Alexander Meriwether
1791 - 1864 (72 years)-
Name Alexander Meriwether Born 24 Jun 1791 Georgia 
Gender Male Residence 1820 Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia [1] Residence 1840 Dooly County, Georgia [2] Residence 1850 Dooly County, Georgia [3] Died 18 Apr 1864 Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama - Selma Morning Reporter (Selma, Alabama), 30 May 1864
Died at his residence near Plantersville, Alabama on the 18th of April 1864, Alexander Meriwether in the 73rd year of his age, after a painful illness of five days.
We are seldom called on to mourn the loss of one that was more beloved than this aged one, yet we know our loss is his eternal gain, or we feel assured he is now with his redeemer.
His sudden departure teaches us to be also ready, for in such an hour as we know not the Son of Man cometh. He has been a consistent member of the Baptist Church for forty three years; he has always lived the life of a Christian; has been a kind husband, affectionate father, and good neighbor. He leaves two children and several grandchildren to mourn their irreparable loss. Grief in its darkest and most appalling form hovers over them, for scarce has two months passed since they had to give up their dear mother and grandmother. God help them to bear their bereavement with Christian fortitude, and comfort them with the thought that none were better and few, very few, as good.
The deceased was a native of Georgia; moved to the state in 1860, having one child living here and wishing to have them together in his old age. He was called upon to give up his only son at Vicksburg, from which shock he never entirely recovered, and when his wife, with whom he had traveled life's troubled path for fifty-three years was taken, it was more than his feeble body and mind could endure, but their separation was but for a short time. They are now happily united in that world where parting is no more.
Person ID I23969 Dickinson Last Modified 12 May 2019
Father James Meriwether, b. 4 Jun 1755, d. 23 Oct 1817, Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia (Age 62 years) Relationship Birth Mother Susannah Hatcher, b. 10 Apr 1767, d. 1 Apr 1836, Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia (Age 68 years) Relationship Birth Married 14 May 1790 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia [4] Family ID F7413 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Ann Johnson, b. 27 Jan 1794, d. 16 Feb 1864, Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama (Age 70 years) Children 1. Mary Eliza Meriwether, b. 12 Nov 1814, Georgia , d. 10 Jul 1827, Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia (Age 12 years) [Birth]Last Modified 12 May 2019 Family ID F7414 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Selma Morning Reporter (Selma, Alabama), 30 May 1864
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Residence - 1820 - Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia 
Residence - 1840 - Dooly County, Georgia Residence - 1850 - Dooly County, Georgia 
Died - 18 Apr 1864 - Plantersville, Dallas, Alabama = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S336402] 1820 United States Federal Census, (Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia; Page: 9; NARA Roll: M33_10; Image: 16.
Name: Alexander Meriwether
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 14: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1
Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Commerce: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total Slaves: 5
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 12 - [S022760] 1840 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administratio, 1840n), Year: 1840; Census Place: Dooly, Georgia; Roll: 40; Page: 93; Family History Library Film: 0007043.
Name: Alexander Meriweather
[Alexander Meriwether]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dooly, Georgia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 15 - [S007856] 1850 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 24, Dooly, Georgia; Roll: M432_68; Page: 278A; Image: 106.
Name: Alexander Meriwether
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1790
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1850: District 24, Dooly, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 728
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Meriwether 60
Sarah Meriwether 56
Caroline Meriwether 14
James Meriwether 9
- [S012032] Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944, Hunting For Bears, comp., (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).
- [S336402] 1820 United States Federal Census, (Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia; Page: 9; NARA Roll: M33_10; Image: 16.