Reverend Thomas J. Myers June 7, 1840 - May 13, 1929
IWC Newsom Archives Raymond J. Chadwick Library Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant, Iowa
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Thomas Johnson Myers was born on June 7, 1840 in Warren County, Indiana.
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He entered Iowa Wesleyan University in 1858 and graduated with Bachelor of Arts in 1864.
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On June 13, 1861, he enlisted in the First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. He started as a non-commissioned officer and left the Army as a Sergeant. He was in active service from 1861-64. He worked as a recruiting officer from January 1, 1864 until April 1864. He also worked in Little Rock, Arkansas, from May 1, 1864 until September 9, 1864.
Facts • He was admitted to the Iowa Conference and served as a minister, as follows: o 1869 – New Sharon o 1870 – Sigourney o 1871 – Otley o 1872 – Bellfountain o 1874 – Kirksville o 1877 – Kossuth o 1880 – Danville o 1883 – South Burlington o 1884 – P.E. Burlington District
• And as a pastor: o 1890 – Centerville o 1891 – P.E. Keokuk District o 1902 – P.E. Burlington District
Facts • He was Treasurer and Financial Secretary of I.W.U. in 1897 and Treasurer and Field Secretary in 1908.
• He was elected as a member of three general conferences: Omaha, Cleveland, and Los Angeles.
• Myers was also a twice Reserve Delegate.
• He married Eliza J. Morrison on September 16, 1869 in Victoria, Illinois. They had four children together: Edward Morrison (1893), Mary L. (1896), Charles Haven (1902), and John Foster.
• Reverend Myers died May 13, 1929 and is buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Thomas J. Myers • Title: o Thomas J. Myers at Ground Breaking Ceremony for Gym #1
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Date: o August 1921
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Description: o 6.94" x 4.93"
Thomas J. Myers • Title: o Thomas J. Myers at Ground Breaking Ceremony for Gym #2
• Date: o August 1921
• Description: o 3.23” x 4.16”
Thomas J. Myers • Title: o Thomas J. Myers with two unknown men
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Date: o Unknown
• Description: o 9.67” x 7.57”