Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jonathan Myers and Anna "Annie" Klingensmith




Husband Jonathan Myers 1

           Born: 19 Jan 1817 - near Leechburg, Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1884 1
         Buried:  - Forks Church Cemetery, Gilpin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA


         Father: David Myers (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Catherine Klingensmith (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Anna "Annie" Klingensmith 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jan 1883 1
         Buried:  - Forks Church Cemetery, Gilpin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA


         Father: "Big" Peter Klingensmith (Abt 1781-1840) 3
         Mother: Catherine Wanamaker (Abt 1788-1864) 3




Children
1 F Elizabeth Myers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1875 1
         Buried: 



2 M Hiram Myers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1914
         Buried: 



3 M Henry Myers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 F Catherine Myers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 M John P. Myers 1

           Born: 20 Feb 1848 - Bethel Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susanna Shuster (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1870 1


6 F Mary A. Myers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


7 M Isaac Myers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1914
         Buried: 



8 M Joseph A. Myers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1914
         Buried: 



9 M Lewis Myers 1

           Born: Abt 1857
     Christened: 
           Died: 1863 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Jonathan Myers


He was born in Allegheny township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, near Leechburg, and settled in what is now Gilpin township, Armstrong County, where he owned three farms. He was a prominent man in his township and county, serving the former as school director and tax collector, and the latter as sheriff, to which office he was elected in 1862; he held it for three years. After his service as sheriff he resumed farming until his retirement. He is buried in the cemetery of the Forks Church, of which he was a leading member and official. In poli­tics he was a Democrat and active in his party.

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Sources


1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 359.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 359, 693.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 693.


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