Charles Lester “Red” MeredithAge: 82 years1894–1977
- Name
- Charles Lester “Red” Meredith
- Given names
- Charles Lester
- Surname
- Meredith
- Nickname
- Red
- Also known as
- Charles Lester Johnson
 Birth | July 19, 1894 32 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Mildred M “Millie” Meredith March 7, 1896 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Ralph Meredith March 11, 1898 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ralph Meredith March 27, 1898 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Jessie L Grant Abbott — Ida Nola Holland — View this family calculated 1903 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Cecil Earl Abbott February 14, 1904 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Everett Guy Abbott September 18, 1908 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida Nola Holland February 24, 1911 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 23 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Viola May Miller — View this family December 20, 1919 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula Pearl Meredith November 13, 1922 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Walker Holland January 13, 1931 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Everett Guy Abbott February 14, 1938 (Age 43 years) Cause: Suicide - Shot gun wound of the left chest |
| Death of a father | Franklin Green Meredith March 26, 1938 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-brother | Cecil Earl Abbott October 25, 1969 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 19, 1977 (Age 82 years) Note: Confirms Charles changed his last name to Johnson - obit also confirms Millie's last name is Richards. -b |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Franklin Green Meredith Birth: October 3, 1861 — Illinois, United States Death: March 26, 1938 — Carrigan, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Ida Nola Holland Birth: March 3, 1875 24 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: February 24, 1911 — Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 7, 1891 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Lula Pearl Meredith Birth: September 25, 1892 30 17 — Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: November 13, 1922 — Sandoval, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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22 months himself |
Charles Lester “Red” Meredith Birth: July 19, 1894 32 19 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: April 19, 1977 — DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Mildred M “Millie” Meredith Birth: March 7, 1896 34 21 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: December 1980 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Ralph Meredith Birth: March 11, 1898 36 23 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 27, 1898 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with Jessie L Grant Abbott |
| step-father |
Jessie L Grant Abbott Birth: February 16, 1872 — Indiana, United States Death: July 30, 1914 — Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Ida Nola Holland Birth: March 3, 1875 24 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: February 24, 1911 — Franklin, Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1903 — |
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13 months half-brother |
Cecil Earl Abbott Birth: February 14, 1904 31 28 — Missouri, United States Death: October 25, 1969 — Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Everett Guy Abbott Birth: September 18, 1908 36 33 — Indiana, United States Death: February 14, 1938 — Van Buren, Clay, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Viola May Miller |
| himself |
Charles Lester “Red” Meredith Birth: July 19, 1894 32 19 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: April 19, 1977 — DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Viola May Miller Birth: 1895 — Boody, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: November 1981 |
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Marriage: December 20, 1919 — Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, United States |
Charles Lester “Red” Meredith has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (4)
Parents Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland + Mary “May” Overturf
Parents Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland + Nora Ethel Baker
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Green Meredith - Household
Carrigan, Marion, Illinois
Says 5 Children born - 4 Living | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Green Meredith - Household
Carrigan, Marion, Illinois
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| Death | Confirms Charles changed his last name to Johnson - obit also confirms Millie's last name is Richards. -b |