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Edgar Franklin Meeks 1906–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1906

Birth Location: Humbolt, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 Jan 1974

Death Location: Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father:

Mother: Ada Mitchell

Spouse(s): Ruby Ward

Children(s): Billy Meeks

Edgar Franklin Meeks was born in 1906 in Humbolt, Tennessee, USA, the child of Claude Meeks And Ada M Mitchell. Edgar Franklin Meeks married Ruby Augusta Ward, and had children including Billy Glenn Meeks, Preston Meeks. Edgar Franklin Meeks passed away in 1974 in Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar Franklin Meeks was born in 1906 in Humbolt, Tennessee, USA, the child of Claude Meeks And Ada M Mitchell.
  • Edgar Franklin Meeks married Ruby Augusta Ward, and had children including Billy Glenn Meeks, Preston Meeks.
  • Edgar Franklin Meeks passed away in 1974 in Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Children(s)

Edgar Meeks's Ancestors

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Edgar Meeks
1906–1974
Birth Place: Humbolt, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Ada (M) Mitchell
1886–1930
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Danel (Foster) Mitchel
1847–1929
Mississippi, USA
Lucy (Matilda) Butler
1854–1949
Coffee Co. TN
Great-Grandparents
Peter Butler
1829–1911
Nancy Stacy
1832–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Butler
1805–1881
Harriet Bois
1811–1889

Edgar Meeks's Descendants

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Edgar (Franklin) Meeks (11 Apr 1906–9 Jan 1974) m. Ruby (Augusta) Ward (05 Aug 1913–29 Aug 1997)
  1. 1. Billy (Glenn) Meeks 1930–2012

Edgar Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1906
11 Apr 1906
Birth of Edgar Franklin Meeks in Humbolt, Tennessee, USA
Humbolt, Tennessee, USA
1974
9 Jan 1974
Age 68
Death of Edgar Franklin Meeks in Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1906
    Event Place: Humbolt, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1974
    Event Place: Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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