 1883 - 1968 (84 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Merrill Church Meigs |
| Born |
25 Nov 1883 |
Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Publisher, Pilot. |
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Meigs Field.
Chicago's Meigs Field in operation from 1948 to 2003 was named in his honor. |
| Died |
26 Jan 1968 |
Palm Beach County, Florida |
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Merrill Meigs Dies
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Friday, January 26, 1968 |
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Meigs Was Public Spirited
The Daily Calumet, Chicago, Illinois, Saturday, January 27, 1968 |
| Buried |
Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I61618 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
29 Jan 2023 |
| Father |
Church Paddleford Meigs, b. 22 Dec 1843, Monroe, Grafton, New Hampshire , d. 8 Dec 1910, Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont (Age 66 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Juliana Smith Burrell, b. 17 Aug 1848, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 22 Jun 1927, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa (Age 78 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
8 Oct 1867 |
| Family ID |
F18680 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ethel May Harmon, b. 7 Aug 1885, Chicago, Cook, Illinois , d. 20 Feb 1959, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 73 years) |
| Divorced |
Yes, Date Unknown |
| Children |
| | 1. Harmon Meigs, b. 19 Aug 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois , d. 20 Feb 1995, Naples, Collier, Florida (Age 79 years) |
| | 2. Merrill Church Meigs, b. 2 Nov 1918, Chicago, Cook, Illinois , d. 23 Aug 1975, Orlando, Orange, Florida (Age 56 years) |
| | 3. Stanford Meigs, b. 27 Dec 1919, Chicago, Cook, Illinois , d. 19 Sep 1972 (Age 52 years) |
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| Last Modified |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Family ID |
F20776 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Died - 26 Jan 1968 - Palm Beach County, Florida |
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 | Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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| Pin Legend |
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 : Location
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| Photos |
 | Merrill Church Meigs.
Merrill Church Meigs when he was a student at the University of Chicago, and member of the football team. |
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