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Merideth Wellington Taylor

Male 1881 - 1955  (74 years)


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  • Name Merideth Wellington Taylor 
    Born 21 May 1881  Ryan, Roane County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Sep 1955  St. Frances Hosp., Kanawha Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ambler Ridge, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • 1900 - living with cousin Sarah E Taylor Hively

      Birth: May 21, 1881
      Death: Sep. 30, 1955

      From the 10/1/1955 Charleston Gazette:

      Taylor, Meredith W.--74, of 539 Pacific St., died yesterday in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer adn stone mason. a native of Roane County, he had lived in Kanawha County for the past 21 years.

      Surviving are four sons, Lakin C. of Rand, and Homer E., Clyde M., adn Herman, all of Charleston; a brother, A. M. Taylor of Charleston; two sisters, Mrs. C. R. Hively and Mrs. Anzia Hunt, all of Charleston; 28 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

      Service will be at 2 pm tomorrow in Mt. Moriah Church on Ambler Ridge, Roane County, with Rev. Estill Monday officiating. Burial will be in Billy Hunt Cemetery near the church under the direction of Cunningham mortuary. The body is at the mortuary.
    Person ID I34105  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2014 

    Father Matthew Buckhannon (Buck) Taylor,   b. 10 May 1855, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1931, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Louverna Elizabeth Harper,   b. 6 Feb 1863, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1890, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1879  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 

    • RCMR
      B M Taylor 24 Roane s/o Isaac & Polly
      Louverna Harper, 16 Roane d/o Alexander & Mary
      9/30/1879

      1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist # 213
      Charles W Harper, 4/1869 m 10y
      Emma 11/1871 3-3 children
      Lulu E 1/1892
      Lona M 2/1894
      Birtie son 12/1895
      Mathew B Taylor lodger 1 unk/1854 wd
    Family ID F10033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucinda Hively,   b. 11 Dec 1882, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1930  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1900  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 1910 Harper, Roane, WV # 148-149 all born WV
      Taylor, Meredith W 28 m1- 9y
      Lucinda 27 m1- 9y 4-4 children
      Macie 8
      Locie 6
      Effie 4
      Delphia A 2

      1920 Harper, Roane, WV # 74-74
      Taylor, Meredith W 38
      Lucinda 37
      Locie da 16
      Effie da 13
      Delphia da 11
      Laken son 8
      Bessie da 5
      Homer son 2.7
      Davis, Macie da 18 M
      Roma sil 25 M

      1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 21-22
      Taylor, Mirida W 48 M age 19
      Lucind 47 M age 17
      Delphia d 21 S
      Laken C son 19 S
      Bessie E da 16 S
      Homer E son 12 S
      Clyde M son 9
      Herman W age scribbled over too much to make it out - maybe 2 or 4?
    Children 
     1. Macie Taylor,   b. Abt 1902, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Locie Taylor,   b. Abt 1904, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Effie Taylor,   b. Abt 1906, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Delphia A Taylor,   b. Abt 1908, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Laken Chauncey Taylor,   b. 2 Apr 1911, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1982, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. Bessie E Taylor
     7. Homer Estil Taylor,   b. 19 May 1917, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 2005, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. Clyde McKinley Taylor,   b. 4 May 1920, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1998, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     9. Herman W Taylor
     10. Aden Taylor
    Family ID F13245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Flora Janet Taylor Lockhart of New Smyrna FL (LemL.

    2. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.