Descendants of Grandfather of Jesse Meshew
Generation No. 1
1. GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1 MESHEW was born in Possibly France or Virginia.
Notes for GRANDFATHER OF JESSE MESHEW:
The original spelling
for Meshew and other variations of this name is Michaux. These French protestants (Huguenots)
emigrated to many countries during the period of persecution when the king of
France repealed the decree that had allowed religious and political freedom to
the protestants.
These Frenchmen
settled and established new homes in countries such as England, Germany,
Holland, and America.
One theory is that our
line of Meshews might be traced to the Meshews that settled on the James River
in Virginia. It's possible that Jesse
may be a descendant of Abraham Michaux who migrated from France to Holland to
England & then to Virginia; but this hasn't been proven yet. There is proof, however, that Jesse was born
in Goochland, Co., Virginia and migrated South to the Georgetown District, SC
during the time of the Revolutionary war.
Note: Their was also a
Michaux (Michaud) family that migrated from France to London then came to SC
and settled in SC; but, no record has been found about a Michaux (Michaud) from
this line coming from Goochland Co., VA.
Even though Jesse was
in SC for a period of time, there doesn't appear to be any connection to this
other Michaux (Michaud) family--but future records may prove otherwise.
Billie Fazakerly
Harrison
Umteenth descendant of
Jesse Meshew of Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky
July 14, 2004
Child of GRANDFATHER OF JESSE MESHEW is:
2. i. FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, b. Born ?;
Of Goochland Co., Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW (GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1) was born in Born ?; Of Goochland Co., Virginia.
Notes for FATHER OF JESSE MESHEW:
Descendant of Abraham?
Father's Name spelled
Michaux? Michau? Meshoe?
Jesse spelled the name
Messhew
Jesse's son spelled
the name Meshew
Son, Jesse, was born
in Virginia, (probably the Goochland Co., area) according to Jesse's Pension
documents.
Family Stories:
Jesse's father and
three brothers fought in the Revolutionary War.
According to Ron
Meshew, of NC, an expert on the Meshew geneaology:
Jesse served 5 or 6
"tours" with Francis Marion in the 1780's.
Marion's Brigade or
Marion's Band of Patriots used "guerilla" tactics to try to hold on
to any part of the South that they could.
Muster lists are
virtually non-existent. The names mostly come from secondary sources.
Curiosity:
Items noted by Ron
Meshew and other sources:
John "Mesho"
was a witness for Jesse Mesho and Elizabeth Croxton Mesho land transactions in
Lancaster, SC. (circa 1790-1795).
"there were land
transactions that were witnessed by John Mesho and Charles Mesho" in
Lancaster, SC.
"The 1800 census
lists a John, Paul, and Agnis Mishoe or Michaux in Horry city."
(Horry Co. SC?)
Ron believes that the
John Meshoe might be connected to Jesse somehow.
Jesse later moved to
Tennessee (circa 1807) then on to Kentucky (circa 1809).
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Revolutionar War
Military Actions:
South Carolina
4/21/1775 State House
arms seized; Charleston
7/12/1775 Fort
Charlotte captured, McCormick Co., SC
9/15/1775 Fort Johnson
captured, Cahrleston, SC
11/3/1775 Mine Creek,
ammunition seized, Saluda Co., SC
11/11-12/1775 Hog
Island Channel, Charleston Harbor, SC
11/19-21/1775 Ninety
Six, Savage's Old Field, Greenwood Co., SC
12/19/1775 Sullivan's
Island, Pest House, Charleston Co., SC
12/22/1775 Cane Brake,
Reedy River, SC
6/28/1776 Fort
Moultrie, Fort Sullivan, Sullivan's Island, SC
6/28/1776 Breach
Inlet, Charleston, Naval, Charleston Co., SC
7/15/1776 Rayborn
Creek, SC
8/1/1776 Essenecca
Town, SC
8/10/1776 Tugaloo
River, Oconee Co., SC
8/12/1776 The Ring
Fight, Oconee Co., SC
8/12/1776 Tamassee,
Oconee Co., SC
3/2/1779 Beaufort,
Port Royal Island, SC
2/14/1779 Cherokee
Ford, SC
4/29/1779 Perrysburg,
SC
5/11/-12/1779
Charleston Neck, SC
6/20/1779 Stone Ferry,
SC
2/11-14/1780 Ocaysalio
of James Island, SC
2/11/1780 North Edisto
Inlet, British landed, Charleston, SC
2/23/1780; SC (?)
2/26/1780 Oohey River
(Ashley River) near Monck's Corner, SC
3/20/1780 British
Fleet Crosses Charleston Bay, SC
3/28/1780-5/12/1780
Siege of Charleston, SC
4/8/1780 Eight British
Frigates Cross Charleston Bay, SC
4/13/1780 Charleston, SC
4/14/1780 Moncks
Corner, Biggins Bridge, SC
4/23/-24/1780 Sortie
from Charleston, SC
5/6/1780 Lenud's Ferry
(Lanneau's Ferry), SC ***Note: Michaux family associated with the family: LeNud
5/7/1780 Fort
Moultrie, SC
5/7/1780 Sullivan's
Island, SC
5/9/1780 Charleston,
SC (Bombardment)
5/12/1780 SURRENDER OF
CHARLESTON, SC
5/29/1780 Waxhaws, SC
(Buford's Massacre)
7/12/1780 Cedar
Springs, Spartanburg, SC
7/12/1780 Williamson's
Plantation, York Co., SC; Brattenville; Huck's Defeat
7/14/1780 Pacolet
River, SC
7/30/-8/1/1780? Rocky
Mount, SC
7/30/1780 Thickety
Fort, SC (Fort Anderson)
8/1/1780 Green
Springs, SC
8/6/1780 Hanging Rock,
SC
8/8/1780 Wofford's
Iron Works (Cedar Springs), Spartanburg, SC
8/11/1780 Little
Lynches Creek, SC
8/15/1780 Wateree
Ferry, SC (Ford of the Wateree)
8/16/1780 Camden, SC
(DISASTER; Guerilla warfare tactics begin by Francis Marion)
816/1780 Gum Swamp, SC
818/1780 Catawba Ford,
SC
8/18/1780 Fishing
Creek, SC
8/18/1780 Musgrove's
Mills, SC
8/20/1780 Frances
Marion (Swamp Fox) and 16 men attack a British Column and free American
Prisoners while capturing the British soldiers in a dramatic raid near Camden,
SC
8/20/1780 Great
Savannah, SC (Nelson's Ferry)
10/1780; Cornwallis
sends a force of British officers & over 1,000 Royalist Americans to
control western South Carolina
10/ 7/1780 Kings
Mountain, SC; 1,000 volunteer frontier "mountain men" from Tennessee,
Virginia, George, & SC annihilate the British Royalist force sent to subdue
them. Cornwallis retreats north.
10/26/1780 Tearcoat
Swamp, SC (Black River, Tarcote Swamp)
11/9/1780 Fish Dam
Ford, Broad River, SC
11/12/1780 Broad
River, SC
11/15/1780 Georgetown,
SC
11/20/1780 Black
Stock, Tyger River, SC
12/1780 General
Nathaniel Greene commands the American forces in the South; Greene is joined by
Lighthorse Harry Lee (Robert E. Lee's father), veteran Continental units from
various states and Francis Marion's Swamp Fighters
12/4/1780 Rugeley's
Mills, SC
12/26/1780 Cheraw, SC
12/27/1780 Williamson's Plantation, SC
1/17/1781 Cowpens, SC
1/24/1781Georgetown,
SC; Francis Marion & Lighthorse Harry Lee capture Georgetown, SC
2/3/1781 Race to Dan
River, SC
3/21/1781 Bealton's
Mill, SC
4/12/1781 Fort
Balfour, SC
4/15-23?/1781Fort
Watson, SC
4/15/1781 Four Holes,
SC
4/24/or 25?/1781
Gobkirk's Hill, Camden, SC
5/10/1781 Camden, SC
5/11/1781 Orangeburg,
SC
5/12/1781 Fort Motte,
SC ***Jesse Messhew participated in this battle; Lee & Marion forced the
British out by setting fire to the post
5/14/1781 Friday's
Ferry, SC
5/15/1781 Fort Granby,
SC
5/21/-6/19/1781
Ninety-Six, SC Siege
5/21/1781 Silver
Bluff-Fort Galphin (Fort Dreadnought), SC
6/29/1781 Ninety-Six,
SC, British Evacuate
7/16/1781 Biggin
Church, Biggin Bridge, Berkeley Co., SC
7/15or 17?/1781
Quinby's Bridge, Quinby's Plantation, SC, Berkeley Co., SC
8/30/1781 Parker's
Ferry, SC
9/8/1781 Eutaw
Springs, SC
12/1/1781 Dorchester,
Co, SC
1/14/1782 Dorchester
Co., SC
4/21/1782 Dorchester,
SC
7/1-31/1782 James
Island, SC
8/27/1782 Combahee
Ferry, SC
11/4/1782 John's
Island, SC
12/14/1782 Charleston,
SC, British Evacuate
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June 7, 1832:
Revolutionary War veterans Act; Every officer or enlisted man who had served at
least two years in the Continental line or State troops, Volunteers or Militia,
was eligible for a pension of full pay for life. Naval & Marine
officers & enlisted were also included;
Veterans who had served less than two years, but not less than 6 months were
eligible for pensions of less than full pay. Applicants did not have to
"demonstrate need".
More About FATHER OF JESSE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Jesse's
father's name is unknown at the present time.
Children of FATHER OF JESSE MESHEW are:
3. i. JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, b. 1756,
Goochland Co, Virginia.; Resident of: VA, SC, TN, & KY; d. 1841, Possibly
Hickman, Ballard, or Carlisle County Lines, Kentucky.
ii. CHARLES MESHEW1.
More About CHARLES MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Brother of
Jesse Meshew, our line; possibly a descendant of Abraham Meshew
iii. LUCAS MESHEW1.
More About LUCAS MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Brother of
Jesse Meshew, our line; possibly a descendant of Abraham
iv. WILLIAM MESHEW1.
More About WILLIAM MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Possibly a
descendant of Abraham Meshew.
Generation No. 3
3. JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW (FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)2 was born 1756 in Goochland Co, Virginia.; Resident of:
VA, SC, TN, & KY, and died 1841 in Possibly Hickman, Ballard, or Carlisle
County Lines, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH CROXTON3 Abt. 1790 in Possibly Lancaster, South Carolina,
daughter of BENJAMIN CROXTON and MARY MINTER. She was born
1771 in North Carolina4, and died Abt. 1855 in Possibly
Hickman, Ballard, or Carlisle Co., Kentucky5.
Notes for JESSE MESSHEW/MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
Michaux; Michau;
Meshoe; Messhew; Meshew
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JESSE: Meaning of the
name
1) Hebrew: Yishai
2) Biblically
speaking: A Son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth; Father of eight sons, the
youngest of whom was David; a man of wealth and position at Bethlehem
3) "Jesse
Tree" a genealogical tree represented in stained glass
4) "Tree of
Jesse"; candlestick with many branches representing the descendants of
Jesse
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Theory: Related to
Abraham Michaux family that migrated from France to Holland to England to
Virginia.
Various members of the
family "migrated" to NC & SC
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Proven:
Information from the
census records of 1820 and 1840 from Hickman County, Kentucky leads us to
believe that Jesse's brothers were Charles, Lucas, and William. It is not known
how Jesse's father and brothers participated in the war, but we have the
following for Jesse.
According to his
pension papers made in Hickman Co., Kentucky in 1834, Jesse was born in
"Gouchlan", Goochland Co., Virginia in 1756; He was living in the
Georgetown District, SC when he joined Francis Marion at Georgetown, SC. During
the war he went to Charleston and helped build Fort Moultrie of Palmetto logs
and sand. Jesse was there when Charleston fell to the British. He was at Fort
Mott in the skirmish there. He took cattle South to the Savannah area to
General Lincoln. He was in several skirmishes west of Horry County "in the
swampy areas of north east SC". Jesse served several tours with Major,
then later, General Francis Marion. He
was drafted once and volunteered every tour after that.
Military Service: A
total of 2 years 3 months that took place periodically during the years of
1776-1781. He was discharged as a Private.
***Note: Originally,
Fort Moultrie "was hastily constructed of Palmetto logs and sand to
protect Charleston from attack." It was incomplete but "The spongy palmetto and yielding sand
easily absorbed shot and shell from the British ships" when they attacked
June 28, 1776. After a nine hour battle,
the British ships were forced to retire.
***Note: Forte Mott,
May 8-12, 1781; Jesse Messhew participated in this battle; Lee & Marion
forced the British out by setting fire to the post.
After the war he moved
to the "upper part" of South Carolina (Lancaster District) and lived
there fifteen years. (He received a land grant from the SC governor in
1794.); He then moved to Jackson Co.,
TN. And lived there about eighteen months.
Later he moved to Henderson Co., KY. And was there until 1821. He moved in 1821 to Hickman Co., KY. when the
"Jackson Purchase" area was first opened for settlers.
