I have recently compiled the Hazzard / Meranda family connection pasted below. I believe
this information to be accurate. In addition to Hazzard and Meranda there are Twiss,
Spurgeon, Close, and Gardner family connections as well as connections to Lewis County,
Washington and southern Indiana. If anyone connects to these lines and can extend them I
would like to hear from you. I have a lot of old family communication from the Hazzard
line. Don Coatney
Descendants of Thomas Meranda
Generation No. 1
1. THOMAS1 MERANDA was born 1781 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. 1839 in
Scott County, Indiana. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) ELIZABETH STEWART September
28, 1809 in Warren County, Ohio.
More About THOMAS MERANDA and ELIZABETH STEWART:
Marriage: September 28, 1809, Warren County, Ohio
Child of THOMAS MERANDA and UNKNOWN is:
2. i. WARREN2 MERANDA, b. November 07, 1807, Bracken County, Kentucky; d. September 22,
1847, Scott County, Indiana.
Children of THOMAS MERANDA and ELIZABETH STEWART are:
ii. MARTHA2 MERANDA, b. 1810, Bracken County, Kentucky; m. ROBERT ARDERY, September 20,
1837, Scott County, Indiana.
More About ROBERT ARDERY and MARTHA MERANDA:
Marriage: September 20, 1837, Scott County, Indiana
3. iii. MARY JANE MERANDA, b. July 24, 1811, Bracken County, Kentucky; d. June 19, 1889,
Claquato, Washington.
4. iv. GEORGE MERANDA, b. March 16, 1819, Bracken County, Kentucky; d. May 27, 1916,
Harrison County, Missouri.
v. ELIZABETH MERANDA, b. 1820, Bracken County, Kentucky; d. April 18, 1848, Scott County,
Indiana; m. JOSHUA HAZZARD, 1835.
More About JOSHUA HAZZARD and ELIZABETH MERANDA:
Marriage: 1835
vi. THOMAS MERANDA, b. December 14, 1822, Bracken County, Kentucky; d. 1885; m. (1) SARAH
ANN HUBBARD, August 05, 1846, Scott County, Indiana; m. (2) DORKAS, Abt. 1878.
More About THOMAS MERANDA and SARAH HUBBARD:
Marriage: August 05, 1846, Scott County, Indiana
More About THOMAS MERANDA and DORKAS:
Marriage: Abt. 1878
Generation No. 2
2. WARREN2 MERANDA (THOMAS1) was born November 07, 1807 in Bracken County, Kentucky, and
died September 22, 1847 in Scott County, Indiana. He married CHARLOTTE HAZZARD May 22,
1830 in Scott County, Indiana. She was born Abt. 1810 in Maryland or Kentucky.
Notes for WARREN MERANDA:
Warren Meranda was granted administrator of the estate of Michael Hazzard, deceased
October 4, 1832 with Henry C. Pearson and Amos G. Higgens as security.
More About WARREN MERANDA:
Burial: Zoah Church Cemetery, Scott County, Indiana
Notes for CHARLOTTE HAZZARD:
Place of birth determined by 1850 census.
More About WARREN MERANDA and CHARLOTTE HAZZARD:
Marriage: May 22, 1830, Scott County, Indiana
Children of WARREN MERANDA and CHARLOTTE HAZZARD are:
5. i. JOHN3 MERANDA, b. Abt. 1830.
ii. ESTHER MERANDA, b. Abt. 1831.
iii. GEORGE MERANDA, b. Abt. 1834.
iv. THOMAS MERANDA, b. Abt. 1836.
v. ALBERT MERANDA, b. Abt. 1838.
vi. LOUISA J. MERANDA, b. Abt. 1840.
vii. MATILDA MERANDA, b. Abt. 1845.
viii. LUCINDA MERANDA.
3. MARY JANE2 MERANDA (THOMAS1) was born July 24, 1811 in Bracken County, Kentucky, and
died June 19, 1889 in Claquato, Washington. She married THOMAS HAZZARD January 22, 1831.
He was born 1813 in Maryland, and died 1865 in Indiana.
Notes for THOMAS HAZZARD:
On May 11, 1841, Thomas Hazzard security in case of John Robbins, deceased.
More About THOMAS HAZZARD and MARY MERANDA:
Marriage: January 22, 1831
Children of MARY MERANDA and THOMAS HAZZARD are:
6. i. WILLIAM3 HAZZARD, b. November 23, 1831; d. December 01, 1920, Chehalis, Washington.
ii. GEORGE HAZZARD, b. January 08, 1834; d. January 25, 1931; m. HARRIET LESTER.
iii. ELIZABETH ELLEN HAZZARD, b. 1836; d. 1907; m. JAMES P. GARDNER, October 04, 1857.
More About JAMES GARDNER and ELIZABETH HAZZARD:
Marriage: October 04, 1857
iv. CATHERINE HAZZARD, b. 1837.
v. MILLEY HAZZARD, b. March 28, 1839.
vi. MATILDA JANE HAZZARD, b. October 11, 1841.
vii. NANCY HAZZARD, b. 1853.
4. GEORGE2 MERANDA (THOMAS1) was born March 16, 1819 in Bracken County, Kentucky, and died
May 27, 1916 in Harrison County, Missouri. He married (1) JANE ELIZABETH ARDARY May 23,
1837 in Scott County, Indiana. He married (2) DORCAS CLOSE 1846. He married (3) ELIZABETH
FOLLICK May 25, 1847 in Scott County, Indiana. He married (4) UNKNOWN Aft. 1865 in
Arkansas.
