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Subject: Thomas Meredith-Biography(Wonderful bio.)
Date: 10 Mar 2005 23:39:13 -0700

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Surnames: Meredith, Ruggles,Tate,Cloud, Haynes
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Thomas Meredith was born in South Carolina in the year 1789. He served in the war of 1812, in a regiment from South Carolina. He immigrated to Daviess County, Ind., in 1815,and was married to Elizabeth Ruggles, who at the age of eleven years came to the same county with her parents and grandparents from Maysville, Mason Co., Kentucky. The country was so sparsely settled, and the Indians so troublesome, they were compelled to seek safety in Purcell's Fort. Thomas Meredith continued to live in Daviess County till his death in 1859, aged seventy years. Thomas Meredith was the father of ten children, all of whom lived to manhood and womanhood, except one. The house of Thomas Meredith was used for a place of worship until the Methodist society could afford better accomodation. Grandma Meredith, who is still living at the age of eighty-seven, has the honor of having made the first carpet for the Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington. Of Thomas Meredith, there are twenty-!
three living grandchildren, and eighteen dead, and of great-grandchildren, seventeen are living, and eighteen are dead. the children of Thomas Meredith are: William S. Meredith, born Feb. 3, 1818, Burrill T. Meredith, born Dec. 23, 1819, James H. Meredith, born Jan. 28, 1822, Thomas A. Meredith, born July 17, 1825, died March 30, 1885, Rachel J. (Tate) Meredith, born Dec 3, 1827, Mary A. (Cloud) Meredith, born July 4, 1830, Elizabeth (Haynes) Meredith, born Feb. 28, 1832, died Feb. 24, 1884, Martha M. Meredith, born June 4, 1835, died July 15, 1835, Aaron H. Meredith, born Sep 18, 1836, died March 16, 1871,and Elisha A. Meredith born July 1, 1839. Of the grandsons is W.R. Meredith, born Feb. 28, 1845. Young Meredith began his business career by selling newspapers. He afterward engaged in the merchantile trade for a short time, and when the clash of arms came he volunteered into the service, and served through the war. After his return from the war he began trading in hor!
ses, mules and selling carriages, and soon after engaged in the livery
business, which he still follows. Mr. W. R. Meredith is now the owner of a good stable, and several farms, and is considered one of the best financiers of the county.
History of KNox and Daviess County Indiana
Goodspeed Publishing; Chicago; 1886
Pages: 789-790

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