Second Generation
Family of Abraham Merideth (1) & Minisa Jane Crouch

2. James Ellia Merideth.1 Born on 5 Jan 1873 in Edmonson County, KY.1,8 James Ellia died in Louisville, KY. on 21 Mar 1960; he was 87.1,9 Buried on 24 Mar 1960 in Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, KY.10 Occupation: Worked For The US Postal Service In Louisville, KY.11

James Ellia first married Mary E. McCandless12.

They had one child:
11 i. Lillian Wood (1897-1977)

James Ellia second married Vianna "Annie" Doyel13, daughter of William Scott Doyel & Holly Or Polly Keith. Born on 16 Mar 1879 in Hart County, KY.14,13 Vianna "Annie" died in Louisville, KY. on 22 May 1927; she was 48.15 Buried in South Jefferson Cemetery, Louisville, KY.4 Occupation: Housewife.14

They had the following children:
12 i. Willard Earl (1907-1953)
13 ii. Edsell
14 iii. Garland Paul (1910-1988)
15 iv. Elva Glenn
16 v. Gertrude (1916->1960)

James Ellia third married Unknown ??15.

3. Flora Belle Merideth.16 Born on 27 Jan 1874 in Edmonson County, KY.17,8 Flora Belle died in Louisville, KY. on 7 Jun 1948; she was 74.1,18,9 Buried in St. Stephens Cemetery, Louisville, KY.1

In 1894 when Flora Belle was 19, she married Edgar Keith16, son of George W. Keith & Isabella Clark. Born on 4 Mar 1873.1 Edgar died in Louisville, KY. on 22 Mar 1953; he was 80.1 Buried in St. Stephens Cemetery, Louisville, KY.1

They had the following children:
17 i. Lena (1895-1932)
18 ii. Roy (Died as Infant) (1897-1899)
19 iii. Estella Lee (1899-1934)
20 iv. Leonard Burton (1903-1966)
21 v. James Willard
22 vi. Ruby Isabella
23 vii. Ersie Mae (1912-)
24 viii. Chester (Died as Infant) (1916-1917)

4. Noah Clinton Merideth. Born on 23 May 1876 in Edmonson County, KY.17 Noah Clinton died in Hart County, KY. on 26 Sep 1958; he was 82.1 Buried in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, KY.1

On 26 Feb 1900 when Noah Clinton was 23, he first married Martha E. (Mattie) Snyder2, daughter of I.C. Snyder & Mary J. ??, in Hart County, KY.2 Born on 18 Feb 1882 in Grayson County, KY.2 Martha E. (Mattie) died in Hart County, KY. on 31 Jul 1907; she was 25. Buried in Little Jordan Cemetery, Mammoth Cave Nat'l Park, KY.19

They had one child:
25 i. Floyd Burton (1902-1971)

On 3 Sep 1908 when Noah Clinton was 32, he second married Minnie Myrtle Jones, in Hart County, KY.2 Born on 22 Jan 1888.1 Minnie Myrtle died in Hart County, KY. on 7 Apr 1973; she was 85.1 Buried in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, KY.1

They had no children.

5. Pernia Ann Merideth.16 Born on 9 Feb 1878 in Hart County, KY.7,2 Pernia Ann died in Hart County, KY. on 25 Feb 1959; she was 81.7,2 Buried in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, KY.2,1

On 22 Dec 1897 when Pernia Ann was 19, she married William Bedford Wilson2, son of George Madison Wilson & Susan Reynolds, in Hart County, KY.2 Born on 3 Jul 1874 in Hart County, KY.2 William Bedford died in Hart County, KY. on 15 Nov 1960; he was 86. Buried in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, KY.2,1

They had the following children:
26 i. Flossie L. (1898-1971)
27 ii. Hazel Levon (1900-1979)
28 iii. Molly Nova (1903-)
29 iv. Ollie Edna (1905-)
30 v. Herbert Rufus (1908-1963)
31 vi. Rada Mae (1910-1972)
32 vii. Elva Susan (1912-)
33 viii. Melvin Clinton (1915-)
34 ix. Eliza Alene (1918-)
35 x. Robert Ellis (1920-1985)

6. Leonard Bertram Merideth.2 Born on 10 Feb 1880 in Hart County, KY.2 Leonard Bertram died in Whiteland, Johnson Co., IN. on 23 Jun 1953; he was 73.2 Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, IN.2

