Wyandotte County Biographies
"Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas--Historical and Biographical"
Goodspeed Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890
James N. Myers, one of the original white settlers of Quindaro
Township, located here in 1863, and since his residence here he has
been very prominently identified with the material affairs of this community, indeed far more so than the average of men. He was born in
Montgomery County, Ind., on October 14, 1846, and is the third of
five children born to James and Mary A. (Matthews) Myers, natives of
Kentucky, where the father was reared to manhood. The latter was
given a common-school education, and carried on agricultural pursuits
the principal part of his life. He moved west in 1839, settled in Montgomery County, and here continued his chosen occupation until 1859.
when he came to this State, locating at Fort Scott, where he remained
until 1863. He was a member of the State Militia, and was killed during
Gen. Price's raid. James N. Myers was reared to manhood partly in Indiana and partly in Kansas, and when seventeen years of age, he enlisted
in the Sixteenth Kansas Cavalry, under Capt. Stubblefield, in the Western Division. His company followed Gen. Price in bis retreat from
Lexington, Mo., to Arkansas River, and captured Gen. Marmaduke at
Mine Creek, on the Missouri and Kansas line. They followed Gen.
Price to Arkansas River, and then went to Fort Leavenworth, where
they were mustered out in December, 1865. During the Indian
troubles in the spring of 1805, this company was sent to Colorado,
Wyoming Territory and Nebraska, to quell the disturbance, and remained nine months. Returning to Fort Leavenworth, Mr. Myers
came to this county and settled in this township, where he purchased
200 acres of land in 1878. The year previous to this he was appointed
keeper of the poor farm, and remained in that position one term. He
then returned to his farm, and has met with excellent success, being
one of the solid farmers and representative citizens of this county.
In October, 1869, he was married to Miss Anna Malott, daughter of
Hiram and Susan E. Malott, and a native of Platte County, Mo., born
in June, 1853. They have four children: Martha Elizabeth, Charles
I., Lenora and James A. Mr. Myers affiliates with the Democratic
party in his political views. He has held the position of school director
for several years, and is a man who contributes liberally to all charitable or worthy enterprises. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M.,
Delaware Lodge No. 96.
John F. Meyers, contractor and builder, Kansas City. Kas.
Among the many industries of a town and county worthy of record,
and standing among the foremost in importance is that of contractor
and builder. Prominent among those engaged in this is Mr. Meyers,
who was born in Franklin County, Mo., in 1843, and who was reared
and received a good common-school education in that county. He
also learned the trade of contractor and builder there, and remained
there until 1866, when he came to Kansas. He first located in Wyandotte, taught an English and a German school for five months, and then
began contracting, which he has carried on ever since. He found plenty
of work and did the work on several houses himself during the panic.
He is a skilled workman, and is prospering in this business. He is
the owner of a lot, 180x115 feet, at the corner of Third and Virginia
Avenue, has three houses on the same, and is the owner of three or
four other places in the city, some business property on Minnesota
Avenue and his shop on Fifth Street. He is one of the leading contractors of the city, and is highly respected and esteemed as a thoroughly reliable man of business. In 1867 he was united in marriage
to Miss Carrie M. Harris, of St. Louis County, Mo., and they have
one child, Jessie I. Mr. Meyers is the son of F. W. and Anna
Meyers, both natives of Germany. The parents came to the United
States in 1837 and settled in Franklin County, Mo. Our subject is
a Republican in his political principles, and socially is a member of
the I. O. O. F. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and is not only a competent, successful and reliable business man, but
is a man highly esteemed for his social qualities.
George C. Mick first came to Wyandotte County, Kas., in 1870,
and during the four years that he then made his home here, he spent
one year in driving a freight wagon from the frontier towns to the Indian Nation. At the end of the four years he went to Ohio, where he
remained eight years engaged in farming, and from this State he removed to Iowa, and one year later returned to Wyandotte County,
Kas., and here followed the occupation of farming for some years, but
of late years has given his attention to the raising of small fruit and
potatoes. He owns twelve and one-half acres in Section 23, which is
devoted to fruit as follows: Four acres in raspberries, one and one-half
acres in strawberries, 700 apple trees, 130 plum trees and thirty-five acres
are given to potatoes, the yield annually being from 100 to 250 bushels
to the acre. He raises about 10, 000 heads of cabbage, also other vegetables in large quantities. He seems to be especially well adapted to
this calling, for he has met with a more than average degree of success, and his efforts to make a success of his life is well worthy the emulation of all. He was born in Pike County, Ohio, August 28, 1849,
being the eldest of seven children born to Peter and Caroline (Bartholomew) Mick, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively. The
father died in 1862 and the mother in 1874, both being deeply regretted by their children. George C. Mick was reared to mature
years in Missouri and Illinois, and after his father's death he moved
with his mother to Kentucky, and from there back to Ohio soon afterward. In the fall of 1865 George C. returned to Missouri, then came
to Kansas as above stated. He was married in 1876 to Miss Clara
Morris, of Ohio, and to them five children have been born: Almus,
George, Etta, Fredie and Nellie. Mr. Mick has always supported
Republican principles, and he and his wife are worthy members of the
Christian Church. He also belongs to the Farmers Alliance, and is a
supporter of all worthy public enterprises.
Adolph Miller is a carpenter and joiner, but at the present time is
engaged principally in horticulture, an enterprise that pays well in
this section of the country. He is a native of Poland, his birth occurring near the ancient city of Posen, on August 16, 1856, he being
the third of three children, the two other members of the family
dying ia infancy. Their father was of German birth, and died at
the age of forty-seven years, having been a carpenter and joiner
throughout life. The mother was a native of Poland and died at
the age of fifty- nine years. Adolph Miller emigrated from his native
land in the fall of 1863 direct to New York City; went from there to
Chicago, from there direct to Lawrence and Wyandotte, Kas., where
he was employed on the building of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, then
the Union Pacific, now located in Wyandotte, Kas. The county at
that date was in a very primitive condition, forty or fifty houses constituting the present flourishing Kansas City, Kas., and his father
felled the first tree ever cut on his present farm. He settled on his
farm of thirty acres in 1868, it being at that time overgrown with
brush and timber, and he and his mother, who was a widow, cleared
the farm themselves and converted the same into a flourishing garden
spot. Here Mr. Miller began for himself the hard battle of life.
Mr. Miller expects to devote his farm to horticultural purposes, and
it must be said that he could do no better, for on account of his close
proximity to the "Chicago of the West," it is sure to prove very
profitable. The first cost of his land was about $15 per acre, but he
now values it at $200 per acre. He has a commodious and comfortable frame residence, good barns, etc. At the present time he is raising the following varieties of fruits : Apples, peaches, pears, cherries,
apricots, the best varieties of grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries and currants. His early education was obtained
in the common schools of this county with the Indians, in fact, his
teacher was part Indian, and he remembers many interesting circumstances that happened during this time. He afterward attended what
was known as the "Stone School" or "old No. 2," where he received
sufficient education to fit him for the practical duties of life. He was
married to Miss Luella Holly, who was born near Albany, Wis., her
education being received in Kansas, and many of her old schoolmates
and classmates were members of the Wyandotte tribe of Indians. Her
marriage to Mr. Miller took place on May 10, 1880, and to their union
two sons have been born: Ernest (aged nine years), and Alphonso
(aged seven). Mr. Miller has always been a Democrat, and his first
presidential vote was cast for Gen. Hancock.
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