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1 William MEREDITH
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Birth:            12 Mar 1837, Monmouthshire, Wales
Death:       3 Dec 1901, Olmstead County, Minnesota
Father:            James MEREDITH (1780-)
Mother:            Eleanor POWELL (1799-~1851)
Living in Winona Minn. in June of 1897 according to his sister Elizabeth's obit.
Arrived in the US in 1852 and lived in Clinton Iowa for a short time where he met and married Eliza Roberts.  They moved to Pleasant Grove, MN living next door to his brother James and then moved to Winona where they lived for years, later moving to Rochester where they died.  William and his son Franklin had a store in Winona, Minnesota. 
Spouse:            Eliza ROBERTS
Birth:            1842, Tennessee
Death:            1912 - See obituary
Marr:            Jun 1862, Clinton, Iowa
Children:            Lillie (1867-1941)
            Franklin (1869-1901)
            Flora Margaret (1874-)
1.1 Lillie MEREDITH
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Birth:            Feb 1867, Iowa
Death:            2 Feb 1941, Ramsey, Minnesota
1.2 Franklin MEREDITH
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Birth:            Feb 1869, Iowa
Death:            Nov 1901, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-See obituary and news article
Spouse:            Mary E. TRUTTMAN
Birth:            Apr 1872, Illinois
Father:            Eldridge TRUTMAN (1829-)
Mother:            Mary (1837-)
Marr:            1897
Children:            Myron Roberts (1901-)
1.3 Flora Margaret MEREDITH
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Birth:            1874, Winona, MN
Spouse:            Will L. SAFFORD
Birth:            1871, Minnesota
Father:            William Enoch SAFFORD (~1828-1905)
Mother:            Electa Ann HIBNER (1849-)
Marr:            9 May 1894, Olmsted, MN
Children:            Harold S. (1897-)