Myers, Virgil
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| Last Name | Myers |
| First Name | Virgil |
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| Death Date | 5/24/1899 |
| Birth Date | 4/21/1880 |
| Obituary Source | Martinsville Republican, June 1, 1899 |
| Source Information | Cemetery index |
| Cemetery | Sodom/Myers Cemetery, south of Paragon |
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| Survived By | Parents, Henry and Rebecca J. Myers; 2 sisters, Mrs. G.M. Isenhower and Mrs. George Branham; one brother, Walter. (Oldest brother, William, died in 1881.) |
| Other | Age 18 years, 1 month, and 3 days. Was instantly killed when the boiler exploded at the Myers saw mill on the Paragon Road. He was caught by the flying debris and buried by the timbers and fragments of iron. [Saw mill was owned by his father, Henry Myers.] Also killed in the explosion were his brother, Hirschel Myers, age 14, and another worker, Perry Morrison, age 23. |
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