Brief Life History of David Calvin
When David Calvin Myers was born on 6 February 1828, in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, his father, Asher Myers, was 40 and his mother, Nancy Little, was 39. He married Sarah Trantham on 5 October 1851, in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died on 10 June 1910, in Coryell, Texas, United States, at the age of 82.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Carl Myres, "United States Census, 1870"
- Calvin Myers in entry for Henry Thomas Myers, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- D C Myers, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1828–1910 Male
1831–1899 Female
Children (9)
1848– Male
1851– Male
1853–1895 Male
1855–1933 Male
1858–1884 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1788–1858 Male
1789–1858 Female
Siblings (8)
1814–1880 Male
1816–1900 Female
1820–1856 Female
1823–1855 Male
1826– Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 7
1854
Age 26
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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