Individual Details
Ida Milton Kirkpatrick
(11 Mar 1863 - 9 Dec 1944)
Mr. Meredith came to the peninsula to take over the Hoitt School for Boys in Atherton, which at that time was called Fair Oaks. In 1910 he and E. A. Rogers founded the Montezuma Mountain School at Los Gatos, with which he was connected for the rest of his active years. The Merediths moved to Palo Alto in 1907 following the earthquake. Mrs. Meredith was for many years office nurse for Dr. Carl G. Wilson. She was a member of Chapter T of PEO and Palo Alto chapter Order of Eastern Star. Surviving relatives are two sons, Lt. Col. Evan K. Meredith, USA, retired, and Rhys F. Meredith, both of Palo Alto; daughter, Mrs. Durham W. Porter of Palo Alto; seven living grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. One grandson, Durham Porter Jr., died a year ago at Camp Hale while training with the army's mountain troops.
Events
Families
Spouse | William John Meredith (1862 - 1942) |
Child | Evan Kirkpatrick Meredith (1887 - 1948) |
Child | Gladys Elaine Meredith (1890 - 1973) |
Child | Rhys Faubion Meredith (1895 - 1978) |
Father | William M. Kirkpatrick (1837 - 1863) |
Mother | Rachel E. Taylor (1841 - 1920) |
Sibling | Nettie Kirkpatrick (1862 - 1862) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census Henry Co., Iowa.
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4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
5. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
7. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Database online. Place: ; Date: ; Social Security: ..
8. Obituary of Ida K. Meredith, Palo Alto Times, Palo Alto, California, December 11, 1944.
9. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Database online. Place: ; Date: ; Social Security: ..
10. Obituary of Ida K. Meredith, Palo Alto Times, Palo Alto, California, December 11, 1944.