MORE ON DOROTHEA/DOLLY FULBRIGHT MOYERS
CHILDREN OF ELIAS AND DOLLY (FULBRIGHT) MOYERS/MYERS:
1. William MYERS (1787 to 5-16-1835). He was a native of N. Carolina and came to Daviess Co., Ind. in 1818 and settled on a part of the East half of Section 36, Twp 4 North, Range 7 W, in what was later to be Steele Twp. It is not known if he was married twice, but through two sources it lists him married to Frances Clyne (d. 1852) and to Fannie Reel (d. 9-23-1835). They are buried in Cornettsville Cemetery. He had eleven children: William Fulbright, John, Elias, Joseph, Nancy, Elizabeth, Barbara, Fannie, Dolly, Mary, and Kate.
2. Elias MYERS (1791 to 1-2-1855) buried at Cornettsville, m. Julia Meads. Lived in Bogard twp. on part of the NW quarter of S30 T4N R6W, known as the Becca Montgomery farm. No children, however, Julia was the mother of a daughter, Rebecca, before her marriage to Elias, and she inherited all the property.
3. Daniel MYERS (b. Nov. 8, 1795 in Lincoln Co., N. Carolina - d. Oct. 11, 1875 in Daviess Co., Ind., m. Mary Harrison Tomey (b. Nov. 20, 1800 in Lincoln Co., N. Carolina - d. Oct. 23, 1865, both buried at Cornettsville Cemetery). Twelve children: Tempy Lavina, Dolly, Elijah, Mary Ann, Jacob, Daniel, John, Josiah, Martha, William, Sarah, and Margaret. Lived south of Cornettsville.
4. Frederick MYERS m. Elizabeth Ward, and had nine children: William, Hiram, Washington, Jonathan, Caroline, Adaline, Jane, Marion, and Martha. Fred was a farmer, lived in the Cornettsville area. He was also a great teamster and, before the advent of railroads, hauled goods from New Albany and other Ohio River points.
5. Joseph MYERS (Mar. 20 1802 to May 22, 1881) m. Feb. 7, 1825 to Mary (Polly Ann) SEIFRET (Aug. 16, 1806 to 1890) were born in North Carolina. Joseph & Polly (her name was Mary, but they called her Polly), both came to Indiana at a very early age, and were married in Indiana. To this union were born six children: Elias, Christina, William, Elizabeth, Joseph Jr., and George.
6. Elizabeth MYERS m Joseph Wilhite; no children.
7. Susan MYERS m. Daniel Ruminer, and had six children: George, Elias, Dolly, Ruth, Elizabeth, and Martha. This family settled around Cornettsville, Ind. Daniel was a solder in the War of 1812, and was wounded at the Battle of New Orleans.
8. Dolly MYERS m. Armstead B. Tomey and had nine children: John, Caroline, Elias, William, Elizabeth, Mary, Martin, Martha, and Fredrick. Dolly was the youngest child of Elias and Dolly (Fulbright) MYERS.
From PROBATE RECORD BOOKS; DAVIESS COUNTY, INDIANA:
Estate of Elias Myers, Deceased.
Letters of Administration granted Dec. 13, 1833 to Daniel Myers and Frederick
Myers
Heirs: Widow Dolly
Daniel Myers
Frederick Myers
William Myers
Joseph Myers
Elias Myers, Jr.
Elijah Myers
Heirs of John Myers
Elizabeth--Mrs. Joseph Wilhite
Dolly--Mrs. Armstead Tommy
Susan--Mrs. Daniel Rumminer
Mrs. Edwards’ note: This information gives us a clue as to about when Elias died. However, We have no record of or information on either Elijah or John, which we assume were his sons. If anyone has or ever comes across any data concerning either Elijah or John, I would appreciate hearing from you.
[Editor’s Note: Much research remains to be done on the family of Dolly Fulbright and Elias Moyers. Much of what was reported above and in the last newsletter remains to be confirmed. Indeed, I could not find in any of the research that Dolly was INDEED Dolly Fulbright. Much of the confusion on the Fulbright daughters might be solved if any missing estate papers of Johann Wilhelm (William) Fulbright could be found. Are these missing from the North Carolina Archives? Were they taken in the past, or discarded? Many questions remain.]