Thomas was born 13 or 22 Feb 1848 in Putnam county, one of 12 children of Judge James Archibald Meriwether (1806–1852) and Rebecca Carleton McKigney (1897–1876). He married Sarah Jane Frances Bonner (1853–1914) on 23 Dec 1873 in Putnam County; they were the parents of seven known children, plus at least two who died in infancy.
Thomas was a farmer/planter and later in life a US Postal Service mail carrier.
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The Eatonton Messenger (Georgia), 7 January 1927 (Friday)
T. B. Meriwether Dies at Kelley
Well Known Putnamite Dies at the Home of His Son — Burial in Eatonton Thursday.
79 Years of Age
Mr. Thos. B. Meriwether, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Putnam county, died at the home of his son, Will Meriwether, at Kelley, Ga., last Wednesday, and the funeral took place in Eatonton Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. Jas. Thomas, pastor of the Eatonton Presbyterian church, of which the deceased as for many years a member.
Mr. Meriwether was 79 years old (sic). He was a son of the late Judge and Mrs. James A. Meriwether, and a [brother] of the late Mrs. Susan Meriwether Young. He was married to Miss Bonner, a sister of Mr. W. S. Bonner, and his wife died some years ago.
Two daughters, Mrs. John Turner and Miss Annie May Meriwether, and two sons, Archie Meriwether of Spartanburg, S. C., and Will Meriwether of Kelley, attended the funeral. A son living in New York was unable to be present.
Mr. Meriwether was a consistent Christian gentleman and was held in the highest confidence of the people of the town and county. He farmed in the county many years, and afterward was a rural route carrier for a long time.
For the last several years he had lived with his son at Kelley.
∼TMSI [14404]: M1226 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
Thomas was a farmer/planter and later in life a US Postal Service mail carrier.
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The Eatonton Messenger (Georgia), 7 January 1927 (Friday)
T. B. Meriwether Dies at Kelley
Well Known Putnamite Dies at the Home of His Son — Burial in Eatonton Thursday.
79 Years of Age
Mr. Thos. B. Meriwether, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Putnam county, died at the home of his son, Will Meriwether, at Kelley, Ga., last Wednesday, and the funeral took place in Eatonton Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. Jas. Thomas, pastor of the Eatonton Presbyterian church, of which the deceased as for many years a member.
Mr. Meriwether was 79 years old (sic). He was a son of the late Judge and Mrs. James A. Meriwether, and a [brother] of the late Mrs. Susan Meriwether Young. He was married to Miss Bonner, a sister of Mr. W. S. Bonner, and his wife died some years ago.
Two daughters, Mrs. John Turner and Miss Annie May Meriwether, and two sons, Archie Meriwether of Spartanburg, S. C., and Will Meriwether of Kelley, attended the funeral. A son living in New York was unable to be present.
Mr. Meriwether was a consistent Christian gentleman and was held in the highest confidence of the people of the town and county. He farmed in the county many years, and afterward was a rural route carrier for a long time.
For the last several years he had lived with his son at Kelley.
∼TMSI [14404]: M1226 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
Thomas was born 13 or 22 Feb 1848 in Putnam county, one of 12 children of Judge James Archibald Meriwether (1806–1852) and Rebecca Carleton McKigney (1897–1876). He married Sarah Jane Frances Bonner (1853–1914) on 23 Dec 1873 in Putnam County; they were the parents of seven known children, plus at least two who died in infancy.
Thomas was a farmer/planter and later in life a US Postal Service mail carrier.
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The Eatonton Messenger (Georgia), 7 January 1927 (Friday)
T. B. Meriwether Dies at Kelley
Well Known Putnamite Dies at the Home of His Son — Burial in Eatonton Thursday.
79 Years of Age
Mr. Thos. B. Meriwether, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Putnam county, died at the home of his son, Will Meriwether, at Kelley, Ga., last Wednesday, and the funeral took place in Eatonton Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. Jas. Thomas, pastor of the Eatonton Presbyterian church, of which the deceased as for many years a member.
Mr. Meriwether was 79 years old (sic). He was a son of the late Judge and Mrs. James A. Meriwether, and a [brother] of the late Mrs. Susan Meriwether Young. He was married to Miss Bonner, a sister of Mr. W. S. Bonner, and his wife died some years ago.
Two daughters, Mrs. John Turner and Miss Annie May Meriwether, and two sons, Archie Meriwether of Spartanburg, S. C., and Will Meriwether of Kelley, attended the funeral. A son living in New York was unable to be present.
Mr. Meriwether was a consistent Christian gentleman and was held in the highest confidence of the people of the town and county. He farmed in the county many years, and afterward was a rural route carrier for a long time.
For the last several years he had lived with his son at Kelley.
∼TMSI [14404]: M1226 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
Thomas was a farmer/planter and later in life a US Postal Service mail carrier.
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The Eatonton Messenger (Georgia), 7 January 1927 (Friday)
T. B. Meriwether Dies at Kelley
Well Known Putnamite Dies at the Home of His Son — Burial in Eatonton Thursday.
79 Years of Age
Mr. Thos. B. Meriwether, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Putnam county, died at the home of his son, Will Meriwether, at Kelley, Ga., last Wednesday, and the funeral took place in Eatonton Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. Jas. Thomas, pastor of the Eatonton Presbyterian church, of which the deceased as for many years a member.
Mr. Meriwether was 79 years old (sic). He was a son of the late Judge and Mrs. James A. Meriwether, and a [brother] of the late Mrs. Susan Meriwether Young. He was married to Miss Bonner, a sister of Mr. W. S. Bonner, and his wife died some years ago.
Two daughters, Mrs. John Turner and Miss Annie May Meriwether, and two sons, Archie Meriwether of Spartanburg, S. C., and Will Meriwether of Kelley, attended the funeral. A son living in New York was unable to be present.
Mr. Meriwether was a consistent Christian gentleman and was held in the highest confidence of the people of the town and county. He farmed in the county many years, and afterward was a rural route carrier for a long time.
For the last several years he had lived with his son at Kelley.
∼TMSI [14404]: M1226 — 4G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
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