James L. Meigs
I am very interested in the life of James Lamme Meigs. I would love to
hear from anyone who is also researching him and/or his family.
Mary Bethune Martin married James Lamme Meigs 23 Dec 1879 in Columbia
County, Florida, after the death of her first husband, Robert Dortch.
James L. Meigs was born25 Feb 1821 or 1827 in Athens, TN. His first
wife was Katherine or Catherine Kirkpatrick. I wonder if Mary Bethune
Martin married in between these two husbands since Robert Dortch died
10 years before her marriage to James Meigs. I believe she must have
moved to Florida to be near her sister, Margaret Harris Martin Finley,
wife of General Jesse Johnson Finlay.
According to Hillsborough County, FL 1880 census records for District
61, Precinct 3, pg 12:
Meigs, James L. w/m 53 TN TN TN engineer;
Meigs, Maryw/f 47 TN VA TN wife; (I believe she was born in NC or
MS - Her father was John Bethune Martin of Moore Co., NC and her
mother was Nancy Hill Harris of Montgomery Co, NC - Her parents moved
to Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS prior to 1840)
Dortch, William D. w/m 27 TN VA TN stepson;
Meigs, Alexander K. w/m 23 TN TN TN son;(Alexander Kilpatrick Meigs)
Meigs, Mildred w/f 15 TN TN TN daughter.
(It lists William as not being at home and Alexander as a Machinist.)
Note: Two other Meigs sons, Return Jonathan Meigs and James Lamme
Meigs were deceased by the 1880 census - I have forgotten where this
info comes from)
Thanks so much for your input. Fredreica A. Speyer
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Snippets from Rick Meigs
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www.meigs.org
Return Jonathan Meigs, 3rd (#368) was born on April 14, 1801, the son
of John (#194) and Parthenia (Clendinen) Meigs.
His (John) father, Col. R.J. Meigs was at this time the U.S. Indian
Agent to the Cherokees in Tennessee. John died on July 4, 1808, at
Cincinnati, Ohio.
After his father died in 1808, Meigs lived part of the time with his
uncle, James Lamme, (married to Cynthia Meigs) who had no children of
his own.
He moved to Athens, Tennessee and began to practice law during 1823.
Meigs soon moved to Nashville and formed a partnership with James
Rucks and later with Judge John M. Lea.
He married his wife, Sally Keys Love, daughter of John Love of
Washington, Tennessee, on November 1, 1825.(11) She was born on April
13, 1804.
Children
James Lamme
02-25-1827
11-15-1912
Return Jonathan
04-25-1830
04-02-1913
John
11-20-1834
04-18-1906
Joe Vincent
06-07-1840
11-14-1907
Fielding Pope
03-27-1845
03-27-1882
From the Ship Transcriber's site:
London, England and Havre, France to New York
6 October 1867
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, B. Gleadell Master of the S.S. Cella do solemnly, sincerely and
truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and
now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection
District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers
taken on board of the said S.S. Cella at London and Havre from which
port said S.S. Cella has now arrived; and that on said list is truly
designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said
passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the
passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the country of
which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said
List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who
have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to, this 6 October 1867 Before me (unreadable). Signed B.
Gleadell. So help me God
List or Manifest of all the passengers taken on board the S.S. Cella
whereof B. Gleadell is Master, from London and Havre burthen 2000
tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age (years/months), Sex, Occupation, The
Country To Which they Severally Belong, The Country in which They
Intend to Become Inhabitants and Part of the Vessel Occupied by Each
Passenger During the Voyage. The column representing deaths on board
has been deleted as there were none indicated.
27John Meigs33MGentAmericanNew
york
28Fielding Pope Meigs22MGentAmericanNew
York