a short time. From there they moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he became interested in oil and became manager and direct— or of an Oil Company in Montana, U.S.A. Two (2) children were born to them, namely, “Myrtle” and “Jean”.
“Hermas Myers” married “Edith Weeks” of Fredericton, P.E.I. He farmed in Carleton and for seventeen (17) years each winter he served on the ice-boat crew between Cape Traverse and Cape Tormentine. He was born Oct. 16th, 1877 and passed away Aug. 20th., 1947. ,His Wife was born May 7th., 1877 and passed away March 4th., 1955. Five (5) children were born to them, three (3) of whom are living, namely, “Heber”, “Selina” and “John”. Two (2) girls passed away early in life.
“Bertha Myers” born Dec. 13th., 1901 and passed away March 21st., 1916.
“Ruby Myers” born Feb. 23rd, 1911 and passed away Oct. 16th., 1911.
“Heber Myers” was born on Jan. 23rd., 1905. On June 22nd, 1927 he married “Edna Campbell”, a music teacher from Chelton and farmed in North Carleton for nineteen (19) years. He then bought the property of Robert Carruthers in 1946, being one of the one hundred (100) acres of land belonging to Heber’s grand- father, the late “Thomas Jr. Myers”. His wife was born on Feb. 9th, 1904. To them were born four (4) children, namely “Freda”, “Wendell”, “Gordon” and “Jeanette”.
“Freda Myers” was born on Nov. 25th., 1929. She complet- ed her stenographic course and was employed in the office of M. F. Schurman Co., Summerside, P.E.I., for five (5) years. She then worked for one (1) year in Toronto, Ontario and on May 9th, 1953 married “Bannerman Coughlin” of Cascumpec, P.E.I. He was born on July 22nd, 1932. They now reside in Carleton operat- ing an Imperial Esso Service Station. To them were born two (2) sons, namely, “Ralph” and “David”.
“Wendell Myers” was born on June 27th, 1932. He married “Audrey Coles”, a school teacher from MiltonZ P.E.I. on June 27th, 1956 and is farming the one hundred (100) acres of land which he bought from John Myers, being the farm of his great grand- father. His wife was born on May 14th, 1932. To them was born one (1) .son “Kenneth”.
“Gordon Myers” was born July 4th, 1938. He attended Vo- cational School at Charlottetown in 1955. He married “Carol Clark” of Linkletter on June 20th, 1959 and is farming on th e home-place with his father. His wife was born June 4th, 1940. To them was born two (2) children, “Linda”, “Brenda”.
“Jeanette Myers” was born on July 11th, 1941. She com- pleted her stenographic course in 1959 and was employed as Cash- ier for R. T. Holman Ltd., Summerside, P.E.I. for nearly a year. Now she is employed with the Island Telephone Co., Summerside,
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