Dr. Meriwether owned the eastern portion of "Clover Fields" which is now known as "Clover Hill". His medical office was at "Clover Fields" in what is today called "Sunset Cabin". He and his family early on lived at "Clover Fields", but later moved to "Kinloch" when his wife inherited the property from her family. "Kinloch" was a portion of "Belvoir". Dr. Meriwether built the original manor house which has since seen many modifications. In addition to his large medical practice, he was an elder at South Plains Presbyterian Church for nearly 40 years and a superb farmer.
Thomas Warner Meriwether
Newspaper unknown
Date unknown [died 27 Feb 1863]
Died at Cloverfields, Albemarle County, on Friday the 27th day of February last, after a brief but severe attack of typhoid pneumonia, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
A few simple words announcing the fact, may perhaps be all that the great world will heed, as its restless current drifts by, burying the past and its memories in the whirl and excitement of the present. But there are those, not only in his own Church, of which for nearly half a century he was a loved and honored member, but also in other branches of the church of Christ on earth, who will feel that something _____ is due the memory of such a man. Not indeed for the purpose of eulogizing him, but that those of us who are still watching for the Master's coming, may draw some lessons of profit from the contemplation of such a life of moral beauty and Christian character as was his and thus trim our lamps anew for the moment when it shall be said to us too, behold the bridegroom cometh. The child of Christian parents and early training, almost before he left the years of boyhood, he made a public profession of faith, an united himself with the Presbyterian church and for more than forty years he was known both in the church and in the world, by his humble, consistent walk and conversation, sheding the mild radiance of a genuine Christian life around his pathway.
In all the varied relations of life – as a husband, a father, and a master, as a citizen, a physician, and a member of society, and in all the duties and privileges attached to him as a member of a Christian church, he was exemplary, respected, and tenderly beloved. He was gifted by nature with a strong, clear intellect which having been cultivated by early training in the classics much beyond the ordinary routine, was enriched in after years by varied and extended reading and the whole was crowned by such unaffected, almost childlike simplicity of character that only those privileged to know him intimately were aware of the depth and strength of his power and the extent of his information. More native kindness of heart we verily believe never dwelt in a human bosom, and it is no idle compliment to say that the poor and the servants truly loved him.
Of vigorous health and constitution, remarkable for a calm and even temperament, to no one did the prospect seem more certain of a long life of kindness and usefulness. And yet almost in a moment he was cut down. So suddenly has it come thus it is difficult to realize that we shall never see his manly form or hold sweet converse with him on earth again.
The last three weeks of his life were spent, day and night, in watching and ministering at the dying bedside of one who was near and dear to him and the wearing anxiety of this were doubtless the immediate cause of the fatal termination of his own sudden and brief illness. But it is not for us to judge or to murmur. The Master who doeth all things well, and who knoweth what is in the heart of man, saw that his work on earth was done, and hath called him to a higher and nobler service in the sanctuary above. Let the suddenness with which the summons came deeply impress in our hearts the lesson to be ready and watching for at such an hour as we think [end missing]
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, in the county of Albemarle, on the 27th ultim, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
Among the many deaths we have been called to mourn in this time of calamity and trial, none has left a more profound or aching void in the affections of a large circle of friends, as well as in the bosom of his immediate relatives, than that is our melancholy office now to records it.
In the numerous families embraces within the sphere of his professional services for a period of near forty years, he was habitually welcomed, not less as the affectionate and sympathising friend, than the skillful and assiduous physician.
With a mind embellished by early classical culture, and enlarged by continued reading and observation, he was an interesting and instructive companion to all, while to those who knew him intimately he was endeared by the genuine warmth o' his heart, the unaffected cordiality of his manners, and the immaculate purity of his life and character.
Without political ambition, he felt all the interest of a patriot in whatever concerned the honor and happiness of his native land, and performed every duty of the citizen with exemplary conscientiousness and intelligence.
Devoted to the pursuits of agriculture, in connection with his profession, he contributed largely, both by his example and his writings, to the progress of agricultural improvement in Virginia.
Above all, he was a sincere and faithful Christian, a tender and devoted husband, a fond and affectionate parent, a loving and beloved kinsman, a true and steadfast friend, a benefactor of the distressed and the dependant; and in all these relations, his memory will be cherished with pious and unfading affection fy those who survive him, and by future generations, to whom his example will be transmitted as a precious inheritance.
