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James Marshal MEREDITH

James Marshal MEREDITH

Male 1841 - 1912  (~ 70 years)

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  • Name James Marshal MEREDITH 
    Born Sep 1841  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1912  [3] 
    Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I32683  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2008 

    Father Job MEREDITH 
    Mother Mary Ann AMOS,   b. 21 Aug 1820,   d. 6 Nov 1899  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F12716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth BEE,   b. 8 May 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1864  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900:
      James M. Meredith, 58, b. Sep 1841, farmer, married 35 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 56, b. May 1844, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Fred, 23, b. Oct 1876; dau Orpha, 19, b. Mar 1881; nephew Ashby Bee, 15, b. May 1885 in W.Va., both parents b. W.Va.; niece Esther Meredith, 27, b. May 1873; boarder Gertrude Kelly, 23, b. May 1876.

      1910 Census, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV, enumerated on Apr 19 1910:
      One of 29 boarders at East Main Street was Ashber Bee, 26, b. W.Va., father b. W.Va., mother b. Ohio.

      1920 Census, Preston Co, WV, enumerated on Jan 14 1920:
      Ashby B. Bee, 36, coal miner; wife May, 36; son Willie (Willis?), 8; dau Orpha, 5.
    Children 
     1. John E. MEREDITH,   b. CA 1867
    +2. Etta MEREDITH,   b. 30 Nov 1872, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1943, Landover, Prince Georges Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +3. Fred MEREDITH,   b. Oct 1876,   d. 1948  (Age ~ 71 years)
     4. Orpha MEREDITH,   b. Mar 1881
    Family ID F12715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    4. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as James M. Merideth, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Job & Mary; and Elizabeth Bee, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Ezekiel & Mariah. Married Dec 22 1864.