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.