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, on the 27th ult., of Pneumonia, at Cloverfields, the residence of his sister, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, of Albemarle county, in the 60th year of his age.
Thomas Warner Meriwether
Newspaper unknown
Date unknown [died 27 Feb 1863]
Died at Cloverfields, Albemarle County, on Friday the 27th day of February last, after a brief but severe attack of typhoid pneumonia, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
A few simple words announcing the fact, may perhaps be all that the great world will heed, as its restless current drifts by, burying the past and its memories in the whirl and excitement of the present. But there are those, not only in his own Church, of which for nearly half a century he was a loved and honored member, but also in other branches of the church of Christ on earth, who will feel that something _____ is due the memory of such a man. Not indeed for the purpose of eulogizing him, but that those of us who are still watching for the Master's coming, may draw some lessons of profit from the contemplation of such a life of moral beauty and Christian character as was his and thus trim our lamps anew for the moment when it shall be said to us too, behold the bridegroom cometh. The child of Christian parents and early training, almost before he left the years of boyhood, he made a public profession of faith, an united himself with the Presbyterian church and for more than forty years he was known both in the church and in the world, by his humble, consistent walk and conversation, sheding the mild radiance of a genuine Christian life around his pathway.
In all the varied relations of life – as a husband, a father, and a master, as a citizen, a physician, and a member of society, and in all the duties and privileges attached to him as a member of a Christian church, he was exemplary, respected, and tenderly beloved. He was gifted by nature with a strong, clear intellect which having been cultivated by early training in the classics much beyond the ordinary routine, was enriched in after years by varied and extended reading and the whole was crowned by such unaffected, almost childlike simplicity of character that only those privileged to know him intimately were aware of the depth and strength of his power and the extent of his information. More native kindness of heart we verily believe never dwelt in a human bosom, and it is no idle compliment to say that the poor and the servants truly loved him.
Of vigorous health and constitution, remarkable for a calm and even temperament, to no one did the prospect seem more certain of a long life of kindness and usefulness. And yet almost in a moment he was cut down. So suddenly has it come thus it is difficult to realize that we shall never see his manly form or hold sweet converse with him on earth again.
The last three weeks of his life were spent, day and night, in watching and ministering at the dying bedside of one who was near and dear to him and the wearing anxiety of this were doubtless the immediate cause of the fatal termination of his own sudden and brief illness. But it is not for us to judge or to murmur. The Master who doeth all things well, and who knoweth what is in the heart of man, saw that his work on earth was done, and hath called him to a higher and nobler service in the sanctuary above. Let the suddenness with which the summons came deeply impress in our hearts the lesson to be ready and watching for at such an hour as we think [end missing]
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, in the county of Albemarle, on the 27th ultim, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
Among the many deaths we have been called to mourn in this time of calamity and trial, none has left a more profound or aching void in the affections of a large circle of friends, as well as in the bosom of his immediate relatives, than that is our melancholy office now to records it.
In the numerous families embraces within the sphere of his professional services for a period of near forty years, he was habitually welcomed, not less as the affectionate and sympathising friend, than the skillful and assiduous physician.
With a mind embellished by early classical culture, and enlarged by continued reading and observation, he was an interesting and instructive companion to all, while to those who knew him intimately he was endeared by the genuine warmth o' his heart, the unaffected cordiality of his manners, and the immaculate purity of his life and character.
Without political ambition, he felt all the interest of a patriot in whatever concerned the honor and happiness of his native land, and performed every duty of the citizen with exemplary conscientiousness and intelligence.
Devoted to the pursuits of agriculture, in connection with his profession, he contributed largely, both by his example and his writings, to the progress of agricultural improvement in Virginia.
Above all, he was a sincere and faithful Christian, a tender and devoted husband, a fond and affectionate parent, a loving and beloved kinsman, a true and steadfast friend, a benefactor of the distressed and the dependant; and in all these relations, his memory will be cherished with pious and unfading affection fy those who survive him, and by future generations, to whom his example will be transmitted as a precious inheritance.
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, on the 27th ult., of Pneumonia, at Cloverfields, the residence of his sister, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, of Albemarle county, in the 60th year of his age.
