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) |
 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) |
 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) |
| 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) |
| Death of a half-brother | Cecil Earl Abbott October 25, 1969 (Age 75 years) |
 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 |