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Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr 1848–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1848

Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1922

Death Location: Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA

Father: Richard Sr

Mother: Mary Tucker

Spouse(s): Anna Tillman

Children(s): Horace Meador, Benjamin Jr, Wallace Sr, Lyndel Meador, Rex Meador, Alef Meador, Joseph Meador, Emma Meador, Onie Meador, Lelee Meador, Sidney Meador, Bessie Meador, Richard Meador

Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr was born in 1848 in Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA, the child of Richard A Meador Sr And Mary Ann Tucker. In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided in Sabine, Sabine, Texas, USA. In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided in Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA. Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr married Anna Elizabeth Betty Tillman, and had children including Alef Yetive Jane Meador, Benjamin Franklin Meador Jr, Bessie Meador, Emma Florida Meador, Horace Tillman Meador, Joseph West Meador, Lelee Eva Meador, Lyndel Meador, Onie Sinclaire Meador, Rex Lynton Meador, Richard Tillman Meador, Sidney Cook Meador, Wallace Warwick Meador Sr. Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr passed away in 1922 in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr was born in 1848 in Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA, the child of Richard A Meador Sr And Mary Ann Tucker.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided in Sabine, Sabine, Texas, USA.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided in Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr married Anna Elizabeth Betty Tillman, and had children including Alef Yetive Jane Meador, Benjamin Franklin Meador Jr, Bessie Meador, Emma Florida Meador, Horace Tillman Meador, Joseph West Meador, Lelee Eva Meador, Lyndel Meador, Onie Sinclaire Meador, Rex Lynton Meador, Richard Tillman Meador, Sidney Cook Meador, Wallace Warwick Meador Sr.
  • Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr passed away in 1922 in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sr
1808–1853
Birth Location: Virginia
RS
Mary Tucker
1818–1864
Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Anna Tillman
1860–1941
Birth Location: Patroon, Shelby, Texas, USA
AT

Children(s)

Horace Meador
1878–1953
Birth Location: Louisiana
HM
Benjamin Jr
1894–1989
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
BJ
Wallace Sr
1898–1986
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
WS
Lyndel Meador
1900–1988
Birth Location: Milam Sabine, Texas
LM
Rex Meador
1903–1994
Birth Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
RM
Alef Meador
1876–1905
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
AM
Joseph Meador
1880–1961
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
JM
Emma Meador
1882–1969
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
EM
Onie Meador
1885–1980
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
OM
Lelee Meador
1886–1977
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
LM
Sidney Meador
1889–1902
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
SM
Bessie Meador
1893–1988
Birth Location: Texas
BM
Richard Meador
1896–1972
Birth Location: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
RM