Dr. Meriwether owned the eastern portion of "Clover Fields" which is now known as "Clover Hill". His medical office was at "Clover Fields" in what is today called "Sunset Cabin". He and his family early on lived at "Clover Fields", but later moved to "Kinloch" when his wife inherited the property from her family. "Kinloch" was a portion of "Belvoir". Dr. Meriwether built the original manor house which has since seen many modifications. In addition to his large medical practice, he was an elder at South Plains Presbyterian Church for nearly 40 years and a superb farmer.
Thomas Warner Meriwether
Newspaper unknown
Date unknown [died 27 Feb 1863]
Died at Cloverfields, Albemarle County, on Friday the 27th day of February last, after a brief but severe attack of typhoid pneumonia, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
A few simple words announcing the fact, may perhaps be all that the great world will heed, as its restless current drifts by, burying the past and its memories in the whirl and excitement of the present. But there are those, not only in his own Church, of which for nearly half a century he was a loved and honored member, but also in other branches of the church of Christ on earth, who will feel that something _____ is due the memory of such a man. Not indeed for the purpose of eulogizing him, but that those of us who are still watching for the Master's coming, may draw some lessons of profit from the contemplation of such a life of moral beauty and Christian character as was his and thus trim our lamps anew for the moment when it shall be said to us too, behold the bridegroom cometh. The child of Christian parents and early training, almost before he left the years of boyhood, he made a public profession of faith, an united himself with the Presbyterian church and for more than forty years he was known both in the church and in the world, by his humble, consistent walk and conversation, sheding the mild radiance of a genuine Christian life around his pathway.
In all the varied relations of life – as a husband, a father, and a master, as a citizen, a physician, and a member of society, and in all the duties and privileges attached to him as a member of a Christian church, he was exemplary, respected, and tenderly beloved. He was gifted by nature with a strong, clear intellect which having been cultivated by early training in the classics much beyond the ordinary routine, was enriched in after years by varied and extended reading and the whole was crowned by such unaffected, almost childlike simplicity of character that only those privileged to know him intimately were aware of the depth and strength of his power and the extent of his information. More native kindness of heart we verily believe never dwelt in a human bosom, and it is no idle compliment to say that the poor and the servants truly loved him.
Of vigorous health and constitution, remarkable for a calm and even temperament, to no one did the prospect seem more certain of a long life of kindness and usefulness. And yet almost in a moment he was cut down. So suddenly has it come thus it is difficult to realize that we shall never see his manly form or hold sweet converse with him on earth again.
The last three weeks of his life were spent, day and night, in watching and ministering at the dying bedside of one who was near and dear to him and the wearing anxiety of this were doubtless the immediate cause of the fatal termination of his own sudden and brief illness. But it is not for us to judge or to murmur. The Master who doeth all things well, and who knoweth what is in the heart of man, saw that his work on earth was done, and hath called him to a higher and nobler service in the sanctuary above. Let the suddenness with which the summons came deeply impress in our hearts the lesson to be ready and watching for at such an hour as we think [end missing]
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, in the county of Albemarle, on the 27th ultim, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
Among the many deaths we have been called to mourn in this time of calamity and trial, none has left a more profound or aching void in the affections of a large circle of friends, as well as in the bosom of his immediate relatives, than that is our melancholy office now to records it.
In the numerous families embraces within the sphere of his professional services for a period of near forty years, he was habitually welcomed, not less as the affectionate and sympathising friend, than the skillful and assiduous physician.
With a mind embellished by early classical culture, and enlarged by continued reading and observation, he was an interesting and instructive companion to all, while to those who knew him intimately he was endeared by the genuine warmth o' his heart, the unaffected cordiality of his manners, and the immaculate purity of his life and character.
Without political ambition, he felt all the interest of a patriot in whatever concerned the honor and happiness of his native land, and performed every duty of the citizen with exemplary conscientiousness and intelligence.
Devoted to the pursuits of agriculture, in connection with his profession, he contributed largely, both by his example and his writings, to the progress of agricultural improvement in Virginia.
Above all, he was a sincere and faithful Christian, a tender and devoted husband, a fond and affectionate parent, a loving and beloved kinsman, a true and steadfast friend, a benefactor of the distressed and the dependant; and in all these relations, his memory will be cherished with pious and unfading affection fy those who survive him, and by future generations, to whom his example will be transmitted as a precious inheritance.
