Merida - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: MERIDA family of IN?

JuliaArchibald — 2010-12-31 04:33:46Z

I have information on Merida family in Indiana. Be happy to share.

Elvira and Elbert MERIDA

JuliaArchibald — 2010-12-31 04:31:32Z

Who were the parents of Elvira Merida who was born 1 June 1833 in Tenn? She married 24 Sept 1854 in Greene Co. to William Alexander Jack. They migrated to Washington Co. Ark by 1860 where she died 11 Feb 1874. Is she the same Elvira Merida who on 9 Oct 1850 was a minor orphan over 14 years of age who chose John W. Sisk as her guardian. John Sisk married Elizabeth Bewley in 1846.

Elvira's brother Elbert: On 1 Feb 1841, Elbert Merida/Meredith, orphan 10 years old 14 July 1840, was bound to Johnathan R. Cook who was married to Sarah Scruggs. An Elbert Meredith married Mary E. McMillan in 1859.

Were they related to Richard and Catharine (Kinser) Meredith? Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.

Re: Richard MERIDA in Union Army, 8th KY Vol. Inf., enlisted 2 Sep 1861

brndenney23 — 2010-02-13 22:44:17Z

Hello Nancy. My name is Brian Denney. I live in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
I want to say that I am EXTREMELY glad I found this posting of yours. It's something that could possibly lead me closer to my ancestor's Civil War history.
Anyway, my ancestor was a private in the Eighth Kentucky Infantry. He was a deserter as well. What I've read on your thread is pretty accurate to what my ancestor's military records are showing.
My ancestor's name is Robert H. (Henry??) Frazier. He was a private in Companies A&E, Eighth Kentucky Infantry. He enrolled in the army on November 12, 1861.
Robert deserted on November 5, 1862!!!! I'd been doing some studying and found out a possible time when he left the army. It was during the march to Nashville, TN. from Oct. 22-Nov. 12, 1862. He returned on October 27, 1863 and was restored to to duty by competent authority without trial. However, it says here that all pay was forfieted for times absent and $10 for transportation by order of General Stanly. He was detached at the ordinance office in Chattanooga, TN.
If all this adds up this will be EXCITING!!!! Please, if you want email me. I've been trying to gather up as much information as possible on
Robert so I can write a biography on him. My email address is:

brn.denney23@gmail.com

Please, this is very important

My email address

tanechea — 2009-05-17 18:55:45Z

i'm very excited that we might be related!! i would love to talk to you. my e-mail address is tanechea@aol.com so feel free to e-mail me anytime. bye

My email address

fraymond44 — 2009-05-17 18:55:22Z

My e-mail is f.raymond44@yahoo.com The Reunion is June 27, 2009

Cornelius GLASGOW md. c1795, TN, to Lucy, d/o David & Rebecca MEREDITH of Logan Co., KY

sherron29 — 2009-04-27 16:16:11Z

Do you have any information about a David and Rebecca Meredith who lived in Logan Co., Ky in the late 1700's. David died there in about 1815. One of their children, Lucy married Cornelius Glasgow in Davidson Co., Tn in about 1795--she was listed in the marriage records as Lucia Merida, and it's taken me forever to track her down to the Meredith family. I'd appreciate any help with this line

Grandmother MERIDA from Spain?

2009-04-27 16:12:38Z

Hi T.R.,
My last name is Merida, as you can see. From what I know, it is a Spaniard last name. My great-grandma was from there. There are many Merida's in Spain. Good luck in your search.

Family tree for MERIDA family of TX & CA?

2009-04-27 15:59:22Z

I AM TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER MY FAMILY TREE. IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT HAS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERIDA THAT CAME FROM TEXAS OR THAT LIVES IN CALIFORNIA PLEASE CONTACT ME.

We may be related.

