BERNARD E. MYERS FAMILY

In 1844, the Jacob Myers and William Stark families came to this area with twelve other families, including Johnson’s, Hartmans, Fraleys, Slicks and Matters. Bishop Siebert of the Evagelical Church was a major influence in this move.

The Myers and Stark families settled on farms in the Copenhagen area of Wheatland Township.

Burton H. Myers, grandson of Jacob Myers and Ella V. Stark, granddaughter of William Stark were married in 1879. Burton farmed in this same area, before moving to Naperville to run the Myers livery stable and feed store. This store was located on the southwest corner of the Jackson and Main Street intersection, which is now part of the Riverwalk. With the advent of the automobile and the demise of the horse-drawn carriage, Burton entered the insurance business and had and office on Washington Street for many years.

Burton and Ella raised three sons and one daughter, two of whom lived in Naperville: Truman Irvin and Bernard Elias. Bernard married Mabel Ann Quantock from Wheatland Township in 1913. Mabel presently lives in Naperville, as well as her son Gerald Everett Myers and her daughter Shirley Myers Chivas