Henry Benjamin "H.B." Meriwether
© The Meriwether Society, Inc.
Henry, or H.B. as he was usually known as, was born 1 Aug 1847 in Hayneville, Alabama, a son of James S. Meriwether (1816–1859) and Susan T. Reid (1823–1866). He was raised in Lowndes County and at the start of the Civil War served as a drummer boy, and later as a private, in the Second Alabama Cavalry lead by his uncle, Capt. H. P. Reid. After the war he took up the new profession of photography, moving to Florida about 1868 where he had studios in Leesburg and Jacksonville and land holdings in Gainesville. On 23 Jun 1878 he married Minnie E. Parish in Sumter County, Florida. (According to his biography, her maiden name was Glover.) H.B. and Minnie had one child who died before 1900. About 1888 they moved to Huntsville, Alabama, then to Chehalis County, Washington, where he maintained studios until late 1900, when they moved to their final location of Globe, Arizona. Minnie died there in 1923 and Henry in 1927; they are buried in unmarked plots in the Masons B section in the Globe Cemetery.
On 4 Nov 2023 a military marker was added to H.B.'s gravesite.
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Henry Benjamin "H.B." Meriwether
H.B. Meriwether is an honored veteran of the Civil war and today occupies a prominent position in business circles as one of the leading photographers of Globe. A spirit of energy, progress and advancement has actuated him since the beginning of his active career and high standards of integrity have distinguished all of his business relations so that he is now a successful and representative citizen, whose name is honored and respected wherever it is known.
Mr. Meriwether was born in Haynesville, Alabama, in 1847 and is the son of James Meriwether, also a native of that state and a large planter. The father was prominent in public life, serving for many years as sheriff of his county. He died in 1859 and was survived by his wife until 1865. In their family were ten children four of whom as still living: Alexander, a resident of Texas; Robert, who still makes his home in Alabama; H.B., the subject of this review; and Mrs. Haygood, of Alabama.
H.B. Meriwether remained at home until he was fifteen years of age, acquiring during that time a common school education. In 1862 he enlisted for the Civil war in the Second Alabama Cavalry and saw active service. He was twice wounded but not seriously incapacitated and he remained with his regiment until his discharge.
With a creditable military record he returned to his native state and there remained until 1868, when he went to Leesburg, Florida, where he spent two years, returning in 1870. In the same year he again took up his residence in Leesburg and there established himself as a photographer, following that work in Florida until 1888, when he went to Huntsville, Alabama. There he remained for sixteen months and then established a photographic studios in Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Elma, Chehalis county, Washington, conducting those galleries for about ten years, during which time he was also in the government employ. In 1900 he left Washington and came to Arizona, conducting photographic studios in different places throughout the state until 1907, when he located in Globe. Here he has a modern, up-to-date establishment, completely equipped and tastefully arranged, and the high artistic quality of his work has brought him a large and representative patronage. He still remains in the government employ and in this capacity has proved a capable, reliable and trustworthy worker in the public interest.
Mr. Meriwether was married in 1875 to Miss Minnie E. Glover, a native of Georgia and a daughter of Wiley Glover.
Mr. Meriwether is connected fraternally with the Masonic lodge and the Loyal Order of Moose and he is liberal in his political views, taking an interest in community affairs as a loyal and public-spirited citizen but never seeking office. As a business man he has long been conspicuous among his associates not only for the success which he has attained but for the probity, fairness honorable standards which have always distinguished him. In May, 1915, he made a trip into old Mexico and acquired interests in a gold mine in the Altar district of Sonora, Mexico, and contemplates removal to that place for the purpose of operating the same.
Sources:
1. "Arizona, Prehistoric — Aboriginal, Pioneer — Modern: The Nation's Youngest Commonwealth Within a Land of Ancient Culture Volume III, Biographical," p. 627
2. "Arizona, The Youngest State", 1913, p. 626. (courtesy of USGenWeb Project)
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City Directory Advertisement, Jacksonville Florida, 1886
HENRY B. MERIWETHER PHOTOGRAPHER
DEALER IN Florida and Western North Carolina Views.
FINE CABINET PHOTOS A SPECIALTY
MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CITY HALL.
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Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise, Idaho), 17 November 1894
An Uncanny Photograph — A Newly Wedded Couple's Picture Marred by a Ghostly Intruder.
The people of Elma, a bustling, lively town in the upper part of Chehalis county, are mystified over a photograph. Last Tuesday afternoon Major Rogers and wife entered the gallery of H. B. Merriweather of that city and had their pictures taken. On removing the plate the artist noticed that the picture was not perfect, and throwing the plate into the bath took another, which was a good likeness of the old major and his bride. They have been married less than three months and are each on the shady side of 50.
