Series 2c: Mary Worthington Meyers Papers, 1862-1925
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Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Mary Worthington Meyers (1862-1925), the wife of Joseph E. Meyers, was the daughter of Jacob and Lydia Hollingsworth Worthington of Pennsville, Ohio. Like her husband, she had a difficult childhood. She was educated in Friends Boarding School, Barnesville, Ohio, and worked as a companion/housekeeper before her marriage to Joseph Meyers in 1894 under the care of Stillwater Monthly Meeting, Ohio. The couple first settled in West Branch, Iowa, and then moved to a less successful farm in Barnesville, Ohio, so as to be close to the Friends School. Mary and Joseph had four children, Charles Lionel (1900-1984), Ambrose (1904-1986), Thyra Jane (1898-1984), and Bernice Lydia (1896-1946).
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