Ira Lynn Meredith

William married Lizzie Jane Hammitt about 1911 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Lizzie was born on 22 Nov 1899 in , , Tennessee, ; died on 2 Feb 1936 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Sally Jane Chambers on 4 Feb 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sally (daughter of David Turner Chambers and Nancy Catherine Grindstaff) was born on 23 Feb 1874 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Sep 1934 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Meredith Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, September 3, 1934
MRS. CHAMBERS[sic] DIES AT HOME
Mrs. Sallie Jane Chambers Meredith, 62, of Gap Creek, died at her home last night at 6:25, following an illness of pneumonia.
The deceased was a native of Carter county, being the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David T. Chambers. She was born on Feb. 23, 1874. On Feb. 4, 1891, she was married to J. A. Meredith. To this union were born ten children all of whom are living, including nine sons, Willie, Claude, Roy, Lawrence, Ed, Harry, and Dave Meredith, Elizabethton; Joe Meredith, Johnson City; the Rev. John Meredith, Ridgetown, Canada; one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Treadway, Elizabethton. She is survived also by 29 grandchildren, four brothers, William Chambers, Wid Chambers, D. M. Chambers and Blaine Chambers; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Garrison and Mrs. R. B. Hathaway.
Mrs. Meredith was one of the most beloved women in her community. She united with the Christian church at Valley Forge in 1891 and remained true to her faith, always letting the Master have his way and she humbly following. She loved her friends and neighbors and it was a great pleasure to acquire new friends, who immediately became attached to her by her kindly manner.
Funeral services will be conducted from the home on Gap Creek Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. J. N. Shepherd, of Milligan, and the Rev. A. Preston Grey of Kingsport, officiating. Interment will be made in the Meredith Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will include nephews and are Hugh Chambers, Carroll Hathaway, Ernie Meredith, Carl Harrison, Bryan Meredith and Paul Headrick.
Flower bearers will include nieces of the deceased and are Misses Jewette Hathaway, Lillie Chambers, Jack Chambers, Katherine Chambers, Donna Chambers, Hazel Chambers, Mesdames Viola Stephens, Dayton Isaacs, Eulalee Stephens, Ruby Pierce, Hattie Treadway, Eliza Vanhuss, Lizzie Belle Reed, Lizzie Hathaway, Fred Donnelly, Ruth Sams, Sam Dugger and Nellie Headrick.

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William Garland Meredith.Born May 1832,Carter County,Tenn.,died 29 Dec 1912, Elizabethton, Carter County,Tenn.
Info provided by Dale Jenkins #47126722

Civil War Veteran. Sgt, Co. C, 2nd Reg.,Tenn. Vol. Cavalry. Enlisted 22July 1862 and served to the war's end, 24 July 1865.
Info initially provided by Dale Jenkins #47126722

Suffered a disability of bronchitis and "weak eyes" as a result of the Civil War. He was a married carpenter from Elizabethton, Tn., who was 5' 11", with a dark complexion, brown eyes, and gray hair when he was admitted at 71 years of age to the VA hospital in Mountain Home, Tn. in Nov. 1903 where he stayed until Jan. 1906.

William married Elizabeth F. Febuary about 1855 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander Dominick Febuary and Sarah Ann Williams) was born on 24 Apr 1836 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Sep 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Williams Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1880 Carter County, TN
Elizabethton

Household 78
David Chambers45TN NC TN
Nancy 52TN TN TN
William11TN TN TN
John N. 9TN TN TN
Sally 7TN TN TN
Minerva 5TN TN TN
Lillie B. 2TN TN TN

David married Nancy Catherine Grindstaff about 1869 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Andrew Jackson "A.J." Grindstaff and Malinda Pritchett) was born in Oct 1846 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]