LDS film # 09962913, Excerpts from History of Kentucky, Illustrated, 1885, by
Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin.  Appeared in the Central City Messenger and
Times-Argus, Central City, Kentucky, in seven installments during May, June,
and July 1959.

James Gwinn Myers Shipped Tobacco On Green River From Skilesville

JAMES GWINN MYERS, Muhlenberg County, was born in Logan County, KY, near
Russellville, on October 22, 1824.  His early education was acquired in the
schools of Russellville, Greenville and Franklin.  In 1835, he came with his
parents to Muhlenberg County.  They located on Rocky Creek, where James G.
resided until 1845.  In that year he began to do a general merchandise trade
in Skilesville, on Green River.  In 1856, he erected a store room and a
tobacco warehouse one mile from Skilesville, where he continued the trade, and
to that added the business of buying and shipping leaf tobacco, and in 1878,
became, through the failure of other parties, a bankrupt.  In the same year,
he took a homestead claim on 125 acres of land, where he now resides; his farm
is well improved with frame cottage, two barns, tobacco warehouse, three
wells, two good cisterns and orchard of 400 trees.  His farm is all enclosed
with good fences, eighty-five acres under high cultivation, principally in
tobacco, corn and wheat.  Mr. Myers has been twice married: first to Miss
Willis, who he married in 1851; they had seven children five of whom are
living: David H., Bernard G., Martha E., Philip E., and Medora.  Those
deceased are Charles B. and James T.  Mr. Myers' second marriage occurred on
December 25, 1871, with Sarah C. Dill, of Muhlenberg County.  She is a
daughter of George Dill.  To this marriage was born one daughter - Luroe - who
died in infancy.  Mr. Myers on account of bad health did not enter the army,
but during the years of 1861 and 1862, enlisted many recruits in the Federal
Government, and he suffered much loss in consequence.  Mr. Myers has been
during his life a man of business qualifications; he held for ten years the
office of county examiner, and for two years was postmaster at Skilesville.
He is a member of McLean Lodge, No. 120 of the I.O.O.F.  He is also a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South.  Although not a Prohibitionist he is an
advocate of temperance.  His youngest son, Philip E. Myers, has charge of the
farm, and is known as a gentleman of sterling integrity and one of the rising
young farmers of Muhlenberg County.

Myers Willis Dill
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Logan

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