The Family of William Mercer MYERS
and Rosa Cecelia MILLER
(3rd. Generation)

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6-William Mercer MYERS, b. 8 Aug 1882, Gerrardstown, Berkeley Co., WV, s/o William Hunter and Martha Ellen (CRIDER) MYERS, d. 19 Dec 1972, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., WV, m. 5 Nov 1908 , in Martinsburg, (7) Rose Cecelia MILLER, b. 8 Dec 1883, Martinsburg, d/o John Robert and Amanda Virginia (TABLER) MILLER, d. 5 Jan 1978, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV. Both are buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, WV. 'Merce'  MYERS farmed  most of his life in Berkeley Co. His farm was located in the Swan Pond area, between Shepherdstown and Martinsburg, a few miles east of Rt. 45. Earlier in his life, he had worked as an electrician, wiring houses. He grew up near Bedington on the farm of his father which bordered on the Opequon River. As a child, he use to ride with father on a wagon load of grain, to the Cumberland Valley Railroad Depot in Halfway, MD, which was located on U. S. Rt. 11, a few yards south of the present day Bower Ave. He also told of driving a wagon loaded with barrels down to the Potomac River in the fall, where they would seine fish from an old Indian fish pot. These fish pots were supposed to have been built by the Indians, and were dams of rocks across the river in the form of a 'V', with a deep hole centered in the vertex. They would drive the fish down the river into the deep water, then net them, place them in the barrels, and salt them down to eat during the winter. When the river is low, one of these old pots can be observed just north of the I81 bridge south of Williamsport. A favorite sport that Merce engaged in his younger days was joisting. It involved riding a horse at a gallop, and with a 6-7 foot lance, spearing a suspended ring about the diameter of a quarter. This is the state sport of Maryland, and at one time could be observed at the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins, WV. Merce also played the fiddle for dances in his younger days, and at one such event met his future wife,  Cecelia or 'Ceil'. She grew up in Martinsburg as a child, and when married was full time homemaker. One of her goals in life was to live  to see her grandchildren graduate from high school. In the end, she lived to see all of us graduate from high school, and some of us graduate from college, and two of her great grandchildren graduate from high school. (PI22, 23, WVBE1) THE MERCER W. MYERS FARM. They had two children:

• 6.1 Kenneth Mercer MYERS b. 6 May 1913 d. 20 Feb 2001
• 6.2 Martha Virginia MYERS b. 6 Jun 1916 d. 6 Feb 2003.....See MORROW Genealogy

6.1-Kenneth Mercer MYERS, b. 6 May 1913, Martinsburg, WV, m. 28 Sep 1935, Berkeley Co., Sarah Frances MILLER, b. 20 Sep 1915, Berkeley Co., d/o Charles and Carrie (THROCKMORTON) MILLER, d. 23 Jul 2005. Kenneth graduated from Shepherdstown High School. The family farm was closer to Shepherdstown then Martinsburg, and Kenneth drove he and sister Martha to school. He attended Shepherd College, but did not graduate. During WWII, he worked at Daily Motors on the east end of Martinsburg, and lived in a house beside the garage. He also worked on the fire crew at Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD during part of the war. After the war, he established a Nationwide Insurance Agency in Martinsburg, from which he retired in the 1970s. The business was in the building next to the Berkeley Co. Library on the square in Martinsburg. His son, Bill, took over the agency when he retired. He and Sarah lived in Inwood, WV. Sarah was a member of Arden United Methodist Church, and the Willard Brown Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the William Henshaw Chapter of the DAR. (PI24) Children:

• 6.1a S. A. MYERS
• 6.1b K. W. MYERS
• 6.1c C. J. MYERS

6.1a-daughter S. A. MYERS

• 6.1a1 K. L. BANKS
• 6.1a2 K. A. BANKS

6.1a1-son K. L. BANKS

• 6.1a1a son C. M. BANKS
• 6.1a1b daughter S. L. BANKS

6.1a2-daughter K. A.  BANKS

• 6.1a2a son T. L. MILLER
• 6.1a2b son K. E. MILLER
• 6.1a2c twin one J. M. BEVELS
• 6.1a2d twin two K. A. BEVELS.

