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Mrs Elizabeth Wilson <I>Bullock</I> Meriwether

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Mrs Elizabeth Wilson Bullock Meriwether

Birth
Kingston, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Death
9 Feb 1963 (aged 76)
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Block 5 Lot 41 Sec 5
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The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 9 February 1963, Saturday

MERIWETHER, Mrs. Elizabeth Bullock, age 74. formerly of Birmingham, passed away in Vicksburg, Miss.

Survived by 1 daughter, Mrs. R. H. Poster, of Vicksburg; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandsons.

Graveside services Sunday at 4 p.m. from Elmwood Cemetery, the Rev. Harold Spradlev officiating.

Active pallbearers, Richard Foster, Jr.. George A. and Tad Smith, W. W. Walker, Jr., Murdoch Meriwether, Warren McPherson.

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The Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama) 11 February 1963, Monday

Last Services Held For Mrs. Meriwether

Mrs. Elizabeth Bullock Meriwether, a native of Bullock County and member of a pioneer Alabama family, died Friday in Vicksburg, Miss., and funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Elmwood in Birmingham. She was the widow of Benjamin Baldwin Meriwether, whose ancestors were the first white people to settle in Mt. Meigs, south of Montgomery. They resided for many years in Birmingham before returning to the plantation at Mt. Meigs.

She was the grandmother of Taylor Meriwether Smith, Jr., of Anniston, and Benjamin Baldwin Meriwether Smith, formerly of Anniston and now residing in Baytown, Tex.

Bullock County was named for Mrs. Meriwether’s family.

TMSI [14638]
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 9 February 1963, Saturday

MERIWETHER, Mrs. Elizabeth Bullock, age 74. formerly of Birmingham, passed away in Vicksburg, Miss.

Survived by 1 daughter, Mrs. R. H. Poster, of Vicksburg; 4 grandchildren; 4 great-grandsons.

Graveside services Sunday at 4 p.m. from Elmwood Cemetery, the Rev. Harold Spradlev officiating.

Active pallbearers, Richard Foster, Jr.. George A. and Tad Smith, W. W. Walker, Jr., Murdoch Meriwether, Warren McPherson.

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The Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama) 11 February 1963, Monday

Last Services Held For Mrs. Meriwether

Mrs. Elizabeth Bullock Meriwether, a native of Bullock County and member of a pioneer Alabama family, died Friday in Vicksburg, Miss., and funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Elmwood in Birmingham. She was the widow of Benjamin Baldwin Meriwether, whose ancestors were the first white people to settle in Mt. Meigs, south of Montgomery. They resided for many years in Birmingham before returning to the plantation at Mt. Meigs.

She was the grandmother of Taylor Meriwether Smith, Jr., of Anniston, and Benjamin Baldwin Meriwether Smith, formerly of Anniston and now residing in Baytown, Tex.

Bullock County was named for Mrs. Meriwether’s family.

TMSI [14638]

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Wife of Benjamin Baldwin Meriwether

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