Return Jonathan MEIGS, IV

1812 - 1850  (38 years)

• Name	Return Jonathan MEIGS  [2, 3]
  	Return Jonathan Meigs IV died at Elbow Springs, located about sixty miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. His burial site is unknown. This is a cenotaph erected to his memory in the Ross Cemetery, Park Hill, Oklahoma. ? Return Jonathan Meigs, 4th, was born on April 3, 1812, the son of Timothy Meigs and Elizabeth Holt. Timothy Meigs was the son of Col. Return Jonathan Meigs and brother of Gov. Return Jonathan Meigs. He married Jane (Jennie) Ross, oldest daughter of Chief John Ross of the Cherokee Nation, at Cleveland, Tennessee, in 1838. Meigs emigrated with the Cherokee Nation to IT (OK). They had the following children: John Ross Meigs 1839-1899; Henry Clay Meigs 1841-1924; Elizabeth Grace Meigs 1843-1882; Return Robert 1846-1938; and Submit "Nitty" Meigs 1848-1885. He was a partner of Chief John Ross in a mercantile business located in Park Hill, IT (now OK). But he got the gold fever in 1849, and sold out to Chief Ross. He left for CA with a large group lead by Clement V. McNair on 20 Apr 1850. While at Elbow Springs, UT, on Aug. 6, 1850, the party spent time cutting grass to feed their stock in the desert. Meigs complained of not feeling well, but still helped with the work. He was among the first work group to go out. After cutting his share of grass, he raked it up and carried it into camp. By that time, he was very ill and lay down on the heap of grass to rest. Within a few minutes he had died, saying that all was well with himself and asking John Clark to look after his effects. Elbow Springs is located about sixty miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. Posted on Find a Grave created by; CMWJR [1]
  Suffix	IV
  Birth	03 Apr 1812	Charlestown, Bradley County, Tennesse   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	06 Aug 1850	Salt Lake County, Utah   [2, 3]
  Burial	(Cenotaph)Ross Cemetery, Park Hill Cherokee Co., Oklahoma   [1]
  Person ID	I39116	Main Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Timothy MEIGS,   b. 28 Sep 1782, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut d. 16 Oct 1815, Rhea County, Tennessee (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane HOLT,   b. 1784, Halifax County, Virginia d. 1852, McMinn County, Tennessee (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	24 Aug 1806  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F16762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane "Ghigooie" ROSS,   b. 20 May 1821, Walker County, Georgia d. 23 May 1894, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., Oklahoma (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1839  [1]
  Family ID	F25392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 03 Apr 1812 - Charlestown, Bradley County, Tennesse  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Return Jonathan Meigs IV Return Jonathan Meigs IV died at Elbow Springs, located about sixty miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. His burial site is unknown. this is a cenotaph erected to his memory in the Ross Cemetery, Park Hill Oklahoma. Created by: CMWJR Photo added by: Leslie Vincent

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S03444] Professor Reynold Webb Wilcox, The Descendants of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs, and Richard Webb, (Name: Name: New York - T.A. Wright, Publisher and Printer 1893;;). [S00059] Alvan Talcott, "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut" Vol. I, (Name: Name: Clearfield Company, Inc.;;).