Individual Details

Ida Milton Kirkpatrick

(11 Mar 1863 - 9 Dec 1944)

Palo Alto Times, Palo Alto, California, December 11, 1944: Death takes Mrs. W. J. Meredith, widow of former boys' school head. Mrs. Ida K. Meredith, a resident of this community for more than 40 years, died Saturday afternoon at her home, 536 Middlefield road after an illness of almost five years. She was in her 82nd year. With her husband, the late William Meredith, she came here in 1903 from Washington where Mr. Meredith had been a county school superintendent and had taught at the state University. Mrs. Meredith was born in Glasgow, Ia., but grew to young womanhood in Mt. Pleasant where she was married in 1886.

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

Birth11 Mar 1863Iowa
Marriage1 Sep 1886Henry Co., Iowa - William John Meredith
Residence1900Seattle Ward 9, King Co., Washington
Residence1910Mayfield, Santa Clara Co., California
Residence1930Redwood, Santa Clara Co., California
Death9 Dec 1944Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., California
Alt nameIda K Meredith
BurialUnknown

Families

SpouseWilliam John Meredith (1862 - 1942)
ChildEvan Kirkpatrick Meredith (1887 - 1948)
ChildGladys Elaine Meredith (1890 - 1973)
ChildRhys Faubion Meredith (1895 - 1978)
FatherWilliam M. Kirkpatrick (1837 - 1863)
MotherRachel E. Taylor (1841 - 1920)
SiblingNettie Kirkpatrick (1862 - 1862)

Endnotes

1. 1880 Census Henry Co., Iowa.

2. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

3. Iowa County Marriages 1838-1934.

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.