Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee), 20 March 1956
John H. Meriwether, Former Magistrate, Dies After Illness
John H. Meriwether, 92-year-old retired Madison County magistrate and farmer of the Huntersville community died late yesterday at general Hospital, following a year's illness.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. J. A. Fisher, pastor of Andrews Methodist Church. Burial will be in Riverside.
Mr. Meriwether, a member of the County Court for 32 years, retired from that body in 1948.
Born and raised in Madison County, he was the son of the late William Pace Weriwether and Judith Henning Meriwether, pioneer residents of this area, and received his education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
He was a charter member of the first Tennessee Beagle Club, which was organized on his farm in Huntersville in 1939. He had never missed a meeting or a hunt since that time.
He was a member, and a former steward, of the Andrews' Chapel Methodist Church, and was active in all church activities until his death.
In addition to his activities with beagling, he was a member of many other sportsmen's groups, including the National Amateur Field Trials, the Tennessee Conservation League, and the Madison County Conservation Club. Each year he gave a challenge trophy for the champion bird dog of the Amateur Field Trials, known as the Meriwether trophy.
He was married to Miss Susanna Viola Pegues in November, 1891. They made their home in Huntersville and took an active interest in every phase of that community, including the farm bureau, Community Club, and church and school affairs.
He served as constable 6 years and magistrate 32 years, and was foreman of the Madison County Grand Jury for a four-year period.
At the time of his death he was the oldest U.T. alumnus in Madison County, having attended that university from 1880 to 1883.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, W. P. Meriwether and Hewitt P. Meriwether of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Howell Buntin of Jackson, and Mrs. David Wakefield of Arlington, Va.; a sister Mrs. P. D. Bruton of Jackson; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers, who will meet at Griffin at 2:15 tomorrow are: Active: J. G. Tyson, James Bond Morris, Harris Ingram, Crawford Long, John Dougan, Tom Murtaugh. Honorary: Robert Meriwether, Miburn C. Jolly, Harry Lyle, Cartmell Townes, P. C. Cole, Harry Merriwether, Winfield Pope and J. D. Mason.
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Note: Headstone states birth day was 18 July. Family Bible and Tennessee Death Certificate state it was 14 Jul 1863. Who's Who in Tennessee has 14 Jul 1865.
∼TMSI [26268]: M1227a — 6G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
John H. Meriwether, Former Magistrate, Dies After Illness
John H. Meriwether, 92-year-old retired Madison County magistrate and farmer of the Huntersville community died late yesterday at general Hospital, following a year's illness.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. J. A. Fisher, pastor of Andrews Methodist Church. Burial will be in Riverside.
Mr. Meriwether, a member of the County Court for 32 years, retired from that body in 1948.
Born and raised in Madison County, he was the son of the late William Pace Weriwether and Judith Henning Meriwether, pioneer residents of this area, and received his education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
He was a charter member of the first Tennessee Beagle Club, which was organized on his farm in Huntersville in 1939. He had never missed a meeting or a hunt since that time.
He was a member, and a former steward, of the Andrews' Chapel Methodist Church, and was active in all church activities until his death.
In addition to his activities with beagling, he was a member of many other sportsmen's groups, including the National Amateur Field Trials, the Tennessee Conservation League, and the Madison County Conservation Club. Each year he gave a challenge trophy for the champion bird dog of the Amateur Field Trials, known as the Meriwether trophy.
He was married to Miss Susanna Viola Pegues in November, 1891. They made their home in Huntersville and took an active interest in every phase of that community, including the farm bureau, Community Club, and church and school affairs.
He served as constable 6 years and magistrate 32 years, and was foreman of the Madison County Grand Jury for a four-year period.
At the time of his death he was the oldest U.T. alumnus in Madison County, having attended that university from 1880 to 1883.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, W. P. Meriwether and Hewitt P. Meriwether of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Howell Buntin of Jackson, and Mrs. David Wakefield of Arlington, Va.; a sister Mrs. P. D. Bruton of Jackson; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers, who will meet at Griffin at 2:15 tomorrow are: Active: J. G. Tyson, James Bond Morris, Harris Ingram, Crawford Long, John Dougan, Tom Murtaugh. Honorary: Robert Meriwether, Miburn C. Jolly, Harry Lyle, Cartmell Townes, P. C. Cole, Harry Merriwether, Winfield Pope and J. D. Mason.
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Note: Headstone states birth day was 18 July. Family Bible and Tennessee Death Certificate state it was 14 Jul 1863. Who's Who in Tennessee has 14 Jul 1865.
