5610. Whiting. ... On the night of the 13th L. M. Myers had two spells of hemorrhage of the lungs ... the night of the 14th about 9 o'clock he had another which he could not survive and passed away. Mr. Myers was born in Virginia, April 5, 1828, and was a few days past 77 years old. He came to Kansas in 1857, settling on a farm on South Cedar where he lived until 1877, when he was elected county treasurer, when he moved with his family to Holton. He served two terms in that office .... About 1882 the family moved to Whiting when the Exchange Bank was organized with the late Charles Shedd as president and L. M. Myers as cashier. Mrs. Myers has been dead about 20 years. They had four children, Laura, Emma, F. E. and Alice. Will A. Green, Onaga, Mark Harrison South Cedar, J. H. Riley, Soldier, married the daughters, while Frank E. Myers, the only son, runs a general store here ... Besides the children and their families he leaves 3 brothers, J. Q. Myers of Holton, I. C. Myers of Mayetta and Judge Myers of Valley Falls
The Holton Recorder, April 20, 1905
.. He was born at New Market, Va., April 6, 1828. He acquired an excellent education in the high school of his native state, where he remained until of age. About this time California was becoming a prominent objective point to those who were not adverse to the tedious and adventurous journey across the plains, and Mr. Myers turned his face in that direction. He started for Westport Landing, since known as Kansas City, Mo., whence he intended to join the caravan for California, but on reaching Westport in the latter part of May, 1851, found the trains for that season were gone, and so he postponed his trip that year. Coming up from St. Louis to Westport
Mr. Myers had become acquainted with Kit Carson, who was on his way home to New Mexico from St. Louis where he had been to buy goods and visit his daughter who was attending school there. The celebrated scout offered to take Mr. Myers to New Mexico without expense to the latter, if he would go, but Mr. Myers declined and went to Bentonsport, Iowa, where he stayed until the
following spring. He then with others from that place set out for California with an ox team. The train was made up five outfits, and eighteen men, two children and one woman were the human beings who undertook the long and trying expedition. The train left Iowa on the 12th of May, 1852, and reached Shasta City, Cal., on the 16th of September after some trying experiences, and incidents to be remembered by those who participated in them. An incident worthy of mention occurred at Shell Creek, Nev., where the Indians tried to stop the train and make the white men pay toll on a rustic bridge. The leader of the wagon train, Mr. Jacob Rupley, who knew the Indian character well, gave the boys orders not to shoot unless he set the example, and when the savages tried to drive off the stock from the caravan took his big ox whip and went after them, striking the thief over the head and causing him to take to his heels with the rest following him. Reaching the Golden State, he went into the mines, working there for a year and then taking a vessel for New
York but little better off then when he reached the coast. Journeying from New York to his native state, he spent a year at his old home, and then went once more to Bonaport, Iowa, where he remained until July, 1856, when he came to this county and filed a claim on the south west quarter of section 21 in Cedar Township, where he lived until 1877 when he was elected County Treasurer
.... He was married to Anna A. Rightlinger, June 8, 1859 at Weston, Mo. Mrs. Myers died at Whiting, Kan., April 22, 1882. The surviving children are Emma Harrison of Cedar Township, Laura Green, of Onaga, Kan., Frank E., of Whiting, and Alice Riley of Soldier. Mr. Myers was made a Free Mason in Whiting Lodge No. 250, Oct. 1, 1891 ... held the responsible office of Treasurer since 1896 .... laid to rest beside his wife in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The Holton Recorder April 27, 1905.
