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Note: N3013 From Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa; June 14, 1899 Death of Isaac Meyers Liscomb, June 14. The angel of death has taken one of our oldest citizens. It was not unexpected when, at 12:30 Tuesday, June 13, Isaac Meyers departed this life.
Record of Marriage: Marriage Book # 2, Pg. 29, Claiborne Co., TN #96 Marriage license isd. 17th June 1841 to Isaac Mayes for hisintermarriage with Catherine Treese. June 20th 1841 the within wassolamnised by uniting these two together as husband & wife. Soloman?Fulp Justice of the peace
1850 IA Federal Census: Marshall Co., Pg. 297 1856 IA State Census: Marshall Co. Pg. 8 / 60&61 1860 IA Federal Census: Marshall Co., Albion Post Office 1870 IA Federal Census: Marshall Co., Liscomb Post Office 1880 IA Federal Census: Marshall Co., Liscomb Twp.
From Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa; Oct. 25, 1928 Thomas J. Meyers, of Liscomb, Oldest Native Born Son of County "The Meyers family came from Claybourne county, Tennessee, in 1848,driving a catle team, a cow and a bull, hitched to an old time"lynch-pin" wagon, which contained all their worldly possessions,including bags of dried fruits and vegetables for the first winter'sfood, and seeds for the next year's planting. In the party were thefather, Isaac Meyers, his wife and her mother, "Grandma" Trease, and thefour Meyers children, Jim, aged 6; Will, 4; Jesse, 2, and John, the baby. The first winter was spent at Linn Grove, in Jasper county, wherethey found a little deserted log cabin, and in the spring of '49 theymoved to Marshall county, down on Timber Creek, where they built thelittle "open-faced" log cabin which was the birthplae of their first bornIowa child, which they named Thomas Jefferson Meyers."
From Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa; June 14, 1899 Death of Isaac Meyers Liscomb, June 14. The angel of death has taken one of our oldestcitizens. It was not unexpected when, at 12:30 Tuesday, June 13, IsaacMeyers departed this life. He was born April 29, 1819 near Lazwell(sic), Tenn. On June 20, 1841, he was married to Catherine Trease.Eleven children blessed this union, all but three surviving. In 1848 hecame to this state, locating in Jasper county. The next year he removedto Timber Creek. Before Marshalltown was inhabited he located east ofthe place where the Home now stands. Then in 1852 he came to this place,locating about a mile north of town. Retiring from farm life, he settledin Liscomb in 1883, and with his sons engaged in the hardware and grocerybusiness. He was a member of the Christian church at Bethel for manyyears. The Iowa order of Odd Fellows being organized in 1872, he becamea charter member. For the past few months he has been a patient suffererfrom dropsy of the heart. He leaves to mourn a loving wife and eightchildren---James, Thomas and Mrs. M. C. Coyne of this city; Jesse, ofWhitten; Samuel, of Davis, Wyo.; Mrs. R. M. Hauser, of Livingston, Mont.;Mrs. J. J. Anderson of Phillipsburg, Mont.; and Nelson, of Aplin, B.C.In losing him a happy home is broken and a dear friend is gone. Thefuneral will be held at Bethel church Thursday, June 15 at 11 o'clock.Rev. Isaac Johnson and Rev. W. Smith conducting the services. Intermentwill be at Bethel cemetery.
History of Marshall Co.; IA by Chicago: Western Historical Company; Page584; Published in 1878 Meyers, Isaac, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Liscomb; born in East Tennesseein 1819; came to this county in 1849, but came to State in 1848; he owns320 acres of land. Has held offices of Town Trustee, School Director andJustice of the Peace. He maried Miss Catharine Trease in 1841; she wasborn in Tennessee; has nine children----James, Jesse, Thomas, Samuel,David, Nelson, Caroline M., Nervesta C. and Sarah A..