2009-04-27 15:57:55Z

Hello, I'm almost certain that we are some relation. I would love to talk with you i have included my email address. please try and contact me so we could talk further.bye

Walter, s/o Merrida MERIDA of TX who moved to CA?

tanechea — 2009-04-27 15:57:27Z

i'm t.r. merida. my name is tanechea merida. here's a little information about my merida family to help everyone out.
we are african-american. my grandfather is harvey merida. my great-grandfather was walter merida. and my great-great-grandfather was merrida merida. they were born in texas. i do know that alot of the family moved to california. and that some of my great-great-grandfather's relatives passed themselves of as white. i hope this is useful and we all can help each other. bye!

Sorry, I don't know.

BAYLEE — 2009-04-27 15:56:01Z

David, wish I could help you on Phillip
Merida Rains but can not. It is possible
there is a connection someplace as I know
there were Meridas in North Carolina and
Tennessee about the time my family
entered S.E. Kentucky. Our family came
from Lee County Virginia into Kentucky.
Beyond 1804 I know nothing.

Was Philip Merida RAINS, b. 1850, TN, related to the MERIDA family?

DCRains — 2009-04-27 15:54:48Z

Looking for any connection between Merida/Meredith families and my great grandfather, Phillip Merida Rains. Phillip was born in 1850 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, the only son of Philip Rains and Sarah Ann Webb.

I have no information on the families of his parents, other than they possibly came from North Carolina.

David C. Rains

davidgloriarains@worldnet.att.net

Re: Karina MERIDA, b. 1956, Mexico?

2009-04-27 15:53:14Z

Hola, navegando por internet me causó curiosidad que tengo el mismo nombre que el padre de Karina (así se llama una de mis cuñadas).

Me gustaría saber más sobre Fernando Rodríguez Mérida.

¿Me puedes escribir sobre él?

Saludos,

Fernando

Karina MERIDA, b. 1956, Mexico?

2009-04-27 15:52:49Z

Looking for Karina Merida born in Mexico in 1956. I'm your grandcousin from Denmark.
Steen

Hubert BAKER md. Martha --> Addison --> William MERIDA, b. c1841, & Eliza HAMMONDS

Bridgett_Dinter — 2009-04-27 15:51:01Z

I'm looking for any photographs of my ancestors. I'm trying to put a few heritage scrapbooks together and need as many photos as I can find. Here's what I'm looking for:

Hubert Baker b. Dec. 27, 1906 d. March 19, 1990 m. Martha Merida b. Sept. 23, 1912 d. June 4, 1995

Hubert's father was John Henry Baker b. May 27, 1878 d. Feb. 27, 1938 m. Dora Baker. Dora's father was Henry Baker

John Henry's father was Peter Baker b. June 27, 1836 d. March 1, 1915 m. Emily Jane Mills. Emily's parents were William Mills and Lucinda Cope.

Martha Merida's parents:
Addison Merida b. January 16, 1882 d. Feb. 8, 1974 m. Rhoda Smith b. March 20, 1886 d. March 7, 1949.

Addison's parents were:
William Merida b. abt. 1841 m. Eliza C. Hammonds b. abt. 1844.

Rhoda's parents were:
Martin Isaac Smith b. January 1850 m. Martha Walker

Any photos of these people or anyone connected to them would be appreciated. I would also be willing to share any that I have. Thanks!

Bridgett

Bonnie & Clyde MERIDA of Knox Co., KY

BAYLEE — 2009-04-27 15:47:10Z

Hi Mike, your the son of Bonnie and Clyde
they were in Ok. at our reunion in Sept.
Good to see you posted a message.
Tell folks hello.

Clyde --> Matt --> Jeff MERIDA

2009-04-27 15:46:20Z

My father name is Clyde Merida. His Father's name was Matt Merida. Matt's father was Jeff Merida. I believe this is the Jeff in your list.

