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Earl Edward Meeks 1931–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1931

Birth Location: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 05/27/2009

Death Location: Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States of America

Father: Chester Meeks

Mother: Fretha Wright

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In 1931, Earl Edward Meeks entered the world in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA, born to Chester Earl Earl Meeks And Fretha Fern Wright. Earl Edward Meeks passed away in 2009 in Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1931, Earl Edward Meeks entered the world in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA, born to Chester Earl Earl Meeks And Fretha Fern Wright.
  • Earl Edward Meeks passed away in 2009 in Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States of America.

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Earl Meeks's Ancestors

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Earl Meeks
1931–2009
Birth Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Parents
Chester Earl "Earl" Meeks
1905–1987
Iola, Clay, Illinois, USA
Fretha (Fern) Wright
1909–2000
Edgewood, Effingham, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Vachel) Meeks
1878–1958
Rolla, Phelps, MO, USA
Nora Meek
1882–1968
Sharpsburg, Christian, IL, USA
Pearley (Harrison) Wright
1889–1960
Iola, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
Lucinda Wright
1892–1968
Clay County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Erastus Wright
1849–1904
Sarah Williamson
1859–1950
William Murphy
1855–1937
Elizabeth Jones
1864–1941
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Claiborne Wright
1819–1896
Charlotte Clayton
1825–1904
Milton Murphy
1821–

Earl Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1931
24 Jun 1931
Birth of Earl Edward Meeks in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
2009
05/27/2009
Age 78
Death of Earl Edward Meeks in Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States of America
Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05272009
    Event Place: Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States of America

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