Mrs. Rogers called Wednesday for a proof and expressed a desire to see the first plate. On holding the plate up to the light the photographer saw three figures, one a man appearing between the major and Mrs. Rogers.
Handing it to the lady, she glanced at it and went into hysterics, exclaiming, "It is ___" (her first husband). She begged the artist to say nothing about it, as it would scare the major to death, but in some way the matter became known and soon spread over the town, nearly everyone calling at the office to see the negative. Mr. Merriweather claims the plate was taken from a new box and had not been exposed.
Mrs. Rogers, it is said, is a medium of note. She is from the east and has lived in Elma about two months. The figure is distinct, both in form and feature, and stands out apparently ahead of the major and Mrs. Rogers.
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Henry Benjamine Meriwether, white, widower, 79, d. 6/27/27. Buried Globe Masonic Cem by Jones Funeral Home. Died of Apoplexy. His wife was Minnie E. Meriwether. He was a retired Photographer, b. Alabama. Died in county Hospital in Globe, Az.
∼TMSI [18511]: M1227a — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
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© The Meriwether Society, Inc.
Henry, or H.B. as he was usually known as, was born 1 Aug 1847 in Hayneville, Alabama, a son of James S. Meriwether (1816–1859) and Susan T. Reid (1823–1866). He was raised in Lowndes County and at the start of the Civil War served as a drummer boy, and later as a private, in the Second Alabama Cavalry lead by his uncle, Capt. H. P. Reid. After the war he took up the new profession of photography, moving to Florida about 1868 where he had studios in Leesburg and Jacksonville and land holdings in Gainesville. On 23 Jun 1878 he married Minnie E. Parish in Sumter County, Florida. (According to his biography, her maiden name was Glover.) H.B. and Minnie had one child who died before 1900. About 1888 they moved to Huntsville, Alabama, then to Chehalis County, Washington, where he maintained studios until late 1900, when they moved to their final location of Globe, Arizona. Minnie died there in 1923 and Henry in 1927; they are buried in unmarked plots in the Masons B section in the Globe Cemetery.
On 4 Nov 2023 a military marker was added to H.B.'s gravesite.
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Henry Benjamin "H.B." Meriwether
H.B. Meriwether is an honored veteran of the Civil war and today occupies a prominent position in business circles as one of the leading photographers of Globe. A spirit of energy, progress and advancement has actuated him since the beginning of his active career and high standards of integrity have distinguished all of his business relations so that he is now a successful and representative citizen, whose name is honored and respected wherever it is known.
Mr. Meriwether was born in Haynesville, Alabama, in 1847 and is the son of James Meriwether, also a native of that state and a large planter. The father was prominent in public life, serving for many years as sheriff of his county. He died in 1859 and was survived by his wife until 1865. In their family were ten children four of whom as still living: Alexander, a resident of Texas; Robert, who still makes his home in Alabama; H.B., the subject of this review; and Mrs. Haygood, of Alabama.
H.B. Meriwether remained at home until he was fifteen years of age, acquiring during that time a common school education. In 1862 he enlisted for the Civil war in the Second Alabama Cavalry and saw active service. He was twice wounded but not seriously incapacitated and he remained with his regiment until his discharge.
With a creditable military record he returned to his native state and there remained until 1868, when he went to Leesburg, Florida, where he spent two years, returning in 1870. In the same year he again took up his residence in Leesburg and there established himself as a photographer, following that work in Florida until 1888, when he went to Huntsville, Alabama. There he remained for sixteen months and then established a photographic studios in Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Elma, Chehalis county, Washington, conducting those galleries for about ten years, during which time he was also in the government employ. In 1900 he left Washington and came to Arizona, conducting photographic studios in different places throughout the state until 1907, when he located in Globe. Here he has a modern, up-to-date establishment, completely equipped and tastefully arranged, and the high artistic quality of his work has brought him a large and representative patronage. He still remains in the government employ and in this capacity has proved a capable, reliable and trustworthy worker in the public interest.
Mr. Meriwether was married in 1875 to Miss Minnie E. Glover, a native of Georgia and a daughter of Wiley Glover.
Mr. Meriwether is connected fraternally with the Masonic lodge and the Loyal Order of Moose and he is liberal in his political views, taking an interest in community affairs as a loyal and public-spirited citizen but never seeking office. As a business man he has long been conspicuous among his associates not only for the success which he has attained but for the probity, fairness honorable standards which have always distinguished him. In May, 1915, he made a trip into old Mexico and acquired interests in a gold mine in the Altar district of Sonora, Mexico, and contemplates removal to that place for the purpose of operating the same.
