Francis was the only child of Walker Gilmer Meriwether (1794–1841) and his first wife, first cousin Elizabeth M. Meriwether (1798–1821), daughter of Francis Thornton Meriwether and Catharine Elizabeth Davies. Francis died at the age of 20 from a "painful" but unspecified illness of three weeks duration.
Note: Two newspapers articles about his death, published on 7 Mar 1840, state he died "on Thursday the 20th of January last…". However, 20 Jan 1840 is a Monday, whereas 20 Feb 1840 is a Thursday. Although the birth and death months are hard to read on pictures provided of the headstone, it does seem to be clear that he was "aged 20 yrs 9 mos 15 dys" which results in a calculated birth date of 5 May 1819 if he died on 20 Feb.
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Salt River Journal (Bowling Green, MO), 7 March 1840
DIED—At the residence of his father, on Thursday the 20th of January last, after a painful illness of three weeks, which he bore with calm resignation,—Francis Merriwether, son of Walker G. Merriwether of this county.
The subject of the above notice, was a young man much admired by all who knew him. Amiable in his disposition, tender in his affections—he was endeared to a large circle of relatives and friends—just entering manhood with bright prospects of future happiness and prosperity, he was snatched away in the springtide of life by the resistless grasp of death.—When we see the aged and infirm fall off and moulder into dust, we view it as a law of nature; but when the young and active are hurried away in the bloom of life by the cold and icy hand of death; "tis then, we almost murmur at him who calls us home—But while we mingle our sympathies with those of his bereaved relatives and friends; we should console ourselves with the reflection that our loss is his gain; and altho' his body now lies cold and motionless as the clay which encircles it, his spirit has taken its flight to the god that made it; there to obtain the reward due to the virtuous.
∼TMSI [481]: M1221 — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
Note: Two newspapers articles about his death, published on 7 Mar 1840, state he died "on Thursday the 20th of January last…". However, 20 Jan 1840 is a Monday, whereas 20 Feb 1840 is a Thursday. Although the birth and death months are hard to read on pictures provided of the headstone, it does seem to be clear that he was "aged 20 yrs 9 mos 15 dys" which results in a calculated birth date of 5 May 1819 if he died on 20 Feb.
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Salt River Journal (Bowling Green, MO), 7 March 1840
DIED—At the residence of his father, on Thursday the 20th of January last, after a painful illness of three weeks, which he bore with calm resignation,—Francis Merriwether, son of Walker G. Merriwether of this county.
The subject of the above notice, was a young man much admired by all who knew him. Amiable in his disposition, tender in his affections—he was endeared to a large circle of relatives and friends—just entering manhood with bright prospects of future happiness and prosperity, he was snatched away in the springtide of life by the resistless grasp of death.—When we see the aged and infirm fall off and moulder into dust, we view it as a law of nature; but when the young and active are hurried away in the bloom of life by the cold and icy hand of death; "tis then, we almost murmur at him who calls us home—But while we mingle our sympathies with those of his bereaved relatives and friends; we should console ourselves with the reflection that our loss is his gain; and altho' his body now lies cold and motionless as the clay which encircles it, his spirit has taken its flight to the god that made it; there to obtain the reward due to the virtuous.
∼TMSI [481]: M1221 — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
Francis was the only child of Walker Gilmer Meriwether (1794–1841) and his first wife, first cousin Elizabeth M. Meriwether (1798–1821), daughter of Francis Thornton Meriwether and Catharine Elizabeth Davies. Francis died at the age of 20 from a "painful" but unspecified illness of three weeks duration.
Note: Two newspapers articles about his death, published on 7 Mar 1840, state he died "on Thursday the 20th of January last…". However, 20 Jan 1840 is a Monday, whereas 20 Feb 1840 is a Thursday. Although the birth and death months are hard to read on pictures provided of the headstone, it does seem to be clear that he was "aged 20 yrs 9 mos 15 dys" which results in a calculated birth date of 5 May 1819 if he died on 20 Feb.
—————
Salt River Journal (Bowling Green, MO), 7 March 1840
DIED—At the residence of his father, on Thursday the 20th of January last, after a painful illness of three weeks, which he bore with calm resignation,—Francis Merriwether, son of Walker G. Merriwether of this county.
The subject of the above notice, was a young man much admired by all who knew him. Amiable in his disposition, tender in his affections—he was endeared to a large circle of relatives and friends—just entering manhood with bright prospects of future happiness and prosperity, he was snatched away in the springtide of life by the resistless grasp of death.—When we see the aged and infirm fall off and moulder into dust, we view it as a law of nature; but when the young and active are hurried away in the bloom of life by the cold and icy hand of death; "tis then, we almost murmur at him who calls us home—But while we mingle our sympathies with those of his bereaved relatives and friends; we should console ourselves with the reflection that our loss is his gain; and altho' his body now lies cold and motionless as the clay which encircles it, his spirit has taken its flight to the god that made it; there to obtain the reward due to the virtuous.
∼TMSI [481]: M1221 — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
Note: Two newspapers articles about his death, published on 7 Mar 1840, state he died "on Thursday the 20th of January last…". However, 20 Jan 1840 is a Monday, whereas 20 Feb 1840 is a Thursday. Although the birth and death months are hard to read on pictures provided of the headstone, it does seem to be clear that he was "aged 20 yrs 9 mos 15 dys" which results in a calculated birth date of 5 May 1819 if he died on 20 Feb.
—————
Salt River Journal (Bowling Green, MO), 7 March 1840
DIED—At the residence of his father, on Thursday the 20th of January last, after a painful illness of three weeks, which he bore with calm resignation,—Francis Merriwether, son of Walker G. Merriwether of this county.
The subject of the above notice, was a young man much admired by all who knew him. Amiable in his disposition, tender in his affections—he was endeared to a large circle of relatives and friends—just entering manhood with bright prospects of future happiness and prosperity, he was snatched away in the springtide of life by the resistless grasp of death.—When we see the aged and infirm fall off and moulder into dust, we view it as a law of nature; but when the young and active are hurried away in the bloom of life by the cold and icy hand of death; "tis then, we almost murmur at him who calls us home—But while we mingle our sympathies with those of his bereaved relatives and friends; we should console ourselves with the reflection that our loss is his gain; and altho' his body now lies cold and motionless as the clay which encircles it, his spirit has taken its flight to the god that made it; there to obtain the reward due to the virtuous.
∼TMSI [481]: M1221 — 5G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne
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FRANCIS T
son of
W. G. & E. M. MERIWETHER
BORN
[May?] 5, 1819
DIED
[Feb.?] 20, 1840
aged 20 yrs 9 mos 15 dys
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