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Horace Robert Simms Meriwether 1851–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1851

Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 3 February 1927

Death Location: Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Meriwether

Mother: Martha Simms

Spouse(s): Martha Patman

Children(s): Nellie Meriwether, Bryant Meriwether, Beatrice Meriwether, Ruby Meriwether, Dorma Meriwether, Lillian Meriwether

In 1851, Horace Robert Simms Meriwether entered the world in Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America, born to William David Meriwether And Martha Dickinson Simms. In 1900, Horace Robert Simms Meriwether resided in Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, USA. Horace Robert Simms Meriwether married Martha Sue Mattie Patman, and had children including Beatrice Meriwether, Bryant Hill Meriwether, Dorma Simms Meriwether, Lillian Meriwether, Nellie Sue Meriwether, Ruby Meriwether. Horace Robert Simms Meriwether passed away in 1927 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Horace Robert Simms Meriwether entered the world in Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America, born to William David Meriwether And Martha Dickinson Simms.
  • In 1900, Horace Robert Simms Meriwether resided in Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, USA.
  • Horace Robert Simms Meriwether married Martha Sue Mattie Patman, and had children including Beatrice Meriwether, Bryant Hill Meriwether, Dorma Simms Meriwether, Lillian Meriwether, Nellie Sue Meriwether, Ruby Meriwether.
  • Horace Robert Simms Meriwether passed away in 1927 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Horace Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
Horace Meriwether
1851–1927
Birth Place: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
William David Meriwether
1829–1915
Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
Martha (Dickinson) Simms
1831–1912
Georgia
Grandparents
James Meriwether
1789–1854
Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Frances ("Fanny") Bradshaw
1793–1864
Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
Britain (\ Britton Simms) Sr
1789–1864
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Ann (Terrell Colbert DNA) Match
1797–1870
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Meriwether
1755–1829
Susannah Smith
1767–1833
Elijah Bradshaw
1766–1835
Elizabeth Blassingame
1767–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Meriwether
1716–1772
Mary Weaver
1722–1767
Valentine Hatcher
1729–1812
Jemima Bostick
1735–1812

Horace Meriwether's Descendants

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Horace (Robert Simms) Meriwether (July 1851–3 February 1927) m. Martha (Sue "Mattie") Patman (16 November 1853–24 February 1925)
  1. 1. Nellie (Sue) Meriwether 1882–1968 m. Walter (Johnston) McDaniel 1877–1958
    1. 1. Garland Bryant 1904–1910
  2. 2. Bryant (Hill) Meriwether 1889–
  3. 3. Beatrice Meriwether 1891–1973
  4. 4. Ruby Meriwether 1885–1962 m. David (Ezell) DeLong 1874–1935
    1. 1. Infant (Daughter) DeLong 1916–1916
    2. 2. Infant (Daughter) DeLong 1915–1915
    3. 3. Gladys Delong 1909–1984 m. Henry (Sammuel) Pickard 1903–1959
      1. 1. Jack (Everett) Pickard 1931–1990
  5. 5. Dorma (Simms) Meriwether 1880–1962 m. John (Breckenridge) Evans 1875–1936
    1. 1. Marguerite (H) Evans 1905–1977 m. William Cotton 1893–1971
      1. 1. Ludia (Irene) Cotton 1926–1986
      2. 2. Edna (Fay) Cotton 1921–1979
        1. 1. Edna (Charlene) Keenan 1945–2015
      3. 3. Jackie (William) Cotton 1934–2000 m. Dorothy (Louise) Alexander 1938–2000
      4. 4. Annie (M) Cotton 1936–2001 m. Charles (R) Turner 1935–2021
      5. 5. Audrey (M) Cotton 1923–
      6. 6. George (Odis) Cotton 1930–1992
    2. 2. William (Harold) Evans 1900–1949 m. Mildred Clark 1906–
    3. 3. Jane Evans 1897–
  6. 6. Lillian Meriwether 1874–1875

Horace Meriwether's Timeline

3 Records

1851
July 1851
Birth of Horace Robert Simms Meriwether in Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 49
Horace Robert Simms Meriwether resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, USA
1927
3 February 1927
Age 76
Death of Horace Robert Simms Meriwether in Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Kaufman County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1851
    Event Place: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1927
    Event Place: Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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