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William Parker "Willie" Meredith 1879–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1879

Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Jul 14 1923

Death Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Meredith

Mother: Sallie Tolbert

Spouse(s): Ella Cox

Children(s): Mary Meredith, Willie Meredith, Lester Meredith, Eunice Meredith, Harvey Meredith, Mikey Merideth, Delia Waddle, Clarence Merideth, Roxie Meredith, Elloie Meredith, Otis Meredith, Herman Meredith, Henry Merideth

The story of William Parker "Willie" Meredith began in 1879 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA. William Parker "Willie" Meredith married Ella Cox, and had children including Clarence Merideth, Delia M Waddle, Elloie Meredith, Eunice Meredith, Harvey Meredith, Henry Merideth, Herman Meredith, Lester Meredith, Mary Effie Meredith, Mikey Merideth, Otis Meredith, Roxie Mae Meredith, Willie Meredith. William Parker "Willie" Meredith passed away in 1923 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Parker "Willie" Meredith began in 1879 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Parker "Willie" Meredith married Ella Cox, and had children including Clarence Merideth, Delia M Waddle, Elloie Meredith, Eunice Meredith, Harvey Meredith, Henry Merideth, Herman Meredith, Lester Meredith, Mary Effie Meredith, Mikey Merideth, Otis Meredith, Roxie Mae Meredith, Willie Meredith.
  • William Parker "Willie" Meredith passed away in 1923 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Meredith
1859–1939
Birth Location: Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
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Sallie Tolbert
1900–1986
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ella Cox
1887–1942
Birth Location: Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Meredith
1904–1980
Birth Location: Hart, Kentucky, USA
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Willie Meredith
1903–1949
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Lester Meredith
1910–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Eunice Meredith
1913–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Harvey Meredith
1907–1936
Birth Location: Fork, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
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Mikey Merideth
1905–1990
Birth Location: Fork, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
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Delia Waddle
1911–2005
Birth Location: Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
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Clarence Merideth
1910–1997
Birth Location: Hart, Kentucky, USA
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Roxie Meredith
1913–1994
Birth Location: Cub Run, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
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Elloie Meredith
1916–1916
Birth Location: Hart , Kentucky, USA
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Otis Meredith
1917–1993
Birth Location: Hart , Kentucky, USA
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Herman Meredith
1918–1918
Birth Location: Hart , Kentucky, USA
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Henry Merideth
1922–1922
Birth Location: Hart , Kentucky, USA
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William Meredith's Ancestors

Self
William Meredith
1879–1923
Birth Place: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Henry Meredith
1859–1939
Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Sallie (Harman) Tolbert
1900–1986
Grandparents
PLEASANT (HENRY "Pleas") MEREDITH
1827–1900
Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Ann "Sally") Cox*
1832–1892
Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cox
1786–1861
Frances Wilcoxson
1786–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wilcoxson
1755–1825
Anna Jordan
1756–1840

William Meredith's Descendants

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William (Parker "Willie") Meredith (8 October 1879–Jul 14 1923) m. Ella Cox (17 Oct 1887–20 Mar 1942)
  1. 1. Mary (Effie) Meredith 1904–1980 m. Charles (Owen) Cosby 1892–1971
    1. 1. Buel (Truman) Cosby 1936–2015
    2. 2. David (Russell) Cosby 1947–2020
    3. 3. Wanda (Faye) Cosby 1937–1938
    4. 4. Bertha (V Cosby) (Burton) 1935–2019
    5. 5. Omar (Nelson) Cosby 1943–2013
    6. 6. Falton Cosby 1923–
    7. 7. Newman Cosby 1904–
  2. 2. Willie Meredith 1903–1949
  3. 3. Lester Meredith 1910–
  4. 4. Eunice Meredith 1913–
  5. 5. Harvey Meredith 1907–1936
  6. 6. Mikey Merideth 1905–1990
  7. 7. Delia (M.) Waddle 1911–2005
  8. 8. Clarence Merideth 1910–1997
  9. 9. Roxie (Mae) Meredith 1913–1994
  10. 10. Elloie Meredith 1916–1916
  11. 11. Otis Meredith 1917–1993
  12. 12. Herman Meredith 1918–1918
  13. 13. Henry Merideth 1922–1922

William Meredith's Timeline

2 Records

1879
8 October 1879
Birth of William Parker "Willie" Meredith in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
1923
Jul 14 1923
Age 44
Death of William Parker "Willie" Meredith in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1879
    Event Place: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 14 1923
    Event Place: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
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