Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars: Daniel Meadows' "New" Obituaries

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Daniel Meadows' "New" Obituaries

A new, to me, obituary for my ancestor Daniel Meadows has emerged. He died in Coweta County, Georgia on 28 December 1875. This "new" obituary is rich in genealogical detail. It is a little difficult to read because of the ink that bled through the back of the paper.

Obituary

Daniel Meadows departed this life on the 28th day of December 1875, at his son's residence near Grantville in Coweta county aged 96 years 9 months and 28 days, he was born in North Carolina Warren County, on the 1st day of March 1779, moved to Georgia and settle in Wilkes, now Taliaferro county in the year 1800, married in the year 1801, united with the Baptist church in the year 1802, was ordained deacon in the year 1804, was a delegate to the Georgia Association for many years. Served a tour in the war of 1812, moved to Coweta county in the year 1836, attended the Western Association as a delegate as long as he was able to travel. His wife died the 4th day of July in the year 1873 after living with her 72 years. He was a member of the Baptist church 73 years and never had a charge brought against him by the church nor any member during that time. He left one hundred children, grand children, and great grand children to grieve for him, but we believe that he has gone to reap the reward, of the faithful followers of our blessed redeemer.

A shorter version of this obituary appeared in The Christian Index the following March:

Brother Daniel Meadows who died last December near Grantville, was nearly ninety-seven years old. He joined the Baptist church in Wilkes county in 1802. His venerable wife, who died in 1873, was over ninety-two years of age, and was baptised in 1806. Their bright and useful Christian lives were blended, as man and wife, for the period of seventy-three years, six months and four days.

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My favorite memories from childhood include visits to my grandparents in East Texas. At dusk we'd run around my grandparent's yard, catching fireflies and putting them in jelly jars. When darkness descended, we'd return to the porch. It was a special treat to sit in the porch swing. Inevitably, the adults would launch into family stories of Pink Kelley's brush with Sherman's troops, of Great Uncle Hood Brown's tragic death, and of the Kelley family's wagon trip to Texas, among many others. The stars on those nights were magical.

I began my genealogy research in the summer of 1975, less than a month after my high school graduation. When I married in 1983, I started researching my husband's family as well. I was fortunate to start this hobby as a youngster because it gave me an opportunity to correspond with researchers who are long gone; to ask questions of family members -although not enough, never enough; and travel a bit. The result is a lot of information. I've come to the realization that I will probably never be able to afford to publish, so this is my publication.

This blog contains a mixture of information on my husband's family and mine. I've expanded into a second blog called Flimsies and Frippery with the intention of focusing on quilts and dolls, but I have several historical research entries there with more planned, which is why I don't get more quilting done.

Ultimately, genealogy is my passion. This is where I plan to record family stories, research adventures and misadventures, and those serendipitous moments that happen out of the blue. You should be warned that I have a bad habit of going back and adding information and links to individual entries, so it is beneficial to check back often if there is a family of particular interest to you. If you wander in and discover that you are a cousin, please contact me.

Since many younger family members who are new to genealogy are starting to contact me about their ancestors, I've started adding family trees to help them see how everyone is connected. The trees are divided between my family and my husband's. You will find them below under the label's Family Trees - My Husband's Side and Family Trees - My Family's Side.

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