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I'm not related to this family, but here is some information that you may or may not have
History of West Virginia and the People
(The Lee Line).
Tazwell Myers, the first member of this family about whom we have definite information, was born in Monongalia county, Virginia, now West Virginia, July 6, 1816, died September, 1865. In 1837 he was united in marriage to Delila, born in Monongalia county, Virginia, January 3, 1819, died July 17, 1904, daughter of Jacob Horner. Both Mr. and Mrs. Myers were buried in Horner cemetery, at head of Campbell run, Marion county, West Virginia. To this union were born the following children: 1. Nelson, of whom further. 2. Mary Catharine, born November 3, 1841; married Isaac Glover, son of William and Elizabeth Glover. 3. Margaret, born July 7, 1844; married Levi Horner. 4. Mahala, born November 14, 1846; married Ezra Syx. 5. Martha, born April 24, 1849, died in 1865. These were born in Monongalia county, Virginia. Shortly after the birth of Martha, Tazwell Myers removed his family to head of Campbell run, Marion county, Virginia, now West Virginia, where he had purchased a tract of land in the wilderness. Here the following children were born: 6. John Lindsay, July 6, 1854, died in 1899. 7. Cornelius, June 12, 1857, died February 8, 1896. 8. Ervin D., May 20, 1859. The latter yet lives on the old home place.
(II) Nelson, son of Tazwell and Delila (Horner) Myers, was born April 18, 1839. He came to Marion county with his parents about 1850, and was married to Susannah, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Pyles) Glover, about 1859. Of this union there were five children: Sylvester, of whom further; Levina, born October, 1862; Martha Jane, April, 1864; Elenora, 1867, died 1876; Rosa Lee, born 1874. Levina married twice, her first husband being Jacob J. Yost, who died about 1888, leaving two children: Minnie and Winslow, the former marrying Henry, son of Jacob Fisher, the latter, Mary, only daughter of Alpheus Wyatt. About four years after her husband's death, Levina married Stephen Shuman. Martha Jane married William T. Price. Rosa Lee married Calvin H. Cain. Nelson Myers died May 12, 1913, and his wife, May 6, 1911, and both were interred in Williams cemetery, near New Martinsville, West Virginia.
(III) Sylvester, son of Nelson and Susannah (Glover) Myers, was born July 9, 1861. He received a common school education in his native county of Marion, and at the age of sixteen was employed in a store at Glover's Gap, which position he held about one year, after which he served fifteen month's apprenticeship in the railroad station of his native town, under Jesse L. Courtright. He was given a position as night telegrapher at Littleton, West Virginia, December 19, 1880. While there he heard the news flashed over the wires announcing the shooting of President Garfield by Gitteau. Shortly following this event, Mr. Myers was transferred to Colfax, Marion county, as station agent and operator. Afterward he was promoted to the agency at Littleton where he remained for several years. Later he served as station agent at Flemington, Belington, Pennsboro, St. Mary's and Smithfield, West Virginia. He also acted as relief agent and operator for a time and during that time he worked at practically all stations between Grafton and the Ohio river, on both Parkersburg and Wheeling divisions of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. In November, 1902, Mr. Myers resigned his position as station agent at Smithfield, on the West Virginia Short Line division of the Baltimore & Ohio, to accept the deputy clerkship under Captain I. D. Morgan, clerk of the county court of Wetzel county, and served in that capacity the full term of six years, from January 1, 1903. In the summer of 1908 he entered the race for the nomination of county clerk on the Democratic ticket and won by a majority of one thousand and ninety-six votes, and in the general election following he won out by about the same majority over his Republican opponent, running ahead of the ticket about four hundred votes. He is an old member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having joined that order more than twenty years ago. He and his wife and all but two of their children are members of the Christian church. When Mr. Myers left the telegraph service, he was recognized as one of the pioneers in his profession, having, as previously stated, entered in active service in 1880 when "registers" or "paper mills" were still in use by a number of operators. In fact, Mr. Myers learned on one of those machines. He never used one, however, after serving his apprenticeship. These "paper mills" have long since been relegated to the scrap heap or curiosity shops, and it is very doubtful if one telegrapher in ten of the present day has ever worked one of them, or indeed ever saw one in actual operation; for the great majority of the "old timers" have either passed away, or have found other occupations.
Sylvester Myers married Frances, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Brumley) Carpenter, September 16, 1881. Of this union there were eight children: 1. Laura May, born August 14, 1882, at Colfax, West Virginia; married A. Lee Rhodes, November 5, 1905; one child, Melvin. 2. Clyde, born July 11, 1884, died at Littleton, West Virginia, September 18, 1884, buried at Glover cemetery, near Glover Gap. 3. William Cleveland, born November 1, 1885, at Littleton; married Lizzie, daughter of William Smith, November 5, 1905; two children: Carl and William. 4. Walter Michael, born March 10, 1888, at Pennsboro, Ritchie county, West Virginia; married Claudie, only daughter of Dr. J. R. and Amanda (Brown) Sole, August 24, 1912; one child, Nell. 5. Thurman Hugh, born at Littleton, Wetzel county, West Virginia, November 16, 1890; married Olive E. Ward, of Cameron, Ohio, May 28, 1910; two children: Deward, and an infant son not yet named. 6. Bessie Vera, born at Pennsboro, West Virginia, May 18, 1893. 7. Edward Nelson, born at Smithfield, Wetzel county, West Virginia, December 31, 1895. 8. Olive Cora, born at St. Marys, Pleasants county. West Virginia, April 16, 1898.
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