Merrill Church Meigs

1883 - 1968  (84 years)

• Name	Merrill Church Meigs
  Birth	25 Nov 1883	Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Publisher, Pilot.
  		Meigs Field. Chicago's Meigs Field in operation from 1948 to 2003 was named in his honor.
  Death	26 Jan 1968	Palm Beach County, Florida
  		Merrill Meigs Dies Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Friday, January 26, 1968
  		Meigs Was Public Spirited The Daily Calumet, Chicago, Illinois, Saturday, January 27, 1968
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  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
  Marriage	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)
  Divorce	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)
  Family ID	F20776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 26 Jan 1968 - Palm Beach County, Florida Burial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Merrill Church Meigs. Merrill Church Meigs when he was a student at the University of Chicago, and member of the football team.