Fay Meshew Combs, a
daughter of Ben Clarence Meshew, (son of James Newton Meshew, son of Benjamin
Clarence, son of Jesse), wrote a letter to my grandmother, Gladys Meshew Finch.
Fay believed that Jesse lived in the northern part of Hickman Co., KY.
"for the power of attorney was witnessed by Jacob Corbett who became
county clerk when Ballard County was formed in 1842." His exact burial place is unknown but
"probably in the area of the Hickman, Ballard, Carlisle Co.
Lines". Fay also believed that
Millie Meshew, Jesse's daughter, married David Ramsey--this information coming
from the Watts family. The daughter's
name listed as possibly Zilphia is questionable. According to the 1850 census of Ballard Co.,
KY., an Elizabeth Meshew, 79, was living with a female, Zilphia age 23. Fay Combs believed Elizabeth was Jesse's
widow but unsure what the relationship with Zilphia was. Jesse's first son's
name is unknown; but the names and families of his other three sons, James
Lewis, Benjamin C., and William E., have been verified.
Jesse:
1756; born Virginia;
probably Goochland Co.
1780; Residing in the
Upper Pee Dee River Country; enlisted with Francis Marion, Georgetown, SC
1790; abt. Married
Elizabeth Croxton
1794; Land Grant in
Lancaster Co, SC from SC Governor (probably out of Charlestown)
1800; Lancaster, SC
Census; Jesse "Messhew", wife, 2 sons, 3 daughters.
1807; abt. Went to
Jackson Co., Tennessee
1809; abt. Went to
Kentucky
1810 Federal Census,
Henderson, Henderson Co., KY, August 06,1810; Jesse Meshew
(If I am reading this
correctly):
3 sons under age 10
1 son between 10-16
1 male 45 or older
1 female 10-16
1 female 16-26
1 female 26-45
1821; Moved to Hickman
Co., KY when the Jackson Purchase Area opened to Settlers.
1834; War Pension
Application: Hickman Co., KY
1835 Census, Hickman
Co., Kentucky
William Meshew is
listed:
1 mark under the 30
under 40 column, Male
1 mark under the 70
under 80 column, Male
1 mark under the 20
under 30 column, Female
This is probably
William (30-40 age range) & Jesse (70-80 age range) and possibly William's
2nd wife (married 1832). William would have been about 31 in 1835; Jesse would
have been about 79 in 1835.
1840; Census of
Pensioners, Kentucky; Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, Pg. 163
Hickman County;
Southern Division;
"Jesse Meshew
79";
"names of heads
of families with whom pensioners resided June 1, 1840:
"William
Meshew"
Jesse died 1841;
Hickman Co.
1850 Census of Ballard
Co., Elizabeth Meshew, 79
Note from Billie: My
relatives also descend from Benjamin C. Meshew, son of Jesse, through James
Newton Meshew, brother of Francis Marion Meshew. James Newton's son was Dr. Joshua White
Meshew, my great grandfather, and an incredible and exemplary person. There are
many, many Meshews. In general a very
handsome line of people; and, I consider myself fortunate to come from such an
outstanding group of fine achievers.
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
Great Great Great
Great granddaughter of Jesse Meshew
October 1994
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The following has been
entered in case Jesse is a descendant of Abraham Michaux of Virginia:
There was another
Michaux family of South Carolina that could be Jesse's ancestors as well, but
they came to Charleston and settled in SC. No mention of them in Virginia, etc.
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From the
"Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors" by the The National
Huguenot Society, compiled 1983 by Vera Reeve, Certified Genealogist, Registrar
General
Abraham Michaux: Born
1672 Sedan; died 1717 Henrico Co., Virginia
Married Susanne Rochet
July 13, 1692 French Church, Amsterdam, Holland;
Susanne, daughter of
Jean & Marie Trufet Rochet. Susanne baptised April 13, 1667, Sedan, France
& died before December 18, 1744, Virginia
To Virginia circa
1701/2
Children:
Anne, b. May 1693,
Holland
Jane Magdalin, b.
1697, Holland (married Pierre/Peter LeGrand
Isaac, b. 1699,
Holland
Jacques/James, b.
August 1700, Holland
Jacob, b. --- (married
Judith Woodson); (Will, 1744, Virginia)
Susanne, b. ---
(married John Quin of Henrico Co., Virginia
John b. b. ---
Virginia (married Sarah ---); with his brother Abraham in Lunenburg Co., Va when
Abraham was killed.
***Note: (???Jesse,
Charles, Lucas, William possibly the children of John & Sarah???)
Abraham b. ---; died
11/281747, killed by Indians; in Lunenburg Co., V.; appeared to be unmarried;
quick will before he died mentioned his brother, Abraham's sons: (also named)
John & Abraham
Olive Judi b. ---
(married Anthony Morgan)
John
Paul/"Paul", b. circa 1708 (married Judith Wilmore)
Elizabeth, b. ---
(perhaps married Sanburn Woodson)
Ann Madelin, b. circa
1710/1 (married Richard Woodson)
Easter/Esther Mary, b.
circa 1712/3 (married Alexander Cunningham)
"Evidence: 'Va
Mag' 44:368-369, 45:106, 109; 'NSDAC Linage Book', 14(1964):37; Goochland Co.,
VA, Will of Jacob Michaux 18 Dec. 1744; Charles Hughes Hamlin, professional
genealogist, research chart prepared 31 May 1931 from records of Pasteur U.
Weiss at le societe de l'histoire du protestantisme francais, Paris."
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Notes &
Curiosities: I mention the following because Goochland Co, Va; Lancaster, SC;
etc. were places Jesse lived.
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Ron Meshew of NC.
Master of genealogy. Material referred to me by Howard J. Meshew.
Ron had some
interesting notes on John Michaux, son of Abraham.
Notes from other
sources on the Huguenots as well.
ALL THE SAME JOHN?? Or
John, Abraham's son and his son John??
1747; JOHN MICHAUX was
with his brother Abraham in Lunenburg County, VA when Abraham was killed by
Indians; before he died he made a quick will and listed his brother's sons:
John & Abraham
1748: JOHN MISHEAUX;
Poll List for Brunswick County, Virginia
1756 Sept. 27 &
1757, Oct. 2; Anson, NC; JOHN "MESHO" mentioned in a land grant
(Richard Dermund);
Witnesses: John Long,
John Brown, JAMES LEWIS
1757, Oct. 24; Anson,
NC; JAMES LEWIS is mentioned in a land grant (Richard Dermund);
Witnesses: Jno Brown;
JNO MISHO; Jno Long
1761; JOHN MESHO in
Bladen Co., NC (Anson Co., established from Bladen Co., NC abt 1750)
1761; JOHN MICHEAU
given a Granville Grant in Franklin Co, NC
1762; JOHN MESHO in
Cumberland Co., NC
1762; JOHN MICHOE
received a grant of 150 acres along Governor's Creek in northern Moore City
***NOTE: Jesse lived
in the "Upper Pee Dee River Country";
Ron Meshew made a note to the fact that he believed that Anson County,
NC, was in the Upper Pee Dee River country.
Coincidence???
Land Transactions in
Lancaster Co., SC:
JOHN MESHO &
CHARLES MESHO witnesses for Land Transactions for Jesse MESHO & Elizabeth
(Croxton) Mesho
***NOTE: Ron believes
that JOHN moved back to Horry Co., SC and some of the Michaux family migrated
south from Virginia.
1800 Census; Ron
Meshew found JOHN, Paul, Agnis MISHOE in Horry County, SC
So, is John
Mesho/Michoe/Micheau Jesse's father or relative???
***NOTE: John, son of
Abraham married SARAH ---.
Jesse's 2nd daughter
was named SARAH.
Coincidence???
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Unfortunately there is
no information on Abraham's son, JAMES MICHAUX;
He is another
possiblity as a candidate to be Jesse's grandfather.
Hopefully, future
records will be found and prove this one way or another.
Jesse had a son named
James Lewis. (who named his son Jessy)
Jesse's son, William,
named two of his sons James: (Thomas James & James B.)
Jesse's son, Benjamin
Clarence had a son named James Newton
Coincidence??
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One other entry:
Source: Roots Web;
Huguenot-L; SC: MESHO, MICHEAU, MICHEAUX, Etc.
MICHAU, WILLIAM
Date in Pee Dee: 1767
Last Date 1780
Location: North Side
of Santee River
Source: Cook, Moore
V.3, Rogers, Boddie
Son of Abraham # 852.
Cousin of Peter June # 3764.
Revolutionary War
Service: Private in Marion's Brigade
***NOTE: Was the above
William related to Jesse?
More About JESSE MESSHEW/MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Living
in Georgetown, SC before he was drafted to fight in the Revolutionary War.
Private under General Francis Marion (Swamp Fox). Drafted 1st tour then a
volunteer.
Fact 1 (2) 2: His
family were Protestants & Whigs. Father's name unknown at the present time,
but believed to be descended from Abraham Michaux)
Fact 3 (2): Jesse
spelled his name Messhew; His son spelled the name Meshew.
Fact 4 (2): Pensioner
for Military Services. Applied 3/3/1834 Hickman Co., KY.
Fact 5 (2): He
collected about $40 March & $40 September.1841; His last check was in September, 1841.
Fact 6 (2): It is
believed that he spent his last years with his son, William.
Fact 7 (2): Jesse
& Elizabeth probably both lived to be into their eighties.
Fact 8 (2): Jesse may
have been a descendant of Abraham Michaux.
Fact 9 (2): Jesse
& Elizabeth left SC circa 1808, went to TN for a year or so, then moved to
Henderson Co., KY (1810 & 1820 census) then down to the western part of KY
when it opened up in the erly 1820's; Ended up in Hickman Co., KY circa 1821
Occupation:
Revolutionary War Soldier; Settler; Pensioner
Notes for ELIZABETH CROXTON:
FINCHM.FTW;
Fazakerly.Finch.1.FTW, Date of Import: Feb 7, 2003;
Zilphia? Family
researcher saw this name with Elizabeth's in the 1850 census record of Ballard,
KY, but never knew what the relationship was. (Relative? Caretaker?)
"Elizabeth
Meshew, 79, b. NC"; under her name was "Zilphia (no last name), 25,
b. NC"
Ron Meshew of NC
stated he traced Elizabeth's family back to Halifax, NC from 1770-1785, then
moved to Lancaster, SC
More About ELIZABETH CROXTON:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Benjamin
Croxton is the grandfather of our Benjamin C. Meshew, Jesse's son.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Elizabeth's
father was Benjamin Croxton of Lancaster, SC
Occupation: Housewife
More About JESSE MESSHEW/MESHEW and ELIZABETH CROXTON:
Marriage: Abt. 1790,
Possibly Lancaster, South Carolina
Children of JESSE MESSHEW/MESHEW and ELIZABETH CROXTON are:
4. i. MILLIE4 MESHEW, b. Abt.
1790.
5. ii. SARAH MESHEW, b. Aft. 1796.
iii. SON MESHEW6, b.
Abt. 1798.
Notes for SON MESHEW:
I have heard rumors
that it was thought that Jesse's son's name might be "Jesse", but
there is no verification of this.
More About SON MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: This son
was born probably before 1800, probably in SC
Fact 1 (2) 2: No
information available on this son whose name may have been Jesse also.
6. iv. BENJAMIN CLARENCE MESHEW, b. Abt. 1800, Lancaster District, South Carolina; d.
1843, Probably Hickman Co., Kentucky.
7. v. JAMES LEWIS MESHEW, b. Abt. 1800, Possibly Lancaster, South Carolina; d.
1859, Possibly Ballard Co., Kentucky.
8. vi. WILLIAM E. MESHEW, b. 25 May 1804, Lancaster District, South Carolina;
d. 26 Feb 1875, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
Generation No. 4
4. MILLIE4 MESHEW (JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)7 was born Abt. 1790.
She married DAVID RAMSEY8.
Notes for MILLIE MESHEW:
"Millie";
(possible nickname for Mildred or Millicent??)
Children of MILLIE MESHEW and DAVID RAMSEY are:
i. ELIJAH5 RAMSEY9, b. 1821; m. MARY MAGDALENE READ9; b. 22
Mar 18329; d. 16 Feb 18659.
ii. ELIZABETH RAMSEY10, b.
1825.
5. SARAH4 MESHEW (JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)11 was born Aft. 1796.
She married (1) JOSEPH COLLINS12. She married (2) JOSEPH DILLARD COLLINS12 04 Nov 1824 in Shelby County, KY. He was born 1794.
Notes for SARAH MESHEW:
July 06,2005
Updated information
from Howard Meshew on the marriage of Sarah Meshew, Jesse's daughter &
Joseph Dillard Collins.
(Father of Sarah's
son, Allen Thomas Meshew, unknown at this time.)
