June,

Here is additional Meriwether - McCollum info

Family Data Collection - Individual Records posted to Ancestry.com

Who was Martha Louise Meriwther that was in Caldwell county in 1873 ?

Name: Laurance Corder Huff
Spouse: Sallie Mamie Mills
Parents: Leonard Corder Huff , Martha Louise Meriwether
Birth Place: Caldwell CO, Plantation, TX
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1873
Marriage Place: Gonzales, Gnzls, TX
Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1902
Death Place: Luling, Cldwl, TX
Death Date: 25 Nov 1945

Name: Dora Georgiana Huff
Spouse: Dora Georgiana Huff
Parents: Leonard Corder Huff , Martha Louise Meriwether
Birth Place: Cldwl, Plantation, TX
Birth Date: 24 May 1857
Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1876
Death Date: Oct 1940

I am finding two black Meriwether's who registered for WW I Draft in Caldwell county. Ireland John born 26 Jan 1879 and Leonard Webster 14 Sep 1899.

Minor Meriwether born 6 Jan 1886 registered in Palo Pinto County.

1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T623 1635; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 26.
Dwelling # 218
Charles Richard McCollum born 11/1856 AL married abt 1887 - 27 Jan 1940 2144
Martha McCollum 12/1861 TX mother of 7 children, all are living, said her mother was from LA, father TN
Newton T McCollum 11/1880 AL
2. George T Meriwether 2/1882 TX father TN - 4 Jul 1955 Hale Co 33875
3. James R Meriwether 4/1884 father TN
Alva McCallum 6/1886 TX
4. Albert R Meriwether 9/1886 father TN - 26 Jan 1955 Floyd 1902
5. Claude McCollum 6/1888
6. Osborne R McCollum 5/1890
7. Charles J McCollum 6/1892 - 3 Jan 1948 Floyd 80790

Dolly Maude would be Martha's 1st child who is married by 1900. Dolly Maude Meriwether married George Adam Whitley. Dolly Maude Whitley died in California.

Name: Dolly Maude Whitley
[Dolly Maude Meriwether]
Social Security #: 0
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1879
Birthplace: Texas
Death Date: 13 Aug 1955
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Hill
Father's Surname: Meriwether

Name: George Adam Whitley
Social Security #: 0
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 6 May 1868
Birthplace: Alabama
Death Date: 26 Oct 1952
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Brown
Father's Surname: Whitley

1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T623 1635; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 26.
Dwelling # 213 - 5 properties from the McCollum's.
George A Whitley born 5/1868 AL married abt 1896 father GA mother AL
Maud Whitley Aug 1879 TX father TN mother TX mother of 2 children
Fred R son 10/1896
Quay son 8/1898 - not found in WW I Draft registrations

1910; Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T624_1551; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 980. * 1920;Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_117; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 507; Image: 354.
George G Merriwether 1882 TX father US mother TX
Marcia E Jones Merriwether 1884 TX parents TN - 29 Nov 1960 Floyd
John T Merriwether 1905
Raymond Wesley Merriwether 10 Nov 1907 - 12 Oct 1982 Lockney, Floyd - married Zera Evelyn Fortenberry
. . .Male Meriwether 1-1-1934 Floyd
. . .Morris George Meriwether 15 Jun 1939 Floyd - last known to be in Hobbs, NM, 2000
Carl Merriwether 16 Sep1909 - Apr 1971 Las Cruces, Dona Ana, NM, ss issued Texas before 1951
Ellie M 1912 TX
Austin Blair 15 Aug 1917 TX - 27 Sep 1998 Plainview, Hale TX ss issued Arizona

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Austin Blair Meriwether & Lorane Mae Butler:
Melinda Ann 17 Jan 1960 Ector

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Name: John Meriwether
Born: 3 Aug 1904
Died: Apr 1967
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas Before 1951 - did not die in Texas

George Meriwether's inlaws living with them in 1920; John B Jones 1855 TN and Annie S B Jones 1852 TN and niece Opal C Jones 1917 TX. Unable to find George and family in 1930 census who returned to Texas.

1910; Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T624_1551; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 985. * 1920;Census Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas; Roll: T625_1851; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 262; Image: 180.
James R Merriwether 1885 TX father TN mother TX -
Mary T Hill Merriwether 1889 TX parents KY widow in 1920
Alton/Aston Merriwether 1907
Ralph Merriwether 1908
Eugene Merriwether 1910 - listed as Jack in 1920 record
Frances Meriwether 1913 dtr

Mary Meriwether's mother living with her and children in 1920; Mrs. J T Hill 1858 KY and brother T G Hill 1879 KY single. No death record found for James Robert Meriwether. Mary Hill Meriwether remarried, moved to NM.