Sources:
1. "Arizona, Prehistoric — Aboriginal, Pioneer — Modern: The Nation's Youngest Commonwealth Within a Land of Ancient Culture Volume III, Biographical," p. 627
2. "Arizona, The Youngest State", 1913, p. 626. (courtesy of USGenWeb Project)
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City Directory Advertisement, Jacksonville Florida, 1886
HENRY B. MERIWETHER PHOTOGRAPHER
DEALER IN Florida and Western North Carolina Views.
FINE CABINET PHOTOS A SPECIALTY
MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CITY HALL.
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Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise, Idaho), 17 November 1894
An Uncanny Photograph — A Newly Wedded Couple's Picture Marred by a Ghostly Intruder.
The people of Elma, a bustling, lively town in the upper part of Chehalis county, are mystified over a photograph. Last Tuesday afternoon Major Rogers and wife entered the gallery of H. B. Merriweather of that city and had their pictures taken. On removing the plate the artist noticed that the picture was not perfect, and throwing the plate into the bath took another, which was a good likeness of the old major and his bride. They have been married less than three months and are each on the shady side of 50.
Mrs. Rogers called Wednesday for a proof and expressed a desire to see the first plate. On holding the plate up to the light the photographer saw three figures, one a man appearing between the major and Mrs. Rogers.
Handing it to the lady, she glanced at it and went into hysterics, exclaiming, "It is ___" (her first husband). She begged the artist to say nothing about it, as it would scare the major to death, but in some way the matter became known and soon spread over the town, nearly everyone calling at the office to see the negative. Mr. Merriweather claims the plate was taken from a new box and had not been exposed.
Mrs. Rogers, it is said, is a medium of note. She is from the east and has lived in Elma about two months. The figure is distinct, both in form and feature, and stands out apparently ahead of the major and Mrs. Rogers.
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Henry Benjamine Meriwether, white, widower, 79, d. 6/27/27. Buried Globe Masonic Cem by Jones Funeral Home. Died of Apoplexy. His wife was Minnie E. Meriwether. He was a retired Photographer, b. Alabama. Died in county Hospital in Globe, Az.
∼TMSI [18511]: M1227a — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
___________________________________________________________________
Henry Benjamin "H.B." Meriwether
© The Meriwether Society, Inc.
Henry, or H.B. as he was usually known as, was born 1 Aug 1847 in Hayneville, Alabama, a son of James S. Meriwether (1816–1859) and Susan T. Reid (1823–1866). He was raised in Lowndes County and at the start of the Civil War served as a drummer boy, and later as a private, in the Second Alabama Cavalry lead by his uncle, Capt. H. P. Reid. After the war he took up the new profession of photography, moving to Florida about 1868 where he had studios in Leesburg and Jacksonville and land holdings in Gainesville. On 23 Jun 1878 he married Minnie E. Parish in Sumter County, Florida. (According to his biography, her maiden name was Glover.) H.B. and Minnie had one child who died before 1900. About 1888 they moved to Huntsville, Alabama, then to Chehalis County, Washington, where he maintained studios until late 1900, when they moved to their final location of Globe, Arizona. Minnie died there in 1923 and Henry in 1927; they are buried in unmarked plots in the Masons B section in the Globe Cemetery.
On 4 Nov 2023 a military marker was added to H.B.'s gravesite.
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Henry Benjamin "H.B." Meriwether
H.B. Meriwether is an honored veteran of the Civil war and today occupies a prominent position in business circles as one of the leading photographers of Globe. A spirit of energy, progress and advancement has actuated him since the beginning of his active career and high standards of integrity have distinguished all of his business relations so that he is now a successful and representative citizen, whose name is honored and respected wherever it is known.
Mr. Meriwether was born in Haynesville, Alabama, in 1847 and is the son of James Meriwether, also a native of that state and a large planter. The father was prominent in public life, serving for many years as sheriff of his county. He died in 1859 and was survived by his wife until 1865. In their family were ten children four of whom as still living: Alexander, a resident of Texas; Robert, who still makes his home in Alabama; H.B., the subject of this review; and Mrs. Haygood, of Alabama.
H.B. Meriwether remained at home until he was fifteen years of age, acquiring during that time a common school education. In 1862 he enlisted for the Civil war in the Second Alabama Cavalry and saw active service. He was twice wounded but not seriously incapacitated and he remained with his regiment until his discharge.