More About JOSEPH COLLINS and SARAH MESHEW:
Marriage: 04 Nov 1824,
Shelby County, KY
Children of SARAH MESHEW and JOSEPH COLLINS are:
9. i. ALLEN THOMAS5 MESHEW, b. 1821,
Ballard County, Kentucky; d. Abt. 1895, Arkansas.
ii. ELIZABETH COLLINS, b. 1825.
iii. JESSE LEWIS COLLINS, b. 1827.
iv. PAUL COLLINS, b. 1829.
v. JOSEPH DILLARD COLLINS, b. 1833.
vi. CHARLES COLLINS, b. Unknown.
6. BENJAMIN CLARENCE4 MESHEW (JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)13 was born Abt. 1800 in Lancaster District, South
Carolina, and died 1843 in Probably Hickman Co., Kentucky. He married MARTHA D. SWAIN13 Abt. 1828. She
was born Abt. 1811 in Possibly South Carolina, and died in Probably Hickman
Co., Kentucky.
Notes for BENJAMIN CLARENCE MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
Benjamin is the third
of Jesse's sons and not a lot is known about him personally except that he died
before he reached middle age.
It is Benjamin's sixth
child and son, James Newton Meshew, grandson of Jesse, that our line is linked
to. James Newton Meshew was born (may 1844) after his father, Benjamin, died
(1843).
After Benjamin died,
his wife, Martha, remarried.
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
Great, great, great
granddaughter
October 1994
1830 census, McCraken
Co., KY
Males:
1 under 5 (Probably
son, Isaac)
1 between 30-50
(Benjamin )
Females
1 between 15-20
(Martha)
Note: Charles Swain is
also listed on this page; Relative of Martha D. Swain, or coincidence?
1850 Census; Hickman
Co., KY; August 9, 1850
Believe the following may
be Benjamin Clarence Meshew's sons.
M D Bone 39, Female,
b. Kentucky
William Meshew (said
Junior), 11, (b. abt 1838), b. KY
N Meshew, male, 5, (b.
abt. 1844), b. KY (possibly James Newton Meshew???)
C. Bone, male, 3, b.
KY
John W. (initial
difficult to read) Bone, male, 1, b. KY
A. Swayno (difficult
to read), Female, 68, b. Virginia
More About BENJAMIN CLARENCE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Land
grant of 160 acres; Settled in McCracken Co. KY.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Benjamin
& Martha had six children.
Fact 3 (2): Died at
about the age of 33 or 43.
Occupation: Landowner
Notes for MARTHA D. SWAIN:
[FINCHM.FTW]
From a letter from Fay
Meshew Combs to Gladys Meshew Finch, my grandmother, dated December 13, 1975:
"...by 1850 Benjamin Meshew had died; according to Kerr's Hist. In 1843,
our grandfather was born in 1844; [James Newton Meshew]. Martha Meshew remarried
in 1846 to Samuel Bone in Hickman Co. And by 1850 had two more sons,
Christopher age 3, and John under 1 yr.
At that time she was 39 yrs. old and widowed again. Her 68 yr. old mother was living with her
named A. Swayne as well as sons, William Meshew age 11 and N. Meshew age 5.
(this is our grandfather--born 1844)..."
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
Great, great, great
granddaughter
October 1994
More About MARTHA D. SWAIN:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Maiden
name may have been spelled Swayne.
Widowed twice.
Fact 1 (2) 2: If
Martha was 39 as stated in the 1850 census, then she was born about 1811. (8
children by the age of 39)
Occupation: Housewife
More About BENJAMIN MESHEW and MARTHA SWAIN:
Marriage: Abt. 1828
Children of BENJAMIN MESHEW and MARTHA SWAIN are:
i. ISSAC A.5 MESHEW13, b. 1829, Kentucky14; d. Probably
Hickman Co., Kentucky; m. MARY M. TYLER15,
1852.
Notes for ISSAC A. MESHEW:
1850 Census; Hickman
Co., KY, August 26, 1850
Isaac A. Meshew; 21 (b.
abt. 1828), residing at a hotel; Occ., Clerk, born, KY
More About ISSAC A. MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): This was
according to the 1850 census of Hickman Co., KY.
Occupation: Deputy
Court Clerk
More About ISSAC MESHEW and MARY TYLER:
Marriage: 1852
10. ii. FRANCIS MARION MESHEW, b. 19 Jun 1833, Carlisle Co., Kentucky; d. 22 Jan
1872, Ballard County, Kentucky.
iii. CAPT. CAPT. CHARLES HENRY MESHEW16, b.
1836, Kentucky; d. 10 Jun 1864, Tishomingo Creek, Mississippi.
Notes for CAPT. CAPT. CHARLES HENRY MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
"One of the units
in Co B of the 3rd, which was known as the "Lovelaceville Rifles";
Recruited in July 1861
as a full company of men under Captain Bowman and Lieutenant C. H. Meshew"
Notes from Howard J.
Meshew, great grandson, Francis Marion Meshew to Billie Fazakerly Harrison,
5/23/2003:
"Charles Henry
Meshew that you mention was a Lieutenant in the Confederacy then promoted to
Captain. He was killed in June, 1864. He was a part of a special fighting group
called the 'The Orphan Brigatd'. It was organized by General John Cabell
Breckinridge. Special as one can get with just single shot guns and saber.
James Newton Meshew was also a Lieutenant but survived and attended medical
school. Somewhere I have heard that Charles was going to medical school before
the war was, as was Francis Marion Meshew. If correct, 3 of 4 of Benjamin's
sons were in Medical School."
Another Source:
Soldiers who were killed or mortally wounded at Brice's Crossroads near
Baldwyn, Mississippi June 10, 1864
Mason, W. Nathaniel
Masters, John N.
McCorkle, H. C.
McCrosky, J.S.
McMillion, Alexander E.
McMorris, Michael
Meshew, Charles H.
Mosely, Frank M.
Murphey (or Murphrey),
Solomon
The graves of more than
90 Confederate soldiers are located in the Bethany Cemetery. The Union soldiers
were buried in common graves on the battlefield, but were later moved to the
National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
More About CAPT. CAPT. CHARLES HENRY MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Son of
Benjamin Clarence Meshew.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Attached
to command of Gen. Nathan B. Forrest.
Fact 3 (2): Member of
"Ballard's Brave Boys"
Fact 4 (2): Was a
Lieutenant then became a captain after the battle of Shiloh.
Fact 5 (2): Was killed
in the Battle of Guntown (Tishomingo Creek in Mississippi) June 10, 1864; (My
distant cousin, Howard Meshew has that Charles died July 4, 1864)
Occupation: Student
Physician (1860 Census); Enlisted C.S.A.; Captain in Civil War
iv. WILLIAM MESHEW17, b.
Abt. 1839, Probably Kentucky.
v. DAUGHTER MESHEW17, b.
Bef. 1844, Probably Kentucky.
11. vi. JAMES NEWTON MESHEW, b. 15 May 1844, Hickman Co., Kentucky; d. 04 Oct
1875, Palma, Marshall Co., Kentucky.
7. JAMES LEWIS4 MESHEW (JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)17 was born Abt. 1800 in Possibly Lancaster, South
Carolina18, and died 1859 in Possibly Ballard Co.,
Kentucky. He married GRACE19.
Notes for JAMES LEWIS MESHEW:
1840 census
(pulled up 1830 census
on Internet, but info didn't tally with the ages of James L. & family;
(James would have been about 24 in 1830). However, the ages did tally for the
1840 census (except for one child--and that may be due to an error in date of
birth for one of the children.)
Clinton, Hickman, KY
2 males under 5
1 male 30--40
1 female under 5
2 females 5-10
1 female 20-30
1850 Census, Ballard
Co., KY
James Meshew, 50, M,
Farmer, $100, b. (Appears to be SC)
Gracy Meshew, 48, b.
KY
Cynthia Meshew, 17, b.
KY
Thomas Meshew, 15, b.
KY
Jessy Meshew, (male),
13, b. KY
Lydia Meshew, 11, b.
KY
Stephen Meshew, 9, b.
KY
Louisa Meshew, 5, b.
KY
More About JAMES LEWIS MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Not much
is known about James Lewis Meshew.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Died
possibly in Ballard Co. KY., year
unknown.
Occupation: Possibly
Farmer
Children of JAMES MESHEW and GRACE are:
i. CYNTHIA5 MESHEW20, b. Abt. 1833.
ii. THOMAS MESHEW20, b.
Abt. 1835; m. MARGARET WOMBLE21.
iii. JESSY MESHEW22, b.
Abt. 1837.
Notes for JESSY MESHEW:
1850 Census, Ballard,
KY
Jessy, male, 13, b. KY
iv. LYDIA MESHEW22, b.
Abt. 1839; m. HENRY DALTON23,
1861, Mississippi Co., MO.
More About HENRY DALTON and LYDIA MESHEW:
Marriage: 1861,
Mississippi Co., MO
v. STEPHEN MESHEW24, b.
Abt. 1839.
vi. LOUISA MESHEW24, b.
1844, Kentucky; d. 1926; m. JOSEPH ALLEN WOMBLE25; b.
1845, Tennessee; d. 1915.
More About LOUISA MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): My distant
cousin, Howard Meshew stated that she had nine children.
8. WILLIAM E.4 MESHEW (JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)26 was born 25 May 1804 in Lancaster District, South
Carolina, and died 26 Feb 1875 in Hickman Co., Kentucky. He married (1) ELVIRA PINER26 30 Aug 183227. He married (2) ANN JONES28 Bef. 1852, daughter of AARON JONES and SALLY. She died 09 Sep 185229. He married (3) MARIA JANE LOVINS30 16 Oct 1856.
She was born 25 Feb 1832 in Tennessee.
Notes for WILLIAM E. MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
Our family are
descendants of William's brother Benjamin C. Meshew, but I thought I would add
the following information on William since it is available.
William E. Meshew had
four wives. The name of his first wife
is unknown and no children are listed.
William's second wife
was Elvira Piner Meshew and a date of 1832 is listed by her name--maybe a
wedding date. Her son Thomas James
Meshew was born June 17, 1841--about nine years later. This is the only child
listed. Thomas died April 29, 1888 in
Coleman, Texas. Occupation unknown. He wrote a brief "ancestor history"
in a letter dated august 17, 1887 to his brother Charles; later it was copied
and passed along by other relatives. See
enclosed "ancestor history". Thomas married Margaret Rennyson Meshew
and they had one son: Thomas W. Rennyson meshew.
William's third wife
was Ann Jones Meshew. She died in
1853. They had one daughter, Josephine,
who died in infancy.
William's fourth wife
was Maria Jane Lovins Meshew. They had
six children. See family page on William
for dates.
William's sixth son by
Maria Jane Lovins Meshew was Robert Lee Meshew, and he married Ina Belle
Jackson from Carlisle co., KY, and October 30, 1901. She was born September 09,
1880 and died may 14, 1964. Bob and Ina
were educated in Hickman Co., KY. Bob
attended Marvin college in Clinton, KY.
He was a miller (flour mill) and later a farmer. Ina attended the Memphis conference female
institute (now Lambeth college) in Jackson, TN.
They are buried at the Springhill Cemetery. They had six children.
Bob and Ina's fifth
child, Maria Jane Meshew Watts--Mrs. John Watts--submitted papers to the
DAR. If these were accepted they may
show that we are descendants of Abraham Michaux.
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
October 1994
Update: July 07, 2004:
1835 Census, Hickman
Co., Kentucky
William Meshew is
listed:
1 mark under the 30
under 40 column, Male
1 mark under the 70
under 80 column, Male
1 mark under the 20
under 30 column, Female
This is probably
William (30-40 age range) & Jesse (70-80 age range) and possibly William's
2nd wife (married 1832). William would have been about 31 in 1835; Jesse would
have been about 79 in 1835.
1850 Census; Hickman,
KY
William Meshew, 45,
(b. abt. 1804), b. SC
Ann Meshew, 30, (b.
abt. 1819), b. KY
Thomas J. Meshew, 9,
(b. abt. 1840), b. KY
Francis E. Meshew, 4,
(b. abt. 1845), b. KY; (named spelled Francis, but listed as a female)
Greenville (s?p)
Freeman, 7, b. KY
James R. (initial not
clear) Meshew, 2, b. KY
1860 Census; Hickman
Co., KY, July 27, 1860
William Meshew, 56,
Farmer, b. SC
Jane M. Meshew, 28, b.
Tennessee
Thomas J. Meshew, 19,
Teacher County School, b. KY
William J. Meshew, 1,
b. KY
More About WILLIAM E. MESHEW:
Burial: Hickman Co.,
Kentucky
Fact 1 (2) 1: Unsure
what the E. in his name stands for.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Buried
at Springhill Cemetery in Hickman Co., KY.
