Michigan Family Group Sheet

George W. MEACHAM Family

Counties:  Kalamazoo & Van Buren


 HUSBAND & WIFE
Husband: George W. MEACHAM
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1838
Birth Place: Montville, Medina, OH, U.S.A.
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Father: George W. MEACHAM (1800-1868)
Mother: Eunice B. HARVEY (1807-1877)
Other Spouse: Phoebe SLOCUM (1858-         )		Wife: Sarah Ann CARR
Birth Date: 1843-1845
Birth Place: Canada
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Father: Jason CARR
Mother: Sabra
 
Marriage Date:  27 Mar 1859Marriage Place: Lawrence, Van Buren, MI

CHILDREN
Child No. 1: Alvadore MEACHAM
Sex: M
Birth Date: 1862
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Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1882 / 7 Apr 1917
Marriage Place: Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
Spouse's Name: Rosetta Elizabeth NASH (1866-  )/ Gracia B.FIKE		Child No. 2: Ransom David MEACHAM
Sex: M
Birth Date: 26 Oct 1864
Birth Place: Arlington, Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
Death Date: 1 Jan 1935
Death Place: Ferndale, Whatcom, WA, U.S.A.
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Marriage Date: Abt 1885 
Marriage Place: Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
Spouse's Name: Frances LAFERTY (Abt 1865-1946)
Child No. 3: George W. MEACHAM
Sex: M
Birth Date: Abt 1866 
Birth Place: Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
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Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1886 
Marriage Place: Columbia, Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
Spouse's Name: Ora V. BRANCH 		Child No. 4: Minnie M. MEACHAM
Sex: F
Birth Date: 21 Oct 1868
Birth Place: Columbia, Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
Death Date: 25 Jul 1872
Death Place: Arlington, Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
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Child No. 5: Sarah Jennie MEACHAM
Sex: F
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1871
Birth Place: Arlington, Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
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Marriage Date: 13 May 1887
Marriage Place: Lawrence, Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
Spouse's Name: John C. LITTLE (1865-         )		Child No. 6: Claude MEACHAM
Sex: M
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1879
Birth Place: Columbia, Van Buren, MI, U.S.A.
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Documentation:
George, Jr. married his wife Sarah Ann Carr on 27 March 1859 atthe home of Allen Rice in the town of Lawrence, Van Buren County, MI. The marriage record reads as follows: "This may Certify that George W.Meacham of the town of Arlington County of Van Buren aged 21 years andSarah Ann Carr of the town of Hartford County of Van Buren aged 16 yearswere united in marriage by me the 27th day of March __ 1859 at the Homeof Allen Rice in the town of Lawrence. Two witnesses present at said marriage__:  Adelia Rice and Emma Rice of the same place.  Recorded forrecord June 23rd 1859.  Allen Rice, Justice of the Peace."

George and Sarah Meacham were the parents of:

     Alvadore Meacham             born 1862
     Ransom David Meacham         born 1864
     George W. Meacham            born 1866
     Minnie M. Meacham            born 21 Oct 1868    Columbia, Van Buren, MI
                        died 25 Jul 1872    Arlington, Van Buren County, MI
                        (Minnie's death record states the cause of death as"diphtheria" at theage of 3 years, 10 months, 4 days.
                         Place of death: Arlington, MI.
     Sarah Jennie Meacham    born 15 Dec 1871    Arlington, Van Buren, MI
     Claude Meacham          born 16 Sep 1879    Columbia, Van Buren County, MI

1870 Census - George Meacham listed his employment as 'works on farm'.The value of his land  was $2500. and his personal effects were worth$600.  Their children at the time included   Alvadore (8),Ransom (6), George (4) and Minnie(2).

1880  Census - Breedsville, Van Buren County, MI

     Meacham,  George W.     43 years       Married   Sawyer
              Sarah Ann      35 years      Married   Housekeeper
              Ransom         16 years      Single
              George         12 years      Single
              Sarah J.        8 years      Single
              Claude          8/12 mo.     Born in September

Alvadore, age 20, was no longer living in the home but was listedliving with his wife,Elizabeth, age 19.

George married a second time to Phoebe Slocum, the daughter of Aaron& Julia (Hamlin) Slocum.  Their children were:

     Grover Meacham    born 3Aug 1889 Columbia, Van Buren County, MI
     Mary F. Meacham   born 9 Oct1891 Breedsville, Van Buren County, MI
 

Carr family notes:

Not much is known about Sarah Ann Carr, born in Canada about 1843, other than the fact that her younger sister, Lucy M. Carr (b. 5/10 Jan1854) married Sylvanus Lydenne Meacham, the brother of George W. Meacham,on 19 June 1871 in Arlington, Van Buren County, MI.  Lucy lists herparents as Jason and Sabra Carr and both list their parentage in censusrecords as "Canada - English".  Lucy M. Carr Meacham died of typhoidon 7 Oct 1890 in Bloomingdale, MI.

Sarah and Lucy also had a sister named Lydia Carr who married William Bigelow. A letter from Lucy several years before she died to hersister Lydia is written below:

"Bloomingdale April 25th 1887
     Dear sister Lydia  I will try andwrite you a few lines as well as I can having here a week ago tomorrowthere was a pair of twin babies came here to claim my love and ease - aboy and a girl but the boy staid with us only about 10 minutes we did allwe could to save him but it did no good he was a nice fat boy all thatsee him said he would weigh 8 pounds the girl weighed three and half sheis doing finely  they looked just alike only the boy was the biggesttheir hair is jet black Bertha is better pleased than I expected she criedlike everything over the boy.  I am well as could be expected consideringhow sick I have been all winter and spring I don't set up any yet. Cattie and Clara does the work we hire the washing done how I wish youand Bill would come out next spring.  did you know that will had movedto Scoot Lake he lives next house to Johnsons he is going to work for HankLeedy a year I hardly know what to write I wish I could see you  Iam going to try and come there as soon as I get able tell Eunice to comeand soon as she can find a nice name and send my girl I will send you themeasure of her arms legs hands and feet her fist is about the size of agood big hickory.  Well I will close by saying either write or comesoon tell Eunice to come out you may expect me as soon as I am able tocome.  Write to sister Lydia.  The girls all send a kiss."

A reference in the letter from Lucy to Lydia about 'Will who livednext to the Johnsons' may be one William Carr (possibly a brother) whois listed as a boarder  in the home of John and Betsy Meacham in the1870 Census, Lawrence Twp., Van Buren County, MI.

There is also a William Carr, age 20 years, born in MI, working ona farm belonging to Issiah Chapman of NY. This was found in the 1870 Census,Van Buren County, Arlington Twp.

The "Eunice" mentioned in the letter is undoubtedly Eunice Meacham,the daughter of George W. Meacham who married Samuel Bigelow (23 Jan 1853in Arlington).  At the time of the marriage, Eunice was 16 years oldand Samuel was 25.  Witnesses at the marriage were James Gunter andSarah B. Hoppin of Arlington. Samuel and Eunice Meacham Bigelow are listedin the 1860 Census in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, MI. Interestingly,a boarder in the Bigelow household was one Lyons Peck,age 44, from Canada.(Peck was the family name of Wealthy Peck Page, the mother of Harriet PageLafferty, the mother of Frances Lafferty Meacham, the wife of Ransom DavidMeacham, the son of George W. Meacham).  Lydia and Eunice were probablymarried to Bigelow brothers.

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