Brief Life History of John "J.B"
When John "J.B" Myers was born on 14 December 1907, in Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States, his father, Eddie Lee Myers, was 28 and his mother, Mamie Model Tankersley, was 18. He married Jewel Jet " Mammy" Godfordson about 1928. He died on 21 May 1969, in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.
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- J B Myres in household of E L Myres, "United States Census, 1910"
- J B Myre, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- John B Myers, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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