Fact 3 (2): He had
four wives: 1st wife: name unknown; 2nd wife, Elvira Piner, 1 son; 3rd wife:
Ann Jones, 1 daughter; 4th wife: Maria Jane Lovins, 6 children
Medical Information:
Buried Springhill Cemetery, Hickman Co., Kentucky
Occupation: Possibly
Settler & Farmer
More About WILLIAM MESHEW and ELVIRA PINER:
Marriage: 30 Aug 183231
More About ANN JONES:
Fact 1 (2): My cousin,
Howard J. Meshew, had the death date as September 09, 1852
More About WILLIAM MESHEW and ANN JONES:
Marriage: Bef. 1852
More About WILLIAM MESHEW and MARIA LOVINS:
Marriage: 16 Oct 1856
Children of WILLIAM MESHEW and ELVIRA PINER are:
12. i. THOMAS JAMES5 MESHEW, b. 17 Jun
1841, Probably Kentucky; d. 29 Apr 1888, Coleman, Texas.
ii. JAMES B. MESHEW32, b.
1848.
Child of WILLIAM MESHEW and ANN JONES is:
iii. JOSEPHINE5 MESHEW33, b. 1852.
More About JOSEPHINE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Died in
infancy.
Children of WILLIAM MESHEW and MARIA LOVINS are:
iv. WILLIAM JASPER5 MESHEW33, b. 25 Oct 1858, Kentucky.
Notes for WILLIAM JASPER MESHEW:
1860 Census, Hickman
Co., KY, July 27, 1860
William Meshew, 56,
Farmer, b. SC
Jane M. Meshew, 28 (b.
abt. 1831), b. Tennessee
Thomas J., 19, Teacher
County School, b. KY
William J., 1, b. KY
v. OSIE MESHEW33, b.
12 Mar 1861; d. 20 Aug 1894.
vi. HENRY BURNETT MESHEW33, b.
05 Jul 1862.
vii. CHARLES HENRY MESHEW33, b.
30 Jan 1864.
More About CHARLES HENRY MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): William E.
Meshew's son; Never married.
viii. ALETHEA MESHEW34, b.
17 May 1866, Probably Kentucky; d. 1926; m. ROBERT BRADY NOBLE35, 12 Jan 1886; b. 1867; d. 1931.
More About ALETHEA MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Had four
sons & two daughters.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Name may
be spelled Althea.
More About ROBERT NOBLE and ALETHEA MESHEW:
Marriage: 12 Jan 1886
13. ix. ROBERT LEE MESHEW, b. 12 Oct 1868, Hickman Co., Kentucky; d. 28 Dec
1923, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
Generation No. 5
9. ALLEN THOMAS5 MESHEW (SARAH4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)36 was born 1821 in Ballard County, Kentucky, and died
Abt. 1895 in Arkansas. He married (1) MARY EVELINE BRATTON37 05 Aug 1845 in Ballard Co., Kentucky. She was born in Tennessee. He married (2) CHARITY FUTRELL38 15 Jun 1871 in Randolph Co., Arkansas39. She was born 1832, and died 04 Aug 1929 in
Stubblefield, Oklahoma.
More About ALLEN THOMAS MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Moved to
Arkansas with his family in 1862.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Seven
children with Mary E. Bratton; Six children with Charity Futrell
More About ALLEN MESHEW and MARY BRATTON:
Marriage: 05 Aug 1845,
Ballard Co., Kentucky
More About ALLEN MESHEW and CHARITY FUTRELL:
Marriage: 15 Jun 1871,
Randolph Co., Arkansas39
Children of ALLEN MESHEW and MARY BRATTON are:
i. HUGH N.6 MESHEW40,41, b. 1848, Kentucky.
ii. WILLIAM B. MESHEW41, b.
1850, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1897; m. LIZETTA BROWN41, 18
Jul 1869, Randolph Co., Arkansas.
More About WILLIAM MESHEW and LIZETTA BROWN:
Marriage: 18 Jul 1869,
Randolph Co., Arkansas
iii. MARY ANN MESHEW41, b.
04 May 1851, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 19 Jan 1940.
iv. JOHN A. MESHEW41, b.
1853, Kentucky.
v. SARAH E. MESHEW41, b.
15 Sep 1856.
vi. SUSAN JANE MESHEW41, b.
14 Oct 1857, Ballard Co., Kentucky.
14. vii. JOSEPH DANIEL MESHEW, b. Jun 1858, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. Arkansas.
viii. CHARLES ED MESHEW42, b.
1862; d. 14 Dec 1930; m. MARY E. SPRIGGS42,
Texas.
More About CHARLES MESHEW and MARY SPRIGGS:
Marriage: Texas
Children of ALLEN MESHEW and CHARITY FUTRELL are:
ix. LIVONIA6 MESHEW43, b. 01 Jul 1872; d. 23 Dec 1928.
x. ADA MESHEW44, b.
26 Aug 1874.
xi. LUKE T. MESHEW44, b.
11 Sep 1878.
xii. EDNA MESHEW44, b.
1879.
xiii. PAUL L. MESHEW44, b.
30 Dec 1880.
xiv. PETER MESHEW44, b.
Abt. 1883.
10. FRANCIS MARION5 MESHEW (BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)45 was born 19 Jun 1833 in Carlisle Co., Kentucky, and
died 22 Jan 1872 in Ballard County, Kentucky.
He married RATCHEL MARGARET LOCKRIDGE46 08
May 1858. She was born 08 Jan 1836 in
Tennessee, and died 03 Mar 1874 in Ballard County, Kentucky47.
More About FRANCIS MARION MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Named
after General Francis Marion (Swamp Fox) Revolutionary war hero from SC
Fact 1 (2) 2: Francis
& his wife owned & lived on a farm of 1300 acres in Milburn.
Fact 3 (2): They had
six children.
Fact 4 (2): Francis
died at age 38 & his wife died two years later.
Fact 5 (2): Buried at
the Milburn Cemetery.
Fact 6 (2): Possibly
other family members helped rear five of the children, ages 12 to 4.
Fact 7 (2): Howard
Meshew believes that James Newton Meshew & wife, Elizabeth reared one.
Occupation: Farmer
More About FRANCIS MESHEW and RATCHEL LOCKRIDGE:
Marriage: 08 May 1858
Children of FRANCIS MESHEW and RATCHEL LOCKRIDGE are:
i. CHARLES HENRY6 MESHEW48, b. 23 Apr 1859, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 03 Aug
1915, Ballard Co., Kentucky49.
More About CHARLES HENRY MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Son of
Francis Marion Meshew; Never married; According to Howard J. Meshew, he walked
with a limp.
Occupation: Blacksmith
ii. MARY ANN MESHEW49, b.
12 Jan 1861, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 26 Dec 1866, Ballard Co., Kentucky50.
15. iii. ISAAC NEWTON MESHEW, b. 11 Mar 1863, Carlisle Co., Kentucky; d. 06 Mar
1935, Louisville, Kentucky.
iv. ELLA D. MESHEW51, b.
23 Jul 1865, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 11 Feb 1948, Louisville, KY; m. JOSEPH ROLAND WATTS52, Aft. 1915; b. 26 Oct 1852; d. 27 Jan 1939, Kentucky.
More About ELLA D. MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: The D. in
her name may stand for Doke.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Howard
Joseph Meshew's Aunt and she gave him the family Bible.
Fact 3 (2): Married J.
R. Watts; According to Howard J. Meshew, she married late in life (after 1915)
Occupation: School
Teacher in Hickman Co., KY.
More About JOSEPH ROLAND WATTS:
Fact 1 (2): My notes
stated Ella married John R. Watts, Howard Meshew's notes stated she married
Joseph Roland Watts. bfh
More About JOSEPH WATTS and ELLA MESHEW:
Marriage: Aft. 1915
v. FRANCIS (FRANCES) MESHEW53, b.
03 Oct 1867, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 22 Sep 1881, Ballard Co., Kentucky54.
More About FRANCIS (FRANCES) MESHEW:
Cause of Death: Age at
death: 14
Fact 1 (2):
"Francis" was a daughter.54
vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MESHEW55, b.
01 Aug 187056.
11. JAMES NEWTON5 MESHEW (BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)57 was born 15 May 1844 in Hickman Co., Kentucky, and
died 04 Oct 1875 in Palma, Marshall Co., Kentucky. He married MARTHA ELIZABETH WHITE58 04 Dec 1862 in Lovelaceville, Ballard Co., Kentucky,
daughter of JOSHUA T. WHITE. She was born
01 Oct 1845 in Hickman Co., Kentucky, and died 1921 in Barlow, Ballard Co.,
Kentucky.
Notes for JAMES NEWTON MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
My great great
grandfather.
James Newton Meshew
The following is a
copy of material from Fay Meshew Combs. Howard J. Meshew re-copied the original hand
written copy since it was getting hard to read, and sent a copy to me in
September, 1994. It states:
"Enlisted C.S.A.
at Tupelo, Mississippi, April 1861, 2nd lt. Co. F. 3rd Kentucky regiment
(mounted infantry) became 1st lt. April 1864.
He was at battle of Guntown (after being sent to Kentucky in late April
1864 on a recruiting mission) where his brother Charles H. Meshew was killed on
June 10th, 1864. (see p. 19, 111, and 121 of Ballards brave boys). Pg. 19-quote
"two of the units assigned to Col. Tilghman and Lt. Col. Thompson in the
3rd KY. Reg. were from Ballard County.
One of these units was Co. F. of the 3rd under Capt. W. L. Stevenson,
Lts. John Ashbrook, J.N. Meshew (James Newton Meshew) and T. J. O'donley and
was a full company of men. The other,
Co. B of the 3rd which was known as the "Lovelaceville rifles" was
recruited in July 1861, as a full company of men under Capt. J. H. Bowman and
Lt. C. H. Meshew."
Another Source:
Adjutant General's Report, pg. 112
Adjutant General of
the State of KY Confederate KY Volunteers; War 1861-1865
Roll of Company F,
Third Regiment Infantry (Mounted)
Captain: W.L.
Stevenson; 1st Lieutenant: John Ashbrook; 2nd Lieutenant: J.N. Meshew; May 7,
1864; Tupulo, Mississippi
After the war, he
returned to Ballard Co., KY to farm and study medicine at the University of
Louisville (1872) and with Dr. George Stovall at Lovelaceville.
His children were born
in Ballard County.
In 1874 he moved to
Palma, Marshall Co., KY to practice medicine and died a year later in a typhoid
epidemic. His oldest son, Joshua White Meshew, was about 13 years old at the
time. Dr. James Newton meshew was buried in Lovelaceville along with two Meshew
infants.
A list from the
Ballard/Carlisle County cemeteries--vol. 3 (Lovelaceville Cemetery) shows the
following:
"a-pg. #58 -
Meshew, Jimmie Newton, b. 5/15/1844, d. 10/4/ 1875
b-pg. #58 - Meshew, Jimmie Newton, b.
5/25/1876, d. 8/6/1876
(Infant daughter of)
c-pg. #58 - Meshew, Infant son of J.N. &
M.E., b. 1866, d. 10/6/1867"
It would appear that
they named one daughter "Jimmie" and that she was born after her
father died of typhoid; and, then she died just months after her birth.
I never received any
information on the infant son's death.
If the dates are copied correctly, the infant son was born the same year
as their son Francis M. Meshew. There is no name given. My grandmother had listed a child as Jessie
Meshew that had died in infancy--perhaps this is the infant son mentioned
above.
Times were truly hard
for the meshew family at that time. Dr.
Meshew's wife, Martha Elizabeth continued to have a hard life after the loss of
her husband and two children.
My grandmother,
Gladys, wrote years ago that her father [Joshua white meshew] was very devoted
to his father [James Newton Meshew] and admired him very much".
Even though he died at
a somewhat young age, Dr. J. N. Meshew
certainly did leave a tremendous impression on the outstanding young man to
follow in his footsteps.
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
Great, great
granddaughter
October 1994
1870 Census,
Lovelaceville, Ballard Co., KY
James Meshew, 25, (b.
abt. 1844), Farmer; $1000/500; b. KY
Martha Meshew, 24, (b.
abt. 1845), b. KY
Joshua W. Meshew, 6,
(b. abt. 1863), In School, b. KY
Frances M. Meshew, 4
(b. abt. 1865), b. KY
Charles A. Meshew, 2,
(b. abt. 1867), b. Ky
Benjamin White, 18, in
school, b. KY
1880 Census,
Lovelaceville, Ballard Co., KY
Martha Meshew, 34, b.
KY
Joshua, 17, Farmer, b.
KY
Frank, 14, Works on
farm, b. KY (Francis M. Meshew)
Benn, 9, b. KY
(Benjamin C. Meshew)
Mollie, 6 (difficult
to read), b. KY (Mary S. Meshew)
(Charles Arthur not
mentioned here)
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Oddly enough, there is
ANOTHER James Meshew with a wife named Martha living in Lovelaceville according
to the 1870 census. I do not know who this James is.
1870 census,
Lovelaceville, Ballard, KY, July 2, 1870
James Meshew, 37, BORN
ABT 1832, b. KY; (at the end of the page was written Deaf, but was crossed
through)
Martha J. Meshew, 33,
b. Tennessee
Joseph, 9 (b. abt.
1860, KY
Sue Ella, 7, (b. abt.