Daniel, s/o Eugene MERIDA & Ollie M. GREEN of Knox Co., KY

2009-04-27 15:45:23Z

I am Daniel L Merida, My Father is Eugene Merida, Mother is Ollie Marie Green Merida, my father lives in Barbouvill, Kentucky, in a cove called Turkey Creek. As far as i remember he has lived there for over 50 years. Our family was split up when i was just a baby, but i have known my father(Eugege) now for some 6 years, i beleave his phone number is listed.

Christopher C. SPRINKLES md. Patrica L., d/o Clint & Axie MERIDA of Knox Co., KY

2009-04-27 15:43:11Z

My husband is Christopher Charles Sprinkles, and we are looking for relatives to help in our family history on the Merida line. His mother is Patricia Linda Merida Sprinkles, and she this is her family as well:
Parents:
Clint Merida
Axie Merida
Brothers and sister:
Shelby Merida
Randy Merida
Ken Merida
Loni Merida
Jeff Merida
Lorretta Mize (married billy mize, two children, Hanna and Jessie)
Brenda Grubb (married Ray Grubb, had two children Tabitha, and Roman)
Jeff Merida
Three other children whose names we don't have were killed years ago in a house fire.
Anyone who has information on this family , who reside in the Barbouvill, Kentucky area, please email me or my husband at either:
kayaricainan@webtv.net
OR
tangun@webtv.net

Was William Merida CARR of Missouri a MERIDA descendant?

RobertSchneider84 — 2009-04-27 15:40:12Z

I'm throwing up a prayer here and hoping someone out there might know something. On my mother's side, I have two relatives with the name 'Merida'. One is my 2nd gr grandfather on my mother's side William Merida Carr. The other is a cousin by the name of Campbell Merida Dent. For years we have wondered where those names came from, especially since there has been a close connection between the Carrs and Dents going back at least 180 years. In fact, William Merida married Lucinda Dent, who was the niece of Campbell Merida Dent. By any chance, by any miracle, does anyone out there know of a connection between the Merida families and the Carrs and Dents? I provide my homepage URL so that anyone interested can learn more about the Carrs and Dents.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/h/Robert-L-Sc...

Thanks in advance!

Robert Schneider
Berkeley Missouri (I've also posted this note on Genealogy.com

MERIDA family of IN?

RMERIDA01 — 2009-04-27 15:37:20Z

JUST STARTING RESEARCH I AM A MERIDA BY MARRIAGE, FROM INDIANA. SOME STATES THAT ARE OF INTEREST
TEXAS, KENTUCKY, DAVENPORT IOWA,INDIANA. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANYTHING RMERIDA@NALU.NET

Parents of Lucy ASHER who md. James MERIDA of Clay & Knox Counties in KY?

2009-04-27 15:36:16Z

Found marriage record of one James Merida who married
Lucy Asher,problem I found (two canidates with same names)
Clay County & Knox County,,,this would be Lucy-daughter
of Robert Asher & Polly Ann Morgan......This Name variant
had me stumped a few weeks, when searching always look
for variants,,,if anyone has info on which of these is correct
or if "both" are correct please get in touch with me..........
Floyd,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Richard MERIDA in Union Army, 8th KY Vol. Inf., enlisted 2 Sep 1861

2009-04-27 15:34:38Z

I, too, am interested in the MERIDA family of SE KY, specifically RICHARD MERIDA.

In Civil War records I found where 3 other men joined (and left) the Union Army on/at the same dates/places as my g-g-grandfather, Madison LEWALLEN. The other men were John COX, Richard MERIDA, and John WOOLEM.

All 4 men enrolled as privates in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (of the Union Army) on 2 Sep 1861. They were all "mustered in" on 1 Oct 1861 at Camp Dick Robionson for a period of 3 yrs. Barely a year later all of them were "mustered out" on 5 Nov 1862 at Glasgow KY.

There is more Civil War history pertaining to Union recruiting at Barbourville KY in the summer of 1861 that fits in with the previous info, but I won't go into that now.

