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Peter Myers 1878–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1878

Birth Location: Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1939

Death Location: Volga, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Ruth Kewley

Spouse(s): Leta Keiholz

Children(s):

Peter Myers was born in 1878 in Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA, the child of John Cornelius Myers Sr And Ruth Kewley. Peter Myers married Leta Alice Keiholz. Peter Myers passed away in 1939 in Volga, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Myers was born in 1878 in Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA, the child of John Cornelius Myers Sr And Ruth Kewley.
  • Peter Myers married Leta Alice Keiholz.
  • Peter Myers passed away in 1939 in Volga, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Peter Myers's Ancestors

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Peter Myers
1878–1939
Birth Place: Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Cornelius Myers Sr
1852–1929
Fairfield, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Ruth Kewley
1853–1920
Fairfield, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
James (Eli) Kewley
1826–1913
Douglas, Isle of Man
Beulah (Ann) McClure
1825–1871
Marown, Isle of Man
Great-Grandparents
William Mcclure
1801–1882
Anne Kermode
1795–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kermode
1745–1830
Anne Mylchreest
1752–1832

Peter Myers's Timeline

2 Records

1878
5 Jan 1878
Birth of Peter Myers in Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1939
22 Sep 1939
Age 61
Death of Peter Myers in Jelling Township, Volga City, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Jelling Township, Volga City, Clayton County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Jelling Township, Volga City, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Volga, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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