Benjamin Sr's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sr
1848–1922
Birth Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
Parents
Richard A Meador Sr
1808–1853
Virginia
Mary (Ann) Tucker
1818–1864
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Leroy Meador
1765–1833
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Prudence Cannon
1775–1840
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Sr's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Franklin Meador) Sr (14 Dec 1848–24 Nov 1922) m. Anna (Elizabeth "Betty") Tillman (3 Feb 1860–18 May 1941)
  1. 1. Horace (Tillman) Meador 1878–1953 m. Willie (Elizabeth) Arnold 1881–1908 m. Gertrude (Lucille) Robertson 1898–
    1. 1. Effie (Eloise) Meador 1900–1974 m. William (Bly) Smith 1900–1968
      1. 1. Maxine Smith 1919–1993 m. Jim (Lee Forrest) Jr. 1918–2000 m. Herbert (Martin) Randleff 1914–2004
      2. 2. Horace (Foster) Smith 1921–1958 m. Dorothy (May) Goodin 1926–1977
      3. 3. Janice Smith 1923–1942 m. William (Kenneth) Stiles 1921–1963
      4. 4. Selma Smith 1925–1969 m. William (Jerald) Hoover 1920–2006
    2. 2. Elza (Arnold) Meador 1903–1977 m. Jessie (Mae "Mug") Miller 1904–1995
      1. 1. Don (Arnold) Meador 1926–1994 m. Ruth (Ann) Smith 1931–1979
    3. 3. Susan (Elizabeth "Sue") Meador 1905–2002 m. William (Miles "Bill") Musgrove 1903–1987
      1. 1. Billie (Sue) Musgrove 1926–
      2. 2. Infant (Son) Musgrove 1929–1929
    4. 4. Horace (Clive) Meador 1906–1984 m. Dorothy (Vane) Still 1908–1953
      1. 1. Harry (Tillman) Meador 1928–1989 m. Betty (Lou) Rule 1931–1997
        1. 1. Janel (Ann) Meador 1948–1998 m. Larry (Stephen) Cross 1949–2016
      2. 2. Venine (C) Meador 1926–1996 m. Frank (B) Atkinson 1923–
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin Meador) Jr 1894–1989 m. Martha (Reba) Estes 1905–1993
  3. 3. Wallace (Warwick Meador) Sr 1898–1986 m. Martha (Reba) Estes 1905–1993
    1. 1. Wallace (Warwick "Wally" Meador) Jr 1925–2014 m. Jean Shirley 1928–2013 m. Theda (Mae) Greathouse 1921–1995
      1. 1. Ronald (Roy) Meador 1946–2004 m. Margaret (Carolyn) Vinson 1942–2005 m. Violet (Lorraine) Ahart 1938–2006
  4. 4. Lyndel Meador 1900–1988 m. Eugene Estes 1899–1985
    1. 1. Bettie (Jean) Estes 1926–
  5. 5. Rex (Lynton) Meador 1903–1994 m. Evelyn (Marie) Morgan 1909–1989
  6. 6. Alef (Yetive Jane) Meador 1876–1905 m. James (Polley) Weatherred 1871–1945
    1. 1. Sibyl (Elsie) Weatherred 1902–1964 m. Fred (Louis) Witt 1900–1985
    2. 2. Jane (Alef) Weatherred 1903–1993 m. Horace (Dewy) Grogan 1900–1976
    3. 3. William (Wallace) Weatherred 1899–1946
  7. 7. Joseph (West) Meador 1880–1961 m. Cora (Ella) Burr 1880–1974
    1. 1. Joe (Waldron) Meador 1919–1975 m. Vera (Mae) Halfen 1923–
    2. 2. Emma (Lelee) Meador 1908–1964
    3. 3. Thelma (Hilda) Meador 1906–2006 m. Chester (L) Williams 1903–
    4. 4. Benjamin Burr 1903–1997 m. Ida (Mae) Harris 1908–1989
  8. 8. Emma (Florida) Meador 1882–1969 m. George (Wilford) Oliphint 1872–1948
    1. 1. George (Rodney) Oliphint 1907–1998
    2. 2. Fred (Meador) Oliphint 1906–1980 m. Thelma (Lucile) Clark 1913–
      1. 1. George (Clark) Oliphint 1932–1998 m. Patricia Sides 1936–1992
    3. 3. Oliphint 1909–1909
    4. 4. Oliphint 1903–1903
    5. 5. Frank (Wilford) Oliphint 1911–1997
    6. 6. Daisy (Elizabeth) Oliphint 1914–
    7. 7. Joe (Bob) Oliphint 1918–1991
    8. 8. Guy Oliphint 1922–
  9. 9. Onie (Sinclaire) Meador 1885–1980 m. John (Burton Forse) Sr 1874–1966
    1. 1. Wendell (Hammond) Forse 1905–1993
    2. 2. Onie (LeLee Forse) Collins 1906–2000
    3. 3. Laurie (Meador) Forse 1908–1908
    4. 4. Zuma (Elizabeth Forse) Dennard 1910–2004
    5. 5. John (Burton Forse) Jr 1913–1977
  10. 10. Lelee (Eva) Meador 1886–1977 m. John (Sidney) Fuller 1883–1945
    1. 1. Pauline (Alef Fuller) Mitchell 1907–1989
    2. 2. Bennie Fuller 1923–1923
    3. 3. James (Easter) Fuller 1906–1972
    4. 4. Joseph (Fred) Fuller 1925–2002
    5. 5. Leslie (M) Fuller 1910–1982
    6. 6. Bettie Fuller 1923–1923
    7. 7. Fuller 1905–1905
    8. 8. Fuller 1909–1909
  11. 11. Sidney (Cook) Meador 1889–1902
  12. 12. Bessie Meador 1893–1988 m. Joseph (Roland) Tisinger 1894–1961
    1. 1. Louise (P) Tisinger 1918–2005
    2. 2. Mazo (Yetieve) Tisinger 1920–2000
    3. 3. Betty (Jo) Tisinger 1921–2011
    4. 4. Peggy (J) Tisinger 1924–
  13. 13. Richard (Tillman) Meador 1896–1972 m. Willie (Helen) Norwood 1903–1980
    1. 1. Lyndel (Lucile) Meador 1923–1998
    2. 2. Helen (June) Meador 1931–1975 m. Albert (Glenn) Barnetzke 1925–2018
    3. 3. Dorothy (May) Meador 1924–2010 m. August (Benjamin) Grant 1921–1994

Benjamin Sr's Timeline

6 Records

1848
14 Dec 1848
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr in Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided here in Sabine, Sabine, Texas, USA
Sabine, Sabine, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided here in Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided here in Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, USA
1922
24 Nov 1922
Age 74
Death of Benjamin Franklin Meador Sr in South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1848
    Event Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas; Roll: 1325; Page: 237A; Enumeration District: 086
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1241668
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas; Roll: T624_1561; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375574
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Sabine, Sabine, Texas; Roll: M432_914; Page: 329A; Image: 308
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sabine, Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Sabine, Sabine, Texas; Roll: M432_914; Page: 329A; Image: 308

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas; Roll: 1325; Page: 237A; Enumeration District: 086

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Milam, Sabine, Texas; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1241668

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas; Roll: T624_1561; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375574

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1922
    Event Place: South Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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