. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . ller, daughter of George Smuller and CarolineFisher, of Middletown, and their children were Caro-line S., George Smuller, Mary C, and Frederick. H. K. MYERS, K. Myers, son of John Myers and Eliza-beth Keiser, was born Feb. 10,1841, in Perry County,Pa. His great-grandfather was a soldier of the Revo-lution, and a resident of Bucks County, Pa., wherethe grandfather, Philip Myers, was born. About theyear 1800 the latter removed to Perry County, where fifteen, when he
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . ller, daughter of George Smuller and CarolineFisher, of Middletown, and their children were Caro-line S., George Smuller, Mary C, and Frederick. H. K. MYERS, K. Myers, son of John Myers and Eliza-beth Keiser, was born Feb. 10,1841, in Perry County,Pa. His great-grandfather was a soldier of the Revo-lution, and a resident of Bucks County, Pa., wherethe grandfather, Philip Myers, was born. About theyear 1800 the latter removed to Perry County, where fifteen, when he was sent to school at Markleville,and later to the McAllisterville Academy, teachingduring the winter. On the 21st of September, 1861,he enlisted in Company H, Ninth Regiment Penn-sylvania Cavalry, and appointed sergeant; promotedfirst lieutenant of Company I, May 27, 1863. Heserved during all the campaigns of the Army of theCumberland, and commanded a company in Sher-mans march to the sea; was subsequently cap-tured and sent to Libby Prison. Having prior to hisgoing into service began the study of medicine, he re-. ^y&l&A^^o Jfa&- he had previously purchased a tract of land. Hemarried Magdalena Shue, and their children wereElizabeth, Catharine, John, Philip, and another whodied in infancy. John Myers, born in 1817, followedfarming until his removal to Maryland, where hedied. He married Elizabeth, daughter of IsaacKeiser, first mayor of Burlington, Iowa. Theirchildren were Henry K., Elias, d. s. p., Catharine (married Stewart), Mary Ann (married Neiffer), Eliza, d. s. p., and Margaret (married Fries). Henry K., the subject of this sketch, wasbrought up on his fathers farm until the age of sumed his studies by entering the office of Dr. HenryC. Caslow, of Halifax, attended his first course oflectures at Burlington, Vt., the second at the Uni-versity of Maryland, where he graduated March 9,1867. He at first located at York, afterwards re-moved to Augusta, Pa., and at the end of t
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