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Samuel Henry Myers
Family
Samuel Henry
Myers, Son of
William Henderson
Myers & Sarah
Jane Hash, was born
1879 in Bloomington,
Monore Co., Indiana.
At eight
years of age,
1888, his
parents and siblings
moved to Sherman,
Grayson County,
Texas. His
father established
the first rural
telephone system
there and operated
it for several years
before moving his
family to DeSota,
Texas. Sam and
Ivory were married
in 1890 after having
met at a party in a
friend's home.
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The
couple and
their children lived
out their
lives in
Dallas Co.,
Texas
Sam
Myers family
1938
Left to right
: William
Clountz (s/o
Minnie Myers
Clountz), Sam
Myers, Minnie
Myers Clountz,
their mother
Sarah Jane
Hash Myers,
James
Henderson
Myers
COUPLE
MARRIED FOR 52
YEARS
CELEBRATE 32nd
YULE in G.P.
Exchanged
Vows at DeSoto
in 1900
Aside
from their
52nd Christmas
together, the
Sam Myers of
Grand Prairie,
also marked
their 32nd
Christmas in
Grand Prairie,
and here to
take part in
the auspicious
occasion were
3 of their 5
children.
It
turned out
that only the
eldest and the
youngest son
and one
daughter were
the only ones
able to enjoy
the
traditional
Christmas
dinner.
They are
Eldon Myers,
eldest, and
Harvey Myers,
youngest,
both of
Grand Prairie
and Mrs Lillie
Chambers,
daughter, of
Dallas.
Missing
were a
daughter, Mrs.
Ruby Cooper,
Midlothian,
who was ill,
and another
son, Rev.
Floyd E,
Myers, Fresno,
California.
Mr. and Mrs.
Myers were
married June
9, 1900 at
DeSoto where
they met at a
party in a
friend's home.
And
although they
didn't know it
at the time,
Dan Cupid was
hard at work.
It took
him a full
year to
complete the
knot-tieing
chore,
however.
A native of
Indiana, Mr.
Myers came to
Sherman, Texas
with his
parents when
he was but 8
years old.
His
father
established
the first
rural
telephone
system there
and operated
it for several
years before
moving to
DeSoto.
Mrs.
Myers is a
native-born
Texan and
hails from
Waxahachie.
The
couple gave up
farm life many
years ago and
moved to Grand
Prairie where
Mr. Myers was
associated
with
the....(the
rest is
missing)
Special
occasions - A
Grand Prairie
couple were
celebrating
their 52nd year
of marriage and
their 32nd
Christmas in
Grand Prairie
last year.
Pictured
above with 3 of
their 5 children
are, left to
right, seated:
Mr. Sam Myers,
Mrs. Myers, Mrs.
Lillie Chambers,
a daughter,
Dallas
standing:
Elton Myers,
eldest son, and
Harvey Myers,
youngest son.
A son in
California and a
daughter in
Midlothian were
unable to be
present for the
celebration.
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