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Francis Marbury Meriwether 1877–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1877

Birth Location: Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1959

Death Location: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

Father: Charles Meriwether

Mother: Ellen Douglas

Spouse(s): Emma Pettyjohn

Children(s): Nicholas Meriwether, Ruth Meriwether, Alice Jones, Mary Blaydes, William Meriwether, Helen Meriwether

Francis Marbury Meriwether was born in 1877 in Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles James Meriwether And Ellen Douglas. In 1880, Francis Marbury Meriwether resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Francis Marbury Meriwether resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA. Francis Marbury Meriwether married Emma Jane Pettyjohn, and had children including Alice Thornton Jones, Helen Josephine Meriwether, Mary Douglas Blaydes, Nicholas Walker Meriwether, Ruth Meriwether, William Hunter Meriwether. Francis Marbury Meriwether passed away in 1959 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Marbury Meriwether was born in 1877 in Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles James Meriwether And Ellen Douglas.
  • In 1880, Francis Marbury Meriwether resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Francis Marbury Meriwether resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • Francis Marbury Meriwether married Emma Jane Pettyjohn, and had children including Alice Thornton Jones, Helen Josephine Meriwether, Mary Douglas Blaydes, Nicholas Walker Meriwether, Ruth Meriwether, William Hunter Meriwether.
  • Francis Marbury Meriwether passed away in 1959 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Meriwether
1831–1887
Birth Location: Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Ellen Douglas
1836–
Birth Location: Virginia
ED

Spouses(s)

Emma Pettyjohn
1876–1967
Birth Location: –
EP

Children(s)

Nicholas Meriwether
1899–1931
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
NM
Ruth Meriwether
1909–1998
Birth Location: Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
RM
Alice Jones
1907–1997
Birth Location: Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
AJ
Mary Blaydes
1902–1989
Birth Location: –
MB
William Meriwether
1905–1989
Birth Location: Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
WM
Helen Meriwether
1912–2001
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
HM

Francis Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
Francis Meriwether
1877–1959
Birth Place: Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles James Meriwether
1831–1887
Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Ellen Douglas
1836–
Virginia
Grandparents
Francis (Thornton) Meriwether
1805–1834
Margaret (Douglas) Meriwether
1809–1882
Cloverfields, Albemarle County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Meriwether
1761–1845
Elizabeth Lewis
1769–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Meriwether
1736–1772
Margaret Meriwether
1737–1812

Francis Meriwether's Descendants

1.
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Francis (Marbury) Meriwether (07 Sep 1877–27 Sep 1959) m. Emma (Jane) Pettyjohn (25 June 1876–24 March 1967)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Walker) Meriwether 1899–1931
  2. 2. Ruth Meriwether 1909–1998 m. Vuron (Thomas) Earley 1905–
  3. 3. Alice (Thornton) Jones 1907–1997 m. Michael (Gravatt) Jones 1912–
  4. 4. Mary (Douglas) Blaydes 1902–1989 m. Maxey (L) Blaydes 1890–
  5. 5. William (Hunter) Meriwether 1905–1989 m. Zella (Inez) Weatherman 1912–
  6. 6. Helen (Josephine) Meriwether 1912–2001 m. Howard (L) Martin 1924–1980

Francis Meriwether's Timeline

11 Records

1877
07 Sep 1877
Birth of Francis Marbury Meriwether in Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1912
abt 1912
Age 35
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 43
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Lakeland, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
Lakeland, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Precinct 25, Polk, Florida
Precinct 25, Polk, Florida
1939
Abt 1939
Age 62
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Lakeland
Lakeland
1950
1950
Age 73
Francis Marbury Meriwether resided here in Winston, Polk, Florida, USA
Winston, Polk, Florida, USA
1959
27 Sep 1959
Age 82
Death of Francis Marbury Meriwether in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Boonsboro, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T625_1881; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 53
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lakeland, Polk, Florida; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2340066
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 1700; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0006
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T624_1622; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375635
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Winston, Polk, Florida; Roll: 4041; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 53-130

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 1700; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0006

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T624_1622; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1912
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T625_1881; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 53

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lakeland, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lakeland, Polk, Florida; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2340066

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Precinct 25, Polk, Florida
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1939
    Event Place: Lakeland
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Winston, Polk, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the USA, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Winston, Polk, Florida; Roll: 4041; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 53-130

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1959
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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