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Note: N81 Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, TN), 19 Dec 1927
Dr. Joseph Charles Meriwether. Born in Oakland, Mississippi. Age 63 yrs. 3 mos. 23 days. Died 19 Dec 1927, of cerebral hemorrhage, at his home, "Meriland", near the Hazelwood community.
Son of late Dr. Charles F. Meriwether and Octavia Simmons Meriwether. Married twice. First, married Miss Jennie Barker, who died in 1906 (sic). Second, married Miss Louise Holland, who survives. Leaves two children, Mrs. M. C. Northington and Mrs. Joseph Oglesby. Survived by one brother, Dr. Nicholas Meriwether and one sister, Miss Mary. Christian Religion. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Note: N93 The Sun-Sentinel (Charleston, Mississippi), 22 Dec 1927, Thursday
DR. JOE C. MERIWETHER FORMERLY OF CHARLESTON DIES AT HOME TENN
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Telegram From Wife Announcing Death Sent to Editor Here and Relayed to Him in New Orleans Where These Lines Are Penned
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NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 20. A telegram from Clarksville, Term., relayed to me here, brings the sad tidings of the death of my first cousin, Dr. J. C. Meriwether, a noble soul who was known by all of the older residents of the Charleston community where he was born and reared. The telegram which was from his wife, gave no details, simply saying he had died "this morning" the telegram being under yesterday's date.
The news. was sad as it was unexpected. Only a short time ago I had heard from him, he then being apparently in good health and greatly enthused over those two new kinds of lespedeza which he has so successfully grown. The old home he had occupied for many years, was burned a few years ago and it was only last year that he purchased a fine new residence and its large acreage, adjoining his old place.
Eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. C. J. F. Meriwether, he was born in. Charleston in October 1862 and in [a] house which stood on the plot now occupied by the Bardwell residence. With his younger brother, Thomas Nichols, he followed in his father's footsteps and took up the study of medicine.
He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Jennie Barker of Clarksville, Tenn. To this union was born three children, a son Barker, who died in infancy, and two daughters, Octavia and Mollie, both of whom are married, Octavia, the eldest, to Mr. Mike Northington, Jr., a farmer of the Clarksville neighborhood, Mollie to Mr. Joseph Oglesby, an artist of Atlanta, Ga.. Besides these he is survived by his brother Dr. Thomas Nichols. Meriwether, and a sister, Miss Mary Carrington Meriwether, of Atlanta, Ga.
His second wife was Miss Louise Holland, of Shelbyville, Ky. Although the two had made their home in Tennessee for many years, Dr. Joe, as he is known to so many of the Charleston community, rarely failed to pay them a yearly visit and was frequently companied by his accomplished wife. He loved his fellowman more than any other that I know, was always keenly interested in all, rejoiced in their good fortunes and grieved with them in their woe. A more generous or kindly nature never lived and it is with deepest grief these lines are penned here in New Orleans and probably at the same hour that the funeral is being held in Tennessee. With his deep Christian faith and upright life, we know all is well with Dr, Joe, ours alone the sorrow.
"There is no death!
What seems so is transition
This life of mortal breath
Is but a suburb of the life Elysian,
Whose portal we call death."
—W. S. Meriwether
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Note: N87 The Grenada Sentinel (Grenada, Mississippi), 8 November 1890, Saturday
FOR SALE.
At Swan Lake, Miss., on L N. O & T. Railroad, one four acre lot with Residence furnished, ready for housekeeping. A good place for merchant and hotel, only one merchant at the place. For further information apply to
Dr. J. C. Meriwether,
Graball, Miss.
Oct. 18. tf.
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Note: N26185 Leaf-Chronicle Weekly (Clarksville, Tennessee), 31 Oct 1899, Tuesday
SOME FINE TURKEYS
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Dr. Meriwether, of Peacher Mills, Makes a Shipment of Them.
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A representative of this paper was accorded a sight worth seeing this afternoon at the Southern express office. It was a shipment of 42 magnificent bronze turkeys in six crates to Fishers Island, New York. They were grown by the genial Dr. Meriwether, of Peacher Mills, and were beauties. They were said to be only abont half grown, but appeared like full sized bird. It pays to raise tbe best.
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Note: N88 The Sun-Sentinel (Charleston, Mississippi), 2 March 1922, Thursday
Dr. J. C. Meriwether, a first cousin of the editor of this paper and whose old home occupied the site now occupied by the Bardwell residence, but who has been residing in his fine estate near Clarksville, Tenn., for many years, arrived here last Saturday for a visit with his many relatives and friends. All of these tell Dr. "Joe Charley" that he is looking in better health than he has in many years. His charming wife is expected to join him today.