1862), KY
Allen, 5, (b. abt.
1864), KY
Sarah A., 1, (b. abt.
1868), KY
1880 census, Rices,
McCracken, KY
James J. Meshew, 52
(b. abt. 1828), Farmer, b. KY (age very different than 1870)
Martha A. (1770 stated
J.) Meshew, 44, b. TN, Father b. NC; mother b. NC
Joseph A., 19, b. KY
Allie N (?), 13, b. KY
Sarah A., 11, b.
KY
More About JAMES NEWTON MESHEW:
Burial: Lovelaceville,
Ballard Co., Kentucky
Cause of Death:
Typhoid Fever; Age at death: 3158
Fact 1 (2) 1: Raised
& educated in Hickman, Co, KY.
Fact 1 (2) 2:
Democrat; Baptist; Mason; Served under General Forrest during the war. Fought
in the Battle of Guntown, where his brother Charles was killed.
Fact 3 (2): May have
gone by the name of "Jimmie", though one source listed him as Newton.
Fact 4 (2): Left a
small estate after his death. Died before his last child was born.
Fact 5 (2): (I believe
I remember my grandmother telling me he that while caring for others as a
doctor he contracted typhoid and died. bfh) Buried at the Lovelaceville
Cemetery in Ballard Co., KY.
Occupation:
Confederate Soldier; Recruiter; Farmer; Doctor
Notes for MARTHA ELIZABETH WHITE:
[FINCHM.FTW]
Notes from Gladys
Meshew Finch, daughter of Joshua White Meshew, MD, given to Billie Fazakerly
Harrison, G-Daughter.:
"Martha Elizabeth
White Meshew's parents were Joshua T. White (brother of Rev. Willis White) and
Mary Jane Smith White (from Tennessee). Mrs. Meshew had a sister named Ophelia
white, nicknamed "Pea", from
Lovelaceville. Martha was born in
Hickman Co., but later of Ballard co., Kentucky.
Martha Elizabeth
Meshew, "Bettie", continued to run the farm after her husband's death
with help from the boys (her sons) and with the advice of her brother- in-law,
John Hamilton Rudolph. He farmed and
owned a store named "Hamburg" after his name.
My grandmother, Gladys
Meshew Finch, said that grandmother Meshew "had two living sons and one
daughter, but wasn't satisfied to live with anyone but 'Papa and Mama'.
She lived with her
son, Joshua White Meshew, and his family for twenty years. My grandmother also said that her grandmother
had had a hard life. (The death of her husband at a young age; two infant
deaths; one child born deaf having to attend a special school; another child
becoming deaf from an injury and having to attend the same special school; and
another one of her children committing suicide at age 21.) The years she spent with her son Dr. Meshew
must have been peaceful and a blessing for her.
In her older years,
when she would come to the table to eat she would often say "I like
potatoes!"
She liked to wash the
dishes and it would hurt her feelings for anyone else to do this. Martha Elizabeth Meshew crocheted and
embroidered to entertain herself in her later years. She was also known to be an extremely modest
person. As she got older, she would take
long walks with another older lady, but this was dangerous since she had
vertigo."
Mrs. Meshew appeared
to be a very attractive lady even when she became elderly. In 1921 she died of pneumonia at the age of
76 years. She is buried in Barlow, KY
near her son, Dr. Joshua White Meshew.
Further notes from
Howard J. Meshew, 5/21/2002:
According to the
Ballard-Carlisle history book, the Rev. Willis White was born in Halifax Co.,
NC 2/26/1805. He and his wife, Mary Wright, had 7 children. One a son, Judge
James D. White. The Rev. lived to be 88 years old. One of his daughters, Mary
Elizabeth Reeves b. 1844 married Dr. Charles Edward Hinkle 1/26/1864. Sounds
like the Hinkles were marrying the Meshew, the Meshews marrying the Whites and
the Whites were marrying the Hinkles."
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
Great, Great,
Granddaughter
October 1994
More About MARTHA ELIZABETH WHITE:
Cause of Death:
Pneumonia
Fact 1 (2) 1: Staunch
Methodist.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Known as
Bettie.
Fact 3 (2): Widowed
when her oldest son was 13.
Fact 4 (2): Lived with
her oldest son's family for 20 years.
Fact 5 (2): Died of
pneumonia in 1921. Died in Barlow, KY
& was buried there.
Occupation: Housewife
More About JAMES MESHEW and MARTHA WHITE:
Marriage: 04 Dec 1862,
Lovelaceville, Ballard Co., Kentucky
Children of JAMES MESHEW and MARTHA WHITE are:
16. i. DR. JOSHUA WHITE6 MESHEW, b. 01 Sep
1863, Lovelaceville, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 02 Jan 1926, Barlow, Ballard
Co., Kentucky.
ii. FRANCIS M. MESHEW58, b.
1866, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 1887, Fulton, Fulton Co., Kentucky58.
More About FRANCIS M. MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Clinton College
was founded by his mother's uncle, Rev. Willis White.58
Fact 1 (2) 2: Attended
Clinton College, Clinton, KY.58
Fact 3 (2): Was 21
years old when he died. He commited suicide. A real tragedy. Supposedly over
religious differences over the girl he wanted to marry. (She wasn't a
Methodist)58
Medical Information:
Age at death: 21
Occupation: Public
School Teacher58
iii. INFANT SON (JESSIE?) MESHEW58, b.
1866, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 06 Oct 1867, Ballard Co., Kentucky58.
More About INFANT SON (JESSIE?) MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: This
child would have been 10 years old & born the same year as Francis M.
Meshew.58
Fact 1 (2) 2: Not sure
about these dates even though they are copied from cemetery records.58
Fact 3 (2): Two births
in the same year is unlikely but slightly possible (for example, if she
delivered a child Jan. or Feb. then became pregnant right after that.)58
Fact 4 (2): Perhaps
this child's name was Jessie?58
Fact 5 (2): My
grandmother had listed a Jessie that had died in infancy.58
17. iv. CHARLES ARTHUR MESHEW, b. 1868, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 1923, Barlow,
Ballard Co., Kentucky.
18. v. BENJAMIN CLARENCE MESHEW, b. 29 Oct 1870, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 22 Nov
1942, Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana.
19. vi. MARY S. MESHEW, b. 1872, Ballard Co., Kentucky.
vii. JIMMIE NEWTON MESHEW58, b.
25 May 1876, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 06 Aug 1876, Ballard Co., Kentucky58.
More About JIMMIE NEWTON MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): According
to cemetery records this child "Jimmie" was an infant daughter.58
12. THOMAS JAMES5 MESHEW (WILLIAM E.4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)58 was born 17 Jun 1841 in Probably Kentucky, and died
29 Apr 1888 in Coleman, Texas. He
married MARGARET RENNYSON58.
Notes for THOMAS JAMES MESHEW:
1860 Census, Clinton,
Hickman Co., KY, July 27, 1860
William Meshew, 56,
(b. abt. 1803), Farmer, value: $1860; b. SC
Jane M. Meshew, 28,
(b.abt. 1831); b. Tennessee
Thomas J. 19, (b. abt.
1841) Teacher County School, b. KY
William J., age 1, (b.
abt. 1858) b. KY
More About THOMAS JAMES MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Wrote a
brief ancestor history in a letter to his brother, Charles.
Child of THOMAS MESHEW and MARGARET RENNYSON is:
i. THOMAS WILLIAM RENNYSON6 MESHEW58, d. 1961; m. LUCILLE58.
More About THOMAS WILLIAM RENNYSON MESHEW:
Burial: Mayfield,
Kentucky
Fact 1 (2): His widow,
Lucille, lives in Mayfield, KY
13. ROBERT LEE5 MESHEW (WILLIAM E.4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)58 was born 12 Oct 1868 in Hickman Co., Kentucky, and
died 28 Dec 1923 in Hickman Co., Kentucky.
He married INA BELL JACKSON58 30
Oct 1901, daughter of SAMUEL JACKSON and ANNE RAMSEY. She was born
09 Sep 1880 in Carlisle Co., Kentucky, and died 14 May 1964 in Hickman Co.,
Kentucky.
More About ROBERT LEE MESHEW:
Burial: Hickman Co.,
Kentucky
Fact 1 (2) 1: Educated
in Hickman Co., KY & went to Marvin College in Clinton, KY.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Lived on
a farm on the edge of Hickman Co., KY.
Fact 3 (2): Buried at
the Springhill Cemetery in Hickman Co., KY.
Fact 4 (2): Picture
shows that he is a very handsome man.
Fact 5 (2): Had four
sons and two daughters who started their education in a one room school.
Fact 6 (2): (Mrs. John
Watts gives he dates of birth 12/10/1868 & death 12/17/1923)
Fact 7 (2): The dates
I have listed came from R. L.Meshew; Copied from a family Bible 1/3/1897
Fact 8 (2): Howard
Meshew's notes have that Robert was born December 10, 1868 & died December
27, 1923, Hickman Co., KY
Medical Information:
Buried at the Springhill Cemetery, Hickman Co., Kentucky
Occupation: Miller;
Farmer
More About INA BELL JACKSON:
Burial: May 1964,
Hickman Co., Kentucky
Fact 1 (2) 1: Went by
the name, Ina. Parents Samuel Warren Jackson & Anne Isabelle Ramsey Jackson
Fact 1 (2) 2: Attended
the Memphis Conference Female Institute, Jackson, TN. (now Lambuth College)
Fact 3 (2): Buried at
the Springhill Cemetery.
Fact 4 (2): Picture
showed that she was a very attractive lady.
Medical Information:
Buried at Springhill, Cemetery
Occupation: Housewife
More About ROBERT MESHEW and INA JACKSON:
Marriage: 30 Oct 1901
Children of ROBERT MESHEW and INA JACKSON are:
i. ROBERTA ISABELLE6 MESHEW58, b. 09 Sep 1902, Hickman Co., Kentucky; d. Oct 1988;
m. WALTER E. SLAYDEN58, 15
Oct 1921.
More About ROBERTA ISABELLE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): She had
four sons & three daughters
Occupation: Housewife
More About WALTER SLAYDEN and ROBERTA MESHEW:
Marriage: 15 Oct 1921
20. ii. RICHARD JACKSON MESHEW, b. 08 Mar 1904, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
iii. CHARLES WARREN MESHEW58, b.
10 Apr 1907, Hickman Co., Kentucky; d. 06 Apr 1987; m. VIVIAN LEE DENSON58; b. Arlington, Kentucky.
More About CHARLES WARREN MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Had two
sons and one daughter.
Occupation: Served in
the Army Air Corps; Chrysler Corp.
More About VIVIAN LEE DENSON:
Occupation: Housewife
21. iv. MAURICE HEASLETT MESHEW, b. 31 Mar 1912, Hickman Co., Kentucky; d. Apr 1968,
Russellville, Arkansas.
v. MARIA JANE MESHEW58, b.
04 Apr 1915, Hickman Co., Kentucky; m. JOHN B. WATTS58.
More About MARIA JANE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Submitted
her papers to the DAR; This may show Abraham as our ancestor (father of Jesse).
Fact 1 (2) 2: Jane had
six sons, lived in Hickman, KY.
Occupation: Housewife
22. vi. ROBERT LEE MESHEW, JR., b. 07 May 1918, Hickman Co., Kentucky; d. 30 Aug
1966, Anadarko, Oklahoma.
Generation No. 6
14. JOSEPH DANIEL6 MESHEW (ALLEN THOMAS5, SARAH4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)59 was born Jun 1858 in Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died
in Arkansas. He married MARTHA CHAFFIN59.
Children of JOSEPH MESHEW and MARTHA CHAFFIN are:
23. i. CLEVELAND MINTER7 MESHEW, b. 28 Jun
1885; d. 04 Feb 1912, Okemah, Oklahoma.
ii. MYRTLE MESHEW60.
15. ISAAC NEWTON6 MESHEW (FRANCIS MARION5, BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)61 was born 11 Mar 1863 in Carlisle Co., Kentucky, and
died 06 Mar 1935 in Louisville, Kentucky.
He married ANNIE GAGEN62
Abt. 1896, daughter of DANIAL GAGAN and MARGARET FIENEST. She was born
Abt. 1880, and died 11 Sep 1916 in Louisville, Kentucky63.
More About ISAAC NEWTON MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Howard
Meshew, distant cousin, stated Isaac was born in Ballard Co., KY
More About ANNIE GAGEN:
Fact 1 (2): My notes
stated "Anna Gagen, died November 09, 1916". My distant cousin,
Howard Meshew stated "Annie Gagan, b. abt. 1880, died September 11, 1916,
Louisville, KY"
Occupation: Housewife
More About ISAAC MESHEW and ANNIE GAGEN:
Marriage: Abt. 1896
Children of ISAAC MESHEW and ANNIE GAGEN are:
i. EDNA MAY7 MESHEW64, b. Abt. 1897; m. MR. GUGGISBURG64,
Buffalo, New York.
