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Meacham, Charles Lafayette
1829 - 1914 (84 years)-
Name Meacham, Charles Lafayette Born 20 Sep 1829 Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States 
Gender Male Died 24 Jul 1914 San Bernadino, San Bernadino, California, United States Buried Pioneer Cemetery San Bernadino, San Bernadino, California, United States Person ID I20293 USA Last Modified 14 Mar 2015
Father Meacham, Stephen Peabody, b. 12 Mar 1797, Fletcher, Franklin, Vermont, United States , d. 27 Feb 1869, Parishville, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States (Age 71 years) Mother Ransom, Dorothy Maria, b. 26 Aug 1801, Rochester, Rutland, Vermont, United States , d. 22 Jun 1852, Kanesville, Potawattamie, Iowa, United States (Age 50 years) Married 1817 Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States Family ID F3357 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Yeager, Letitia Ann, b. 1831, Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States , d. 18 Jan 1902 (Age 71 years) Married 20 Mar 1852 Hopkinton, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States Children 1. Meacham, William Edwin, b. 22 Dec 1852, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 27 Mar 1933 (Age 80 years)2. Meacham, George Franklin, b. 19 Jan 1855, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States 3. Meacham, Henry Denver, b. 1858, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States , d. 1858 (Age 0 years)4. Meacham, Charles LaFayette, b. 18 Dec 1856, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States , d. 30 Jul 1927 (Age 70 years)5. Meacham, Alida Ann, b. 1861, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States , d. 21 Mar 1863 (Age 2 years)6. Meacham, Ransom Marshall, b. 15 Mar 1863, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States , d. 5 Jun 1936 (Age 73 years)7. Meacham, Stephen Clarence, b. 29 Apr 1865, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States 8. Meacham, Isaac Augustus, b. 25 Dec 1867, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States , d. May 1953, Yucaipa, San Bernardino, California, United States (Age 85 years)Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 Family ID F7306 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham.
From Dennis Kroll (California cousin) 10-2008 (from Ancestry.com)"Family Book of Remembrances and Genealogy with Allied Lines" published Dec 25, 1952:
"LaFayette Meacham, born September 20, 1829, at Hopkinton, New York, third son of Stephen P. and Dolly Meacham married Letitia Yager, then made his first home at Springville where his first child William Edwin was born December 22, 1852.
In 1854 LaFayette removed to San Bernardino, California. In 1855 he bought a 40 acre farm at what is now 9th and Broadway, in the heart of Los Angeles. At different times he owned and operated mining and business properties "on the desert." Later he returned to San Barnafdino where he maintained his home during the remainderr of his life; however, his ranch on the Cajon Pass is still a well known landmark.
LaFayette was a highly respected pioneer of the San Bernardino and Los Angeles areas where he is credited with having introduced many varieties of trees, among which is the Pepper tree, common in San Bernardino Country. In fact one of the first of such trees planted in those parts was planted by him and is still standing near his old home in San Bernardino.
LaFayette and Letiltia were parents of the eight children named below and whose descendants still live in the Los Angeles and San Bernardino area:
William Edwin, 1852; George Franklin, 1855; Charles LaFayette, Henry Denver, 1858; Ransom Marshall, 1863; Stephen Clarence, 1865; Isaac Augustus, 1867; Alida, the olny daughter, who died as a child.
LaFayette died July 24, 1914, and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery at San Bernardino."
- Archive rec Mrs. Ethel Perry; Arch rec Mrs. Richard LeRoy Mecham.