According to the History of Marshall Co. the Indians werethreatening the settlers in the spring of 1850. The Indians had beensent to various reservations in Missouri in 1843, but did not like itthere and began returning to Iowa. They claimed that it was unhealthy inMissouri and that many of them had died there. Several different tribeshad been displaced from their Iowa land including the Musquakas,Pottawatomies and Winnebagoes. Fortunately for the settlers, the Indiansthey had to deal with were not as warlike as the Sioux, or they mostlikely would have all been massacred that summer. There were about 1500warriors in the area. Every day they had war dances in their war paintwhich made the settlers very uneasy. They stole and killed some of thewhite men's livestock, but did no harm to the settlers. The settlers petitioned Major Wood of Fort Dodge to help protectthem from the Indians, but he told them he couldn't spare any soldiersand that they had to protect themselves or move from the area. He alsotold them that he had been ordered to remove the Indians back to Missouriand that his actions would probably cause the Indians to get revenge bymurdering the settlers. Some settlers tried to bribe the Indians to leave, but theyrefused. The white men's crops were growing and they had a a nicesettlement established; so they did not want to leave. The men decidedto stay and defend their claims to the land. Two men were sent to getmore ammunition. On June 11th they began building a fort ninety feetsquare and ten feet high. It was built of puncheons driven into theground. They had it completed in a few days. Twenty-four families,including thirty children, moved into the fort. (Note: Isaac andCatherine Meyers, sons James, William, Jesse, John, and Thomas, plusCatherine's mother, Susanna Trease took up residence in Fort Robinson.)All of the families moved their household goods into the fort, but leftthe cattle outside. Their tents were made of wagon covers and oldquilts. They shared some fires, but each family had it's own table. Themeat, milk, and butter were kept at Mr. Robinson's smoke house. The menkept a constant vigil, but the Indians never did make an attack on thefort. They rode within sight of the fort in their warpaint which keptthe settlers very nervous. After three or four weeks of meetings with Major Williams, theIndians agreed to return to Missouri. He promised them that thegovernment would give them flour, pork, ammunition, and blankets if theywould leave Iowa. The Indians left and the settlers never again had tofear an Indian attack .
History of Marshall Co, IA by Mrs. N. Sanford (1867) Page 33; TimberCreek "Mr. Crowder and Mr. Meyers, now of Iowa Township were neighbors onTimber Creek, and the old settlers used to meet every week, and hadparties where all came, and eat pounded or cracked corn, with many a jokeas to the power of each other's teeth in crushing the substitute forbread."
From Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa; Nov. 6, 1964 Liscomb Farm In Same Family Over Century "One of the first schools in the area was started in a log house onthe Meyers farm and taught by Miss Caroline Thomas and later by MissRozzie Dewey. When Isaac Meyers built the barn on what is now theBiersborn farm, using old hewed logs from the mill down the creek, schoolwas moved to a room in the northeast corner of the barn and taught byMiss Vina Sherman. Later a school house was built farther north on theedge of the timber. The Isaac Meyers 251 acre farm was also the site of the first postoffice in the area. When a stage road was established, Isaac became thefirst postmaster for the office (in his home) half way betweenMarshalltown and Eldora called Moorman Hill. Residents in this area got their mail in Albion at first, then aftera strong local fight as to whether the new stage office should be locatedeast or west of the Iowa River, it was located on the Meyers farm. "Uncle" Jim Trease, a brother of Mrs. Isaac Meyers, made the firstpost office furniture, which consisted of a desk with hinged top andpigeon holes above. Stamps and the mail key were kept in the desk. At first the stage came twice a week. Letters were not tied buteverything, letters, papers, packages, was loose in the sacks which weredumped on a table or on the floor. The postmaster sorted out his mailwhile the driver waited. Often the driver came as late as midnight. The office was open on Sunday too, for many residents northeast ofWhitten received mail there and couldn't come any other day. For thiswork the postmaster received the princely sum of $24 a year. Later the office was moved to the George Woodruff farm which wasnorth in Hardin County, and the name was changed to Union." From Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa; July 19 1976 Stagecoach Road is Dedicated Markers showing the old stage road in the Union vicinity werededicated and given to the Hardin County Conservation Board. "When thestage line was to be put through, according to local historians, therewas a battle for the line and the post office between settlers west ofthe river and those east of it. The east won, and on Oct 18, 1852, IsaacMeyers was appointed postmaster. The stage came twice a week at first tothe Meyers home north of Liscomb: a star designated the home as a postoffice." Excerpt from a newspaper, circa 1970, name and date unknown. Story fromLiscomb, Iowa concerning Isaac Meyers' home. "Isaac Meyers built the house in 1860 and at the time it was thelargest and most pretentious farm home in the area. Fred Gager built thehouse of all native wood, mostly hard. The floors downstairs were of oakhewed by hand. The casings were of black walnut four by fours, handplaned by the carpenter. Doors and window sashes were hand made. Theshingles were oak. In 1872 the house was remodeled and the walnut siding removed. Whenit was recently remodeled carpenters had trouble sawing and found theywere working with black walnut." The historic 110 year old house, once used as a mail stop, was burned tothe ground in one hour and 15 minutes by the Liscomb Volunteer FireDepartment for training purposes. The owner kept as a keepsake the starfrom the house which designated it as a mail stop. Isaac is buried in Bethel Grove Cemetery, Liscomb, Iowa.
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