∼TMSI [26268]: M1227a — 6G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee), 20 March 1956
John H. Meriwether, Former Magistrate, Dies After Illness
John H. Meriwether, 92-year-old retired Madison County magistrate and farmer of the Huntersville community died late yesterday at general Hospital, following a year's illness.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. J. A. Fisher, pastor of Andrews Methodist Church. Burial will be in Riverside.
Mr. Meriwether, a member of the County Court for 32 years, retired from that body in 1948.
Born and raised in Madison County, he was the son of the late William Pace Weriwether and Judith Henning Meriwether, pioneer residents of this area, and received his education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
He was a charter member of the first Tennessee Beagle Club, which was organized on his farm in Huntersville in 1939. He had never missed a meeting or a hunt since that time.
He was a member, and a former steward, of the Andrews' Chapel Methodist Church, and was active in all church activities until his death.
In addition to his activities with beagling, he was a member of many other sportsmen's groups, including the National Amateur Field Trials, the Tennessee Conservation League, and the Madison County Conservation Club. Each year he gave a challenge trophy for the champion bird dog of the Amateur Field Trials, known as the Meriwether trophy.
He was married to Miss Susanna Viola Pegues in November, 1891. They made their home in Huntersville and took an active interest in every phase of that community, including the farm bureau, Community Club, and church and school affairs.
He served as constable 6 years and magistrate 32 years, and was foreman of the Madison County Grand Jury for a four-year period.
At the time of his death he was the oldest U.T. alumnus in Madison County, having attended that university from 1880 to 1883.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, W. P. Meriwether and Hewitt P. Meriwether of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Howell Buntin of Jackson, and Mrs. David Wakefield of Arlington, Va.; a sister Mrs. P. D. Bruton of Jackson; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers, who will meet at Griffin at 2:15 tomorrow are: Active: J. G. Tyson, James Bond Morris, Harris Ingram, Crawford Long, John Dougan, Tom Murtaugh. Honorary: Robert Meriwether, Miburn C. Jolly, Harry Lyle, Cartmell Townes, P. C. Cole, Harry Merriwether, Winfield Pope and J. D. Mason.
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Note: Headstone states birth day was 18 July. Family Bible and Tennessee Death Certificate state it was 14 Jul 1863. Who's Who in Tennessee has 14 Jul 1865.
∼TMSI [26268]: M1227a — 6G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
John H. Meriwether, Former Magistrate, Dies After Illness
John H. Meriwether, 92-year-old retired Madison County magistrate and farmer of the Huntersville community died late yesterday at general Hospital, following a year's illness.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. J. A. Fisher, pastor of Andrews Methodist Church. Burial will be in Riverside.
Mr. Meriwether, a member of the County Court for 32 years, retired from that body in 1948.
Born and raised in Madison County, he was the son of the late William Pace Weriwether and Judith Henning Meriwether, pioneer residents of this area, and received his education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
He was a charter member of the first Tennessee Beagle Club, which was organized on his farm in Huntersville in 1939. He had never missed a meeting or a hunt since that time.
He was a member, and a former steward, of the Andrews' Chapel Methodist Church, and was active in all church activities until his death.
In addition to his activities with beagling, he was a member of many other sportsmen's groups, including the National Amateur Field Trials, the Tennessee Conservation League, and the Madison County Conservation Club. Each year he gave a challenge trophy for the champion bird dog of the Amateur Field Trials, known as the Meriwether trophy.
He was married to Miss Susanna Viola Pegues in November, 1891. They made their home in Huntersville and took an active interest in every phase of that community, including the farm bureau, Community Club, and church and school affairs.
He served as constable 6 years and magistrate 32 years, and was foreman of the Madison County Grand Jury for a four-year period.
At the time of his death he was the oldest U.T. alumnus in Madison County, having attended that university from 1880 to 1883.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by two sons, W. P. Meriwether and Hewitt P. Meriwether of Jackson; two daughters, Mrs. Howell Buntin of Jackson, and Mrs. David Wakefield of Arlington, Va.; a sister Mrs. P. D. Bruton of Jackson; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers, who will meet at Griffin at 2:15 tomorrow are: Active: J. G. Tyson, James Bond Morris, Harris Ingram, Crawford Long, John Dougan, Tom Murtaugh. Honorary: Robert Meriwether, Miburn C. Jolly, Harry Lyle, Cartmell Townes, P. C. Cole, Harry Merriwether, Winfield Pope and J. D. Mason.
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Note: Headstone states birth day was 18 July. Family Bible and Tennessee Death Certificate state it was 14 Jul 1863. Who's Who in Tennessee has 14 Jul 1865.
∼TMSI [26268]: M1227a — 6G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
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