Henry Meriedieth Leibel

Henry Meriedieth Leibel was born on a farm near Wheatland, IN, on March 1st, 1880. He was the son of George W. Leibel and Alice Amy (Byars) Leibel. Meriedieth was one of eight children, only four of whom lived to adulthood. His family moved to Bicknell, IN, when he was a small child. He met his future wife, Anna Dunning, in Bicknell.Originally a coal miner like his father, Meriedieth began working for the I&V Railroad (Indiana-Vincennes) after the death of a close friend in a mining accident. When he received a promotion requiring that he move to the north end of the railroad line, Meriedieth and Anna were married on May 28th, 1903, and they moved to Indianapolis. They had only been married a short time when Anna's young orphaned sister came to live with them. Three children were born to Meriedieth and Anna: Hildreth Vivien Leibel who died on January 9th, 1906 when he was only two months old; Marcella May (Leibel) Hubbard (May 1st, 1909 - August 1st, 1982); and Margaretta Elizabeth (Leibel) Hill (February 15th, 1912 - April 27th, 2003). Meriedieth resided in Indianapolis for fifty years and retired as a railroad conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1946 after 46 years of service. He was a member of East Park Methodist Church and the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors.He died at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove on September 12th, 1953, his younger granddaughter's third birthday. At the time of his death, he was survived by his widow Anna, his two daughters (Marcella May Leibel Hubbard and Margaretta Elizabeth Leibel Hill), two sons-in-law (Forrest J. Hubbard and Frank E. Hill), two grandsons (Guilford Jack Hubbard and Donald Eugene Hubbard), two granddaughters (Dolores May Hubbard Fitzpatrick and Linda Suzanne Hill), one great-grandson (Michael Dennis Fitzpatrick), one great-granddaughter (Marsha Lynn Fitzpatrick), and two brothers (Oscar G. Leibel and Ralph L. Leibel). His was preceded in death by his parents and his sister (Anna Leibel Salem). Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Maurice R. Kerr and were held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15th, 1953, in the Harry W. Moore Peace Chapel. He was buried at Washington Park East Cemetery.

Family Tree:
Spouse:	Susanna "Anna" Dunning Leibel
Children:	Hildreth Vivien Leibel Marcella May Leibel Hubbard Margaretta Elizabeth Leibel Hill
Grandchildren:	Dolores May Hubbard Fitzpatrick Guilford Jack Hubbard Donald Eugene Hubbard LInda Suzanne Hill
Parents:	George W. Leibel and Alice Amy Byars Leibel
Siblings:	Anna A. Leibel Salem Oscar George Leibel Ralph Lyndal Leibel
Grandparents:	None listed