Brief Life History of Mary Caroline
When Mary Caroline Weston was born on 24 September 1829, in Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina, United States, her father, John M. Weston, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Geiger, was 21. She married Capt James Theodore Meek on 20 September 1854, in Sumter, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Sumter, Sumter, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 5, Grimes, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 11 November 1912, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hempstead Cemetery, Hempstead, Waller, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Mary C Meek in household of Chas Hawkins, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary C Weston, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Mary Weston Meek, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1830–1866 Male
1829–1912 Female
Children (4)
1855–1920 Male
1860– Female
1861–1926 Female
1863–1931 Male
Parents and Siblings
1798–1877 Male
1808–1858 Female
Siblings (10)
1829–1912 Female
1831–1868 Male
1834–1918 Male
1835–1880 Male
1839– Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
1832
Age 3
1857
Age 28
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from any of numerous places called Weston, from Old English west ‘west’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
topographic name from Middle English atte west tun(e) ‘at the west farmstead, settlement’ (Old English west + tūn), or from Middle English (bi) weste(n)tune (Old English be westan tūne or be west in tūne), denoting someone who lived either to the west of a settlement or in the western part of a settlement. The latter was a common surname in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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