More About EDNA MAY MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): They had 3
sons and 1 daughter
More About MR. GUGGISBURG and EDNA MESHEW:
Marriage: Buffalo, New
York
24. ii. HOWARD JOSEPH MESHEW, b. 24 Nov 1901, Louisville, Kentucky; d. 10 Mar 1977,
Louisville, Kentucky.
iii. CHARLES? MESHEW64.
16. DR. JOSHUA WHITE6 MESHEW (JAMES NEWTON5, BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)64 was born 01 Sep 1863 in Lovelaceville, Ballard Co.,
Kentucky, and died 02 Jan 1926 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky. He married MATTIE MILDRED HINKLE64 06 Mar 1890 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky,
daughter of THOMAS HINKLE and CHRISTINA CLAMPETT. She was born
25 Mar 1868 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 28 Sep 1946 in
Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
Notes for DR. JOSHUA WHITE MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
My great grandfather.
The following notes
were taken from a letter about Dr. Joshua White Meshew written after his death,
1926.
"acted wisely in
remaining where he began his professional career"
"was a charter
member of the Ballard County Medical Society"
"served for many
years on his County board of Health"
"during the world
war he served in the County board of examiners of enlisted men"
"officer in the
bank of Barlow"
"active in the
upbuilding of schools"
"communicant of
the Methodist Church"
"served on year
as Senior Vice President of the South Western Kentucky Medical
Association"
"past Master of
the Hazlewood Masonic Lodge No. 489, located at Barlow, Kentucky"
"It can be
truthfull said of him, to know him was to love him."
"In the sacred
precincts of the home, in the social circle, professional duties, in medical
accociations, and elsewhere he was ever the same splendid courteous gentleman.
We doubt not that had he known of the coming of the fatal stroke, our brother
could have consistently said, 'I have fought a good fight, I have kept the
faith, henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness.'"
Robert G. Hocker, Chr.
Historian & Willis R. Moss & Chas. C. (Monroe?)
Copy of his eulogy
written in 1926 by James F. Dale, a friend of the beloved and respected Dr.
Joshua White Meshew.
In a lonely little forest some fifty
years ago,
I saw a sturdy litle
oak, and stopped to watch it grow.
I saw it grow to manhood, and spread its
branches out,
Then on and on in
rapture, out-classing those in sight.
I saw him then in med-life with branches
towering high,
Far above the average
oak of the forest standing by,
He sheltered us in sicknesss and brought
us back to health,
He shared with us our
sorrows, in poverty or in wealth.
I saw him then in old age, with branches
bending low,
Laden with the many
burdens of life's great cargo,
But on and on he bore them, with
patience brave and true,
Till death, the Grim
Reaper, his noble branches slew.
'Twas with sadness and with sorrow we
heard the fatal crash,
But we knew in yonder
for he'll outshine the rugged past.
This giant oak we speak of is one we all
love true,
Our much beloved
doctor, Josh White Meshew.
James F. Dale
Jean Meshew, Joshua
White Meshew's grandson, wrote the following to me when I was requesting
information on the Meshew family.
"...he built the first municipal
water works in Western Kentucky, primarily as a preventive medicine
measure. He charged 50 cents a month for
the water, which many did not pay. Along
came one of the financial "panics" of the time, and grandfather, in
addition to his other charities, had co-signed notes for many people, which he
had to make good when they couldn't pay.
He was ruined financially, and persuaded the city of Barlow to accept
the water company as a gift, so that the remaining debt on it would be paid by
the city. He was 60 when he died. He was on his way home from a house-call when
he pulled his car over to the side of the road and stopped, having a heart
attack."
This from Kerr's
'history of Kentucky':
"Doctor Meshew is a man who holds
his friends in good account and likes to have them about him. He has great
mental resourcefulness, and has accomplished surprising achievements, not only
in his calling but in other lines.
Always holding the good of his community at heart, he has generously
worked for it, and has found at Barlow his inspiration and congenial
surroundings, which have aided him in his life work. He is a man of personal charm, culture, and
wide intellectual interests, and his fellow citizens are very proud of him and
the principles for which he has always stood."
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
Great granddaughter
October 1994
More About DR. JOSHUA WHITE MESHEW:
Burial: Jan 1926,
Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky
Cause of Death: Heart
attack; Age at Death: 62
Fact 1 (2) 1: Began
teaching at age 17. Two years in McCracken Co. KY. & two years in Ballard
Co., KY.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Attended
the rural schools of Ballard Co. KY & Marvin College in Clinton, KY.
Fact 3 (2): Abt. 1900,
Joshua White Meshew was the town doctor in Barlow, KY; Residence & office
at the corner of Main & Maple streets. Owned other real estate and two
farms north of Barlow comprising of 142 acres. Erected & owned the water
plant in town (1905).
Fact 4 (2): Helped on
his mother's farm at age 13 when his father, Dr. Meshew, died.
Fact 5 (2): Graduated
from the University of Louisville, KY, March 1, 1889 with a M.D. Degree.
Fact 6 (2): Set up
general practice in Barlow, KY.
Practiced medicine from 1889-1926.; Stockholder & director of the
Bank of Barlow; a Mason; & member of the County Board of Health; Belonged
the the Ballard Co. Medical Society the KY state Medical Society & AMA
Fact 7 (2): See copy
of eulogy & other write-ups enclosed.
Fact 8 (2): My
grandmother, Gladys, said he always tipped his hat to the ladies. He was a
great gentleman.
Fact 9 (2): She also
said that whenever he came home he immediately called for her mother.
Fact 10 (2): My
grandmother, and many other people, loved him dearly. An exceptional person.
Fact 11 (2): 1926,
Died of a heart attack; driving his car and pulled over to the side of the
road. Died Jan. 02, 1926. Age at death: 62; He and his daughter, Gladys
Christine Meshew Finch, died on the same day: January 02.
Fact 12 (2): Worked
hard all his life for others. Very well respected in the community.
Fact 13 (2): Aft.
1926, The portraits of Joshua White Meshew & Mattie Mildred Hinkle Meshew
that belonged to my grandmother (above her grand piano) were given to Jean
Pierre Meshew, hew nephew, when my grandmother passed away; He in turn sent
them to me years later. bfh
Medical Information:
Died Barlow, Ballard Co., KY
Occupation: Teacher
for Four Years; Doctor
Notes for MATTIE MILDRED HINKLE:
[FINCHM.FTW]
I understand that the
Hinkles were German--a letter from my aunt, Merle Bryan, in May 1976 mentioned
that "the Hinkle brothers were run out of Germany as Catholic Priests
collaborating with Martin Luther".
Also enclosed in this
letter to me from my aunt was the following--sent to my grandmother in Dec.
1974 from Mildred (not sure which Mildred this is, possibly Effie's
daughter)--"finally was able to get a copy of the Henckel genealogy. Find that our great-great-great-great, etc.
Anthony Jacob Henckel emigrated from Germany in 1717--settled in Germantown,
Pennsylvania and was the founder of St. Michails Lutheran Church there. I have traced our line back to the 10th
child. It has been interesting. I would love to do the same with grandma
Hinkle's father--the Clampetts--but don't know whether I'll ever get to
it. So much work involved."
Some of the Hinkles
settled in Kentucky in a area called Hinkleville, (Ballard Co.). Hinkleville
was supposedly named after Casper's son Charles (brother of George listed
below). As my grandmother
explained--Hinkleville was a hamlet of about 100 people named after the family.
*** Mattie Mildred
Hinkle Meshew's family:
Thomas George Hinkle: 12/23/1827-3/27/1889;
born in Shelby Co., KY; died in Ballard Co., KY; buried: Pleasant Hill
Methodist church cemetery, Hinkleville, KY; married: 12/05/1861 to Christina
Jane Clampett.
"George" was
a confederate soldier, enlisting in 1864; served in the CSA Company K, 7th
mounted infantry under General Nathan Bedford Forrest. He died after "he
contracted pneumonia after sitting on a stump while clearing land". His parents,
Casper and Mildred Oglesby Hinkle could not read English. The "older
grandchildren remember their grandmother Mildred Hinkle reading her German
Bible while sitting in the warmth of the wood heated cook stove in the home of
her son, George Hinkle, near Hinkleville, Kentucky." George Hinkle died about a year before his
daughter Mattie married Dr. Meshew.
***Christina Jane
Clampett: 1/15/1844-7/1918; born in Summer Co., TN (sumner?) Another source
says Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Kentucky--perhaps she was raised there); married
in Shelby Co., KY; buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery,
Hinkleville, KY; "tena", her nickname, was the daughter of William
Clampett and Martha Smith Clampett. They were German and her mother could not
speak English. Tena was also considered "an exceptional woman for she took
her oldest baby in her arms and rode horseback unaccompanied to Mississippi to
visit her husband."
She was also
considered to be somewhat of a "grandma Moses" but none of her work
was saved. She and George had 7 children.
1. Charles Hendrick
Hinkle 4/20/1863-4/6/1949 (Charles) never married; born: Hinkleville, KY;
buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery Hinkleville, KY
2. Thomas George
Hinkle 4/18/1866-11/14/1922 (Thomas) never married; born: Hinkleville, KY; buried:
Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery
3. Mattie Mildred
Hinkle Meshew (Mattie)
4. Bettie Johnson
Hinkle Terrell 7/29/1870-1947 (Bettie); married: Joseph Zackery Terrell, Jr.
5/4/1892; five children: Ronald Earl Terrell 6/10/1893-9/11/1977 (I have no
info on the other four children); buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church
cemetery
5. Effie Lee Hinkle
Hines 12/11/1872-7/21/1957 (named for Robert E. Lee); teacher: taught in a one
room school in Ballard Co. for years; married: George Everett Hines 12/31/1903; three children: twins: Maurice Everett Hines
& Thomas Marion Hines 4/7/1906 and Mildred Hines Borgman 7/13/1908; buried:
Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery
6. Ida Casper Hinkle
Bondurant 12/23/1876-9/2/1945 (Ida); married: James Marshall Bondurant
8/2/1900; six children: Marguerite Bondurant Samples 7/6/1901-5/24/1984; Tom
Marshall Bondurant 9/22/1904-11/22/1904; Hinkle Roy Bondurant 2/8/1906; James
Henry Bondurant 12/17/1909; baby stillborn 1012 (1912?); Gordon Rex Bondurant
1/4/1916-3/5/1985; buried; Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery
7. Frances Etta Hinkle
Hines 12/13/1881-1956 (Fan or Fannie) married/divorced: James L. Hines; one
daughter (name unknown); (daughter may have been Majorie Hines Rapier;
1908-1950 and buried in the Old Lacenter cemetery near her mother); buried:
Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery (believe this is the burial place of
James Hines)
My grandmother, Gladys
Meshew Finch, said that she stayed with grandma Hinkle often and was 'Tena's'
favorite grandchild until Aunt Fan separated from her husband and brought her
baby daughter to live with them. She said that her grandmother Hinkle was the
best cook to her knowledge. An excellent
cook. She also said "uncle Tom always called me 'Miss Woman' and called
brother [Josh] 'Preacher'. He was a 'kid
spoiler'."
My grandmother also
said she never saw either of her grandfathers. There were pictures of both of
them , but they burned with "our" house in 1910. (Not sure which home
she was referring to.)
Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison
Great granddaughter
October 1994
More About MATTIE MILDRED HINKLE:
Burial: Barlow,
Ballard Co., Kentucky
Fact 1 (2) 1: Well
loved by her children & grandchildren. Had 8 children.
Fact 1 (2) 2:
Described as "a lady of culture & refinement".
Fact 3 (2): Methodist;
from a large family, the Hinkles (see notes)
Fact 4 (2): She was
always well dressed & wore beautiful clothes.
Fact 5 (2): Crocheted
a beautiful blue dress for Mama (Martha) when she was a youg girl. (I still have it.)
Fact 6 (2): While on a
visit to my grandmother, Gladys, she had a heart attack & died in Memphis,
Tennessee.
Fact 7 (2): (I believe
she was at the Baptist Hospital having x-rays taken when this happened.)
Fact 8 (2): Buried at
Barlow City Cemetery, Barlow, KY.
Occupation: Teacher
for Four Years; Housewife
More About JOSHUA MESHEW and MATTIE HINKLE:
Marriage date: 06 Mar
1890
Marriage: 06 Mar 1890,
Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky
Marriage Fact: 06 Mar
1890, Married in Mattie's parents home (who were residing in Hinkleville, KY.)
Children of JOSHUA MESHEW and MATTIE HINKLE are:
i. NEWTON HINKLE7 MESHEW64, b. 22 Jun 1891, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 28
Oct 1891, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.
More About NEWTON HINKLE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Died in
infancy; buried at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Ballard Co., KY
Medical Information:
Age at death: 4 months
ii. MATTIE OPAL MESHEW64, b.
03 Nov 1892; d. 15 Oct 1893, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.
More About MATTIE OPAL MESHEW:
Date born 2: 03 Nov
1892, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky
Fact 1 (2): Died of
dysentery; Buried at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Ballard Co.,
KY
Medical Information:
Age at death: one year
iii. STELLA JOYCE MESHEW64, b.
