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DeWitt Forrest Meek 1876–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Wood, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Jan 1957

Death Location: Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Henry Meek

Mother: Martha Hardwick

Spouse(s): Princie Darden

Children(s): Ora Meek, Ulma Sr, Hugh Meek, Nena Meek, Oma Barnett

DeWitt Forrest Meek was born in 1876 in Wood, Texas, United States of America, the child of Henry Clay Meek And Martha Ellen Hardwick. DeWitt Forrest Meek married Princie Etta Darden, and had children including Hugh Edgar Meek, Nena Meek, Oma Alta Barnett, Ora Irene Meek, Ulma Forrest Meek Sr. DeWitt Forrest Meek passed away in 1957 in Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • DeWitt Forrest Meek was born in 1876 in Wood, Texas, United States of America, the child of Henry Clay Meek And Martha Ellen Hardwick.
  • DeWitt Forrest Meek married Princie Etta Darden, and had children including Hugh Edgar Meek, Nena Meek, Oma Alta Barnett, Ora Irene Meek, Ulma Forrest Meek Sr.
  • DeWitt Forrest Meek passed away in 1957 in Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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DeWitt Meek's Ancestors

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DeWitt Meek
1876–1957
Birth Place: Wood, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Henry Clay Meek
1846–1917
Marshall, Mississippi
Martha (Ellen) Hardwick
1858–1916
Rusk County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
James Meek
1801–1870
Kentucky, United States
Sarah Bolton
1808–1870
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Bolton
1784–1858
Elizabeth Bunn
1794–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Bunn
1760–1816
Levinia Walker
1763–1820

DeWitt Meek's Descendants

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DeWitt (Forrest) Meek (15 Jun 1876–25 Jan 1957) m. Princie (Etta) Darden (13 Sep 1882–26 Feb 1973)
  1. 1. Ora (Irene) Meek 1902–1979 m. Clyde (Foster) Montgomery 1900–1982
    1. 1. Billy (Glen) Montgomery 1930–1989 m. Janice (P) Montgomery 1931–1986
    2. 2. Doris (Jo) Montgomery 1924–2019
  2. 2. Ulma (Forrest Meek) Sr 1904–1959 m. Julia (Bernice) Burroughs 1904–1972
    1. 1. Ulma (Forrest Meek) Jr 1927–2004
  3. 3. Hugh (Edgar) Meek 1900–1981 m. Ella (Elizabeth) Baker 1906–1993
    1. 1. Patsy (Allene) Meek 1928–1993
  4. 4. Nena Meek 1904–
  5. 5. Oma (Alta) Barnett 1908–1972

DeWitt Meek's Timeline

2 Records

1876
15 Jun 1876
Birth of DeWitt Forrest Meek in Wood, Texas, United States of America
Wood, Texas, United States of America
1957
25 Jan 1957
Age 81
Death of DeWitt Forrest Meek in Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Wood, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caddo Mills, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caddo Mills, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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