Ancestry of
Jon Meacham

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Lola Cathcart

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• • Great-grandmother of Jon Meacham — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 13 
  • Father:
  • John O. Cathcart 
  • Mother:
  • Nora Blackburn   
  • Birth Date:
  • 10 Jul 1886 
  • Birth Location:
  • Georgia 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Oct 1955 
  • Death Location:
  • Silverdale, Hamilton, Tennessee 
  • Burial Date:
  • 1 Nov 1955 
  • Burial Location:
  • Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Joseph Ernest McBrayer
  • Marriage Date:
  • AFT 7 Jun 1900 
  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  Elmer Eugene McBrayer (Ahnentafel No:6 )

• Sources for Lola Cathcart

  • ¹ Chattanooga Daily Times (Chattanooga, Tennessee), 01 NOV 1955, p. 13, Obituary for Lola Cathcart McBrayer.
  • ² Chattanooga News-Free Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee), 29 APR 1988, p. 12, Obituary for son Elmer McBrayer.
  • ³ Federal Census, TN, Hamilton County, 1930, Chattanooga, E.D. 33-38, Sheet 11B, Image 22 of 40.
  • ⁴ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/24/2025).
  • ⁵ Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Death certificate for Lola Cathcart McBryar.
  • ⁶ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for son Elmer Eugene McBrayer.

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