====== Matthew Maler Mealer ====== The son of [[William Maler Mealer|William Maler Mealer]] (or Mealor) and Sarah Welch, Matthew Maler Mealer was born during 1829 in Banks County, Georgia. On Oct. 28, 1854, Matthew Maler Mealer married Arletta "Letty" Smith (age 25) in Franklin County, Georgia.((http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=GAmarriages_ga&h=131468&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=8054)) They had the following children: - [[rebecca_j_mealer|Rebecca J. Mealor]] (About 1856 - 1881) - James W. Mealor - Sarah Martha Mealor (November 18, 1863 - Dec. 23, 1930) - Freeman Mealor (About 1866 - ) - Jackson Mealor - Robert Mealor - Elisabeth Mealor (1871 - ) - William C. "Bill" Mealor (November 1, 1868 - September 24, 1928). He married Artimisia "Artimissy" Corinthian Poe in 1897. At the time of the 1860 U.S., Census, Matthew Maler Mealer was living next door to his mother and younger siblings (his father had died by this time). [{{ :matthew_maler_mealer:mathew_mealor-us_census-1860.jpg?direct&800 |1860 U.S. Census. Mathew Mealer's family begins on line 32. His mother and siblings begin on line 37.}}] **1860 United States Federal Census** ---- \\ State: Georgia \\ County: Banks \\ Free Inhabitants in: Militia District 9 \\ Post Office: Nails Creek \\ Date: Sept. 7, 1860 ^ Name ^ Age ^ Gender ^ Occupation ^ Birthplace ^ | **Mathew Mealor** | 30 | M | Farmer | Georgia | | Letty Mealor | 22 | F | Housekeeper | Georgia | | Rebecca J. Mealor | 4 | F | | Georgia | | James W. Mealor | 2 | M | | Georgia | | Sarah M. Mealor | 7 mo. | F | | Georgia | | **Sarah Mealor** | 60 | F | Housekeeper | North Carolina | | Thomas Mealor | 28 | M | Farmer | Georgia | | Nansy Mealor | 22 | F | Seamstrep | Georgia | | Benton B. Mealor | 20 | M | Farmer Hand | Georgia | Note 1: Matthew Maler Mealer's mother and younger siblings continue after his family (living next door). Note 2: A "Seamstrep" is the same as a "Seamstress". ---- Source: U.S. Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Militia District 9, Banks, Georgia; Roll: M653_111; Page: 323; Image: 323; Family History Library Film: 803111 [{{ :matthew_maler_mealer:mathew_mealor-georgia_returns_of_qualified_voters_and_reconstruction_oath_books_1867-1869.jpg?direct&800 |Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869. Signed by Mathew Mealer on Aug. 13, 1867 in Habersham County, Georgia.}}] [{{ :matthew_maler_mealer:mathew_mealor-us_census-1870.jpg?direct&800 |1870 U.S. Census. Mathew Mealer's family begins on line 22.}}] **1870 United States Federal Census** ---- \\ State: Georgia \\ County: Banks \\ Inhabitants in: Columbia District No. 371 \\ Post Office: Nails Creek \\ Date: June 13, 1870 ^ Name ^ Age ^ Gender ^ Occupation ^ Birthplace ^ | Mathew Mealer | 30 | M | Farm Laborer | Tennessee | | Letty Mealer | 40 | F | House keeper | Georgia | | Rebecca Mealer | 15 | F | | Georgia | | Sarah Mealer | 11 | F | | Georgia | | Freeman Mealer | 8 | M | | Georgia | | Jackson Mealer | 6 | M | | Georgia | | Robert Mealer | 4 | M | | Georgia | | Nancy Mealer | 10 | F | | Georgia | | Alsy Mealer | 1/12 | F | | Georgia | Note 1: There is an obvious 12 year discrepancy in the age for Letty Mealer in the 1860 vs. 1870 U.S. Census. Note 2: If Sarah Mealor's age was accurately reported in the 1860 U.S. Census, she should have been 10 years old in 1870 (not 11 years old). Note 3: In the 1860 & 1880 U.S. Census, Matthew Mealor reported his birthplace as Georgia. Reporting "Tennessee" appears to be an error. ---- Source: U.S. Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Columbia, Banks, Georgia; Roll: M593_134; Page: 318B; Image: 645; Family History Library Film: 545633 [{{ :matthew_maler_mealer:mathew_mealor-us_census-1880.jpg?direct&800 |Mathew Mealer's family begins on line 44.}}] **1880 United States Federal Census** ---- State: Georgia \\ County: Habersham \\ Inhabitants in: Currahee (402) District \\ Date: June 17, 1880 \\ ^ Name ^ Relation ^ Gender ^ Age ^ Occupation ^ Birthplace ^ Birthplace of Father ^ Birthplace of Mother ^ | Matthew Mealor | Head | M | 63 | Farming | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | Lettie Mealor | Wife | F | 50 | Keeping House | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | Sarah Mealor | Daughter | F | 16 | At Home | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | Freeman Mealor | Son | M | 14 | Farm Laborer | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | Jackson Mealor | Son | M | 12 | Farm Laborer | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | Robert Mealor | Son | M | 11 | Farm Laborer | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | Elisabeth Mealor | Daughter | F | 9 | | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | William C. Mealor | Son | M | 5 | | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Note 1: The age for Letty Mealer in the 1860 & 1870 U.S. Census continues in the 1880 U.S. Census, but is much closer to the age reported in 1860. Note 2: If Sarah Mealor's age was accurately reported in the 1860 U.S. Census, she should have been 20 years old in 1880 (not 16 years old). ---- Source: "United States Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Currahee, Habersham, Georgia; Roll: 150; Family History Film: 1254150; Page: 690B; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 0325 Most of the original 1890 U.S. Federal Census records were destroyed or badly damaged by a fire in the Commerce Department in 1921. Records enumerating only 6,160 individuals—less than one percent of the schedules—survived. Those for the Mealor family were destroyed. Matthew Maler Mealer had died during 1898. By June, 1900, Lettie Mealor was living with her son, William Mealler, and his family. [{{ :matthew_maler_mealer:lettie_mealor-us_census-1900.jpg?direct&800 |1900 U.S. Census. William Mealler's family is the last listing, beginning on line 47.}}] **1900 United States Federal Census** ---- State: Georgia \\ County: Banks \\ Township or Other Division of County: No. 284 Washington District \\ Date: June 13, 1900 \\ ^ Name ^ Relation ^ Gender ^ Date of Birth ^ Age ^ Birthplace ^ Birthplace of Father ^ Birthplace of Mother ^ Occupation ^ | William Mealler | Head | M | 1874 | 25 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Farmer | | Artimissa Mealler | Wife | F | 1874 | 19 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | | Nettie Mealler | Daughter | F | Aug. 1899 | 9/12 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | | Lettie Mealler | Mother | F | 1815 | 84 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | | ---- Source: "United States Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Banks, Georgia; Roll: 179; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1240179