6.1b-son K. W. MYERS

• 6.1b1 daughter E. A. MYERS
• 6.1b2 daughter C. R. MYERS

6.1c-daughter C. J. MYERS

• 6.1c1 daughter H. POPE
• 6.1c2 daughter K. POPE

The Record of William Mercer MYERS 
and Rose Cecelia MILLER

BIRTH: 
William M. MYERS b. 8 Aug 1882, white, male, born alive, at Gerrardstown; father William H. MYERS, laborer, resides Berkeley Co., mother Martha, one child born, father reporting. (WVBE2); 
Rosa S. MILLER, white female, born alive in Martinsburg, 8 Dec 1883, father John R. MILLER, railroader, residence Martinsburg, mother Rose MILLER, one child born, mother reporting. (WVBE2) Note: There are some name discrepancies in this record; Rose S. should be Rosa Cecelia; mother was Amanda Virginia TABLER, not Rose. Grandmother MYERS had an aunt named Rosa, and was probably named for this aunt. (O6) 
Baptism: Martha Virginia MYERS was baptized 1 Jul 1917 by Rev. Knox at Marvin Chapel Church, Berkeley Co., WV
PARENTS: (PI22,23)
CHILDREN: (PI22,23)
DEATH:
William Mercer MYERS, d. 10 Dec 1972, b. 6 Aug 1882, father, William H., mother, Martha E. CRIDER, physician F. A. Hamilton; funeral director Kogelschatz and Coffman; cause cerebro vascular accident, certified 3 Jan 1973; 
Rosa Cecelia MYERS, b. 8 Dec 1883, d. 5 Jan 1978; father, John R. MILLER, mother Emanda Virginia TABLER. Physician, Dr. John Van Meter; funeral director Kogelschatz and sons; cause bronichial pneumonia, 11 Jan 1978. SS#235-96-383 (WVBE3, WVJE3)
OBITURAY:
6.1 Sarah Francis Miller MYERS, 90, of Shenandoah Health Village Center, d. Sat., 23 Jul 2005; b. 20 May 1915, Berkeley Co., WV, d/o Charles W. and Carrie (THROCKMORTON) MILLER; m. Kenneth Mercer MYERS, m. 65y; member Arden U. Meth. Church and Willard Brown Sunday School; member William Henshaw Chapter DAR; sur. by daus., Sarah A. BANKS of Martinsburg; Carolyn POPE, Hickory, SC; son, K. William MYERS, Martinsburg, 6 grandchildren; preceded in death by sis. Katherine M. WROW, brother William B. MILLER; services South Berkeley Chapel, Inwood, WV; bur. Arden Church Cemetery. (MDNP1, 26 Jul 2005)
CEMETERY:
Both are buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, WV (02)
MARRIAGE:****** need marriage record m. by Rev. A. B. Wilson
FAMILY BIBLE:
In possession of Martha Virginia MYERS MORROW, Oakland, MD; 2005 in possession of Dianne Avono, Oakland, MD, or W. R. MORROW, Lancaster, KY.
RELIGION: 
W. M. never stated a preference, but probably attended Marvin Chapel, Berkeley Co., when he went to church; 
Cecelia attended Marvin Chapel, a Methodist church, Berkeley Co., WV.
OCCUPATION: 
W. M. electrician, farmer (PI22); 
Cecelia, homemaker (PI23)
WILL: (need copy)
ESTATE RECORDS: (need copy)
DEEDS: (need copy)
CENSUS:
6 1910 Berkeley Co.; Mercer MYERS, age 28, b. WV, Celia, wife age 27 b. WV. (WVBE20)
6 1920 Berkeley Co.; Mercer W. MYERS, age 37, b. WV; Rosa C., wife, age 36; Kenneth M., son age 6; Martha Virginia, dau. age 3. (WVBE21)
6 1930 Berkeley Co., Opequon District, visitation 447-459, William Mercer MYERS, head 47; Rosa Cecelia 46, wife; Kenneth M. 17, son; Martha V. 13, dau., all b. WV, all parents b. WV. (WVBE19)
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