Obit: Houston Meredith February 17, 1926, Trigg Co., Kentucky

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Date:  March 06, 2001
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Houston Meredith Dies at Nighty Six
Aged Citizan of Gracey Victim of Fly After Brief Illness
Had Long Redided at Gracey but Years Ago Lived Near Oak Grove South of Town

Mr. Frederick Houston Meredith one of the oldest men in all this
section, died at his home in gracey last Thursday night at the age of
ninety.

He had been ill but a week, and went ot bed with a cold. This went into
influenza and finally pneumonia, and this caused his death.

For a man of his years, Mr. Meredith had been a very active man, and 
continued to go about town and mix with his friends until taken to his
bed with the illness that finally proved fatal.

Many years ago, back in the eighties, Mr. Meredith lived near Oak grove,
south of Cadiz and operated a farm at the time belonging to the late
Col. Alf Thomas. later he moved to the upper setion of the county, and
for more that forty years had resided in and near Gracey.

The wife, who was Miss Elizabeth Freeman before their marriage, survives
at the age of nighty one. They were the parents of ten sons and no 
daughters. Five of the sons are still living --- Robert, Thomas,
William, Joseph, and Henry.

Mr. Meredith was a Union Soldier in the war between the states, and 
after the war engaged in farming until forced to retire on account of
age some years ago.

Funeral services were held at three o'clock Friday afternoon with burial
at the Mark Jones grave yard near Caldonia.


Submitter: Gregory W. Godsey gwgodsey@bellsouth.net
Date: March 6, 2001
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