John Alva Myers: Robin's Roots

1853 - 1901 (47 years)

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

John Alva Myers was born on 29 May 1853 in West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA (son of Andrew Emmons Myers and Charity A Cox); died on 8 Apr 1901 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1870, Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Probate: 5 Jul 1901, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; This document simply names his sister Irene T Myers as the executor of his estate.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=97648345;

Family/Spouse: Minnie Plunkett. Minnie was born on 8 Feb 1854 in Kentucky, USA; died on 1 Aug 1935; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Louise B Myers was born about 1888 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.

Generation: 2

Andrew Emmons Myers was born on 6 Jan 1822 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA (son of John Blackburn Moyers and Mary Snoddy); died on 16 Jan 1889; was buried after 1880 in Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1870, Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1870, Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1870, Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1870, Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1880, Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=63671454; no obit. Double gravestone for Andrew A. and Charity A.

Andrew married Charity A Cox. Charity was born in 1827 in Virginia, USA; died in 1889; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charity A Cox was born in 1827 in Virginia, USA; died in 1889; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1880, Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA

Children:

1. John Alva Myers was born on 29 May 1853 in West Liberty, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Apr 1901 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.
Errett Campbell Myers was born in 1856 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 25 Feb 1922 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA.
Irene Tanner Myers was born on 11 Apr 1861 in Louisiana, USA; died on 30 Jan 1941 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA.

Generation: 3

John Blackburn Moyers was born on 30 Jan 1792 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA (son of James Moyers and Mary (Polly) Blackburn); died on 13 Nov 1875 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Possessions: 25 Jun 1824, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; 50 acres granted to John Moyers "On the waters of Long Creek ...beginning at a post oak in the line of Samuel Bell's running thence west 38 poles to a stake near a wanut..."
Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; As John Moyers. Age 38. Wife Mary (not named, 40). Probably brother Henry (29), plus 8 children (consistent with what we know); Free White Person Male<5:1,<10:2,<14:1,<29:1,39:1;Female<5:2,<10:1,<19:1,<49:1
Residence: 1836, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; County tax records: 158 Acres $800 Tax: $1.20
Residence: 1850, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; 58, Wife Mary, Son John (30), and Daughters Melcina (19) and Narcissa (15). Farmer $2000 Real Estate. Adjacent to son Thomas
Residence: 1860, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; 58, Wife Mary, plus Martha McGreger(6). $300 Personal Estate.
Residence: 1870, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; As John Myres, age 78, Wife Adeline (42) Children Gertrude(9) and William (6) - Preacher

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=30290004; No Headstone

John married Mary Snoddy on 14 Oct 1812 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq and Hannah Davis) was born on 15 Jul 1790 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Nov 1861 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Snoddy was born on 15 Jul 1790 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq and Hannah Davis); died on 8 Nov 1861 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1860, Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=30290013; her husband's death year is recorded as hers in FindAGrave

Children:

Malinda Matthews Myers was born on 23 Jul 1813 in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Jul 1817 in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.
Hannah Davis Myers was born on 23 Dec 1814 in Long Creek, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 9 Apr 1867 in Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA.
James Alexander Myers was born on 21 Aug 1815 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Jul 1819 in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.
Thomas Snoddy Myers was born on 30 May 1818 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Nov 1914 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.
John Newton Myers was born on 19 Mar 1820 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jan 1892 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA.
2. Andrew Emmons Myers was born on 6 Jan 1822 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Jan 1889; was buried after 1880 in Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA.
Mary Blackburn Myers was born on 25 Oct 1823 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Jan 1895 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.
David Henry Myers was born on 12 Nov 1825 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Jan 1903 in Cherokee County, Texas, USA.
Susannah Jane Myers was born on 9 Jan 1827 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Sep 1908 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.
Melcena Lansden Myers was born on 21 May 1830 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Aug 1854 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.
Narcissa Ann Myers was born on 10 Feb 1834 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; died on 6 Nov 1896 in Cold Spring, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.

Generation: 4

James Moyers was born on 27 Mar 1767 in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA (son of Christopher Moyers and Susannah ??); died on 18 Feb 1838 in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1790, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; Says he lived in "Territory South of the Ohio River", and that "He was appointed, 16 Jun 1792, a Lieutenant in the militia for Jefferson County. "
Residence: 1800, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=140274387; Touching biographical notes written by his son John in 1840. No gravestone.

James married Mary (Polly) Blackburn on 3 Nov 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA. Mary (daughter of John B Blackburn and Janet Mathews) was born on 14 Nov 1768 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Jan 1846 in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary (Polly) Blackburn was born on 14 Nov 1768 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA (daughter of John B Blackburn and Janet Mathews); died on 1 Jan 1846 in White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

Notes:

1820
DB 5 - 521
Power of attorney from Gideon Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn - ordered to be certified.

1839
DB 14 - 463

George Blackburn and William Blackburn by testimony prove that they are the children of John Blackburn dec'd and that said John Blackburn was a brother of General Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia and that the said John Blackburn had the folowing children surviving himn to wit:

the said William Blackburn and George Blackburn and Andrew Blackburn, John Blackburn, Edward Blackburn, James Blackburn, Polly Blckburn (Mrs. James Moyers), Grizzel Blackburn (Mrs. Gideon Blackburn), Nancy Blackburn (Mrs. John Carson) and Jane Blackburn (Mrs. Thomas Snoddy), and that the said Jane Blackburn died before General Samuel Blackburn died.

1841
DB15 - 100
Power of attorney from William Blackburn and George Blackburn to Samuel Blackburn of Bath Co., Virginia.

Buried:
GRid=140342747; no bio. no grave photo. Cemetery photo same as Melinda Matthews Myers.

Children:

4. John Blackburn Moyers was born on 30 Jan 1792 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 13 Nov 1875 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.
Grizzelle Blackburn Myers was born in 1794 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1830 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Old Christopher Moyers Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

10.

Albert "Thomas" Snoddy, Esq was born on 26 Jan 1761 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Snoddy and Agnes Glasgow); died on 26 Jun 1839 in Snoddyville, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1790, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA; He was appointed, 2 May 1793, as a Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County.
Residence: 1830, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Albert married Hannah Davis on 9 Nov 1786 in Washington County, Virginia, USA. Hannah (daughter of John Davis and Mary Allison) was born on 9 Feb 1769 in Allison Gap, Washington County, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Mar 1801 in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Hannah Davis was born on 9 Feb 1769 in Allison Gap, Washington County, Virginia, USA (daughter of John Davis and Mary Allison); died on 18 Mar 1801 in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

Children:

5. Mary Snoddy was born on 15 Jul 1790 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Nov 1861 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee, USA.


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