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John M. Meriwether 1774–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1774

Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia

Death Date: 11 Jan 1854

Death Location: Floyd, Indiana, United States

Father: James Meriwether

Mother: Elizabeth Pollard

Spouse(s): Mary Bell

Children(s): John Meriwether, Hugh Meriwether, James Meriwether, Virginia Meriwether, Mary Meriwether, Lucinda Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Ann Meriwether, Louisa MERIWETHER, Sarah MERIWETHER

John M. Meriwether was born in 1774 in King and Queen County, Virginia, the child of James Meriwether And Elizabeth Pollard. John M. Meriwether married Mary Patterson Bell, and had children including Ann T Meriwether, Elizabeth P Meriwether, Hugh Finley Luckey Meriwether, James Patterson Meriwether, John Montgomery Meriwether, Louisa R Meriwether, Lucinda Caroline Meriwether, Mary Jane Meriwether, Sarah C Meriwether, Virginia Meriwether. John M. Meriwether passed away in 1854 in Floyd, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • John M. Meriwether was born in 1774 in King and Queen County, Virginia, the child of James Meriwether And Elizabeth Pollard.
  • John M. Meriwether married Mary Patterson Bell, and had children including Ann T Meriwether, Elizabeth P Meriwether, Hugh Finley Luckey Meriwether, James Patterson Meriwether, John Montgomery Meriwether, Louisa R Meriwether, Lucinda Caroline Meriwether, Mary Jane Meriwether, Sarah C Meriwether, Virginia Meriwether.
  • John M. Meriwether passed away in 1854 in Floyd, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Meriwether
1729–1801
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Pollard
1736–1810
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bell
1777–1836
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Meriwether
1815–1884
Birth Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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Hugh Meriwether
1809–1844
Birth Location: Ponds Settlement, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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James Meriwether
1804–1882
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, KY, United States
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Virginia Meriwether
1813–1830
Birth Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Meriwether
1811–1829
Birth Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Lucinda Meriwether
1806–1885
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Meriwether
1802–1860
Birth Location: On Beargrass Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Ann Meriwether
1800–1840
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Louisa MERIWETHER
1806–1875
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah MERIWETHER
1817–1861
Birth Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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John Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
John Meriwether
1774–1854
Birth Place: King and Queen County, Virginia
Parents
James Meriwether
1729–1801
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Pollard
1736–1810
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Meriwether's Descendants

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John (M.) Meriwether (09 Jun 1774–11 Jan 1854) m. Mary (Patterson) Bell (27 Aug 1777–02 Sep 1836)
  1. 1. John (Montgomery) Meriwether 1815–1884 m. Cynthia Moore 1820–1887
    1. 1. David (Gregg) Meriwether 1843–1933 m. Mary (E.) Gilchrist 1850–1937 m. Anna (M) Lagel 1870–
      1. 1. Herbert (Edgar) Meriwether 1870–1964 m. Minnie McMahel 1874–1941
        1. 1. Ida (Lena) Meriwether 1898–1977 m. Raymond (Calhoun) Curd 1892–1946
        2. 2. John (David) Meriwether 1893–1960
        3. 3. Margaret (Pearl) Meriwether 1891–1976
        4. 4. Greag (Edmond) Meriwether 1896–1961
        5. 5. Gregg (C) Meriwether 1897–
        6. 6. Greag Meriwether 1896–1961
        7. 7. Maggie Meriwether 1891–
      2. 2. Ina (Mae) MERIWETHER 1868–1951
      3. 3. Greag (Leonce) Meriwether 1873–1940
      4. 4. Harry (Bertrand) Meriwether 1876–1957
      5. 5. Claude (Homer) Meriwether 1879–1905
      6. 6. Richard Meriwether 1887–1964
      7. 7. Fletcher Meriwether 1893–1919
      8. 8. Aaron Meriwether 1884–1895
      9. 9. Ester Meriwether 1882–1894
      10. 10. Hurbert Mriwether 1871–
    2. 2. James (Sylvester) Meriwether 1839–1917
    3. 3. William (Henry) Meriwether 1841–1922
    4. 4. Lucinda MERIWETHER 1845–1846
    5. 5. Mary (Bell) MERIWETHER 1848–1849
    6. 6. Isaac (Wesley) MERIWETHER 1854–1941
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Eliza) MERIWETHER 1853–1860
    8. 8. George (Richard) MERIWETHER 1857–1883
    9. 9. John (Montgomery) Meriwether 1850–1934
    10. 10. Louise Meriwether 1845–1846
  2. 2. Hugh (Finley Luckey) Meriwether 1809–1844
  3. 3. James (Patterson) Meriwether 1804–1882
  4. 4. Virginia Meriwether 1813–1830
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Meriwether 1811–1829
  6. 6. Lucinda (Caroline) Meriwether 1806–1885
  7. 7. Elizabeth (P) Meriwether 1802–1860
  8. 8. Ann (T) Meriwether 1800–1840
  9. 9. Louisa (R) MERIWETHER 1806–1875
  10. 10. Sarah (C) MERIWETHER 1817–1861

John Meriwether's Timeline

2 Records

1774
09 Jun 1774
Birth of John M. Meriwether in King and Queen County, Virginia
King and Queen County, Virginia
1854
11 Jan 1854
Age 80
Death of John M. Meriwether in Floyd, Indiana, United States
Floyd, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1774
    Event Place: King and Queen County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1854
    Event Place: Floyd, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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