looking for additions, corrections or connections: Barb in GA Descendants of Albert Dillard Meredith Generation No. 1 1. ALBERT DILLARD3 MEREDITH (JOHN P2, MEREDITH1) was born April 04, 1862 in Kentucky, Trigg County, and died August 13, 1933 in West Virginia, Kenova. He married ISABELLA MARGARET DUNAWAY August 26, 1886 in Trigg Co KY, daughter of JOHN DUNAWAY and SARAH CARLEW. She was born October 1868 in Kentucky, and died October 03, 1936. Info from a Western Union telegram: Kenova W Virg Aug 11,1933 L.B. Meredith 231 Raceland Ave Nicholasville Ky Come at once your father is very bad signed Herb 8:00 a.m. 12th handwritten on the same telegram is: Albert Dillard Meredith Died Aug 13th 1933 at 5:20 p.m. Was 71 years old Notes for ISABELLA MARGARET DUNAWAY: Info from a Western Union Telegram: Kenova W Virg 6:20 pm Oct 3, 1936 L.B. Meredith 321 Richmond Ave Nicholasville Ky Mother died today signed Sally 6:10 pm Children of ALBERT MEREDITH and ISABELLA DUNAWAY are: i. DORA MEREDITH, b. February 1887. ii. HARRY MEREDITH, b. February 1889. iii. NANCY MEREDITH, b. April 1890. iv. MANNIE MEREDITH, b. 1892. v. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MEREDITH, b. 1894; d. 1980, West Virginia, Kenova bur Gilkerson Cem in Prichard; m. OLIVE GILKERSON, Aft. 1926; b. June 07, 1895; d. December 15, 1964, West Virginia, Kenova bur Gilkerson Cem in Prichard. vi. CENIE MEREDITH, b. October 1894. vii. WILLIAM BARNELL MEREDITH, b. January 19, 1896, West Virginia, Kenova d. February 05, 1973, Panama City (Bay County) Florida; m. FLORA L. LYNCH; b. June 16, 1892, Kentucky, Johnson County; d. September 12, 1981, Ft Walton Bch (Okaloosa County) Florida. viii. SALLY MEREDITH, b. September 1899; d. March 04, 1949, Rochester. ix. MARGARET MEREDITH, b. August 21, 1908; d. Bef. 1999. x. GRACE MEREDITH, b. April 02, 1909; d. Bef. 1999. xi. FREDERICK MEREDITH, b. September 08, 1910; d. December 25, 1932, Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia. xii. FRANCIS EDWARD MEREDITH, b. October 02, 1912; d. Bef. 1999. Notes for CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MEREDITH: Info from Dallas Johnson <[email protected]> >From Evelyn MASSIE's book, Gilkerson Genealogical History. Olive GILKERSON b 7 June 1895, d/o Gene and Edna DAVIS GILKERSON d 15 Dec 1864 m 4 Dec 1926 Jessie CLARK Boyd Co KY, md 2cd Christopher Columbus MEREDETH b 1893 d 1980. I believe she had no children, but cared for her brother Henry GILKERSON's children when his wife died. One daughter was named Flora. Chris lived on Whites Creek and I think i have them buried in the GILKERSON Cemetery in Prichard. The author may be able to help you out with the MEREDETH/GILKERSON line. They may have been in the Cattletsburg area before 1900 but in Wayne County aft 1910. Notes for SALLY MEREDITH: The following info was on a Western Union Telegram: Ft Wayne Ind Mar 4, 1940 L.B. Meridith 231 Richmond Ave Nicholasville Ky Sally died twelve o'clock last night at Rochester signed Margaret 10:00 a.m. Notes for FREDERICK MEREDITH: In a Western Union Telegram dated 12-26-1932 at 7:56 a.m. sent to L.B. Meredith (William Barnell Meredith) is the message: Fred died last night. It's signed "mother". There was a previous telegram dated 12-23-1932 stating: Fred seriously hurt come at once. Signed by "mother" NOTES FOR WILLIAM BARNELL MEREDITH 1. application for social security account number, applied Jan. 8, 1938, States he was born Jan 19, 1896 and that he is 41 years old. He states he was born in Trigg County KY and that his parents were Albert Dillard Meredith and Belle Dunaway. 2. death certificate for William Leo Barnell Meredith, cert #9125546, the information on the cert states that he was born Jan 19, 1896 and that his parents were Albert Dillard Meredith and Margaret Dunaway. 3. handwritten list of names/birthplaces in Flora's writing, mother-Flora Meredith (borned Johnson Co Ky) father-Leo William Meredith (Trigg Co Ky) grandmother-Martha A Golden Lynch (borned Johnson Co Ky) grandfather-Robert A Lynch---Johnson Co Ky, grandmother-Margaret Belle Dunaway Meredith Trigg Co Ky, grandfather-Albert Dillard Meredith Trigg Co Ky, Robert Phillip Meredith born Fayette Co Lexington Ky. On his application for a social security card he stated his address was 230 Richmond Ave in Nicholasville KY. He worked at A.A. Electric Co. in Cicero IL. He stated he was 41 years old being born on 1-19-1896 in Trigg Co KY. His father was Albert Dillard Meredith and his mother was Belle Dunaway. He signed the form 1-8-1938. Marriage Notes for WILLIAM MEREDITH and FLORA LYNCH: Leo and Flora were probably married in Kentucky where there only child, Robert, was born. They moved to Florida in the mid 50's. Notes for FLORA L. LYNCH: Primary cause of death was pneumonia one week after onset. also had copd and organic brain syndrome. She was born on the family's 75 acre farm in "2 Mile" KY. On 4-17-1972 she applied for a social security card. She stated she had no middle name, that she was born 6-16-1892 in Johnson Kentucky. Her mother was Martha Anne Golden and her father was Robert Austin Lynch. She list her address as RR1 box 194 Ft Walton Beach FL. I grew up at this address.