William Buchanan MEETCH & Mary C.. SHAFFER

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William Buchanan MEETCH
Mary C. SHAFFER

Husband: William Buchanan⁴ MEETCH / MEECH
Birth: Sep 1845, PA — probably in Halifax Twp., Dauphin Co., PA
Death apparently: 1910-20, Millersburg, Dauphin Co., PA
Occupation: laborer, school teacher, prison warden, lumberman
Father: Joseph Brubaker³ MEETCH (1792-1875) [John², John¹]
Mother: Alice Ann BUCHANAN (1809/10- )

Marriage:

Wife: Mary C. SHAFFER
Birth: Nov 1850, PA
Death apparently: 1910-20, Millersburg, Dauphin Co., PA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Mr. SHAFFER
Mother: Sarah W. __?__, b. 1826/7, PA

Children:

1. Anna "Annie" MEETCH, b. Dec 1867; m. Mr. FRAIN
2. Sarah E. "Sadie" MEETCH, b. Aug 1869
3. Harry MEETCH, b. Sep 1875

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): William B. MEECH (æ 6, b. PA) is living in Halifax Twp., Dauphin Co., PA (p. 302B), with his parents, Joseph MEECH (æ 58, b. PA) and Alice Ann (æ 40, b. PA).

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): William MEETCH (æ 15, b. PA) is living in Halifax Twp., Dauphin Co., PA (p. 124), with his parents, Joseph MEETCH (æ 67, b. PA) and Ellisann (æ 49).

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 38): Millersburg P.O., Borough of Millersburg, Dauphin Co., PA, Roll, p. 673A, PN 25, 208/228, enumerated 9 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Meach William 26 M W Laborrer 1200 200 Penna

_____ Mary C 20 F W Keeping house "

_____ Annie A 2 F W "

_____ Sarah E 11/12 F W " Aug

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 32): Lenkerville, Upper Paxton Twp., Dauphin Co., PA, Roll T9_1124, p. 164B, PN 30, SD 3, ED 112, enumerated 17 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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287 295 Meetch Wm B W M 35 / School Teacher PA PA PA

______ Mary W F 29 Wife / Keeping House PA PA PA

______ Annie W F 12 Dau / at Home / PA PA PA

______ Sadie W F 10 Dau / at Home / PA PA PA

______ Harry W M 4 Son / PA PA PA

Shaffer Sarah W W F 53 M-in-law / at Home PA PA PA

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 3): Dauphin County Prison, Walnut Street, Harrisburg (Ward 3), Dauphin Co., PA, Roll T623_1402, p. 232A, SN 1, SD 9, ED 169, enumerated 4 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* 1 1 Meetch Wm B Head W M Sep 1845 54 M 33 PA PA PA Warden of Prison Y Y Y H

Meetch Mary C Wife W F Nov 1850 49 M 33 3 3 PA PA PA Matron of Prison Y Y Y

*Walnut Street

Plus three full pages of staff and inmates.

8. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #41 of 49): Union Street, Millersburg Borough, Dauphin Co., PA, Roll T624_1337 (Part 2), p. 182A, SN 21A, SD 14, ED 109, enumerated 7 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* 517 530 Meetch William B Head M W 63 M1 42 PA PA PA Eng Retired Lumberman Y Y O F H

______ Mary C Wife F W 59 M1 42 3 3 PA PA PA Eng None Y Y

Frain Anna M Dau F W 42 Wd 1 0 PA PA PA Eng None Y Y

Gonder Blanche Servant F W 20 S PA PA PA Eng Servant Private family W N 0 Y Y N

*Union Street

Listed three households from married daughter, Sarah (MEETCH) STROUP.

9. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

10. Messages posted to the Meech Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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