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, on the 27th ult., of Pneumonia, at Cloverfields, the residence of his sister, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, of Albemarle county, in the 60th year of his age.
Thomas Warner Meriwether
Newspaper unknown
Date unknown [died 27 Feb 1863]
Died at Cloverfields, Albemarle County, on Friday the 27th day of February last, after a brief but severe attack of typhoid pneumonia, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
A few simple words announcing the fact, may perhaps be all that the great world will heed, as its restless current drifts by, burying the past and its memories in the whirl and excitement of the present. But there are those, not only in his own Church, of which for nearly half a century he was a loved and honored member, but also in other branches of the church of Christ on earth, who will feel that something _____ is due the memory of such a man. Not indeed for the purpose of eulogizing him, but that those of us who are still watching for the Master's coming, may draw some lessons of profit from the contemplation of such a life of moral beauty and Christian character as was his and thus trim our lamps anew for the moment when it shall be said to us too, behold the bridegroom cometh. The child of Christian parents and early training, almost before he left the years of boyhood, he made a public profession of faith, an united himself with the Presbyterian church and for more than forty years he was known both in the church and in the world, by his humble, consistent walk and conversation, sheding the mild radiance of a genuine Christian life around his pathway.
In all the varied relations of life – as a husband, a father, and a master, as a citizen, a physician, and a member of society, and in all the duties and privileges attached to him as a member of a Christian church, he was exemplary, respected, and tenderly beloved. He was gifted by nature with a strong, clear intellect which having been cultivated by early training in the classics much beyond the ordinary routine, was enriched in after years by varied and extended reading and the whole was crowned by such unaffected, almost childlike simplicity of character that only those privileged to know him intimately were aware of the depth and strength of his power and the extent of his information. More native kindness of heart we verily believe never dwelt in a human bosom, and it is no idle compliment to say that the poor and the servants truly loved him.
Of vigorous health and constitution, remarkable for a calm and even temperament, to no one did the prospect seem more certain of a long life of kindness and usefulness. And yet almost in a moment he was cut down. So suddenly has it come thus it is difficult to realize that we shall never see his manly form or hold sweet converse with him on earth again.
The last three weeks of his life were spent, day and night, in watching and ministering at the dying bedside of one who was near and dear to him and the wearing anxiety of this were doubtless the immediate cause of the fatal termination of his own sudden and brief illness. But it is not for us to judge or to murmur. The Master who doeth all things well, and who knoweth what is in the heart of man, saw that his work on earth was done, and hath called him to a higher and nobler service in the sanctuary above. Let the suddenness with which the summons came deeply impress in our hearts the lesson to be ready and watching for at such an hour as we think [end missing]
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, in the county of Albemarle, on the 27th ultim, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, in the 60th year of his age.
Among the many deaths we have been called to mourn in this time of calamity and trial, none has left a more profound or aching void in the affections of a large circle of friends, as well as in the bosom of his immediate relatives, than that is our melancholy office now to records it.
In the numerous families embraces within the sphere of his professional services for a period of near forty years, he was habitually welcomed, not less as the affectionate and sympathising friend, than the skillful and assiduous physician.
With a mind embellished by early classical culture, and enlarged by continued reading and observation, he was an interesting and instructive companion to all, while to those who knew him intimately he was endeared by the genuine warmth o' his heart, the unaffected cordiality of his manners, and the immaculate purity of his life and character.
Without political ambition, he felt all the interest of a patriot in whatever concerned the honor and happiness of his native land, and performed every duty of the citizen with exemplary conscientiousness and intelligence.
Devoted to the pursuits of agriculture, in connection with his profession, he contributed largely, both by his example and his writings, to the progress of agricultural improvement in Virginia.
Above all, he was a sincere and faithful Christian, a tender and devoted husband, a fond and affectionate parent, a loving and beloved kinsman, a true and steadfast friend, a benefactor of the distressed and the dependant; and in all these relations, his memory will be cherished with pious and unfading affection fy those who survive him, and by future generations, to whom his example will be transmitted as a precious inheritance.
Thomas Warner Meriwether [TMSI #597]
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Virginia)
March 3, 1863
Died, on the 27th ult., of Pneumonia, at Cloverfields, the residence of his sister, Dr. Thomas W. Meriwether, of Albemarle county, in the 60th year of his age.
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