With a creditable military record he returned to his native state and there remained until 1868, when he went to Leesburg, Florida, where he spent two years, returning in 1870. In the same year he again took up his residence in Leesburg and there established himself as a photographer, following that work in Florida until 1888, when he went to Huntsville, Alabama. There he remained for sixteen months and then established a photographic studios in Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Elma, Chehalis county, Washington, conducting those galleries for about ten years, during which time he was also in the government employ. In 1900 he left Washington and came to Arizona, conducting photographic studios in different places throughout the state until 1907, when he located in Globe. Here he has a modern, up-to-date establishment, completely equipped and tastefully arranged, and the high artistic quality of his work has brought him a large and representative patronage. He still remains in the government employ and in this capacity has proved a capable, reliable and trustworthy worker in the public interest.
Mr. Meriwether was married in 1875 to Miss Minnie E. Glover, a native of Georgia and a daughter of Wiley Glover.
Mr. Meriwether is connected fraternally with the Masonic lodge and the Loyal Order of Moose and he is liberal in his political views, taking an interest in community affairs as a loyal and public-spirited citizen but never seeking office. As a business man he has long been conspicuous among his associates not only for the success which he has attained but for the probity, fairness honorable standards which have always distinguished him. In May, 1915, he made a trip into old Mexico and acquired interests in a gold mine in the Altar district of Sonora, Mexico, and contemplates removal to that place for the purpose of operating the same.
Sources:
1. "Arizona, Prehistoric — Aboriginal, Pioneer — Modern: The Nation's Youngest Commonwealth Within a Land of Ancient Culture Volume III, Biographical," p. 627
2. "Arizona, The Youngest State", 1913, p. 626. (courtesy of USGenWeb Project)
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City Directory Advertisement, Jacksonville Florida, 1886
HENRY B. MERIWETHER PHOTOGRAPHER
DEALER IN Florida and Western North Carolina Views.
FINE CABINET PHOTOS A SPECIALTY
MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CITY HALL.
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Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise, Idaho), 17 November 1894
An Uncanny Photograph — A Newly Wedded Couple's Picture Marred by a Ghostly Intruder.
The people of Elma, a bustling, lively town in the upper part of Chehalis county, are mystified over a photograph. Last Tuesday afternoon Major Rogers and wife entered the gallery of H. B. Merriweather of that city and had their pictures taken. On removing the plate the artist noticed that the picture was not perfect, and throwing the plate into the bath took another, which was a good likeness of the old major and his bride. They have been married less than three months and are each on the shady side of 50.
Mrs. Rogers called Wednesday for a proof and expressed a desire to see the first plate. On holding the plate up to the light the photographer saw three figures, one a man appearing between the major and Mrs. Rogers.
Handing it to the lady, she glanced at it and went into hysterics, exclaiming, "It is ___" (her first husband). She begged the artist to say nothing about it, as it would scare the major to death, but in some way the matter became known and soon spread over the town, nearly everyone calling at the office to see the negative. Mr. Merriweather claims the plate was taken from a new box and had not been exposed.
Mrs. Rogers, it is said, is a medium of note. She is from the east and has lived in Elma about two months. The figure is distinct, both in form and feature, and stands out apparently ahead of the major and Mrs. Rogers.
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Henry Benjamine Meriwether, white, widower, 79, d. 6/27/27. Buried Globe Masonic Cem by Jones Funeral Home. Died of Apoplexy. His wife was Minnie E. Meriwether. He was a retired Photographer, b. Alabama. Died in county Hospital in Globe, Az.
∼TMSI [18511]: M1227a — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
___________________________________________________________________
© The Meriwether Society, Inc.
Henry, or H.B. as he was usually known as, was born 1 Aug 1847 in Hayneville, Alabama, a son of James S. Meriwether (1816–1859) and Susan T. Reid (1823–1866). He was raised in Lowndes County and at the start of the Civil War served as a drummer boy, and later as a private, in the Second Alabama Cavalry lead by his uncle, Capt. H. P. Reid. After the war he took up the new profession of photography, moving to Florida about 1868 where he had studios in Leesburg and Jacksonville and land holdings in Gainesville. On 23 Jun 1878 he married Minnie E. Parish in Sumter County, Florida. (According to his biography, her maiden name was Glover.) H.B. and Minnie had one child who died before 1900. About 1888 they moved to Huntsville, Alabama, then to Chehalis County, Washington, where he maintained studios until late 1900, when they moved to their final location of Globe, Arizona. Minnie died there in 1923 and Henry in 1927; they are buried in unmarked plots in the Masons B section in the Globe Cemetery.
On 4 Nov 2023 a military marker was added to H.B.'s gravesite.
