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William C. Meats 1837 - 1907

William C. Meats of IL was born in November 1837 in Preston on Wye, Herefordshire County, England United Kingdom to Isaac Meats and Elizabeth Lawford. They had siblings George Hill Meats, Elizabeth Meats, Sarah Meats, Isaac Meats, John Wesley Meats, Thomas Meats, Frances E Meats, and Edward J Meats. William was baptized on November 12, 1837 in Preston on Wye. They married Clara Harding, and they had a child Rosa Meats. They married Clara Harding, and they had children Elisha Meats, Jettie William Meats, and Alverta Meats. William Meats died at age 69 years old on March 8, 1907 in oregon County, Oregon United States, and was buried at Illinois friends cemetery - newberg, in yamhill, IL.

William C. Meats
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Preston on Wye, Herefordshire County, England, HR2, United Kingdom
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    William C. Meats was a soldier in the United States Civil War.
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    1837

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    November 1837
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    Preston on Wye, Herefordshire County, England HR2, United Kingdom
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    November 12, 1837
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    Preston on Wye, Herefordshire County, England HR2, United Kingdom
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  • Military Service

    William C. Meats fought in the Civil War for the Union in the 10 Illinois Cavalry. He entered the war with the rank of Private., and left with the rank of Corp.

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    farmer

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    10 Illinois Cavalry
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In 1837, in the year that William C. Meats was born, on February 25th, in Philadelphia, the Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) - the oldest African-American university in the United States - was founded. It was the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States. Founded by Quaker Richard Humphreys who gave $10,000 to establish the school, it still exists today - although the location has moved and it has been renamed Cheyney University. Humphreys was concerned about the struggles of free African Americans to make a living.
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In 1857, this person was 20 years old when on March 4th, James Buchanan became the 15th President of the United States. Called a "doughface" by many - a Northerner with Southern sympathies - he said that he would only serve one term and he did what he said.
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Meats, Henry (Sep 30, 1887 - Mar 1971) Meats, Harriet (May 20, 1890 - Jan 1975) Meats, Leona (Nov 2, 1902 - Mar 1969) Meats, George (Jun 23, 1898 - Dec 1978) Meats, Francis (Apr 9, 1881 - Jul 1963) Meats, Grace (Sep 12, 1898 - Oct 1973) Meats, Glen (Nov 11, 1900 - Sep 1977) Meats, Celia (Feb 27, 1884 - Sep 1975) Meats, Priscilla (Sep 29, 1912 - Nov 6, 1998) Meats, Sophia (Nov 28, 1878 - Nov 15, 1971)
Meats, Gilbert (May 14, 1909 - Jan 24, 1997) Meats, Waldena (Jun 18, 1911 - Apr 17, 1992) Meats, Fred (May 11, 1903 - Dec 1, 1989) Meats, Sharon (Jul 26, 1904 - Dec 2, 1988) Meats, Vera (Sep 29, 1915 - Nov 18, 2001) Meats, Floyd (Nov 24, 1906 - Nov 1980) Meats, Cecil (Mar 24, 1915 - Oct 1978) Meats, Violet (Jan 14, 1906 - Jul 1972) Meats, Victoria (May 9, 1947 - Mar 23, 2005) Meats, Lester (Sep 22, 1955 - Apr 5, 1989)
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