John D. Meyers

Maleabout 1816–1900

Brief Life History of John D.

John D. Meyers was born about 1816, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States as the son of Myers and Myers. He married Mary Pippin on 24 January 1839, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States. He died in 1900, in United States, at the age of 85.

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John D. Meyers
1816–1900
Mary Pippin
1820–1839
Marriage: 24 January 1839

Sources (5)

  • John D Myers, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • John D Myers, "Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994"
  • John D Myers, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 January 1839Franklin, North Carolina, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

      Male1793– Male

      Female Female

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 3

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1830 · Trail of Tears

    Age 14

    In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

    1846

    Age 30

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (Cork, Wexford and Louth) and English: variant of Mayers .

    German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from Meyer . Compare Myers .

    Americanized form of German Meyer , with excrescent -s.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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