I am guessing that all 4 of these young men knew each other prior to entering the war; they stayed together in the same company of the 8th KY Infantry; and they all left the army together on 5 Nov 1862. (...apparently as deserters.)

My own ancestor never spoke of the Civil War to his wife or children. By putting out "feelers" I hope to find that one of the other men passed on accounts of their Civil War experience, which a living descendant can now share with me. (In that way, I hope to glean more info regarding my own ancestor.)

I found an account of the movements of the 8th KY Regiment Infantry during the Civil War. I concentrated on the time from its inception in Oct 1861 through the end of the following year. They appeared to moved around quite a bit, going here and there; but (as best I could tell) the first battle in which they were engaged was at Perryville KY on 8 Oct 1862. The battle lasted only 5 hours, yet ~7500 died. Every available structure in the vicinity became a "hospital" for the thousands more who were wounded. The carnage was reported to be especially horrific.

The regiment made a march to Nashville from 22 Oct to 12 Nov 1862. Enroute, the 4 men listed above left the regiment at Glasgow KY. I am guessing the Perryville experience resulted in the men reaching a determination not to kill anymore of their countrymen and fellow Kentuckians.

Incidentally, these men were not the only deserters from the 8th Regiment; but they share significant commonalities which have caused me to initiate this query.

Thanks for any help you can provide!
Nancy

Descendant of MERIDA family from Southeastern Kentucky

BAYLEE — 2009-04-27 15:31:47Z

Jason, I have a nephew named Jason Merida in Oklahoma. I have been doing Merida genealogy for about five years now and have lots of information and need lots more. My Merida ancestors came from S..E. Kentucky. Email me with who your father was, grandfather was and even great grand if you know his name. I look forward to hearing from you.
Janie Merida Watt

Any male-line MERIDA descendant for y-DNA testing?

WmRVincent — 2009-04-27 13:08:06Z

The number of MERIDETH and MEREDITH families who have submitted samples for y-DNA testing has expanded over the past year. Four major clusters of descendants with similar DNA have been identified as of this date. No MERIDA descendant has joined this surname DNA project so far.

We invite any male bearing the MERIDA surname to submit a simple cheek-cell scraping for y-DNA genealogical testing, to determine if there is any connection between his MERIDA family and any MERIDETH or MEREDITH family that has been tested.

For more information, please contact me, or send a message to the DNA Group Administrator shown on the following page:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~merideth/s...

Bill Vincent
WmRVincent (a) aol (dot) com

...

your message on ancestry.com

tanechea — 2001-07-01 19:45:39Z

hello! i'm sorry that i havne't replied to your message. but i didn't have the internet for awhile. anyway, i would love to hear from you. i know that my grandfather had some relatives that moved to california from texas. i would enjoy trying to find out if we are related!! bye

William and Eliza Catherine Merida

BAYLEE — 2001-06-24 01:04:38Z

Please use my e-mail address and e-mail
me direct.
Thank you.

Wm. Eliza Merida

BAYLEE — 2001-06-24 01:04:38Z

Alice, hope you read this. Go to "Genforum" and type in the Merida
surname. That will take you to another
good place of Merida researchers and
there you can find my e-mail address.
Hope to hear from you.

Wm. Eliza C.

2001-05-13 13:56:05Z

Sorry Janie I don't seem to be able to reach you, not sure of your E-mail. Would like to talk to you.
Alice

William Merida Eliza Hammonds

2001-05-11 19:11:47Z

I know who their children are but nothing about them. Who are their parents? Help

I'm in texas

2000-05-09 10:12:34Z

hello TR
my name is treece, i live in texas. my family is from south texas. My mother, her sister,brother and a host of other relatives are all in california. we are african american. i look foward to hering from you.
my great grandfather is johnnie merida of texas.

Trying to find information on Mike Merida

1999-09-04 11:18:30Z

I am trying to find information on a Mike Merida from upstate New York. He was stationed at Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississipppi in 1942. Any help would be appreciated. I am not completely sure about the spelling of the last name.