Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885,
Muhlenberg Co.

JAMES GWINN MYERS, Muhlenburgh [sic] 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 Muhlenburgh 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, whom 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 Muhlenburgh 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 1861 
and 1862, enlisted many recruits in the Federal service.  His sympathies
were with 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 
Muhlenburgh County.

Myers Willis Dill
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Logan

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