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Donald Lee Meeks 1935–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1935

Birth Location: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

Death Date: 28 Oct 2000

Death Location: St. Joseph

Father: Thomas Meeks

Mother: Geneva Rethaford

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Donald Lee Meeks was born in 1935 in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, the child of Thomas Benton Meeks And Geneva Mabel Rethaford. In 1960, Donald Lee Meeks resided in Seymour, Indiana, USA. Donald Lee Meeks passed away in 2000 in St. Joseph.

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Biography

  • Donald Lee Meeks was born in 1935 in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, the child of Thomas Benton Meeks And Geneva Mabel Rethaford.
  • In 1960, Donald Lee Meeks resided in Seymour, Indiana, USA.
  • Donald Lee Meeks passed away in 2000 in St. Joseph.

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Donald Meeks's Ancestors

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Donald Meeks
1935–2000
Birth Place: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri
Parents
Thomas Benton Meeks
1910–1946
Wathena, Kansas, USA
Geneva (Mabel) Rethaford
1906–1996
Quitman, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Charles (E) Meeks
1878–
Kansas
Eva (F) Meeks
1883–
Kansas
William (Alpheas "Alford") Reathaford
1869–1916
Illinois
Hattie (Louise) Winslow
1866–1939
Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Rutherford
1840–1882
Martha Calwell
1845–
Richard Winslow
1827–1912
Mary Murray
1839–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Rutherford
1814–1861
Rebecca Oxford
1817–1855
James Colwell
1815–1867
Nancy Hartman
1819–1880
Torry Winslow
1798–1873
Theressa Burns
1800–1882
Allen MURRAY
1816–1882
Fannie Halstead
1816–1874

Donald Meeks's Timeline

3 Records

1935
11 Jan 1935
Birth of Donald Lee Meeks in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri
St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri
1960
1960
Age 25
Donald Lee Meeks resided here in Seymour, Indiana, USA
Seymour, Indiana, USA
2000
28 Oct 2000
Age 65
Death of Donald Lee Meeks in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri
Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1935
    Event Place: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Seymour, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Joseph
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Joseph News-Press; Publication Date: 30 Oct 2000; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States of America; ,0.33954644,0.9902301,0.54

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 2000
    Event Place: Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Joseph
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Joseph News-Press; Publication Date: 30 Oct 2000; Publication Place: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States of America; ,0.33954644,0.9902301,0.54

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