William Ransom "Bill" Myers^{[1, 2]}

1848 - 1938  (89 years)

• Name	William Ransom "Bill" Myers
  Born	28 Dec 1848	North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Wilkes County, North Carolina   [3]
  Census	1860	Lower Division, Wilkes County, North Carolina   [4]
  Census	1920	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	13 Oct 1938	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  	Cause: Obstructing Prostate with General Sepsis
  Buried	15 Oct 1938	Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I222510	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Myers,   b. Abt 1814, North Carolina
  Mother	Margaret Curry,   b. Abt 1822, Tennessee ,   d. Abt 1881  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1842	Wilkes County, North Carolina   [8]
  Family ID	F133254	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nancy Caroline Roberts,   b. 20 Aug 1847, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Aug 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. Andy Myers,   b. Dec 1875, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jan 1942, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 66 years)   2. Nancy Emmalee "Emma" Myers,   b. 15 Dec 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jan 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 52 years) + 3. William Elsworth Myers,   b. 14 Dec 1884,   d. 24 Mar 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F85070	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Dec 1848 - North Carolina Census - 1850 - Wilkes County, North Carolina Census - 1920 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Obstructing Prostate with General Sepsis - 13 Oct 1938 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Oct 1938 - Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 10 Jan 1942. Andy Myers obituary [S84] E-Mail, Connie Nichols Williams [conniewill@comcast.net], 18 Sep 2009. [S112] Census, 1850. Name: Myers Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Wilkes county, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 2 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1848 Birthplace: North Carolina House Number: 313 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Thomas Myers Male 36 North Carolina Margaret Myers Female 28 North Carolina Lorenzo Myers Male 6 North Carolina Nancy Myers Female 5 North Carolina John Myers Male 8 North Carolina Myers Male 2 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1860. Name: William Myers Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: Lower Division, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 11 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1849 Page: 171 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Thomas Myers Male 46 Margeret Myers Female 38 Mary Myers Female 16 Nancy Myers Female 14 John Myers Male 12 William Myers Male 11 Elizabeth Myers Female 9 Lydia Myers Female 7 Elijah Myers Male 5 Frances Myers Female 3 [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Wm R Meyers Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 10, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 71 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Own or Rent: Own Birth Year (Estimated): 1849 Birthplace: North Carolina Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Wm R Meyers Head Male 71 North Carolina Nancy C Meyers Wife Female 69 North Carolina "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVQ-WV4?cc=1488411&wc=QZJB-4BF%3A1036996801%2C1037566201%2C1037036801%2C1589332573 : 14 December 2015), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 10 > ED 147 > image 1 of 20; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S87] Death Certificate. Name W. R. Myers Event Type Death Event Date 13 Oct 1938 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee Gender Male Age 89 Birth Year (Estimated) 1849 Mother's Name Curry "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D12G-RJ?cc=1417505&wc=34D4-PTL%3A1580569401 : 1 April 2015), 004183664 > image 682 of 2807; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 275. Father [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Thomas Myers Event Type Marriage Event Date 27 Sep 1842 Event Place Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Marget Cury Spouse's Gender Female "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68F3-RCT?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-624%3A1588772748%2C1588772858 : 22 December 2016), Wilkes > Marriage bond abstracts, 1778-1868 > image 202 of 352; Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds.