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Descendants of Loyd Upton
(c1774-1859)
Person Page 73
| Charts | Descendant Chart for Loyd Upton |
| Father | Loyd Upton b. circa 1774, d. July 1859 | |
| Mother | Nancy Anderson b. circa 1780, d. 11 May 1853 |
| Birth* | circa 1807 | Meredith was born in Monroe Co, VA, circa 1807. There is also a "Meredith Upton" age 36, b. VA, listed singly in the 1850 Monroe Co, VA census. Perhaps the enumerated visited the house where Meredith had lived, listing just his name, while Meredith and family had already moved to Mercer Co..1 |
| He was the son of Loyd Upton and Nancy Anderson. | ||
| Marriage* | 6 January 1831 | He married Sarah Larew in Monroe Co, VA, on 6 January 1831.2 |
| Census* | 1840 | A census listed Meredith as head of household in Monroe Co, VA, in 1840.1 |
| Marriage* | 8 April 1844 | He married Martha E. Donaldson in Monroe Co, VA, on 8 April 1844. (The date is for the marriage bond.).3 |
| Employment | August 1850 | Occupation: farmer in August 1850 in District 42, Mercer Co, VA.1 |
| Census | 6 August 1850 | A census listed Meredith and Martha as head of household in District 42, Mercer Co, VA, on 6 August 1850.1 |
| Deed* | 17 July 1854 | He was granted a deed (deed of trust) in SW corner Heber and Neville Sts., Beckley, Raleigh Co, VA, on 17 July 1854. "Beckley's second place of worship was the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States. Alfred Beckley deeded the church trustees one half acre of 17 July 1854 on the southwest corner of the intersection of Heber and Neville streets, 'being part of the school reserve.' The trustees were Abraham Bragg, Meredith Upton, Allen B. Huddleston, John Kincaid, William Johnson, Isaiah Roberts, William Maxwell, Kennerly Cassady and James Cassady. This church was of the Northern branch of the Methodist Church, which had split in 1844 in a dispute over the slavery issue. It ran into trouble with followers of the Methodist Church, South, and faded from the Beckley scene before the Civil War. The Northern Methodist's property, Lot 26, reverted to Alfred Beckley in 1857." [From Jim Wood, Raleigh County, West Virginia, Beckley, WV: Raleigh County Historical Society, 1994, p.83.]. |
| Employment* | September 1860 | Occupation: farmer in September 1860 in Mercer Co, VA.1 |
| Census* | 14 September 1860 | A census listed Meredith as head of household in My Division, Mercer Co, VA, on 14 September 1860.1 |
| Employment | August 1870 | Occupation: farmer in August 1870 in Jumping Branch District, Summers Co, WV.1 |
| Census | 23 August 1870 | A census listed Meredith and Martha as head of household in Jumping Branch Twp, Mercer Co, WV, on 23 August 1870.1 |
| Death* | 14 January 1871 | Meredith died on 14 January 1871 in Madams Creek, Summers Co, WV. |
| Burial* | His body was interred in Madams Creek, Summers Co, WV. |
| Family 1 | Sarah Larew b. circa 1810, d. circa 1841 | |
| Children | 1. | Nancy Upton+ b. 10 Jun 1832, d. 5 Feb 1922 |
| 2. | Elizabeth Upton b. c 1832 | |
| 3. | Caroline Upton+ b. Jan 1837, d. a 1900 | |
| 4. | Mary Upton+ b. c 1840, d. 1877 | |
| 5. | James Meredith Upton+ b. 11 Jul 1842, d. c 1868 |
| Family 2 | Martha E. Donaldson b. 14 June 1819, d. 20 November 1898 | |
| Children | 1. | John Upton b. 3 Mar 1845, d. 29 Aug 1864 |
| 2. | Sarah F. Upton+ b. 12 Dec 1846, d. 1901 | |
| 3. | Agnes Upton b. 3 Jul 1849, d. 8 Sep 1929 | |
| 4. | Anderson S. Upton b. 12 May 1851, d. 4 May 1857 | |
| 5. | Virginia Pack Upton+ b. 28 Feb 1853, d. b 1888 | |
| 6. | Louisa Jane Upton+ b. 16 Jul 1855, d. 1938 | |
| 7. | Martha Ellen Upton+ b. 16 Sep 1859 | |
| 8. | Thomas Alexander Upton+ b. 14 Aug 1861, d. 24 Aug 1940 |
Compiler:
David Fridley
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