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Adam Kennedy Meek 1798–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1798

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1890

Death Location: Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Adam Meek

Mother: Martha Wallace

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Childress

Children(s): Adam Meek

In 1798, Adam Kennedy Meek entered the world in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA, born to Adam Meek And Martha Wallace. Adam Kennedy Meek married Elizabeth Betsy Childress, and had children including Adam Alexander Meek. Adam Kennedy Meek passed away in 1890 in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Adam Kennedy Meek entered the world in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA, born to Adam Meek And Martha Wallace.
  • Adam Kennedy Meek married Elizabeth Betsy Childress, and had children including Adam Alexander Meek.
  • Adam Kennedy Meek passed away in 1890 in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Meek
1746–1828
Birth Location: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Martha Wallace
1760–1831
Birth Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Childress
1798–1885
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Yancey, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Adam Meek
1823–1904
Birth Location: Knox County, TN
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Adam Meek's Ancestors

Self
Adam Meek
1798–1890
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Adam Meek
1746–1828
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Martha Wallace
1760–1831
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Adam (Kennedy Meek) I
1735–1822
Cecil County Maryland or Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Childers Miller) Meek
1726–1805
Somerset, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Meek's Descendants

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Adam (Kennedy) Meek (15 Jul 1798–28 Aug 1890) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Childress (22 Dec 1798–22 Feb 1885)
  1. 1. Adam (Alexander) Meek 1823–1904 m. Margaret (Ellen) White 1839–1886
    1. 1. Charles (Alexander "Charlie") Meek 1869–1938 m. Julia (E) Carter 1870–1932
      1. 1. Thomas (Franklin) Meek 1894–1972 m. Leta Robinson 1893–1963
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Meek 1915–1983
        2. 2. Anna (E) Meek 1917–
        3. 3. Earnest (J) Meek 1919–
        4. 4. Floyd (A.) Meek 1922–1993
      2. 2. Myrtle (Annette) Meek 1892–1955 m. Esthel (Edward) Gentry 1891–1972
        1. 1. Margaret (Kathleen) Gentry 1917–1998 m. Fred (Wilson) Arney 1912–2000
        2. 2. Hazel (Annette) Gentry 1924–1989 m. William (B) Newbauer 1922–

Adam Meek's Timeline

2 Records

1798
15 Jul 1798
Birth of Adam Kennedy Meek in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1890
28 Aug 1890
Age 92
Death of Adam Kennedy Meek in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1798
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
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