City: Idol
MYERS, John Nelson, farmer; born in Grainger Co., Tenn., Aug. 15, 1844; German and Irish descent; son of Martin and Mary (Dalton) MYERS; father was a farmer and brick mason; paternal grandparents Peter and Winnie (Willoby) MYERS; maternal grandparents, C. and Matilda (Witcher) DALTON; educated in the public schools of Grainger Co., Tenn.; married Gussie DALTON Nov. 7, 1868; member of F. & A. M.; Democrat; former justice of the peace, served sixteen years; served in the Confederate army four years; member of the Methodist Episcopal church, South.