Article from the Collection of Dan Fenton Death Notices
The Holton Recorder, April 20, 1905
.. He was born at New Market, Va., April 6, 1828. He acquired an excellent education in the high school of his native state, where he remained until of age. About this time California was becoming a prominent objective point to those who were not adverse to the tedious and adventurous journey across the plains, and Mr. Myers turned his face in that direction. He started for Westport Landing, since known as Kansas City, Mo., whence he intended to join the caravan for California, but on reaching Westport in the latter part of May, 1851, found the trains for that season were gone, and so he postponed his trip that year. Coming up from St. Louis to Westport
Mr. Myers had become acquainted with Kit Carson, who was on his way home to New Mexico from St. Louis where he had been to buy goods and visit his daughter who was attending school there. The celebrated scout offered to take Mr. Myers to New Mexico without expense to the latter, if he would go, but Mr. Myers declined and went to Bentonsport, Iowa, where he stayed until the
following spring. He then with others from that place set out for California with an ox team. The train was made up five outfits, and eighteen men, two children and one woman were the human beings who undertook the long and trying expedition. The train left Iowa on the 12th of May, 1852, and reached Shasta City, Cal., on the 16th of September after some trying experiences, and incidents to be remembered by those who participated in them. An incident worthy of mention occurred at Shell Creek, Nev., where the Indians tried to stop the train and make the white men pay toll on a rustic bridge. The leader of the wagon train, Mr. Jacob Rupley, who knew the Indian character well, gave the boys orders not to shoot unless he set the example, and when the savages tried to drive off the stock from the caravan took his big ox whip and went after them, striking the thief over the head and causing him to take to his heels with the rest following him. Reaching the Golden State, he went into the mines, working there for a year and then taking a vessel for New
York but little better off then when he reached the coast. Journeying from New York to his native state, he spent a year at his old home, and then went once more to Bonaport, Iowa, where he remained until July, 1856, when he came to this county and filed a claim on the south west quarter of section 21 in Cedar Township, where he lived until 1877 when he was elected County Treasurer
.... He was married to Anna A. Rightlinger, June 8, 1859 at Weston, Mo. Mrs. Myers died at Whiting, Kan., April 22, 1882. The surviving children are Emma Harrison of Cedar Township, Laura Green, of Onaga, Kan., Frank E., of Whiting, and Alice Riley of Soldier. Mr. Myers was made a Free Mason in Whiting Lodge No. 250, Oct. 1, 1891 ... held the responsible office of Treasurer since 1896 .... laid to rest beside his wife in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The Holton Recorder April 27, 1905.
Article from the Collection of Dan Fenton Death Notices
5610. Whiting. ... On the night of the 13th L. M. Myers had two spells of hemorrhage of the lungs ... the night of the 14th about 9 o'clock he had another which he could not survive and passed away. Mr. Myers was born in Virginia, April 5, 1828, and was a few days past 77 years old. He came to Kansas in 1857, settling on a farm on South Cedar where he lived until 1877, when he was elected county treasurer, when he moved with his family to Holton. He served two terms in that office .... About 1882 the family moved to Whiting when the Exchange Bank was organized with the late Charles Shedd as president and L. M. Myers as cashier. Mrs. Myers has been dead about 20 years. They had four children, Laura, Emma, F. E. and Alice. Will A. Green, Onaga, Mark Harrison South Cedar, J. H. Riley, Soldier, married the daughters, while Frank E. Myers, the only son, runs a general store here ... Besides the children and their families he leaves 3 brothers, J. Q. Myers of Holton, I. C. Myers of Mayetta and Judge Myers of Valley Falls
The Holton Recorder, April 20, 1905
.. He was born at New Market, Va., April 6, 1828. He acquired an excellent education in the high school of his native state, where he remained until of age. About this time California was becoming a prominent objective point to those who were not adverse to the tedious and adventurous journey across the plains, and Mr. Myers turned his face in that direction. He started for Westport Landing, since known as Kansas City, Mo., whence he intended to join the caravan for California, but on reaching Westport in the latter part of May, 1851, found the trains for that season were gone, and so he postponed his trip that year. Coming up from St. Louis to Westport
Mr. Myers had become acquainted with Kit Carson, who was on his way home to New Mexico from St. Louis where he had been to buy goods and visit his daughter who was attending school there. The celebrated scout offered to take Mr. Myers to New Mexico without expense to the latter, if he would go, but Mr. Myers declined and went to Bentonsport, Iowa, where he stayed until the
