Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 813
CARLOS U. MYERS

One of the substantial farmers of Taylor township, Harrison county, Iowa, is Carlos U. MYERS, who was born and reared in this county. While he has been engaged in general farming and stock raising since the spring of 1912 he was previously engaged in business for several years, at Modale and Missouri Valley, Iowa. He finally decided that he would rather engage in general farming and stock raising and the success which has attended his efforts thus far on the farm indicates that he has made no mistake. He is highly esteemed in the community where he makes his home and is universally regarded as one of the best and most enterprising agriculturists.

Carlos U. MYERS, the son of Freeley W. and Marguerite (GARNER) MYERS, was born September 11, 1872, in Taylor township, Harrison county, Iowa. His parents were natives of Adams county, Pennsylvania, and Pottawattamie county, Iowa, respectively. The sketch of Stephen A. MYERS, found elsewhere in this volume, gives the early history of the MYERS family.

Carlos U. MYERS received a good education in the schools of Taylor township and continued to reside at home until he reached his majority. He then rented land for eleven years, after which he decided to engage in business, and bought a store at Modale and continued there in business for three years. He then sold his store and went on the road as a salesman for the John Deere and International Harvester companies, remaining with them for two years. He then traded some land in Missouri which he owned for a clothing store in Modale, Iowa, but shortly afterward removed his stock to Missouri Valley and added to it a line of general merchandise. He remained in business in Missouri Valley for two years, and in March, 1912, decided to again engage in farming in this county. He already owned a fine farm in Taylor township and on this he moved in the spring of 1912 in order to devote himself to agricultural pursuits. He makes a specialty of registered Hampshire hogs and feeds about two car loads of them and at least two car loads of cattle annually for the market. He has one of the few herds of Hampshire hogs in the county and may well be called a leader in the raising of this particular breed.

Mr. MYERS was married on September 11, 1893, to Lola COULTHARD. She died, April 15, 1900, leaving two children, Lolla and Lalla. The elder child was accidentally shot and killed when she was six years old. Mr. MYERS was again married on January 8, 1902, to Eva DIXON, of Garner, Idaho, the ceremony taking place at Logan, Utah, and to this union have been born eight children, Cora, Vera, Carlos, Jr., Theodora, Leota, Henry Upton and two who died in infancy.

Mr. MYERS is a Republican in politics, but while taking an active part in good government, has never been a candidate for public office. His wife is a member of the Mormon church of Utah. Fraternally, Mr. MYERS is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He has traveled extensively over the western part of the United States and has many interesting experiences to tell of the places he has seen. He is well informed on the current issues of the day and is a very entertaining conversationalist. Owing to his genial manner and kingly disposition he has a host of friends who admire him for his many good qualities of head and heart.

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