On 5 Aug 1905 when Leonard Bertram was 25, he married Almetta Mae Shutters, in Whiteland, Johnson Co., IN.2 Born on 20 Mar 1889 in Whiteland, Johnson Co., IN.2 Almetta Mae died in Whiteland, Johnson Co., IN. on 22 Sep 1971; she was 82.2 Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, IN.2

They had the following children:
36 i. Mary Evald (Died as Infant) (1905-1906)
37 ii. Dorene E. (1907-1998)
38 iii. Mildred Marie (1910-1985)
39 iv. Dorothy Mae (1913-1990)
40 v. Herman Winfred (1919-)

7. Sarah Ollie Merideth. Born on 23 Aug 1884 in Edmonson County, KY.7 Sarah Ollie died in Johnson County, IN. on 4 Mar 1971; she was 86.7 Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, IN.20

On 14 Dec 1904 when Sarah Ollie was 20, she married James William Melloan Jr.20, son of James William Melloan Sr. & Victoria A. Johns, in Hart County, KY.7,20 Born on 14 Apr 1879 in Hart County, KY.20 James William died in Johnson County, IN. in Jun 1944; he was 65.20 Buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson County, IN.20

They had the following children:
41 i. Melba Victoria (1906-)
42 ii. Conrad Barry (1908-1989)
43 iii. William Thomas (1910-)
44 iv. Lillian Lorraine (1912-)
45 v. Charles Robert (1914-)
46 vi. James Patrick (1916-)
47 vii. Marie (1925-)
48 viii. George Richard (1927-)

8. Susan Florence Merideth.2 Born on 28 Feb 1886.2,1 Susan Florence died in Louisville, KY. on 29 Apr 1972; she was 86.1,9 Buried in Valley Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Elizabethtown, KY.21

Susan Florence first married James Estes22.

They had the following children:
49 i. Verna M. (1901-1994)
50 ii. Edna Pearl (1903-1994)
51 iii. Dorothy (1905-1978)

bef 1928 when Susan Florence was 41, she second married William Henry Turner21,1. Born in 1887.1 William Henry died on 6 Feb 1958; he was 71.1,9 Buried in Valley Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Elizabethtown, KY.

They had no children.

9. William Arthur Merideth. Born on 1 Apr 1887 in Hart County, KY.1,11 William Arthur died in Northtown, Hart County, KY. on 19 Feb 1971; he was 83.16 Buried in Horse Cave Cemetery, Horse Cave, KY.4 Occupation: Farmer.

On 31 Aug 1911 when William Arthur was 24, he married Caroline Esther Melloan11, daughter of James William Melloan Sr. & Victoria A. Johns, in Aledo, Illinois.7 Born on 21 Jul 1890 in Northtown, Hart County, KY.20 Caroline Esther died in Cave City, KY. on 15 Jul 1968; she was 77. Buried in Horse Cave Cemetery, Horse Cave, KY.4 Occupation: Farmer's Wife.

They had the following children:
52 i. Jesse Vaughn (1912-1997)
53 ii. Marion Arvetta (1914-1991)
54 iii. Victoria Bernice (1916-2005)
55 iv. James William (1918-1989)
56 v. Evan Mitchell (1921-1983)
57 vi. Elon Melloan (1924-1982)
58 vii. Roberta Ileane (1926-)
59 viii. Vernon Eugene (1929-1975)
60 ix. Byron Braxton (1936-)

10. Edward Mitchell Merideth. Born on 13 Feb 1891 in Hart County, KY.1 Edward Mitchell died in Winesap, Hart County, KY. on 12 Feb 1938; he was 46.1 Buried in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, KY.1 Occupation: Farmer.21

Edward Mitchell married Ella Jaggers, daughter of Preston Belman Jaggers & Virginia Lee Jones. Born on 19 Jun 1894 in Logsdon Valley, Forestville, KY.1 Ella died in Louisville, KY. on 17 Nov 1981; she was 87.1 Buried in Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, KY.1

They had the following children:
61 i. Alma Mitchell (1913-1984)
62 ii. Iris Lee (1915-)
63 iii. Ethel Mae (1919-)
64 iv. James Lester (1924-)
65 v. Freda Mildred (1927-)
66 vi. Wilma Joan (1932-)

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