William Jackson Meily Jr. ^{1 2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: LV4S-W64.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Marion, Marion, OH. ⁴ The 1870 census recorded William Meiley, carriage painter, 43, living with wife Mary, 35; son George, painter, 22; daughter Henrietta, 18; daughter Clara, 16; son William, 7; and daughter Emma, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Emma in Ohio.

2. Census in 1880 in Marion, Marion, OH. ⁷ The 1880 census recorded William Meily, restaurant, 52, living with wife Mary, 42; son William, 17; daughter Emma J., 15; and son Franklin, 6. William and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Mary, her parents, and the children were born in Ohio.

3. Newspaper: Marion Star: "W. J. Meily has taken his son Will in as partner in the restaurant business, and the firm running the prosperous Meily restaurant will now be known as the W. J. Meily & Son. For a long time Will has been his father's attentive assistant.", 19 Jan 1885, Marion, Marion, OH. ⁸

4. Cause of Death: William died at City Hospital from cerebral hemorrhage, 5 Oct 1942, Marion, Marion, OH. ⁶

5. Residence: 256 N. Main St., Marion, OH on 5 Oct 1942 in Marion, Marion, OH. ⁶

William married Letta Bowser. (Letta Bowser was born on 26 Feb 1858 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, OH,² died on 7 Jul 1930 in Marion, Marion, OH ^{2 3} and was buried on 9 Jul 1930 in Marion: Marion Cemetery, Marion, OH ².)