Family Group Sheet
NameClarence Myers
Birth13 Apr 1882, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death29 Apr 1950, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialJones Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky
FatherJohn J. Turner Myers (1859-1916)
MotherElizabeth “Bettie” Lancaster (1864-1938)
Other spousesMartha McCarty
Marriageabt 1906, Kentucky
SpouseGertrude Adkins
Birth3 Jan 1889, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Dec 1966
BurialJones Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky
FatherBenjamin Breckenridge Adkins (1860-)
MotherSarah Jane (1861-1905)
Children
SpouseJ. D. Hill
BirthJul 1908, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Jun 1937, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Birth21 Feb 1912, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseFloyd Hardin
Birth15 Mar 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth15 Nov 1923, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Clarence Myers
His WW I draft registration card, filed 10 Sep 1918, records Clarence Myers, age 36, residence Farmers, Rowan Co., Ky, born 13 Apr 1882, occupation rim trimmer, employer Peytona Lbr Co., Omar, W. Va., nearest relative Gertrude Myers, Farmers, Ky.
His death certificate records Clarence Myers, age 68 years 0 months 16 days, born 13 Apr 1882 in Ky, died 9 Apr 1950 in Farmers, Rowan Co., Ky, occupation lumber dealer, married, father John Turner Myers, mother’s maiden name Bettie Lancaster, cause of death inanition & anemia due to carcinoma of rectum with metastatis, informant Mrs. Clarence Myers, burial in Jones Cemetery, Bath Co., Ky.
His death certificate records Clarence Myers, age 68 years 0 months 16 days, born 13 Apr 1882 in Ky, died 9 Apr 1950 in Farmers, Rowan Co., Ky, occupation lumber dealer, married, father John Turner Myers, mother’s maiden name Bettie Lancaster, cause of death inanition & anemia due to carcinoma of rectum with metastatis, informant Mrs. Clarence Myers, burial in Jones Cemetery, Bath Co., Ky.
Notes for Gertrude Adkins
Her gravestone says “An Inspiration to All Who Knew Her : Gertrude Myers : January 3, 1887 : December 22, 1966”
Census records suggest a slightly later birthdate. (She was listed in the 1900 census as age 11, in the 1910 census as age 21, in the 1920 census as age 32, and in the 1930 census as age 41.) So probably whoever ordered the stone inscription had her birthdate off by one or two years.
Census records suggest a slightly later birthdate. (She was listed in the 1900 census as age 11, in the 1910 census as age 21, in the 1920 census as age 32, and in the 1930 census as age 41.) So probably whoever ordered the stone inscription had her birthdate off by one or two years.
Census Notes for Clarence & Gertrude (Family)
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 16 April, lists on p. 3A as family #49/54:
Myers, Clarence, 28, second marriage, laborer at odd jobs; Gertrude, wife, 21, first marriage, married 2 years, mother of 2 children; Pearl B., daug, 2; John T., son, 1 9/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The daughter listed as Pearl should be Ferrell or Fearl. Her name was pronounced “furl”, and the census taker must have misheard it.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 26 Jan, lists on p. 10A as family #180/181:
Myers, Clarance, 37, laborer at lumber mill; Gertrude, wife, 32; Turner, son, 11; Vesta, dau, 8; Josephine, dau, 5; Loraine, dau, 11/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
They are listed in the same dwelling (#180/180) with Clarence’s mother Bettie. Their daughter Ferrell is recorded with Bettie as Ferrol, granddau, age 12.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated Apr 16, lists on pp. 2A-2B as family #35:
Myers, Betty, 66, widowed, age at first marriage 16, proprietor of hotel; Fearl, granddau, 22; Clarence, son, 48, age at first marriage 18; Gertie, daughter in law, 41, age at first marriage 18; J. T., grandson, 21; Josephine, granddau, 15; Lorraine, granddau, 10; Elmer, grandson, 9; James, grandson, 7; Clarence Jr., grandson, 4. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Myers, Clarence, 28, second marriage, laborer at odd jobs; Gertrude, wife, 21, first marriage, married 2 years, mother of 2 children; Pearl B., daug, 2; John T., son, 1 9/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The daughter listed as Pearl should be Ferrell or Fearl. Her name was pronounced “furl”, and the census taker must have misheard it.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 26 Jan, lists on p. 10A as family #180/181:
Myers, Clarance, 37, laborer at lumber mill; Gertrude, wife, 32; Turner, son, 11; Vesta, dau, 8; Josephine, dau, 5; Loraine, dau, 11/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
They are listed in the same dwelling (#180/180) with Clarence’s mother Bettie. Their daughter Ferrell is recorded with Bettie as Ferrol, granddau, age 12.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated Apr 16, lists on pp. 2A-2B as family #35:
Myers, Betty, 66, widowed, age at first marriage 16, proprietor of hotel; Fearl, granddau, 22; Clarence, son, 48, age at first marriage 18; Gertie, daughter in law, 41, age at first marriage 18; J. T., grandson, 21; Josephine, granddau, 15; Lorraine, granddau, 10; Elmer, grandson, 9; James, grandson, 7; Clarence Jr., grandson, 4. All born Ky Ky Ky.
