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David Holmes Meriwether 1795–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1795

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 12 December 1860

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Major

Mother: Sarah Oldham

Spouse(s): LYDIA (WILLIAMS)

Children(s): Emily Merriweather

David Holmes Meriwether was born in 1795 in Kentucky, the child of William Meriwether Major And Sarah Sally Oldham. David Holmes Meriwether married Lydia Clark Williams, and had children including Emily Merriweather. David Holmes Meriwether passed away in 1860 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • David Holmes Meriwether was born in 1795 in Kentucky, the child of William Meriwether Major And Sarah Sally Oldham.
  • David Holmes Meriwether married Lydia Clark Williams, and had children including Emily Merriweather.
  • David Holmes Meriwether passed away in 1860 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Children(s)

David Meriwether's Ancestors

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David Meriwether
1795–1860
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
William MERIWETHER Major
1756–1814
Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia
Sarah ('Sally') Oldham
1772–1830
United States of America
Grandparents
William (Meriwether) Capt.
1730–1790
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Martha ((Patty) Cox) Wood
1732–1801
Lickinghole Crk, Goochland, VA
Judge (Samuel Conway Oldham) Sr
1749–1823
Winchester, Prince William Co (now Fauquier), Colony of Virginia
Jane Cunningham
1753–1778
Louisa, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Oldham
1708–1765
Anne Conway
1708–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Oldham
1669–1712
Juniford Oldham
1666–1717

David Meriwether's Descendants

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David (Holmes) Meriwether (1 May 1795–12 December 1860) m. LYDIA (CLARK) (WILLIAMS) (8 Dec 1800–21 June 1862)
  1. 1. Emily Merriweather 1821–
    1. 1. Sarah (Mc) Coy 1855– m. Monroe McCoy 1857–1909
      1. 1. Lillie (McCoy) McCoy 1893–
      2. 2. Helen (M.) Mccoy 1879–

David Meriwether's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1 May 1795
Birth of David Holmes Meriwether in Kentucky
Kentucky
1860
12 December 1860
Age 65
Death of David Holmes Meriwether in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1795
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1860
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

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