James P. and Mary (Eversole) Meriwether, both deceased, are the parents
of the
subject of this sketch who
was born Nov. 23, 1844, in Floyd county, Ind. His wife, whom he
married in Georgetown township, Nov. 15,
1866, is Indiana A.
Wolf, daughter of David and Mary (Utz) Wolf, both deceased, and who was born in
this
township Nov. 13, 1844. This union has been blessed with five
children:
David E., Charles A. dec., Henry J. dec.,
Blanch N. and Bessie C.
Comrade
Meriwether was engaged in farming when he responded to his country's
call
for
help enlisting from La Fayette, Ind., Feb. 27, 1865, at the age of 20 years. He
was enrolled as a private in
Co. H, 150th Ind. V. I. Owing to the
lateness of
his enlistment and the close of the hostilities soon thereafter, he
did
not take part in any battles but did
guard and garrison duty in Shenandoah Valley.
He was granted an
honorable discharge August, 1865, at Indianapolis,
Ind. His brother, George W. served in 119th Ill. V. I. His
wife
had two brothers in the
service, George and David, both members of Co. C, 81st Ind. V. I.
Conrade Meriwether
is a member of
Georgetown Post, 582, and his post office address is
Galena, Indiana, near which place his is
successfully engaged in farming.
Source: "Presidents,
Soldiers, Statesmen, Vol. II," H.H.
Hardesty, Publisher, N.Y.,
Toledo, Chicago, 1893, p. 1209.