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Henry Benjamin "H.B." Meriwether
H.B. Meriwether is an honored veteran of the Civil war and today occupies a prominent position in business circles as one of the leading photographers of Globe. A spirit of energy, progress and advancement has actuated him since the beginning of his active career and high standards of integrity have distinguished all of his business relations so that he is now a successful and representative citizen, whose name is honored and respected wherever it is known.
Mr. Meriwether was born in Haynesville, Alabama, in 1847 and is the son of James Meriwether, also a native of that state and a large planter. The father was prominent in public life, serving for many years as sheriff of his county. He died in 1859 and was survived by his wife until 1865. In their family were ten children four of whom as still living: Alexander, a resident of Texas; Robert, who still makes his home in Alabama; H.B., the subject of this review; and Mrs. Haygood, of Alabama.
H.B. Meriwether remained at home until he was fifteen years of age, acquiring during that time a common school education. In 1862 he enlisted for the Civil war in the Second Alabama Cavalry and saw active service. He was twice wounded but not seriously incapacitated and he remained with his regiment until his discharge.
With a creditable military record he returned to his native state and there remained until 1868, when he went to Leesburg, Florida, where he spent two years, returning in 1870. In the same year he again took up his residence in Leesburg and there established himself as a photographer, following that work in Florida until 1888, when he went to Huntsville, Alabama. There he remained for sixteen months and then established a photographic studios in Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Elma, Chehalis county, Washington, conducting those galleries for about ten years, during which time he was also in the government employ. In 1900 he left Washington and came to Arizona, conducting photographic studios in different places throughout the state until 1907, when he located in Globe. Here he has a modern, up-to-date establishment, completely equipped and tastefully arranged, and the high artistic quality of his work has brought him a large and representative patronage. He still remains in the government employ and in this capacity has proved a capable, reliable and trustworthy worker in the public interest.
Mr. Meriwether was married in 1875 to Miss Minnie E. Glover, a native of Georgia and a daughter of Wiley Glover.
Mr. Meriwether is connected fraternally with the Masonic lodge and the Loyal Order of Moose and he is liberal in his political views, taking an interest in community affairs as a loyal and public-spirited citizen but never seeking office. As a business man he has long been conspicuous among his associates not only for the success which he has attained but for the probity, fairness honorable standards which have always distinguished him. In May, 1915, he made a trip into old Mexico and acquired interests in a gold mine in the Altar district of Sonora, Mexico, and contemplates removal to that place for the purpose of operating the same.
Sources:
1. "Arizona, Prehistoric — Aboriginal, Pioneer — Modern: The Nation's Youngest Commonwealth Within a Land of Ancient Culture Volume III, Biographical," p. 627
2. "Arizona, The Youngest State", 1913, p. 626. (courtesy of USGenWeb Project)
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City Directory Advertisement, Jacksonville Florida, 1886
HENRY B. MERIWETHER PHOTOGRAPHER
DEALER IN Florida and Western North Carolina Views.
FINE CABINET PHOTOS A SPECIALTY
MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CITY HALL.
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Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise, Idaho), 17 November 1894
An Uncanny Photograph — A Newly Wedded Couple's Picture Marred by a Ghostly Intruder.
The people of Elma, a bustling, lively town in the upper part of Chehalis county, are mystified over a photograph. Last Tuesday afternoon Major Rogers and wife entered the gallery of H. B. Merriweather of that city and had their pictures taken. On removing the plate the artist noticed that the picture was not perfect, and throwing the plate into the bath took another, which was a good likeness of the old major and his bride. They have been married less than three months and are each on the shady side of 50.
Mrs. Rogers called Wednesday for a proof and expressed a desire to see the first plate. On holding the plate up to the light the photographer saw three figures, one a man appearing between the major and Mrs. Rogers.
Handing it to the lady, she glanced at it and went into hysterics, exclaiming, "It is ___" (her first husband). She begged the artist to say nothing about it, as it would scare the major to death, but in some way the matter became known and soon spread over the town, nearly everyone calling at the office to see the negative. Mr. Merriweather claims the plate was taken from a new box and had not been exposed.
Mrs. Rogers, it is said, is a medium of note. She is from the east and has lived in Elma about two months. The figure is distinct, both in form and feature, and stands out apparently ahead of the major and Mrs. Rogers.
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Henry Benjamine Meriwether, white, widower, 79, d. 6/27/27. Buried Globe Masonic Cem by Jones Funeral Home. Died of Apoplexy. His wife was Minnie E. Meriwether. He was a retired Photographer, b. Alabama. Died in county Hospital in Globe, Az.
∼TMSI [18511]: M1227a — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
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