West Virginia Pioneers

Rachel Calhoun Roberts

Female 1845 - 1898  (53 years)


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  • Name Rachel Calhoun Roberts 
    Born 23 Aug 1845  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Oct 1898  [2
    Buried Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Rachel Calhoun Roberts Meredith
      Birth: Aug. 23, 1845
      Death: Oct. 14, 1898
      d/o Charles Rockhold Roberts & Sarah Foutty Roberts
      1st wife of William Meredith
      Sylvia Bargeloh states there is a white marker at the K of P Cemetery for Rachel but she isn't buried there. Information from The History of Wood County West Virginia 1980 book page 39.
      Family links:
      Spouse:
      William Ellis Meredith (1845 - 1919)*
      Children:
      Albert Victor Meredith (1874 - 1951)*
      Carrie A Meredith Pomroy (1876 - 1946)*
      Leroy Fairfax Meredith (1883 - 1958)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      Elizabeth
      Wirt County
      West Virginia, USA
      Maintained by: Carol Thorne
      Originally Created by: Crystal
      Record added: Mar 23, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 67308214
    Person ID I105857  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2014 

    Family William Ellis Meredith,   b. 20 Dec 1845, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1919  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 17 Aug 1864  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 


    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/17/1864
      Place: Wirt, West Virginia, United States
      William E Meredith, 19, Virginia
      Rachel Roberts, 19, Wirt Co

      1870 Elizabeth, Wirt, WV
      Meredith, W E 25 VA
      R C 25 VA
      A M 3 (f) WV
      P L 2 (m) WV
      R M 4/12 (m) WV Jany

      I can't find them after this.
    Children 
     1. Emma Frances Meredith,   b. 31 Jan 1877, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1945, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F26923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.