24 Dec 1894, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 24 Jan 1895, Barlow, Ballard
Co., Kentucky.
More About STELLA JOYCE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2): Died in
infancy; buried at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Ballard Co., KY
Medical Information:
Age at death: Infancy
25. iv. GLADYS CHRISTINE MESHEW, b. 21 Feb 1896, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 02
Jan 1976, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
26. v. JOSHUA WILFORD MESHEW, b. 04 Sep 1898, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 28
May 1972, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
27. vi. ELIZABETH MERLE MESHEW, b. 28 Sep 1900, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 10 Aug
1995, Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.
28. vii. GEORGE JENNINGS MESHEW, b. 07 Jan 1907, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 06
Feb 1963, Pompano Beach, Broward Co., Florida.
viii. FRANK CECIL MESHEW64, b.
09 Oct 1911, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 19 Nov 2000, Illinois; m. EVELYN B. (BLACK?)64, Nov 1948, Probably Illinois; b. 13 Aug 1910,
Illinois; d. Mar 1990, Illinois.
Notes for FRANK CECIL MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
Some of the information
I received about Uncle Frank came from Jean Hinkle Riley from Paducah,
Kentucky. The info came from her
genealogy of the Hinkle family. I have
found several errors as to dates and the spelling of names. She had uncle frank's middle name spelled
"Crice" instead of Cecil--also aunt Evelyn's middle name spelled as
Blaha, which I think might be Black. I don't know if that is correct or
not. Anyway, I apologize for any errors
made on my part from info taken from this source.
According to Joyce
Meshew Girard, Frank's niece,
"Uncle Frank isn't a big letter writer, he just won't
write!".
To talk to Uncle Frank,
one had to call him--and ask questions fast and move on to the next question
quickly. He was helpful with my requests
on the information I needed, which I appreciated very much.
Billie Lynn Fazakerly
Harrison
Great niece
October 1994
More About FRANK CECIL MESHEW:
Cause of Death: Age at
death: 89
Fact 1 (2) 1: Raised a
Methodist in Barlow, Kentucky
Fact 1 (2) 2: A very
attractive man; Full of life; A bit of a character!
Fact 3 (2): Jean Pierre
Meshew mentioned that Aunt Evelyn was Uncle Frank's "rudder" in life.
Uncle Frank & Aunt Evelyn did not have any children.
Fact 4 (2): Jean Pierre
Meshew told me how much he and Uncle Frank treasured the family album &
genealogy that I sent to both of them.
Fact 5 (2): I have been
told that he was a prankster in his earlier years.
Fact 6 (2): I never got
to spend much time with Great Uncle Frank, but I certainly remember one visit
he & Great Aunt Evelyn made to my grandmothers in particular.
Fact 7 (2): Went to
Jean Meshew's Consecration as a Bishop in 1991.
Fact 8 (2): Jean Pierre
said that he believed Uncle Frank had never flown before that trip to Jean's.
Fact 9 (2): Not the
easies person to get information from! But somewhat helpful anyway.
Fact 10 (2): Worked for
Illinois Lumber Co..; Also, Joyce, his niece said, he was a Foreman of a
plastics Co.
Fact 11 (2): Jean's
family had a wonderful time with Uncle Frank on that visit.
Occupation: Quality
Control Inspector Before Retiring
More About EVELYN B. (BLACK?):
Cause of Death:
Alzheimer's Disease; Age at death: 79
Fact 1 (2) 1: I'm
unsure about the spelling of her last name, but it may be Black
Fact 1 (2) 2: Aunt
Evelyn was an attractive lady. I believe she had very dark hair.
Fact 3 (2): Somehow,
she made quite an impression on me years ago.
Fact 4 (2): She was
friendly, would smile or laugh, but said very little.
Fact 5 (2): She seemed
to me to be shy and timid, but she had a quiet strength about her.
Fact 6 (2): She and
Uncle Frank did not have any children.
Fact 7 (2): Aunt Evelyn
died about ten years ago from Alzheimer's disease.
Fact 8 (2): A lovely
woman; a real "Rudder" for Uncle Frank according to Jean Pierre
Meshew.
Occupation: Housewife;
Telephone Operator
More About FRANK MESHEW and EVELYN (BLACK?):
Marriage: Nov 1948,
Probably Illinois
17. CHARLES ARTHUR6 MESHEW (JAMES NEWTON5, BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)64 was born 1868 in Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 1923
in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky. He
married VIOLA M. THOMAS64. She was born 1867, and died 20 Nov 1948 in
Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.
More About CHARLES ARTHUR MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: The
Water Plant was established by Dr. Meshew, his brother. Went by the name of
Arthur.
Fact 1 (2) 2: He and
his wife, Viola, were both born deaf.
Fact 3 (2): Charles
Arthur & Viola attended the Danville KY School for the deaf. America's
first school for the deaf.
Fact 4 (2): They spent
their lives at Barlow KY and were buried there.
Fact 5 (2): They had
three children. The children did not have hearing or speech problems.
Grandmother Meshew spent part of each day with them in order to help them while
young to learn to speak normally.
Medical Information:
Born deaf.
Occupation:
Superintendent of the Water Plant in Barlow, KY
More About VIOLA M. THOMAS:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Howard
Meshew's notes stated that Viola's name was: Viola Elmira Thomas
Fact 1 (2) 2:
Introduced to her husband by his sister, Mollie, who was attending Danville
also.
Medical Information:
Born deaf.
Occupation: Housewife
Children of CHARLES MESHEW and VIOLA THOMAS are:
29. i. CLINTON JOSH7 MESHEW, b. 1901; d.
1973.
30. ii. THOMAS CHARLES MESHEW, b. 12 Feb 1905; d. 1961.
iii. ELIZABETH MAY MESHEW64, b.
10 Jun 1907, Barlow, Kentucky; d. 23 Apr 1987, Detroit, Michigan; m. TURNER KNIGHT65, 03 Jul 1927, Kentucky; b. 07 May 1906, Wickliff,
Kentucky; d. Livonia, Michigan.
More About ELIZABETH MAY MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Resides
in Detroit, Michigan
Fact 1 (2) 2: Parents:
Charles Arthur Meshew & Viola M. Thomas Meshew
Fact 3 (2): Children:
Eddie Meshew Knight, m. Ann Moriarity & Yvonne Rose Knight
More About TURNER KNIGHT and ELIZABETH MESHEW:
Marriage: 03 Jul 1927,
Kentucky
18. BENJAMIN CLARENCE6 MESHEW (JAMES NEWTON5, BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)66 was born 29 Oct 1870 in Ballard Co., Kentucky, and
died 22 Nov 1942 in Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana. He married ANNIE PATIENCE LOUISE SMITH66 10 Dec 1893 in Paducah, McCrackken Co., Kentucky,
daughter of THOMAS SMITH and MARY BURZEL. She was born
26 Mar 1873 in Probably Indiana, and died 15 Dec 1955 in Muncie, Delaware Co.,
Indiana.
More About BENJAMIN CLARENCE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Went by
the name of Ben.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Attended
Clinton College in Kentucky.
Fact 3 (2): While in
Kentucky, he farmed.
Fact 4 (2): Moved to
Charleston, MO in 1905 & Operated a draying business.
Fact 5 (2): Moved to
Muncie, Indiana in 1915 & worked for the T.W. Warner Co.
Fact 6 (2): Later
built & sold houses.
Fact 7 (2): He &
his wife were buried at Tomlinson Cemetery in Delaware Co., Muncie, Indiana
Medical Information:
Buried at the Tomlinson Cemetery, Delaware Co., Muncie Indiana
Occupation: Draying
Business; Build & Sold Houses
More About ANNIE PATIENCE LOUISE SMITH:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Had
seven children.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Daughter
of Thomas A. Smith of Spaulding, England & Mary Ann Burzel of Indiana
Occupation: Housewife
More About BENJAMIN MESHEW and ANNIE SMITH:
Marriage: 10 Dec 1893,
Paducah, McCrackken Co., Kentucky
Children of BENJAMIN MESHEW and ANNIE SMITH are:
31. i. MABEL EDITH7 MESHEW, b. 09 Dec
1894; d. 30 May 1949.
32. ii. JOSHUA BENJAMIN MESHEW, b. 25 Feb 1897; d. 25 Mar 1969, Dayton, Ohio.
33. iii. DOVIE CECIL MESHEW, b. 29 Oct 1899.
34. iv. WARDER SPURGEON MESHEW, b. 22 Aug 1902; d. 14 Jul 1987.
35. v. LLOYD LESLIE MESHEW, b. 04 Apr 1905, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
vi. TERRESSA ANNE MESHEW66, b.
28 Sep 1908, Charleston, Mississippi Co., Missouri; d. 12 Oct 1946, Muncie,
Indiana.
More About TERRESSA ANNE MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Buried at
Tomlinson Cemetery.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Unmarried
36. vii. FAYE MADGEL MESHEW, b. 10 Jul 1911, Charleston, Mississippi Co.,
Missouri.
19. MARY S.6 MESHEW (JAMES NEWTON5, BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)66 was born 1872 in Ballard Co., Kentucky. She married DAVID WARE WILSON66. He was born
in Of Akron, Ohio.
More About MARY S. MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Married
David Ware Wilson, an instructor at the Danville School.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Became
deaf after a head injury when yound and attended the Danville School for the
Deaf.
Fact 3 (2): Introduced
her brother, Charles Arthur, to his future wife, Viola. Charles & Viola were both student
there.
Fact 4 (2): David
& Mary lived in Akron, Ohio
Fact 5 (2): Their
daughters, Frances & Mary were twins .
Medical Information:
Deaf due to an injury when she was young.
Occupation: Housewife
More About DAVID WARE WILSON:
Fact 1 (2): Met his
future wife, Mollie, at the Danville KY School for the deaf
Occupation: Instructor
at the Danville, KY School for the Deaf; Goodyear Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio
Children of MARY MESHEW and DAVID WILSON are:
i. DAVID WARE7 WILSON, JR.66.
ii. FRANCES WILSON66.
iii. MARY WILSON66.
20. RICHARD JACKSON6 MESHEW (ROBERT LEE5, WILLIAM E.4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)66 was born 08 Mar 1904 in Hickman Co., Kentucky. He married JESSIE LAMPKIN66 01 Dec 1928, daughter of HERMAN LAMPKIN and ADA. She was born in Possibly Carlisle Co.,
Kentucky, and died 05 Sep 1985.
More About RICHARD JACKSON MESHEW:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Went by
the name, Jack.
Fact 1 (2) 2: His farm
was in Carlisle, near Webb's Chapel, Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
More About JESSIE LAMPKIN:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Jessie
is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Daughter
of Herman C. & Ada Lampkin, Arlington, KY.
Medical Information:
Buried at Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, KY
Occupation: Housewife
More About RICHARD MESHEW and JESSIE LAMPKIN:
Marriage: 01 Dec 1928
Children of RICHARD MESHEW and JESSIE LAMPKIN are:
i. JACQUELINE BEE7 MESHEW66, b. 19 Dec 1933; m. BEARDSLEY66.
ii. ROBERT CONDOR MESHEW66, b.
11 Jun 1935.
iii. RICHARD LEE MESHEW66, b.
28 Mar 1940.
21. MAURICE HEASLETT6 MESHEW (ROBERT LEE5, WILLIAM E.4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)66 was born 31 Mar 1912 in Hickman Co., Kentucky, and
died Apr 1968 in Russellville, Arkansas.
He married JOYCE CLAIRE SCHMIDT66. She was born in Madisonville, Wisconsin, and
died Jun 1941.
More About MAURICE HEASLETT MESHEW:
Cause of Death: Age at
death: 56
Fact 1 (2) 1: Died at
age 56.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Their
two children were born in Laramie, Wyoming
Occupation: U.S. Navy;
Poultry Extension Specialist
More About JOYCE CLAIRE SCHMIDT:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Joyce
copied her husband's father's ancestor history.
Fact 1 (2) 2: Joyce
had one son, Michael Lee Meshew, & one daughter.
Children of MAURICE MESHEW and JOYCE SCHMIDT are:
i. MICHAEL LEE7 MESHEW67.
ii. DAUGHTER MESHEW67.
22. ROBERT LEE6 MESHEW, JR. (ROBERT LEE5, WILLIAM E.4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER OF JESSE1)68 was born 07 May 1918 in Hickman Co., Kentucky, and
died 30 Aug 1966 in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
He married PERILEA ESTELLE MOORE68 29
Jun 1946. She was born in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
More About ROBERT LEE MESHEW, JR.:
Cause of Death: Age at
death: 48
Occupation: Army Air
Corps; Superintendent of Kiowa Indian Agency, Oklahoma
More About ROBERT MESHEW and PERILEA MOORE:
Marriage: 29 Jun 1946
Child of ROBERT MESHEW and PERILEA MOORE is:
i. DAUGHTER7 MESHEW.