Notes for GEORGE MERANDA:
Notes for GEORGE MERANDA:
From notes of 1888 in Harrison County, Missouri, biography of son James Meranda, it says:
"James...child of George and Jane (Ardrey) Meranda. The father (referring to George)
is of Scotch descent, born in KY in 1819, and the mother of Irish descent and born in 1819
also. In 1837, they were married in Scott County, IN, where the mother died in 1846. To
their union four sons and one daughter were born. After the death of his first wife, Mr.
Meranda was twice married, and by his third wife had two sons and four daughters. Since
the age of 19, he has been a school teacher, and in 1867 he located in Harrison County,
Missouri, but at present lives in Kansas. He was a strong Republican until the nomination
of Horace Greeley, but has since belonged to the Democratic ranks.
More About GEORGE MERANDA and JANE ARDARY:
Marriage: May 23, 1837, Scott County, Indiana
More About GEORGE MERANDA and DORCAS CLOSE:
Marriage: 1846
More About GEORGE MERANDA and ELIZABETH FOLLICK:
Marriage: May 25, 1847, Scott County, Indiana
More About GEORGE MERANDA and UNKNOWN:
Marriage: Aft. 1865, Arkansas
Child of GEORGE MERANDA and JANE ARDARY is:
i. JAMES3 MERANDA.
Generation No. 3
5. JOHN3 MERANDA (WARREN2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1830.
Children of JOHN MERANDA are:
i. ELIZABETH4 MERANDA, b. Abt. 1852.
ii. CHARLOTTE MERANDA, b. Abt. 1854.
iii. LORETTA MERANDA, b. Abt. 1856.
6. WILLIAM3 HAZZARD (MARY JANE2 MERANDA, THOMAS1) was born November 23, 1831, and died
December 01, 1920 in Chehalis, Washington. He married MARIAM SPURGEON December 29, 1861,
daughter of ZEPHANIAH SPURGEON and MARINDA CLOSE. She was born December 23, 1842, and died
October 16, 1929 in Chehalis, Washington.
Notes for WILLIAM HAZZARD:
William Hazzard, soldier in the civil war. Scott County, Indiana, mustered in 18 Sep 1861n
as a corporal, discharged 30 Dec 1862. 38th Infantry Company C.
More About WILLIAM HAZZARD and MARIAM SPURGEON:
Marriage: December 29, 1861
Children of WILLIAM HAZZARD and MARIAM SPURGEON are:
7. i. OLIVER PERRY MORTON4 HAZZARD, b. April 14, 1876, Scott County, Indiana; d. January
20, 1960, SanFrancisco, California.
ii. WILLIAM CLARANCE HAZZARD.
8. iii. MINNIE MYRTLE HAZZARD, d. June 1941, Chehalis, Washington.
9. iv. RUSSELL TRALL HAZZARD, b. January 07, 1866, Scott County, Indiana; d. September 03,
1921, Seattle, Washington.
Generation No. 4
7. OLIVER PERRY MORTON4 HAZZARD (WILLIAM3, MARY JANE2 MERANDA, THOMAS1) was born April 14,
1876 in Scott County, Indiana, and died January 20, 1960 in SanFrancisco, California. He
married CLARA PRATT SWIGERT July 15, 1903.
More About OLIVER PERRY MORTON HAZZARD:
Burial: Presidio Army Cemetery, SanFrancisco, California
More About CLARA PRATT SWIGERT:
Burial: Presidio Army Cemetery, SanFrancisco, California
More About OLIVER HAZZARD and CLARA SWIGERT:
Marriage: July 15, 1903
Child of OLIVER HAZZARD and CLARA SWIGERT is:
i. SON5 HAZZARD.
8. MINNIE MYRTLE4 HAZZARD (WILLIAM3, MARY JANE2 MERANDA, THOMAS1) died June 1941 in
Chehalis, Washington. She married GEORGE LONGSTREET TWISS June 29, 1908 in Chehalis,
Washington.
More About GEORGE TWISS and MINNIE HAZZARD:
Marriage: June 29, 1908, Chehalis, Washington
Children of MINNIE HAZZARD and GEORGE TWISS are:
i. WALTER HAZZARD5 TWISS, b. 1910; d. July 30, 1986, Seattle, Washington.
More About WALTER HAZZARD TWISS:
Burial: Claquato Cemetery, Chehalis
ii. DOROTHY TWISS, b. 1912.
9. RUSSELL TRALL4 HAZZARD (WILLIAM3, MARY JANE2 MERANDA, THOMAS1) was born January 07,
1866 in Scott County, Indiana, and died September 03, 1921 in Seattle, Washington. He
married ALICE GRAVES April 12, 1891 in Oakland, California.
More About RUSSELL HAZZARD and ALICE GRAVES:
Marriage: April 12, 1891, Oakland, California
Children of RUSSELL HAZZARD and ALICE GRAVES are:
i. LORA MARIAM5 HAZZARD, b. January 19, 1897.
ii. DOROTHEY HELEN HAZZARD, b. June 11, 1899, Napa, California; m. ALEX J. IGNATIEFF.