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Index of Surnames | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
James and Elizabeth Meredith and Family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1827-1917 - 1835-1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Meredith, pictured here, was the brother of Elizabeth Lake, nee Meredith, wife of William Lake. In trying to trace this family, I believe that James and his brother William both left Llangattock Vibon Avel which is a town in the shire of Monmouth in Wales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Click here for more information on the Meredith families. |
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Meredith Ancestor's photos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Circa 1870 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I don't believe James and William came to America at the same time but eventually they both ended up in Clinton Iowa probably to be near their sister Elizabeth Lake. Both started their families in Clinton, Iowa between 1857-1870. James married Elizabeth Gray in 1857 and William married Eliza Roberts in 1862. Sometime after that both James and William and their families moved to Pleasant Grove, Minnesota where they lived next door to each other for several years. James continued to live in Pleasant Grove while William moved his family to Olmsted, MN. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elizabeth, James and William were children of James Meredith and Eleanor Powell from Llangattock Vibon Avel in Monmouthshire. They had 6 other children that I know of, Eliza Ann b. 1822, Eleanor b. 1825, George, 1830, Marianne b. 1832, Thomas 1835, and John 1838. Through the internet I have been in contact with another one in the family. Marianne"s family still reside in England and is connected to Pat Ridsdale who has help me greatly in obtaining birth certificates, marriage information and wills. She has come to be a wonderful friend. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Click here for a list of Merediths born in Monmouthshire. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Click here for some Merediths that appear in 1841 Monmouthshire census. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated 1/24/2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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