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William David Meriwether 1829–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 November 1829

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

Death Date: 4 January 1915

Death Location: Coweta County, Georgia, USA

Father: James Meriwether

Mother: Frances Bradshaw

Spouse(s): Martha Simms

Children(s): Martha Simms, Thomas Meriwether, Ann Meriwether, Horace Meriwether, William Sr, Fannie Merriwether, Leonce Merriwether, Sarah Merriwether, James Merriwether, Benjamin Merriwether, Joseph Merriwether, Leila Meriwether, Clara Miriwether, Frances Meriwether

In 1829, William David Meriwether entered the world in Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America, born to James Meriwether And Frances Fanny Bradshaw. In 1850, William David Meriwether resided in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA. In 1870, William David Meriwether resided in District 4, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA. William David Meriwether married Martha Dickinson Simms, and had children including Ann Terrell Meriwether, Benjamin Merriwether, Clara L Miriwether, Fannie Merriwether, Frances Simms Meriwether, Horace Robert Simms Meriwether, James B Merriwether, Joseph Merriwether, Leila Blanche Meriwether, Leonce Merriwether, Martha Dorma Simms, Sarah Merriwether, Thomas Philip Meriwether, William Redwine Meriwether Sr. William David Meriwether passed away in 1915 in Coweta County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1829, William David Meriwether entered the world in Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America, born to James Meriwether And Frances Fanny Bradshaw.
  • In 1850, William David Meriwether resided in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, William David Meriwether resided in District 4, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA.
  • William David Meriwether married Martha Dickinson Simms, and had children including Ann Terrell Meriwether, Benjamin Merriwether, Clara L Miriwether, Fannie Merriwether, Frances Simms Meriwether, Horace Robert Simms Meriwether, James B Merriwether, Joseph Merriwether, Leila Blanche Meriwether, Leonce Merriwether, Martha Dorma Simms, Sarah Merriwether, Thomas Philip Meriwether, William Redwine Meriwether Sr.
  • William David Meriwether passed away in 1915 in Coweta County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Meriwether
1789–1854
Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, USA
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Frances Bradshaw
1793–1864
Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Martha Simms
1831–1912
Birth Location: Georgia
MS

Children(s)

Martha Simms
1872–1957
Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, USA
MS
Thomas Meriwether
1867–1937
Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, USA
TM
Ann Meriwether
1855–1927
Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
AM
Horace Meriwether
1851–1927
Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
HM
William Sr
1863–1938
Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, USA
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Fannie Merriwether
1862–
Birth Location: Georgia
FM
Leonce Merriwether
1854–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sarah Merriwether
1857–1856
Birth Location: Georgia
SM
James Merriwether
1859–1892
Birth Location: Georgia
JM
Benjamin Merriwether
1861–
Birth Location: Georgia
BM
Joseph Merriwether
1868–1872
Birth Location: Georgia
JM
Leila Meriwether
1870–1850
Birth Location: Georgia
LM
Clara Miriwether
1877–
Birth Location: Georgia
CM
Frances Meriwether
1857–
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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William Meriwether's Ancestors

Self
William Meriwether
1829–1915
Birth Place: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
James Meriwether
1789–1854
Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Frances ("Fanny") Bradshaw
1793–1864
Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
David Meriwether
1755–1829
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Susannah Smith
1767–1833
Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
Elijah Bradshaw
1766–1835
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Blassingame
1767–1850
Monroe, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Meriwether
1716–1772
Mary Weaver
1722–1767
Valentine Hatcher
1729–1812
Jemima Bostick
1735–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Meriwether's Descendants

1.
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William (David) Meriwether (17 November 1829–4 January 1915) m. Martha (Dickinson) Simms (15 October 1831–27 November 1912)
  1. 1. Martha (Dorma) Simms 1872–1957
  2. 2. Thomas (Philip) Meriwether 1867–1937
  3. 3. Ann (Terrell) Meriwether 1855–1927
  4. 4. Horace (Robert Simms) Meriwether 1851–1927 m. Martha (Sue "Mattie") Patman 1853–1925
    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
        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
  5. 5. William (Redwine Meriwether) Sr 1863–1938
  6. 6. Fannie Merriwether 1862–
  7. 7. Leonce Merriwether 1854–
  8. 8. Sarah Merriwether 1857–1856
  9. 9. James (B) Merriwether 1859–1892
  10. 10. Benjamin Merriwether 1861–
  11. 11. Joseph Merriwether 1868–1872
  12. 12. Leila (Blanche) Meriwether 1870–1850
  13. 13. Clara (L.) Miriwether 1877–
  14. 14. Frances (Simms) Meriwether 1857–

William Meriwether's Timeline

6 Records

1829
17 November 1829
Birth of William David Meriwether in Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 21
William David Meriwether resided here in Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA
Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 41
William David Meriwether resided here in District 4, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA
District 4, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 51
William David Meriwether resided here in District 647, Coweta, Georgia, USA
District 647, Coweta, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 81
William David Meriwether resided here in Militia District 646, Coweta, Georgia, USA
Militia District 646, Coweta, Georgia, USA
1915
4 January 1915
Age 86
Death of William David Meriwether in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 November 1829
    Event Place: Coweta County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: M593_145; Page: 256A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census Record
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 646, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: T624_182; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1374195
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 19, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: 66; Page: 350a
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 19, Coweta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 19, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: 66; Page: 350a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 4, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 4, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: M593_145; Page: 256A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 647, Coweta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 646, Coweta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 646, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: T624_182; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1374195

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1915
    Event Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coweta County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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