Person:John Mereness (1)

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John Luther Mereness
b.5 Jun 1843 Sharon Springs, Schoharie County, New York
d.13 Mar 1917 Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahama
Parents and Siblings
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m. 12 Jul 1840
  1. Emma F. Mereness1841 - 1925
  2. John Luther Mereness1843 - 1917
  3. William Newton Mereness1845 - 1874
  4. James Edwin Mereness1847 - 1930
  5. Wilbur Mereness1850 - 1905
  6. Clarence Mereness1852 - 1913
  7. Dayette Mereness1855 - 1857
  8. Dayton Mereness1855 - 1857
  9. Dwight Mereness1859 - 1901
Spouse and Children
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m. 1 Sep 1874
  1. Gerit Newton Mereness1875 - 1944
  2. Eugene Mereness1877 -
  3. Bertha Mae Mereness1879 - 1965
  4. Bessie Blanche Mereness1879 -
  5. Edith Augusta Mereness1882 -
  6. Lutie Amelia Mereness1884 - 1964
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Facts and Events
Name John Luther Mereness
Gender Male
Birth? 5 Jun 1843 Sharon Springs, Schoharie County, New York
Marriage 1 Sep 1874 Glidden, Iowato Lucy Amelia Potter
Death? 13 Mar 1917 Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahama
Other? Summitt Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan, OklahomaBuried

John Luther Mereness was a Civil War Vet. Marched with Sherman through Georgia, in Captain J. L. Fish's C Company, 13th regiment of Wisconsin Vol. Infantry. He was saved from death when a New Testament in his shirt pocket stopped a bullet. John came to Wisconsin from New York state with his parents (Gerit & Elizabeth) at an early age via the Great Lakes. Graduated from Bryant & Stratton Business College in Chicago. Have war records and pension file, also marriage record.

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