John Perish Meldrum was the 9th child of Henry Meldrum. His mother was Charity Lane. He was born 10 March 1867 in Liberty twp., Grant County, Indiana. After marrying Eva Fite on 23 Feb 1887 in Madison County, Indiana, they moved to Wichita, Kansas. They had 3 children but were divorced. Eva lived with one of her sons after the divorce.
John was described by a daughter-in-law as being very kind but overbearing. It seems that none of his sons had a chance to name their children. All names were decided upon by John.
Before 1900 he married Frances Christina McWilliams. Frances had had three children in a previous marriage and all died to an epidemic of dytheria. She married John Meldrum and had two children.
Frances was born about 1867 in Kentucky. Her mother died when she was eight and her father disappeared after building a high bridge in St. Louis. When she ten years old, she was left an orphan. Her father was born in West Virginia and her mother in Paris, France.
Frances died 25 Apr 1943 and John died 4 Jun 1951 and both are buried in Memorial Park, Sikeston, Missouri.
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