MYERS, Ransom
Source: Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Nov 8, 1929
Ransom Myers, one of the best known men in Fountain County, died in St. Elizabeth's hospital in Danville, Ill, Sunday following an operation a week previous for hernia. He was born W. of Alamo Sept 9, 1850. He married Jane Clore Sept 30, 1875. She survives him with two daughters, Mrs. Homer McDonald, and Mrs. Lee Owen. Bloomer Myers is a brother. Funeral services were held at the Wallace Lutheran Church on Monday afternoon.
Source: Indianapolis News Mon 4 Nov 1929 p 9
Crawfordsville, Ind Nov 4 – Funeral services were held at Wallace today for Ransom Myers, age 79, believed to be the only millionaire in Montgomery and Fountain counties. He died Saturday in a hospital at Danville, Ill. Following a surgical operation. Mr. Myers spent his entire life on his farm near the Fountain and Montgomery County line. He owned several thousand acres of land. He also had extensive holdings in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas, his Texas holdings being valuable oil property. Mr. Myers is survived by the widow and two daughters, Mrs. Homer McDonald, Covington and Mrs. Lee Owen, living at her father’s home. One brother, Bloomer Myers and one sister, Mrs. Maria Clore of Wallace also survive.
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Tue 5 Nov 1929 p 6
Ransom Myers, 80, a large land owner and farmer, was taken to Lake View Hospital in Danville, where he was operated on for a locking of the bowels.
Source: Indianapolis Journal Sat 28 April 1883 p 3
Crawfordsville, April 27 – the barn of Ransom Myers, two miles west of Alamo, this county was destroyed by fire last night. Three horses, farming implements, a quantity of wheat and hay and other valuable property were consumed. Loss, $2500 no insurance.
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier 26 June 1930 (Thu) p 7
Covington – the petition of Mrs. Mary J. Myers for her share of the estate of her late husband, Ransom Myers was fixed by law, has been granted in Fountain Circuit court. William B. Coleman, Samuel VanDorn and Schuyler Rhodes were named commissioners to make a division. They have set aside for her 1,160 acres (1,000 in Fountain and 160 in Montgomery) of the total estate of about 3,000 acres. Mrs. Myers chose this division in preference to accepting provisions of a will, which made complicated bequests of life estates, trusteeships and deferred enjoyment of certain of the property.
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier 30 Nov 1927 Wed p 6
Attica – the 560-acres farm of Frank Frazier, near Hillsboro has been sold for $61,600 or $110 per acre to Noah “Ransom” Myers. The deal is said to be one of the largest in farm lands in the history of Fountain County.
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