Re: Elijah Preston MEADOWS/Disa Jane REED
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Re: Elijah Preston MEADOWS/Disa Jane REED
Doris 11/04/99
Doris,
I don't know what to tell you, other than look at the age of Elijah MEADOWS (married to Disa/Dicy REED)in the 1880 census, and look at the Elijah MEADOWS in 1860 census...
The Elijah MEADOWS in the 1860 census was listed as age 27, thus born ca. 1833.
The Elijah MEADOWS in the 1860 census was listed as age 27, thus born ca. 1833.The Elijah MEADOWS in the 1880 census was listed as age 35, thus born ca. 1845/1846.
The Elijah MEADOWS in the 1880 census was listed as age 35, thus born ca. 1845/1846.Both men apparently carried the same middle name, "Preston."
Both men apparently carried the same middle name, "Preston."I'm wondering if the Elijah MEADOWS b. ca. 1833 might have been the son of William MEADOWS and Mary "Polly" ARMSTRONG?That Elijah married four times, and he married one of his wives twice (uh-oh).She has been listed as Naomi COX, d/o Daniel R. COX and Jemima NOEL (Noell).Maybe "Naomi's" full name was "Jemima Naomi" or "Naomi Jemima," after her mother?If she didn't remarry after divorcing Elijah, then her name would have continued as MEADOWS, especially at her remarriage to him...I'm just speculating on that one, of course
I'm wondering if the Elijah MEADOWS b. ca. 1833 might have been the son of William MEADOWS and Mary "Polly" ARMSTRONG?That Elijah married four times, and he married one of his wives twice (uh-oh).She has been listed as Naomi COX, d/o Daniel R. COX and Jemima NOEL (Noell).Maybe "Naomi's" full name was "Jemima Naomi" or "Naomi Jemima," after her mother?If she didn't remarry after divorcing Elijah, then her name would have continued as MEADOWS, especially at her remarriage to him...I'm just speculating on that one, of courseYet, it's pretty clear that the Elijah P. MEADOWS who married Disa/Dicy J. REED was still married to her in 1880.It's also pretty clear that this Elijah P. MEADOWS was s/o Jeremiah P. MEADOWS and Nancy CADLE, as per his marriage record in Mercer County, WV, Book1, Page18, Line89.
Yet, it's pretty clear that the Elijah P. MEADOWS who married Disa/Dicy J. REED was still married to her in 1880.It's also pretty clear that this Elijah P. MEADOWS was s/o Jeremiah P. MEADOWS and Nancy CADLE, as per his marriage record in Mercer County, WV, Book1, Page18, Line89.Lainie H.