JERRY MYERS was born December 29, 1837, and is a son of Henry Myers, who was born in 1807. In 1832 Henry Myers was united in marriage with Mary Ann Myers, who was born in 1812. They reared a family of fourteen children, twelve of whom are now living, viz.: Hiram, a farmer of Somerset township, married to Miss Sarah Ann Wilson; Ursula, married to Christian Hootman, an agriculturist of Nottingham township; Elizabeth, married to William Keenan, an agriculturist of Fallowfield township; Jerry, married to Sarah Rainey; Abner, farming in Somerset township, married to Miss Mary Horner; William, a farmer of North Strabane township, married to Eliza J. Leyda; John, a stock dealer, of Castle Shannon, Allegheny county, married to Dora West; Anderson, an agriculturist of Somerset township, married to Lucinda Huffman; Jacob, an agriculturist of Somerset township, married to Josephine Red; Mary J., married to Linsey Hetherington, a farmer of Somerset township; Henry, an agriculturist of Somerset township, married to Isabelle Crouch; Sarah A., married to Alva Leyda, a farmer of Somerset township. The mother of this family died May 16, 1892. She was a member of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church. The father is now in his eighty-sixth year, and is living at the old homestead; he is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Pigeon Creek. Jerry Myers received his early education in the common schools of Somerset township, this county. In 1862 he enlisted in Company E, Twenty-second Pennsylvania Calvary, under Capt. J. T. Chessrown, and took part in all the principal battles, and many skirmishes, of the West Virginia campaign, serving until the close of the war. In 1865 he returned home and resumed his agricultural duties. On March 8, 1866, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Rainey, who was born November 11, 1838, in Somerset township, this county, daughter of William and Mary (Gamble) Rainey. William Rainey was born in 1805, and in early life was married to Mary Gamble, who was born in 1813; they reared a family of nine children, six of whom are now living, viz.: Jane M. (wife of George Adams, a farmer of Page county, Iowa), Sarah (Mrs. Jerry Myers), Levi G. (a farmer of Somerset township), Eunice E. (married to George Young, an agriculturist of Somerset township), Minerva (wife of Charles Floyd, also an agriculturist of Somerset township) and George M. (a stock dealer, of Somerset township). The father of this family died in 1886. He was a member of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church. The mother is now in her eightieth year, and is living with her daughter, Mrs. Floyd. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Pigeon Creek. Jerry and Sarah (Rainey) Myers have had five children, viz.: Harry A., born August 1, 1870; Jennie G., born November 16, 1872; Pearl C., born December 26, 1880; William (deceased) and one that died in infancy. Mr. Myers is a progressive citizen, rapidly rising to prominence in public and business life, and taking an active interest in all movements tending to elevate or improve the condition of the community. He owns a fertile farm of 247 acres, the resources of which are developed to their utmost capacity. He and his wife are members of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church.

Text taken from page 1196 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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