MEYERS, Ezra H.

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, p 169

Ezra H. MEYERS, machine and blacksmith shop [Mondovi, Buffalo County, 
Wisconsin], was born 29 June 1851 in Pennsylvania, and in 1853 came with his 
parents to Dane County [Wisconsin], where they resided until 1868, at that 
time moving to Buffalo County on a farm. Here the subject of this sketch 
remained until 1870, when he commenced to work at his trade in Mondovi. He 
lived there one year and then engaged with N. R. [N. K.?] Fisher & Company, 
where he remained six years. In September 1880 he commenced his present 
business and employs two men, and is now making preparations to add a wagon 
shop to his other business. Mr. MEYERS is a member of the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen, Mondovi Lodge No. 23.

In 1875 he [Ezra H. MEYERS] was married to Miss Frances LeGORE, daughter of 
John Le GORE, she being the first white female child born in the Town of 
Naples [Buffalo County, Wisconsin] on 20 March 1857. They have one son, John 
F. [The family is enumerated in the 1880 census of Mondovi, Naples Township, 
Buffalo County, Wisconsin: Ezra MEYERS, age twenty-eight, carpenter, born in 
Pennsylvania, from his census age about 1852, to parents also born there; his 
wife Frances, age twenty-three, born in Wisconsin, about 1857, to parents 
both born in New York; and son John, age three, born in Wisconsin, about 
1877.]

[John LeGORE, father-law-of Ezra H. MEYERS, is also enumerated in the 1880 
census of Naples, Buffalo County, Wisconsin: John LeGORE, widower, a farmer, 
age fifty-five, born in New York, about 1825 from his census age, the 
birthplace of his father not identified, and his mother born in Pennsylvania. 
Also residing in this family are two sons of John LeGORE: (1) Lorenzo Dow 
LeGORE, age thirty-four, married, a farmer, born in Wisconsin (about 1846) to 
parents born in New York; and (2) Stephen LeGORE, single, farmer, age 
twenty-three, born in Wisconsin (about 1857) to parents also born in New 
York; and a daughter-in-law of John LeGORE, namely Lizzie LeGORE (Lorenzo's 
wife?), age twenty-one, dressmaker, born in New York. See also the Buffalo 
County, Wisconsin, biography of Walter L. HOUSER, editor of the Buffalo 
County "Herald," who married Miss Susan C. LEGORE, also a daughter of John 
LEGORE. Bracketed material added by submitter (who is not researching these 
surnames) to support and clarify information given in the biography and to 
raise questions.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly