George L Meredith born 1863-1884 was the son of John Meredith 1830-1868 & Martha Hurst (1844-1910).
George's mother, Martha Meredith (nee, Hurst), second married David Baker c1870 and thus George is found in the 1880 census, age 17, with his mother and STEP-father, David Baker. The census taker gave George, and his brother William, the surname Baker and now George's memorial is in the surname Baker when he truly is the son of John Meredith. Whoever created this stone marker, and had it placed at the cemetery, must not have known his true identity or else they would have used George's proper surname.
The 1880 census looks like this (and you can tell the two older boys are set above the Baker children but not given their surname of Meredith by the census taker... they are also the only children born in MO because their mother, Martha Hurst, married their father, John Meredith, in Oregon County, Missouri on 31 May 1860 and then removed to Arkansas where she second married David Baker):
David Baker 32 AR
Martha Baker 31 MO
George L. Baker 17 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
William Baker 13 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
Washington Baker 14 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Hiram Baker 12 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Jasper Baker 7 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Thomas Baker 5 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Samuel Baker 4 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
George's mother, Martha Meredith (nee, Hurst), second married David Baker c1870 and thus George is found in the 1880 census, age 17, with his mother and STEP-father, David Baker. The census taker gave George, and his brother William, the surname Baker and now George's memorial is in the surname Baker when he truly is the son of John Meredith. Whoever created this stone marker, and had it placed at the cemetery, must not have known his true identity or else they would have used George's proper surname.
The 1880 census looks like this (and you can tell the two older boys are set above the Baker children but not given their surname of Meredith by the census taker... they are also the only children born in MO because their mother, Martha Hurst, married their father, John Meredith, in Oregon County, Missouri on 31 May 1860 and then removed to Arkansas where she second married David Baker):
David Baker 32 AR
Martha Baker 31 MO
George L. Baker 17 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
William Baker 13 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
Washington Baker 14 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Hiram Baker 12 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Jasper Baker 7 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Thomas Baker 5 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Samuel Baker 4 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
George L Meredith born 1863-1884 was the son of John Meredith 1830-1868 & Martha Hurst (1844-1910).
George's mother, Martha Meredith (nee, Hurst), second married David Baker c1870 and thus George is found in the 1880 census, age 17, with his mother and STEP-father, David Baker. The census taker gave George, and his brother William, the surname Baker and now George's memorial is in the surname Baker when he truly is the son of John Meredith. Whoever created this stone marker, and had it placed at the cemetery, must not have known his true identity or else they would have used George's proper surname.
The 1880 census looks like this (and you can tell the two older boys are set above the Baker children but not given their surname of Meredith by the census taker... they are also the only children born in MO because their mother, Martha Hurst, married their father, John Meredith, in Oregon County, Missouri on 31 May 1860 and then removed to Arkansas where she second married David Baker):
David Baker 32 AR
Martha Baker 31 MO
George L. Baker 17 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
William Baker 13 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
Washington Baker 14 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Hiram Baker 12 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Jasper Baker 7 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Thomas Baker 5 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Samuel Baker 4 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
George's mother, Martha Meredith (nee, Hurst), second married David Baker c1870 and thus George is found in the 1880 census, age 17, with his mother and STEP-father, David Baker. The census taker gave George, and his brother William, the surname Baker and now George's memorial is in the surname Baker when he truly is the son of John Meredith. Whoever created this stone marker, and had it placed at the cemetery, must not have known his true identity or else they would have used George's proper surname.
The 1880 census looks like this (and you can tell the two older boys are set above the Baker children but not given their surname of Meredith by the census taker... they are also the only children born in MO because their mother, Martha Hurst, married their father, John Meredith, in Oregon County, Missouri on 31 May 1860 and then removed to Arkansas where she second married David Baker):
David Baker 32 AR
Martha Baker 31 MO
George L. Baker 17 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
William Baker 13 MO (son of Martha Hurst & John Meredith, her first husband)
Washington Baker 14 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Hiram Baker 12 AR (son David Baker & Nancy Cook, his first wife)
Jasper Baker 7 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Thomas Baker 5 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
Samuel Baker 4 AR (son David Baker & Martha Hurst, second marriages for both of them)
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