Frederick Meredith
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Frederick L. Meredith (abt. 1834 - aft. 1913)

Frederick L. Meredith
Born about in Grayson County, Kentuckymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married before 2 Sep 1856 in Edmonson County, Kentuckymap
Husband of — married 3 Apr 1901 in Grayson County, Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 78 in Kansas, USAmap
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Biography

Frederick was born about 1834, the son of Frederick Meredith and Polly Brooks, and passed away after Jan 1913.

Newspaper Notice

Grandpa Merideth of Reserve, Injured
Grandpa Merideth of Reserve, Injured [1]
White [sic] Grandpa Merideth, who makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. Phillips in the southeast part of Reserve, was returning from town on Monday morning about 9 o'clock, where he had been on an errand, he slipped on the icy sidewalk near Birkett's drug store and fractured the femer [sic] bone at the hip joint. Sam Stewart and A. G. Huff were in Stewart's office across the street when the old gentleman fell and brought him into Stewart's office and called Dr. Gillispie, who, upon examination pronounced it a fracture as above stated. He was later taken to the Phillips home where the doctor reduced the fracture and the patient is getting along as well as could be expected for one so advanced in years. Grandpa Merideth is 81 years old.
Note: He was actually about 78 years old in Jan 1913.

US Census

1850: Grayson County, Kentucky[2]
Frederick Meredith, 62, VA
Mary Meredith, 57, KY
Mary Meredith, 19, KY
Frederick Meredith, 16, KY
Dorcus Brooks, 80, VA
1860: Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky[3]
Frederick Merideth, 35
Eliza, 30
Manda J., 3
Mary E., 1
Polly Merideth, 68
1870: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky[4]
Fred Meredith, 35
Eliza, 41
Amanda, 13
Mary, 11
Cordelia, 10
Lukanz, 7
Eliza, 3
1880: Rock Creek, Grayson County, Kentucky[5]
F. L. Merideth, 47
E. Merideth, 50, wife
L. E. Merideth, 16, dau
L. F. Merideth, 12, dau
W. L. Merideth, 5, son
1900: Horntown, Grayson County, Kentucky[6]
Fredrick L Merideth, 69 (widow), Mar 1831

Sources

  1. Brown County World (Kansas), page 5, 17 Jan 1913
  2. 1850 US Census: Grayson County, Kentucky
  3. 1860 US Census: Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky
  4. 1870 US Census: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky
  5. 1880 US Census: Rock Creek, Grayson County, Kentucky
  6. 1900 US Census: Horntown, Grayson County, Kentucky




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Died after 13 January 1913 - He is mentioned along with his daughter Cordelia in a newspaper article as critically ill. I've attached an image of the article. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate any mention of him or his condition after that date.
posted by Elenya Herring

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