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Note: N89 The Sun-Sentinel (Charleston, Mississippi), 16 Mar 1922, Thursday
Taxes Refunded
J. C. Meriwether having been erroneously assessed with 60 acres in East end of S half of SW quarter, Sec. 22, Twp. 25, Range 2 East, valued at $600.00 and as there is only 40 acres in the tract, it was ordered that the assessment be fixed at $400.00 and the clerk authorized to certify a copy of this order to the Tax Collector and the Auditor of Public Accounts.
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Note: N90 The Sun-Sentinel (Charleston, Mississippi), 11 September 1924, Thursday
OLD LAND MARK GONE
OLD MEMORIES REVIVE
The old Trewalla house, one of the few remaining landmarks of the city, has been torn down, the debris removed and site leveled with the surrounding lots.
For more than three-quarters of a century this ancient structure had occupied the block from which its age-worn timbers have now been removed. We doubt if the oldest resident can remember when it was built.
But to the editor it brings back memories of the long ago, of days when he and the Trewalla girls were pupils attending school in what is now the Masonic lodge; of how he was in love with one and how she used to turn up her nose at her "bashful, barefoot beau;" of how the editor and his cousin, now Dr. J. C. Meriwether, of Clarksville, Tenn., used to steal away from home o'nights, slip around to the Trewalla house and there engage in such riotous dissipation as "prisoners base," "puss in the corner," "old maid" and "smut" and often steal home at the unheard of hour of 9 o'clock, hissing at old Rover to stop his barking, as they tiptoed past the gate.
Heigh ho! Midnight now. Just finished writing of the fire which just now destroyed the Johnson Baker duplex house, located in what was an old sedge field in those old days.
Between these two news items stretches a span of almost half a century.
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Note: N91 The Sun-Sentinel (Charleston, Mississippi), 4 Dec 1924, Thursday
We had as our guest Dr. J. C. Meriwether, of Clarksville, Tenn., who is an old Charleston boy and is spending a few days with his relative Walter Scott Meriwether, our esteemed editor. The doctor talked very interestingly of his numerous boyhood friends of this locality, also spoke of conditions around his home town, especially as regards the marketing of tobacco, the chief product.
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Note: N84 The Sun-Sentinel (Charleston, Mississippi), 5 Feb 1925, Thursday
Dr. J. C. Meriwether, who was born and reared in Charleston, but who for many years has resided on his fine farm near Clarksville, Tenn., is here visiting his relatives and greeting his many old friends.
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Note: N85 The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee), 31 May 1926, Monday
50 Lambs Trucked to Nashville Sell Well
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Averaging approximately $12 per head, four local farmers, Dr. J. C. Meriwether and Robert Meriwether, of District 2, and George and Vernon Ussery, of District 13, were well pleased with the results of the sale of fifty-seven lambs to Watkins & Caruthers, of Nashville, last Saturday. The lambs were conveyed to Nashville on a truck and trailer, and brought 17 cents per pound. The total proceeds aggregated nearly $700.
Of the 57 lambs, Dr. Meriwether owned 36, Robert Meriwether 5, George Ussery 11 and Vernon Ussery 5.
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Note: N86 The Sun-Sentinel (Charleston, Mississippi), 3 March 1927, Thursday
FOR SALE WONDERFUL — NEW VARIETY LESPEDEZA SEED.
For Sale, Lespedeza which produces 26 bushels of seed to the acre! These seeds were imported by the U. S. Government and tested on an experiment farm near my home. They produced enormously and so highly prized was the first output, that the seeds sold readily at $100.00 a bushel. I obtained a supply, planted them on my farm and now have a limited quantity which I will sell at $10.00 a bushel.
There are two varieties, the Kobe and the Korean. The Kobe, which is much later than the Korean, stays green until nearly Christmas. The best results can be obtained by mixing one-half Kobe with one-half Korean. The Korean will ripen and fall down before frost; the Kobe being vigorous and erect, will have a tendency to hold the Korean up, and thus you will have a very late pasture, as well as a very early one. The yield in hay is about 2 tons per acre. These varieties do not need fertilizer and they rapidly build up the fertility of the land. For further information address Dr. J. C. Meriwether, Trenton, Kentucky, Rural Route No. One. . 3-1-tf.
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