West Virginia Pioneers

Holly Ward Myers

Male 1894 - 1966  (71 years)


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  • Name Holly Ward Myers 
    Born 10 Aug 1894  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Feb 1966  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • HOLLY MYERS
      The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston West Virginia 23 Feb 1966 Wed pg 7
      A retired Union Carbide Corp employee, Holly Ward Myers, of 1501-B Chandler Drive, died Tuesday en route to Charleston General Hospital of an apparent heart attack He was 71.
      Mr Myers was a native of Jackson County.
      Surviving: wife, Mary; sons, Holly, Jr, Daniel and Charles of Charleston; daughters, Mrs Mary E Turner of Marion Ohio, Mrs Velma Short of Orlando, Fla, stepson, Russell W Fogarty of Charleston; stepdaughters, Mrs Sylvia Edens of St Albans, Mrs Violet Affolter of Charleston, brother, Okey of Charleston, sisters, Mrs Mollie Dailey of Marietta, Ohio, Mrs Zona Robie of Pomeroy, Ohio, 30 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildrn.
      The body is at Cunningham Funeral Home.
    Person ID I29383  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 8 May 2018 

    Father William M Myers,   b. Oct 1857, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1911, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Isabelle Pringle,   b. 13 Nov 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1929, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1879  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • JCMR, he 21, she 20

      1870 JC # 243, p 112
      Nathaniel, 58
      Mary, 48
      Barnett, 20
      Julia, 17
      James, 15
      William, 12
      Roxy, 1

      1880 Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Page 430D
      William MYERS Self M M W 21 VA
      Isabella MYERS Wife F M W 19 WV

      1900 JC Ripley Dist # 142-146
      Willaim Myers 10/1857 m 20y VA VA VA
      Isabell 9/1860 9-8 WV WV WV
      Harry L, 7/1880
      Mollie M 1/83
      William B 10/84
      Zona B 10/86
      Ada M 7/88
      Jefferson F 4/92
      Holly W sn 7/95
      Nellie M 7/97
      also, Harry Myers, 11/1879, is living with Charles E Casto

      1910 Ripley Dist Jackson Co WV
      William Myers 51 M 30
      Isabel 58 12-10 children
      Jefferson 18
      Holly 15
      Nellie 12
      Milford 10
      Okey 7

      Delayed birth record for Harry Lee shows parents as James & Bell.

      Wm & Isabel are buried in Mount Olive Cemetery on Gay Rd.
    Family ID F5140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S428] Linda Simons.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.