Son of Archibald A Andrews and Sarah W Emerson Andrews.

Married to Margaret Ann Lashley around 1855.

Meredith and Margaret were the parents of:
Louisiana Andrews Riggsbee(1856-unk)
John Calvin Andrews(1857-1930)
Archibald Caswell Andrews
Thomas Weldon Andrews
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Meredith Andrews
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1835
Home in 1850: Upper Regiment, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 990
Household Members:
Name Age
Archd Andrews 41
Sarah Andrews 30
Meredith Andrews 15
Mary A Andrews 11
Susanna Andrews 9
Cornelia Andrews 7
Catharine Andrews 4
Wm Andrews 2
Oran Andrews 30

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Meredith Andrews
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1835
Gender: Male
Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Western Division, Chatham, North Carolina
Post Office: Tylor Mills
Family Number: 145
Household Members:
Name Age
Meredith Andrews 25
Margret Andrews 26
Lowisane Andrews 4
John Andrews 2
Archibald Andrews 1

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Thomas M Andrews
Residence: Chatham County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Age at Enlistment: 28
Enlistment Date: 6 Jul 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Chatham County, North Carolina
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, North Carolina 5th Cavalry Regiment on 06 Jul 1862.Mustered out on 01 Aug 1863.
Birth Date: abt 1834
Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Margaret Andrews
Age in 1870: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Gulf, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Grove
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Andrews 35
Arckie Andrews 10
Thomas Andrews 8

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Margaret Anders
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Gulf, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
John C. Anders 22
Sallie Anders 22
Margaret Anders 48
Thomas W. Anders 18