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Adam Alexander Meek 1823–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1823

Birth Location: Knox County, TN

Death Date: 14 September 1904

Death Location: Skaggston, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Adam Meek

Mother: Elizabeth Childress

Spouse(s): Margaret White

Children(s): Charles Meek

Adam Alexander Meek was born in 1823 in Knox County, TN, the child of Adam Kennedy Meek And Elizabeth Betsy Childress. In 1880, Adam Alexander Meek resided in District 18, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Adam Alexander Meek married Margaret Ellen White, and had children including Charles Alexander Charlie Meek. Adam Alexander Meek passed away in 1904 in Skaggston, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Adam Alexander Meek was born in 1823 in Knox County, TN, the child of Adam Kennedy Meek And Elizabeth Betsy Childress.
  • In 1880, Adam Alexander Meek resided in District 18, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Adam Alexander Meek married Margaret Ellen White, and had children including Charles Alexander Charlie Meek.
  • Adam Alexander Meek passed away in 1904 in Skaggston, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam Meek's Ancestors

Self
Adam Meek
1823–1904
Birth Place: Knox County, TN
Parents
Adam Kennedy Meek
1798–1890
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Childress
1798–1885
Mecklenburg, Yancey, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Adam Meek
1746–1828
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Martha Wallace
1760–1831
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Adam I
1735–1822
Elizabeth Meek
1726–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Meek's Descendants

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Adam (Alexander) Meek (18 Nov 1823–14 September 1904) m. Margaret (Ellen) White (31 July 1839–11 September 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

3 Records

1823
18 Nov 1823
Birth of Adam Alexander Meek in Knox County, TN
Knox County, TN
1880
1880
Age 57
Adam Alexander Meek resided here in District 18, Knox, Tennessee, USA
District 18, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1904
14 September 1904
Age 81
Death of Adam Alexander Meek in Skaggston, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Skaggston, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1823
    Event Place: Knox County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 18, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1904
    Event Place: Skaggston, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

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