George Meredith 1861-1941

MEREDITH, HOUSE, NULL, WEIGLE, BURNETT, PERKINS, WHITLOCK

Posted By: Volunteer: Roxanne Riggan
Date: 4/14/2012 at 20:38:25

George B. Meredith

George Benton Meredith, son of Jesse and Mary Meredith was born Oct. 10, 1861 and passed away Dec. 6, 1941 aged 80 years 1 month and 26 days.

He was married to Bina M. House March 10, 1880. To this union four children were born. She passed away Oct. 6, 1909.

November 15, 1914 he was married to Mrs. Bertha Null.
He spent his entire life in and near Bonaparte where he was fatally burned Oct. 25, 1941.

He is survived by four children Otto of Bonaparte, Clyde of Wenatchee, Wash., Mrs. Grace Weigle of Inglewood, Calif., and Mrs. Pearl Burnett of Keosauqua, two sisters, Mrs. Luella Perkins and Mrs. Bertha Whitlock, both of Bonaparte.

Services were held at his home in Bonaparte Dec. 8, 1941, in charge of Rev. Walter Sieck. Interment was in the Bonaparte cemetery.

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Scrapbook A, page 346, Keosauqua Public Library; Keosauqua, IA