Holly, Wondering if the below Frederick is from the MAYER/MOYER lines of Lancaster, PA whom came in through Frederick, MD. -- Chrystie MYERS - ROOTSWEB.COM List Administrator - [email protected] BROOKOVER, COWGER, KRABAL, MOYERS, MYRES, SWECKER > From: "Holley" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:43:52 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOYERS] Lancaster Co, PA > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 06:34:49 -0700 > > from another maillist............ > > from the Biographical History of Lancaster County, PA published 1872: > > MYERS, Frederick, elected Sheriff of Lancaster county in 1869 > MYERS, James, is a leading citizen and iron-master of Lancaster county, > and widely reputed for his benevolence and Christian charities. His > sympathies have ever strongly manifested themselves in behalf of the > poor and down-trodden. He has on several occasions been spoken of as a > candidate for Congress, but has informily declined a nomination for this > position. He was elected to the Legislature of Pennsylvania in 1861. > MYERS, Samuel M., was born in Rapho township, Lancaster county, October > 24th, 1824. He is of German descent. His great grandfather emigrated > from Germany at an early day, and settled in the northeastern part of > the county. He served about six months as an apprentice to the tailoring > business, and afterwards went into the mercantile business, in which he > continued up to 1860, when he was elected Clerk of the Orphans' Court.