Albert Maywood and Bertha Orthella Meacham

 

Submitted by Leon Meacham

 

Albert Meacham was born in March 1861 near Bradford's Landing in Bracken County to John W and Sarah Meacham.  His father John was born in Virginia in 1825 and his mother was born in Kentucky in 1833. By 1880 the family had moved to Alexandria where he married Bertha Orthella Smith 31 July 1890.  Albert died in New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio, 3 May 1927.  Bertha was born 25 July 1873 in Kane in Campbell Co, the daughter of Albert Smith and Jane Condon.  She died in Cincinnati Ohio, 20 Aug 1950 and was buried next to her husband in the Watkins Hill Cemetery.
 

Bertha Orthella Smith Meacham Obituary

Albert Maywood and Bertha Orthella Smith Meacham's Headstone

 

Albert was a blacksmith and my dad, Charles, worked with him.  I also believe that they must have lived in California, as dad told about swimming in the Ohio when he was small.


Children of John W and Sarah Meacham

1. James R Meacham-born 1855 in Bracken Co; m-Mary K (in 1880 in Alexandria and in 1900 census in Carthage) d-22 Dec 1920 in Clermont Co OH
2. John W Meacham-born 1857 in Bracken Co; m-Sarah M Revel 7 June 1890, daughter of William Revel; born 1863 in Persimmon Grove; Sarah died 15 Mar 1933 in Grants Lick
3. Albert Maywood Meacham born 1861 in Bracken Co; d-3  May 1927 in Clermont Co Oh; m-Bertha Smith
4. Thomas Meacham-born 1863 Bracken Co
5. Mary Ellen Meacham-born Feb 1865 Bracken Co; m-John Kaul 12 May 1885; d-8 Nov 1930

 

Children of James R Meacham and Mary K

1. Carrie Meacham-born May 1877 in Alexandria
2. Cora Meacham-born May 1877 in Alexandria
3. Edgar Meacham-born 1880 in Alexandria
4. Everett Meacham-born Oct 1884 in Alexandria
5. Arthur Charles Meacham-born Nov 1886 in Alexandria; d-1 Oct 1912  

 

Children of John W Meacham and Sarah Revel

1. William Lee Meacham b-2 Aug 1898 Persimmon Grove

 

Children of Albert Maywood Meacham and Bertha Orthella Smith

1. Gaston Meacham b-15 May 1891 in Grants Lick (WWI draft card says Schoolfield KY; m-Alice in Cincinnati; d-Cincinnati
2. Girl Meacham b-1893; died before 1900 in Grants Lick
3. Gertrude Meacham b-Feb 1896 in Grants Lick; m-a Pierce
4. Thomas Meacham-b Oct 1898 in Grants Lick; m-Martha in Cincinnati; d-Cincinnati
5. Charles Arthur Meacham b-18 Nov 1900 in Persimmon Grove; d-30 Apr 1983 in Cocoa FL
6. Mildred Meacham-born 8 May 1903 in Persimmon Grove; m-a Haas; died Jan 1975 in Cincinnati, Ohio
7. Stanley Meacham died in infancy
8. Joseph Meacham-b 26 Nov 1907 in Persimmon Grove; m-Alice in Cincinnati; d-July 1967

 

Children of Mary Ellen Meacham and John Kaul

1. Child Kaul born 1886 in Newport; d-before 1900
2. Child Kaul born 1889 in Newport; d-before 1900
3. Clarence Lyle Kaul born 13 Feb 1893 in Newport; d-1 Sep 1956 in Fayette Co KY
4. Ellen Kaul born March 1897 in Newport

 

 

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