MEREDITH YORK VINCENT

(1855 – 1944)

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FAMILY / PERSONAL
Parents
Father:	John Peter Vincent (1824 – 1892)
Mother:	Nancy Meredith Vincent (UNK – UNK)
My Relation:	My great grandfather on my mother’s side.

Marriage No. 1
Spouse:	Martha Ellen Vanmeter Vincent (1859 – 1903)
Date:	UNK
Location:	UNK
Children:	+ Rose Vincent French (1880 – 1918) + Mary Pearl Vincent Penner (1884 – 1955) + Robert Lee Vincent (1887 – 1968) + Adalene Vincent Vanmeter (1889 – 1917) + Silas Vincent (1889 – 1961) + John Walter Vincent (1893 – 1952) + Tilmond Vincent (1896 - 1896) + Tilford Vincent (1897 – 1967) + Victor Vincent (1901 – 1927)

Marriage No. 2
Spouse:	Emily Jane Whobrey Armes Vincent (1871 – 1957)
Date:	Saturday, December 31, 1904
Location:	Marriage Certificate states wedding occurred at “Emma Armes Residence”
Children:	+ Bonnie Lillian Vincent Hazelip (1905 - 1991) + Dona Vincent Sanders (1908 - 1936) + Mildred Vincent Carnes (1909 – 1989) + Elasta Jane Vincent Kinser (1912 - Living)

Additional Items
Nicknames:	“M. Y.” (as in em and why); “Uncle Merd”
Photos:	None
Documents:	Family Record Page 34 Marriage Certificate
Notes:	― Family Record states that Emily (who was commonly referred to as “Emma” or “Emmy”) and M.Y. were married on November 2, 1904, although the date used above is from their Marriage Certificate. ― His second wife, Emily Jane Whobrey Armes Vincent, brought four children to the family, in addition to those M.Y. had from an earlier marriage and those he and Emma had together.  Between Emma and M.Y., there were 17 children.  Emma's children from her first marriage were:  + Dessie C. Armes (1895 – 1925) + Estel E. Armes (1897 – UNK) + Shelton Armes (1899 – UNK) + Zelma Armes Vincent (1901 – 1969) ― Family Record says that he was a farmer and had a "common" education.  It also says that he was a General Baptist minister for many years and helped organize several churches in Edmonson and Grayson Counties, Kentucky. ― Bonnie Lillian Vincent Hazelip stated that M.Y. preached at Salem, South, and Newfield Churches. (Oral History Note 13.) ― Oral History (note 2) states that (a) he was over six feet tall, was of a slim build, and "walked like an Indian, like he was always about to throw a tomahawk" at you and (b) he was gruff around children and didn't know how to relate to children in any way other than as if they were adults. ― Oral History (note 3) states that he reported [friends or relatives] to the federal authorities when he determined they were running a still. ― Oral History (note 4) states that he had a booming voice and hollered after his son in front of the entire Bee Spring area about certain things his son had been up to.  His son simply kept his head down and quickened his pace to get out of earshot and out of town, but M.Y. had no embarrassment in making a scene over his son. ― Victoria Jean Hazelip Bratcher’s memory from her youth is of M.Y. sitting on the front porch of his house with a long beard and his head resting on his hands clasped over the top of a wooden cane. ― M.Y.’s daughter, Bonnie Lillian Vincent Hazelip, recounted a story where Nancy Meredith Vincent came to a baptizing being conducted by M.Y. Vincent and brought a pair of thick socks so that M.Y. could walk on the rocks more easily. (Oral History Note 12.)

BIRTH
Date:	Wednesday, March 28, 1855
City/Area:	Bee Spring
County:	Edmonson
State:	Kentucky
Country:	USA
Specific:	UNK
Latitute:	N 37.28935
Longitude:	W 086.284904
Map:	Google MAP (general)
Photos:	None
Documents:	Marriage Certificate Family Record Page 34
Notes:	― A Family Record states that Meredith York Vincent was born in Bee Spring. The specific location remains unknown.

KNOWN RESIDENCE No. 1
Dates:	UNK – 1944
Name:	Little Mountain Road in Bee Spring, Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Notes:	None

KNOWN RESIDENCE No. 2
Dates:	UNK
City/Area:	UNK
County:	UNK
State:	UNK
Country:	UNK
Specific:	UNK
Latitute:	UNK
Longitude:	UNK
Map:	None
Photos:	None
Documents:	None
Notes:	None

DEATH
Dates:	Saturday, January 15, 1944
Age:	88 years, 9 months, 18 days
Cause:	Influenza compounded by chronic tuberculosis
City/Area:	Bee Spring
County:	Edmonson
State:	Kentucky
Country:	USA
Specific:	M.Y.’s house on Little Mountain Road
Latitude:	N 37 16.534’
Longitude:	W 086 20.228’
Map:	Google MAP (very close, but not yet exact—pending verification)
Photos:	None
Documents:	― Death Certificate ― Kentucky Death Index: Death Volume 1944, Volume 002, Certificate 00771
Notes:	― Elasta Jane Vincent, M.Y.’s baby daughter, said that M.Y. died at his home during the night. She said it was around midnight, although his Death Certificate states that he died at 9:30 p.m. ― Elasta also stated that she was with him when he died, and that everyone had been sitting up with him. ― Elasta said he would pray to the Lord to heal him, but eventually he told God that he would not ask any longer. ― M.Y.’s Death Certificate states that he died at 9:30 p.m. after a two-week bout of “influenzia.” The Death Certificate also states that M.Y. had “Chronic Pulmonary T. B.,” meaning that he had pulmonary tuberculosis.

BURIAL
General Information
Dates:	Sunday, January 16, 1944 (according to Death Certificate)
City/Area:	Bee Spring
County:	Edmonson
State:	Kentucky
Country:	USA
Specific:	Vincent Cemetery. When standing at the entrance and looking into the cemetery, M.Y.’s grave is to the left and four or five rows from the front.
Latitute:	N 37 17.088
Longitude:	W 086 18.720
Map:	Google MAP (exact)

Stone Inscriptions
Front:	M. Y. VINCENT HUSBAND OF MATTIE VINCENT MAR. 28, 1855 JAN. 15, 1944
Back:	None
Right:	None
Left:	None

Additional Items
Photos:	Tombstone
Documents:	None
Notes:	None