following spring. He then with others from that place set out for California with an ox team. The train was made up five outfits, and eighteen men, two children and one woman were the human beings who undertook the long and trying expedition. The train left Iowa on the 12th of May, 1852, and reached Shasta City, Cal., on the 16th of September after some trying experiences, and incidents to be remembered by those who participated in them. An incident worthy of mention occurred at Shell Creek, Nev., where the Indians tried to stop the train and make the white men pay toll on a rustic bridge. The leader of the wagon train, Mr. Jacob Rupley, who knew the Indian character well, gave the boys orders not to shoot unless he set the example, and when the savages tried to drive off the stock from the caravan took his big ox whip and went after them, striking the thief over the head and causing him to take to his heels with the rest following him. Reaching the Golden State, he went into the mines, working there for a year and then taking a vessel for New
York but little better off then when he reached the coast. Journeying from New York to his native state, he spent a year at his old home, and then went once more to Bonaport, Iowa, where he remained until July, 1856, when he came to this county and filed a claim on the south west quarter of section 21 in Cedar Township, where he lived until 1877 when he was elected County Treasurer
.... He was married to Anna A. Rightlinger, June 8, 1859 at Weston, Mo. Mrs. Myers died at Whiting, Kan., April 22, 1882. The surviving children are Emma Harrison of Cedar Township, Laura Green, of Onaga, Kan., Frank E., of Whiting, and Alice Riley of Soldier. Mr. Myers was made a Free Mason in Whiting Lodge No. 250, Oct. 1, 1891 ... held the responsible office of Treasurer since 1896 .... laid to rest beside his wife in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The Holton Recorder April 27, 1905.
Article from the Collection of Dan Fenton Death Notices
The Holton Recorder, April 20, 1905
.. He was born at New Market, Va., April 6, 1828. He acquired an excellent education in the high school of his native state, where he remained until of age. About this time California was becoming a prominent objective point to those who were not adverse to the tedious and adventurous journey across the plains, and Mr. Myers turned his face in that direction. He started for Westport Landing, since known as Kansas City, Mo., whence he intended to join the caravan for California, but on reaching Westport in the latter part of May, 1851, found the trains for that season were gone, and so he postponed his trip that year. Coming up from St. Louis to Westport
Mr. Myers had become acquainted with Kit Carson, who was on his way home to New Mexico from St. Louis where he had been to buy goods and visit his daughter who was attending school there. The celebrated scout offered to take Mr. Myers to New Mexico without expense to the latter, if he would go, but Mr. Myers declined and went to Bentonsport, Iowa, where he stayed until the
following spring. He then with others from that place set out for California with an ox team. The train was made up five outfits, and eighteen men, two children and one woman were the human beings who undertook the long and trying expedition. The train left Iowa on the 12th of May, 1852, and reached Shasta City, Cal., on the 16th of September after some trying experiences, and incidents to be remembered by those who participated in them. An incident worthy of mention occurred at Shell Creek, Nev., where the Indians tried to stop the train and make the white men pay toll on a rustic bridge. The leader of the wagon train, Mr. Jacob Rupley, who knew the Indian character well, gave the boys orders not to shoot unless he set the example, and when the savages tried to drive off the stock from the caravan took his big ox whip and went after them, striking the thief over the head and causing him to take to his heels with the rest following him. Reaching the Golden State, he went into the mines, working there for a year and then taking a vessel for New
York but little better off then when he reached the coast. Journeying from New York to his native state, he spent a year at his old home, and then went once more to Bonaport, Iowa, where he remained until July, 1856, when he came to this county and filed a claim on the south west quarter of section 21 in Cedar Township, where he lived until 1877 when he was elected County Treasurer
.... He was married to Anna A. Rightlinger, June 8, 1859 at Weston, Mo. Mrs. Myers died at Whiting, Kan., April 22, 1882. The surviving children are Emma Harrison of Cedar Township, Laura Green, of Onaga, Kan., Frank E., of Whiting, and Alice Riley of Soldier. Mr. Myers was made a Free Mason in Whiting Lodge No. 250, Oct. 1, 1891 ... held the responsible office of Treasurer since 1896 .... laid to rest beside his wife in Spring Hill Cemetery.
The Holton Recorder April 27, 1905.
Article from the Collection of Dan Fenton Death Notices
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