MYERS-Calvin - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Beckwith, H. W. History of Fountain County, Indiana Chicago: HH Hill, 1881 p 404

Calvin Myers, son of William and Anna Myers, was born January 7 1837, in Fountain County, Indiana. He attended school but little and then in the log school house of that day. At seventeen years of age he began the carpentering trade, which he followed eight years. November 4 1858 he was married to Elizabeth Marshall, daughter of Isaac and Maria (Watts) Marshall. She was born in Fountain county December 20 1839. After marriage they settled one fourth mile southeast of Harveysburg where he bought eighty acres. In two years after he sold and bought eighty acres two miles northwest of Steam Corner, then added eighty acres after the war. October 3 1863, he enlisted in Co. D. 63d Ind. Vol. Inf., under Capt. E. R. Mallory and Col. I. N. Stiles. He entered active service at Chattanooga and fought at Potato Hill, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Allatoona Mountain (six days and night in the trenches), Big Shanty, Marietta, Kenesaw Mountain, etc. He was taken sick by being overheated by a forced march where the rebels had fired the woods. He never missed roll call till his sickness. he was taken to the hospital and received a furlough, and spent the latter part of his time in the hospital as wardmaster at Madison, Indiana. He returned to his farm, and in 1869 sold it. He then bought his present farm of 180 acres. In 1879 he built his large house, 16 X 32, two stories. Mr. Myers has engaged in various avenues of trade in connection with farming. He and his brother, Josiah D., have for two years dealt heavily in all kinds of stock and are known as the Myers Brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Myers are members of the United Brethren church, in which he has been trustee and steward. They have six children: John S. (a teacher and fine penman), William H., Isaac T., Milton E., Albert G. and Mary J. Mr. Myers is a republican.