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Has 2 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Alvah Meredith Boyington |
| Birth |
17 Oct 1907 |
Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States  |
| Christening |
30 Oct 1907 |
Independence Boulevard Christian Church, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
2 Feb 1998 |
Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States |
| Burial |
14 Feb 1998 |
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
21 Nov 2017 |
TWINF |
| FamilySearch ID |
L28M-TLP |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I152804 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Schuyler Stephen Boyington, b. 2 Nov 1869, Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States d. 12 May 1952, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
Gertrude Lela Rohrer, b. 15 Jan 1878, Paola, Miami, Kansas, United States d. 15 Mar 1941, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Nov 1900 |
| Family ID |
F39135 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Raymond Arnold Disney, b. 30 Dec 1890, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States d. 24 May 1989, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 98 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Dec 1935 |
United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F31034 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Charles William Fisher, b. 8 Jun 1901, Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States d. 7 Apr 1967, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Sep 1936 |
Ray, Missouri, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F39134 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 17 Oct 1907 - Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, United States |
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 | Christening - 30 Oct 1907 - Independence Boulevard Christian Church, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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 | Marriage - 1 Dec 1935 - United States |
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 | Marriage - 7 Sep 1936 - Ray, Missouri, United States |
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 | Death - 2 Feb 1998 - Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States |
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 | Burial - 14 Feb 1998 - Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 21 Nov 2017 - TWINF |
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| Notes |
- MEREDITH A. DISNEY ~
was the daughter of Schuyler S. Boyington and Gertrude Rohrer. She was t h e twin sister to Alfred M. Boyington and her older sister was Wanda Ma e B oyington Yates. She was the wife of Raymond Arnold Disney, who was a n old er brother of Walt Disney (Walter Elias Disney). Raymond's parent s were E lias Charles Disney and Flora Call Disney.
Her two sons are Charles Elias Disney (who is named for his paternal gra n dfather Elias Charles Disney) and Daniel Harwood Disney. Meredith's la t e daughter-in-law was married to Charles Elias and she was Mary Elizabe t h (O'Brien) Disney and Meredith had one grandson who was Charles Roy "C ha rlie" Disney. Both lost their lives in an automobile mishap many year s ea rlier.
Later, after Meredith had passed away in 1998 her son Charles Elias Disn e y adopted Cristian Petrea in 1999 when he was five years of age after h i s parents who were Lucian (Luke) and Maria Petrea, both died in a circ u s accident and he became Cristian Petrea Disney. Cristian passed awa y o n May 10, 2018 at the age of 24 after suffering cardiomegaly or enlar ge d heart.
Other close family included three brothers-in-law Herbert Arthur Disne y ( Louise), Roy Oliver Disney (Edna), Walter Elias Disney (Lillian) an d on e sister-in-law Ruth Flora Disney Beecher (Theodore).
Meredith Disney was a music teacher and she was an accomplished pianis t , violinist, composer and lyricist for many years. She was the co-found e r of LodeStar Pictures, an early private feature film financing enterpr is e. This enterprise originated in Kansas City and then to Los Angeles a n d moved to Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood and then to Walt Dis ne y Productions in Burbank and finally was in the historic First Nationa l B uilding on Highland Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard until the entity m erge d with another film company many years ago.
Meredith was quite active in the Roman Catholic Church and she served wi t h Roy Edward and Patricia Ann Disney, among many others, on the origin a l committee that was organized to assist and advise +Cardinal Roger M . Ma hony, the Archbishop of Los Angeles, to build the new Cathedral of O ur La dy of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Sadly, she passed away be fore t he new Cathedral was dedicated in 2002. She was also quite activ e with Ca tholic Charities and Meredith and her very close lifetime frien d who wa s actress Rosalind Russell raised many funds for numerous Cathol ic and ot her philanthropies. When Meredith had converted to Roman Cathol icism, Ros alind Russell was her sponsor.
She actively supported the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and she wo r ked with Lillian Disney and Diane Disney Miller raising funds for the n e w Walt Disney Concert Hall also in downtown Los Angeles. She was als o a l ongtime close friend to Edna Francis Disney and Patricia "Patty" Di sney a nd many others. Meredith always was cheerful and so generous and s he wa s always willing to encourage others to "do their very best with ev erythi ng in their lives!"
Meredith was a strong supporter of the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled c h ildren (later named the Shriner's Hospital for children) in Los Angele s a s her husband Raymond Arnold Disney was an active Mason and Shriner f or m any years! Also, she supported St. Jude children's Research Hospita l tha t was originally founded by longtime close family friend Danny Thom as!
Much of Meredith Disney's biography can be found in the Disney2Disney.c o m website.
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