1930; Census Place: Clovis, Curry, New Mexico; Roll: 1394; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 44.0.
A E Lan? Law? 1891 MO prop cafe
Mary H Lan 1889
Aften Meriwether - Alton/Aston laborer
Ralph Meriwether baker
Jack Meriwether - Eugene helper cafe
Frances Meriwether in training/hospital

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Name: Ralph Meriwether
Last Residence: 65355 Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States of America
Born: 14 Apr 1908
Died: Dec 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951 )

18 Apr 1910; Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T624_1551; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 975. * 1920;Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T625_1802; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 313. * 1930; Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: 2332; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 1014.0.
Albert Meriwether 1887 TX father/mother US married abt 1908 real estate agent lived on W 3rd St in 1900
Addie M Meriwether 1887 TX TX AR
Maynon/Maenon A Meriwether dtr 1910
Lemuel Duane Meriwether 14 Jan 1913 - 9 Jan 1963 Potter Co, married Mary Louise Courson
. . .Kenneth Albert 5 Sep 1950 Childress - last known to be in Amarillo TX
Martha C Meriwether 1916

. . .next to Albert Meriwether in 1910 * 1920;Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T625_1802; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 283. * 1930; Census Place: Plainview, Hale, Texas; Roll: 2339; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 831.0.
Osburn/Osborne R McCollum married abt 1919
Myrtie/Myrtle K Norris McCollum 1893 TX ? ?
Nadine 1911

Myrtle's parents living with them in 1920; Jesse L Norris 1868 AL and Mary E Norris 1872 TX

1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T624_1551; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 996.
Charles R McCallum 2nd marriage 22 yrs
Mattie E McCallum 6 living children of 7 father TN mother LA
Charlie J McCallum age 17

One of Martha's children died before 1910 which must have been Claude McCollum, no death record for him.

1920;Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: T625_1802; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 307. * 1930; Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: 2332; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 1023.0.
Chas McCollum
Lillie B 1893 TX TX TX

Charley J McCollum remarried to Elizabeth Carver before 1925
Elizabeth C 1901
Robert W 1925 - no birth record
Ellelen E, birth record says Elizabeth E McCallum 16 Jan 1929 Floyd

1930; Census Place: Lockney, Floyd, Texas; Roll: 2332; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 1028.0.
Charley R McCollum
Martha McCollum

1920;Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_117; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 497; Image: 53. * 1930; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 169; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1272; Image: 1109.0.
George Whitley 1870 AL
Maud D Whitley 1880 TX
Mary E Whitley 1899 ? 1900-01 TX dtr
James M Whitley 1903 NM
Lorene Evelynwhitle Whitley 28 June 1906 - died as Ward 23 Apr 1983 LA Co CA
Mildred Lee Whitley 4 Sep 1910 TX - only child in household in 1930 died as Kriss 25 Jul 1988 LA county

1930; Census Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas; Roll: 2312; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 849.0.
Fred R Whitley 1897 TX
Willie R wife 1897

FRED WHITLEY
30 Oct 1896 Aug 1977
last residence 93240 Lake Isabella, Kern, CA
ss # issued NM

WW I Draft registration cards
Name: George Thomas Meriwether
Address: Lockney
County: Floyd
State: Texas
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1882
Race: White
Roll: 1953357
DraftBoard: 0
farm laborer
nearest relative: Marcia E Meriwether
medium height, stout, brown eyes, black hair
12 Sept 1918

Name: Albert Ruedon [Rucker] Meriwether
Address: Lockney
County: Floyd
State: Texas
Birthplace: Putman? Texas;United States of America
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1886
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1953357
DraftBoard: 0
medium, stout, grey, black
5 June 1917

Name: Osborn Richard McCollum
Address: Lockney
County: Floyd
State: Texas
Birthplace: Putman, Texas;United States of America
Birth Date: 15 May 1890
Race: White
Roll: 1953357
DraftBoard: 0
medium height, brown, black
5 June 1917

Name: Charley Joseph McCollum
Address: Lockney
County: Floyd
State: Texas
Birthplace: Putnam, Texas;United States of America
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1892
Race: White
Roll: 1953357
DraftBoard: 0
Pharmacist ?, spent 2 yrs US Navy Pharmacists Mate
medium, medium, brown, black
26 Feb 1918

Name: Fred Randell Whitley
Address: RFD 4, Holtville
County: Imperial
State: California
Birthplace: Lockney, Texas;United States of America
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1896
Race: White
Roll: 1530793
DraftBoard: 0
Father: G A Whitley born AL
employed with H K Starnes, 2 1/2 mi NE of Holtville
single, nearest relative G A Whitley Pasadena CA
tall, slender, blue, light hair
5 June 1918

Name: Austin B Meriwether
Birth Year: 1900 - wrong year
Race: White, citizen (White)
State: Texas
County or City: Floyd
Enlistment Date: 3 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: Texas
Enlistment City: Lubbock
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source: Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
Education: Grammar school