Generation No. 7
23. CLEVELAND MINTER7 MESHEW (JOSEPH DANIEL6, ALLEN THOMAS5, SARAH4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)69 was born 28 Jun 1885, and died 04 Feb 1912 in Okemah,
Oklahoma. He married MELISSA E. SWOPE69. She was born
09 Apr 1888, and died 03 May 1953.
Children of CLEVELAND MESHEW and MELISSA SWOPE are:
37. i. EARL8 MESHEW, b. 23 Sep
1905; d. 1943.
ii. EVERETT MESHEW69.
iii. EDDIE E. MESHEW69.
24. HOWARD JOSEPH7 MESHEW (ISAAC NEWTON6, FRANCIS MARION5, BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)70 was born 24 Nov 1901 in Louisville, Kentucky, and
died 10 Mar 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky.
He married LILLIAN BELLE JACKSON71 04
Jun 1927 in Jeffersonville, Tennessee, daughter of THOMAS JACKSON and MINNIE MIDDLETON. She was born 20 Apr 1905 in Bullitt Co.,
Kentucky, and died 20 Nov 1985 in Louisville, Kentucky.
More About LILLIAN BELLE JACKSON:
Fact 1 (2) 1: Had 3
children
Fact 1 (2) 2: She was
the daughter of Thomas & Minnie Middleton Jackson, Bullitt County
More About HOWARD MESHEW and LILLIAN JACKSON:
Marriage: 04 Jun 1927,
Jeffersonville, Tennessee
Children of HOWARD MESHEW and LILLIAN JACKSON are:
38. i. RUTH ELLA8 MESHEW, b. 16 Mar
1928, Louisville, Kentucky; d. 16 Jan 1967, Louisville, Kentucky.
39. ii. HOWARD JOSEPH MESHEW, JR., b. 23 Jun 1930, of Louisville, Kentucky.
40. iii. WILLIAM EDWARD MESHEW, b. 09 Oct 1932, Louisville, Kentucky; d. 05 Dec 1982,
Louisville, Kentucky.
25. GLADYS CHRISTINE7 MESHEW (JOSHUA WHITE6, JAMES NEWTON5, BENJAMIN CLARENCE4, JESSE3 MESSHEW/MESHEW, FATHER OF JESSE2 MESHEW, GRANDFATHER
OF JESSE1)72 was born 21 Feb 1896 in Barlow, Ballard Co.,
Kentucky, and died 02 Jan 1976 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She married SAMUEL CLAYBORNE FINCH72 24 Dec 1916 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky73,
son of SAMUEL FINCH and MARGARET TURRENTINE. He was born 02
May 1895 in Mason Hall, near Kenton, Obion Co., Tennessee, and died 10 Sep 1965
in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
Notes for GLADYS CHRISTINE MESHEW:
[FINCHM.FTW]
Source: Billie
Fazakerly Harrison, daughter of Martha Louise Finch Fazakerly, daughter of
Gladys Christine Meshew Finch:
I have been blessed in
many ways, but in one outstanding way more than others. I came from a family of
wonderful cooks. Among the best was
Nanny. Eating her food was always a
treat and an experience to look forward to--no matter what she made. Whether it was a piece of left over home made
light bread, sliced and made into toast for breakfast or a feast at
thanksgiving or Christmas, it was usually exceptional. And to grow up in this environment and take
all this for granted! What a surprise it
was for me when I started housekeeping myself--so much work! I'm very thankful that I got to watch Nanny
prepare the food she made and that I have some of her best recipes to go by.
While working on the
Fazakerly family tree, Chris, my brother suggested that I make a section on
"Nanny's recipes". He said
that he would love to taste her homemade light bread one more time before he
died. I tried to make some this last
Christmas and it was o.k., but it didn't taste quite like Nanny's. I believe her secret was adding extra
yeast--more than called for in most recipes.
NANNY'S RECIPES: (along with a few explanations from Billie)
Boiled custard
(This is the clearest
and easiest way to follow this recipe--mama's explanation)
Heat one quart of milk
in a double boiler. When hot add the
well-beaten yolks of three eggs diluted with 1/2 cup cold milk. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, adding a pinch
of salt. When well beaten, add a cup of
sugar and beat until perfectly smooth.
Then slowly add to the heated milk and cook till it thickens. Add a teaspoon of vanilla when cold. By beating the sugar into the egg whites, the
custard is made creamy all through.
Banana pudding
2 c. Milk
2 eggs separated
3 tbs. Flour
1/2 c. Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
Pinch salt
Bananas (3)
Cookies (vanilla
wafers)
Mix flour and sugar
and salt in 1/2 cup cold milk.
Heat; then add egg yellows (which
have been beaten in the rest of the milk. This is important). Stir until thick. Add vanilla.
Let the mixture cool
before pouring over the bananas. (or the bananas will have a cooked
taste). Can use a small whip to ensure
smoothness. To make juicy add 1/c cup more milk. For a larger pudding, use 3 cups milk, 3
eggs, 2/3 cup sugar.
Meringue
Oven 350 degrees or
475 to 500 degrees if you only want to brown the top of meringue quickly. Watch
closely.
2 egg whites (large
eggs) or 3 medium sized eggs. Have them at room temperature. (i believe this is
the trick to making good meringue.)
1/4 tsp. Cream of
tatar (optional)
4 tbs. Sugar or 6 tbs.
If use three eggs
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
Beat the egg whites
until stiff; add cream of tartar; slowly add sugar; then vanilla
Coconut cake
Duncan hines white
cake deluxe baked in two layers (9 inch round or square pans)
Fill with divinity
filling or powdered sugar filling.
Put a mixture of
crushed pinapple, coconut, and a tablespoon of mashed bananas between
layers. Put juice of pinapple on top
layer before icing. Ice and apply
coconut.
Pineapple upside down
cake
This works great in a
cast iron skillet
Melt stick oleo in
skillet
Sprinkle 1/4 cup brown
sugar over butter
Top and dot about the
contents of a small can of crushed pinapple on the butter and sugar
mixture--use juice and pinapple. (you can also use pinapple rings with a cherry
in the middle)
1/2 cake mix (duncan
hines) prepared according to instructions on box and pour over above mixture.
Bake in a 375 degree
oven.
Jam cake
1/2 cup of butter or
margarine
1 and 1/2 c. Sugar
3 eggs well beaten
2 c. Flour
1/2 c. Buttermilk
1 tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Cinnamin
1/2 tsp. Cloves
2 cups jam
Cream butter and sugar
thoroughly. Add eggs. Sift together flour, soda, spices and add to
first mixture, alternating with buttermilk.
Add jam last. Pour into 9 inch round pans.
Bake in 350 degree
oven for 35 minutes.
Fried pies (one of
Gramps' all time favorites, bfh)
Package evaporated
peaches, apples, or apricots.
For peaches, cover
with water, stew until very tender. (watch them--they will burn easily)
Mash with potato
masher
Add one cup sugar and
cook until the sugar dissolves. Can add
nutmeg or cinnamin. Allow to cool before you make the pies.
Canned biscuit do not
make good pies.
Make a basic biscuit
dough. Knead your dough on a floured bread board until it isn't sticky. Cut out biscuit and roll biscuit thin to
about size of a saucer. Until you get
the hang of it i wouldn't try more than 8 at one time. Have your shortening hot in a small skillet
or electric fry pan. You can cook four
at a time in it. Have all your biscuit
rolled out and peaches inside--about a tablespoonful. Too much of the peaches run out and spoil the
grease. Press the edges of the dough
together with a fork or your fingers.
Have shortening about 1/2 inch deep in pan. Turn once.
I use a fork and turner to turn mine. I stick my pies with a fork all
around as soon as i drop them in the hot skillet.
Fry at 400
degrees. Don't have peaches too
juicy.
Peanut butter fudge
(another of Gramps' favorites; my son's as well, bfh)
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons karo
syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup of milk
Large hunk of peanut
butter--about the size of an egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cook all of the above
ingredients (except the peanut butter and vanilla) until it forms a soft ball
in water. (use a clean teaspoon each time you dip into the syrup and drip into
cool water in cup and try to form soft
ball with finger)
Take off stove--add
peanut butter and vanilla--set in cold water--and beat until thick and
grainy. Pour into greased platter
quickly. Cut when cool. (if you add the peanut butter at the
beginning, it may scorch.)
Buttermilk corn bread
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tsp. Soda (level)
1 tsp. Baking powder
(level)
1 egg
Meal for
consistency--add meal last--at least a cup--mix should be "pourable",
not thick.
Pour into pre-heated
hot skillet with melted. Hot grease in it.
Bake at 375 to 400
degrees for about 30 minutes.
Dressing
Fresh cornbread
Equal amount of light
bread (loaf)
Onion
Two eggs
Celery leaves
Salt, pepper, sage, to
taste
Soften with chicken
broth
Use potato masher for
smooth texture
Put in greased pan and
pour more broth over the contents.
Bake until brown.
(Perhaps 30 to 45 minutes)
Hot water cornbread or
"doughty" boys
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 and 1/4 cups self
rising corn meal
Bring water, salt, and
sugar to a boil. Turn off heat. Add meal
and stir until thick-- consistency to make patties. (mixture will be hot. Use cool running water to cool hands in
between making patties.)
Fry at moderate
heat. Do not use deep fat for
frying. About 1/4 inches deep in skillet
or griddle.
"Cracklin"
or Crackling bread (this recipe is one of a kind, pure joy to eat, bfh)
Use above recipe (hot
water corn bread) and add about half of a pound package of cracklings. If cracklings are large, I grind them. Make into larger patties than doughty boys (hot water corn bread), about 3 times as
large. Bake at 400 degrees until brown.
Nanny's home made
light bread (good luck! I've never known anyone to make it taste like hers,
bfh)
Sift about 11 cups of
regular flour into a mixing bowl and make a hole in the flour to put other
ingredients in. Then add:
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons crisco
2 and 1/2 cups warm
water
1 cake fleischman's
yeast dissolved in 1/2 cup water (warm).
{when nanny made this bread she
doubled the amount of yeast to two cakes or two packs of yeast. She saidthis helped to make the bread rise faster---but
i also believe this was the secret to her incredible bread. The extra yeast made it taste better.}
Mix. Turn out on
floured board and knead until it isn't sticky.
This makes two skilletfulls.
(black iron skillets) have pans
greased. Turn dough in pans to grease
the top. Allow to rise double
size--about one to two hours--depending on the amount of yeast. Bake at 375 degrees. Don't use self-rising flour. Powdered yeast is about as good as the cake
and keeps better. You might have better luck
to half the recipe until you get the hang of it.
Relish (salad)
Chop together (fine)
Onion
Bell pepper
Ripe tomato
Cucumber
Add salt, pepper,
sugar, and vinegar to taste. Serve with
peas and other vegetables. (Mimi's recipe called for apple vinegar and celery
or celery seed and a red onion.)
Hash
Chop roast beef
fine. Dice onion and potato. Add celery (salt, seed, or fresh), sage, and
pepper to taste. Simmer. Serve over home made biscuit.
Salad dressing. (This
is mama's recipe not Nanny's, but it is a good dressing. Bfh)
Bottle French dressing
Cottage cheese--one
carton
2 eggs--hard
boiled--chopped
1 large tablespoon of
mayonaise
3 tablespoons catsup
Mix. Wonderful over lettuce leaves.
Nanny was a wonderful
grandmother. She never raised her voice
or lost her temper with me. The look on
her face would speak volumes. You instantly
knew if you were out of line. She could
be very strict but never unkind. She was
a very patient and calm person; and a good teacher, whether she was showing me
how to make doll clothes or showing me how to crochet or helping me with my
math and Latin lessons. She once told me that she thought she was sometimes
slow. She was never slow; just very
methodical and consistent, and careful about any task she had to do. I always
enjoyed being with Nanny. I especially
remember that she was always very well dressed.
I believe her mother enjoyed nice clothes and all the early pictures of
Nanny and Aunt Merle and their mother show beautiful and some rather elaborate
outfits. Nanny was also fond of costume
jewelry, in particular--long bead necklaces and butterfly pins. She was proud to be from Kentucky and she
enjoyed watching and listening to basketball games. Teaching was her life--it was often a relief
and comfort to her to be able to leave her problems behind and go teach--she
was very dedicated--maybe at times too dedicated but she taught for 35 years
and dearly loved her profession. She
told me that when she and Gramps started out, she would read their lessons out
loud to him in order for them to prepared for their classes each day--it must
have been a good way from home to school. [My guess is that she already had her
lessons ready and was helping him with his. bfh]
She never traveled
from home much, but she came to visit me twice with Bobby in Galveston, Texas
after my children were born. After this
she went with Mimi and Mama to Kentucky for a visit, and on the way home, slipped
and fell in a restroom-- but wasn't hurt badly--just bruised. However, the
episode scared Mimi and Mama so much that they each had to take
tranquilizers. After this Mimi didn't
want nanny to travel again. (It was too hard on Mimi's nerves!)