William Carl Meily
(1806-1852)
Lydia Anna Biecher
(1809-)
William Jackson Meily Sr.
(1829-1905)
Mary Kauffman
(1833-1902)
William Jackson Meily Jr.
(1862-1942)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Letta Bowser

William Jackson Meily Jr. 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 30 Aug 1862, Marion, Marion, OH 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Letta Bowser
  • Died: 5 Oct 1942, Marion, Marion, OH at age 80 3 6
  • Buried: 8 Oct 1942, Marion: Marion Cemetery, Marion, OH 3

   FamilySearch ID: LV4S-W64.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Marion, Marion, OH. 4 The 1870 census recorded William Meiley, carriage painter, 43, living with wife Mary, 35; son George, painter, 22; daughter Henrietta, 18; daughter Clara, 16; son William, 7; and daughter Emma, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Emma in Ohio.

2. Census in 1880 in Marion, Marion, OH. 7 The 1880 census recorded William Meily, restaurant, 52, living with wife Mary, 42; son William, 17; daughter Emma J., 15; and son Franklin, 6. William and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Mary, her parents, and the children were born in Ohio.

3. Newspaper: Marion Star: "W. J. Meily has taken his son Will in as partner in the restaurant business, and the firm running the prosperous Meily restaurant will now be known as the W. J. Meily & Son. For a long time Will has been his father's attentive assistant.", 19 Jan 1885, Marion, Marion, OH. 8

4. Cause of Death: William died at City Hospital from cerebral hemorrhage, 5 Oct 1942, Marion, Marion, OH. 6

5. Residence: 256 N. Main St., Marion, OH on 5 Oct 1942 in Marion, Marion, OH. 6


William married Letta Bowser. (Letta Bowser was born on 26 Feb 1858 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, OH, USA,2 died on 7 Jul 1930 in Marion, Marion, OH 2 3 and was buried on 9 Jul 1930 in Marion: Marion Cemetery, Marion, OH 2.)


Sources


1 The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) (Marion, Marion, Ohio), 12 sep 1902, page 5. Obituary of Mary Meily.

2 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6Z9-QXS Lettie Meily, 07 Jul 1930; citing Marion, Marion, Ohio, reference fn 43855; FHL microfilm 1,992,173.

3 The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) (Marion, Marion, Ohio), 6 Oct 1942, page 5. Obituary of William Meily.

4 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6L3-Q5T William Meiley, Ohio, United States; citing p. 31, family 243.

5 The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) (Marion, Marion, Ohio), 21 Dec 1905, page 5. Obituary of William Meily.

6 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZR7-TRN William Meily, 05 Oct 1942; citing Marion, Marion, Ohio, reference fn 61343; FHL microfilm 2,024,036.

7 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M89T-CNQ William Meily, Marion, Marion, Ohio, United States, 99; citing sheet 179B, film number 1046.

8 The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) (Marion, Marion, Ohio), 19 Jan 1885, page 2.



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