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Benjamin Franklin Meeks 1852–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1852

Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 12 Aug 1934

Death Location: Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Robert Meek

Mother: Arzilla Butler

Spouse(s): Phoeba Bartlett

Children(s): Fannie Meeks

Benjamin Franklin Meeks was born in 1852 in Indiana, United States of America, the child of Robert Allen Meek And Arzilla Priscilla Butler. Benjamin Franklin Meeks married Phoeba Ellen Bartlett, and had children including Fannie Lee Meeks, Lottie Belle Meeks. Benjamin Franklin Meeks passed away in 1934 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Meeks was born in 1852 in Indiana, United States of America, the child of Robert Allen Meek And Arzilla Priscilla Butler.
  • Benjamin Franklin Meeks married Phoeba Ellen Bartlett, and had children including Fannie Lee Meeks, Lottie Belle Meeks.
  • Benjamin Franklin Meeks passed away in 1934 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Meek
1818–1885
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
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Arzilla Butler
1823–1907
Birth Location: Lewisville, Henry, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phoeba Bartlett
1864–1936
Birth Location: Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois, USA
PB

Children(s)

Fannie Meeks
1895–1964
Birth Location: Newton Ill
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Benjamin Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Meeks
1852–1934
Birth Place: Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Robert Allen Meek
1818–1885
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Arzilla (Priscilla) Butler
1823–1907
Lewisville, Henry, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William (L) Butler
1775–1841
Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Franklin Woodyard) Butler
1783–1869
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Woodyard
1756–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Meeks's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Meeks (14 Jul 1852–12 Aug 1934) m. Phoeba (Ellen) Bartlett (10 Apr 1864–29 Nov 1936)
  1. 1. Fannie (Lee) Meeks 1895–1964 m. Walter (Clinton) Dunn 1890–1957
    1. 1. Max Dunn 1924–1987
    2. 2. Betty (Loise) Dunn 1924–1993
    3. 3. Offie (S) Dunn 1919–1982
    4. 4. Elsie Dunn 1911–1988 m. George (William) Crunk 1905–1947
      1. 1. Rosetta (Pearl) Crunk 1928–1996
      2. 2. William (Matthew) Crunk 1930–2001
      3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Crunk 1932–1991
    5. 5. Richard (C) Dunn 1914–1977
    6. 6. Ottie (H.) Dunn 1919–1971 m. Opal (Marie Vidito Dunn) Cundiff 1923–2001
      1. 1. Raymond (L) Dunn 1942–2013

Benjamin Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1852
14 Jul 1852
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Meeks in Indiana, United States of America
Indiana, United States of America
1934
12 Aug 1934
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Franklin Meeks in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Indiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1934
    Event Place: Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
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