife passed the remainder of their days, both living to be quite aged people. They were members of the German Baptist Church and honorable, upright citizens. They worked hard, were industrious and frugal, and accumulated a comfortable property. John, their eldest child, and father of our subject, was but an infant when his parents moved to Ohio, and he was reared in the woods of Columbiana county. He attended the subscription schools of his day and was reared to farm life. After growing up he returned to Adams county, Penn., and learned the tanner's trade, which he followed for a number of years. He was well known as John Myers, tanner. He was married in Columbiana county, Ohio, to Miss Sarah Longnecker [sic], and subsequently settled on a farm in Beaver township, and in connection with agricultural pursuits was also engaged as a tanner. He became a successful farmer and a wealthy man. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but later espoused the principles of the Republican party. He was interested in all affairs of moment and was a well-posted man. The German Baptist Church found in him a liberal and worthy member, and one who took a deep interest in its progress. He died in 1854 and was one of the most prominent citizens of that county. "Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and the Whole State, Both Living and Dead" Goodspeed Brothers Publishers, Chicago 1893 John Morris Co. Printers and Binders ____________________________________________________________ Groupon™ Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4db0a6d31481229c2m07vuc