His middle initial A may stand for Aquilla.

Obituary in unidentified Iowa City newspaper, April 19, 1913:
PIONEER IS DEAD AT ADVANCED AGE
Valentine Meyers one of Johnson county's most respected and admired pioneers, passed away this morning at 7:30 o'clock, at his home in North Liberty, where he lived a retired life, since leaving his big farm 15 years or so ago.
He was 85 years old and was a victim of complication of ailments attendant upon advancement of age.
The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon--the cortege leaving the family residence at 1:30, and moving to Bethel church, where Rev. Fafland will conduct the services at 2. The interment will be in North Liberty cemetery.
Surviving are the aged widow, three sons and two daughters of a loving husband and devoted father. They are John W.; F. D.; and S. A. Meyers, of North Liberty' Mrs. Nicholas (Emma) Zeller, North Liberty; and Mrs. James (Mattie) Bennett, Muscatine.

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The Iowa Citizen, Sept. 18, 1903:
Accessed on newspaperarchive.com Feb. 20, 2009.
SCHOOL CLUB REUNION
Reunion of the Penn Township School Club Reunion Held on the School Grounds at North Liberty
Last Saturday at North Liberty was held the reunion of the Penn Township Pioneer School Club on the school ground. The program commenced at 11 a.m.
Exercises were opened with invocation by Rev. Heverley of the Evangelical church, the minister assigned for this position, Rev. L. J. Chamberlin being absent. The minutes of the three previous meetings were then read by N. Zeller, secretary, showing that seven of the pioneer scholars ........... had met at the school house for the purpose of forming an organization to be called "The Penn Township Pioneer School Club" and to appoint a committee to prepare a program and make arrangements for a reunion of the pioneer scholars and to elect a chairman for the day, which resulted in the selection of Jacob George.
After the singing of an old time school song the roll was called by the secretary and including those who appeared after the roll was completed there were present the following:
including:
Valentine Myers (teacher), North Liberty
Sarah E. Myers, North Liberty
Nicholas Zeller, North Liberty
Jacob George, North Liberty
Mary Zeller, North Liberty
Isaac Myers, North Liberty
Sam Myers, North Liberty, etc.
The log school house teachers, Valentine Meyers of North Liberty, who taught in 1850 and 1951, and Mr. A. J. Miller of Oxford who taught in 1861 were present.
The roll was called in the ladies' maiden names just as they used to greet one another in early school days.
An intermission was then given of one and one half hours for dinner and a fine picnic it was, a bounteous feast for all spread on the school grounds.
In reassembling at 1:30 p.m. the exercises were opened by an old song entitled "Trancadillo," which was followed by the reading of communications from absent old time scholars Mrs. M. E. Baker and Mrs. John Bealer, both of Nebraska. The balance of the program consisted of instrumental selections by Dr. Frank Murphy and a few items were read by Edna George from the "Bernice Reporter," a society paper issued by the pupils in Miss Lizzie Hess' school about the year 1858, which was edited by the then Mattie Zeller and Charlotte Hachett, who are now Mrs. Jacob George and Mrs. H. P. Stouffer. A song was rendered by Jacob George and a declamation by N. Zeller, the subject being "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck," the first piece he spoke in his boyhood days. Recollections of early school days were participated in by Jacob George, Wm P. Wilson, Abraham Albright, Samuel Bowman, A. L. Morehead, George Anderson, David Doner, N. Zeller, Mrs. A. J. MIller, a log school house teacher who now resides in Oxford. An old time selection was read by Mary Moreland, the subject being "Little Myself as I Used to Be." This was followed by a song "The Sleighride" and an address by Rev. L. F. Chamberlin on "Early Debating Societies." The next was "The Farmer's Song" and an address by W. F Murphy, whose subject was "Progress in our Common Schools." A song was then rendered by three old school boys, Wm. Murphy, Jacob George and N. Zeller. The exercises close with the hymn, "In the Sweet By and By," and the benediction was offered by the Rev. L. F. Chamberlin.
A choir consisting of the second generation, organized by Mrs. W. W. Young, and composed by Mrs. W. W. Young, Cora Meyers, Mary Meyers, Lewis Meyers,
Rose Young, Grace George, Sadie Chamberlin, Mary Beacom, Frank Zeller, Mary Zeller, and Bert Green with Eda George presiding at the piano, was directed in a very pleasing manner by W. F. Murphy.
Penn township scholars over eighteen years of age were requested to register so that a permanent record could be kept hereafter. There were many evidences of tears of joy among those present who had not met for many years as well as thoughts of sadness for those who were absent.
It was voted to repeat in a similar way a reunion of the same character in about a year from this date.
The decorations of purple and gold were composed of asters, golden rod, and some hickory rods and there was on exhibition a remnant of a desk that had served time in the old log school house in the year 1858.
This reunion was a happy one, a pronounced success and afforded huge enjoyment for the old time scholars.