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Willis Green Meredith 1853–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 03 Nov 1939

Death Location: Straw, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: PLEASANT MEREDITH

Mother: Sarah Cox*

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In 1853, Willis Green Meredith entered the world in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA, born to Pleasant Henry Pleas Meredith And Sarah Ann Sally Cox. Willis Green Meredith passed away in 1939 in Straw, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Willis Green Meredith entered the world in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA, born to Pleasant Henry Pleas Meredith And Sarah Ann Sally Cox.
  • Willis Green Meredith passed away in 1939 in Straw, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Willis Meredith's Ancestors

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Willis Meredith
1853–1939
Birth Place: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
PLEASANT HENRY "Pleas" MEREDITH
1827–1900
Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Ann "Sally") Cox*
1832–1892
Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Lureno "Hatter") Cox
1786–1861
South Carolina, USA
Frances Wilcoxson
1786–1903
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wilcoxson
1755–1825
Anna Jordan
1756–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John* Wilcoxson
1720–1782
Sarah Boone
1724–1815

Willis Meredith's Timeline

2 Records

1853
1853
Birth of Willis Green Meredith in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
1939
03 Nov 1939
Age 86
Death of Willis Green Meredith in Straw, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
Straw, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Straw, Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA

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