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Elias Larkin Meeks 1853–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1853

Birth Location: Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 17 January 1926

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Meeks

Mother: Sarah Stanley

Spouse(s): Sarah Middleton

Children(s): Nathan Meeks, Maude Olive, Allen Meeks, Clara Cotten, Cleveland Meeks, Ettie Meeks, William Meeks, Albert Meeks, Beulah Skaggs

The story of Elias Larkin Meeks began in 1853 in Texas, United States of America. In 1870, Elias Larkin Meeks resided in Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, US. In 1910, Elias Larkin Meeks resided in Fort Worth Ward 4, Tarrant, Texas, USA. Elias Larkin Meeks married Sarah Ella Middleton, and had children including Albert L Meeks, Allen Parks Meeks, Beulah Mae Skaggs, Clara E Meeks Cotten, Cleveland Murphy Meeks, Ettie Pearl Meeks, Maude Ann Meeks Olive, Nathan F Meeks, William Carl Meeks. Elias Larkin Meeks passed away in 1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elias Larkin Meeks began in 1853 in Texas, United States of America.
  • In 1870, Elias Larkin Meeks resided in Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, US.
  • In 1910, Elias Larkin Meeks resided in Fort Worth Ward 4, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • Elias Larkin Meeks married Sarah Ella Middleton, and had children including Albert L Meeks, Allen Parks Meeks, Beulah Mae Skaggs, Clara E Meeks Cotten, Cleveland Murphy Meeks, Ettie Pearl Meeks, Maude Ann Meeks Olive, Nathan F Meeks, William Carl Meeks.
  • Elias Larkin Meeks passed away in 1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Meeks
1827–1908
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Sarah Stanley
1828–1906
Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Middleton
1855–1919
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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Children(s)

Nathan Meeks
1849–1929
Birth Location: Tippah County Mississippi
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Maude Olive
1880–1936
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Allen Meeks
1877–1939
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Clara Cotten
1875–1957
Birth Location: Texas, USA
CC
Cleveland Meeks
1887–1919
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Ettie Meeks
1893–1965
Birth Location: San Saba, Texas, USA
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William Meeks
1883–1964
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Albert Meeks
1873–1897
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Beulah Skaggs
1882–1948
Birth Location: –
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Elias Meeks's Ancestors

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Elias Meeks
1853–1926
Birth Place: Texas, United States of America
Parents
William J Meeks
1827–1908
Alabama, USA
Sarah (Ann) Stanley
1828–1906
Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Nathan Meeks
1802–1860
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Cleveland) Jones
1801–1876
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1768–1844
Sarah Holt
1768–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sgt. III
1725–1797
Mary Nowlin
1725–1782

Elias Meeks's Descendants

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Elias (Larkin) Meeks (2 February 1853–17 January 1926) m. Sarah (Ella) Middleton (13 October 1855–26 February 1919)
  1. 1. Nathan (F.) Meeks 1849–1929 m. Amanda (Jane) Montgomery 1857–1927
    1. 1. Milton (Malone) Meeks 1878–1943
    2. 2. William ("Willie" Byron) Meeks 1876–1972 m. Carrie Meeks 1894–
    3. 3. Leanora (Bell) Meeks 1874–1883
    4. 4. Vola (Ann) Meeks 1880–1954 m. I (A) Garrick 1885–
    5. 5. Claudia (Lucille) Meeks 1882–
      1. 1. Helen (M) Hearne 1910–
    6. 6. Donnie (Omer) Meeks 1885–1913
    7. 7. Marguerite ("Maggie" Murry) Meeks 1887–1932
    8. 8. Emma (Lena) Meeks 1889–1926
    9. 9. Henry (Grady) Meeks 1899–1972 m. Madge (L) Meeks 1900–
  2. 2. Maude (Ann Meeks) Olive 1880–1936
  3. 3. Allen (Parks) Meeks 1877–1939
  4. 4. Clara (E Meeks) Cotten 1875–1957
  5. 5. Cleveland (Murphy) Meeks 1887–1919
  6. 6. Ettie (Pearl) Meeks 1893–1965 m. George (W) Willis 1887–
  7. 7. William (Carl) Meeks 1883–1964
  8. 8. Albert (L) Meeks 1873–1897
  9. 9. Beulah (Mae) Skaggs 1882–1948

Elias Meeks's Timeline

4 Records

1853
2 February 1853
Birth of Elias Larkin Meeks in Texas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 17
Elias Larkin Meeks resided here in Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, USA
Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
Elias Larkin Meeks resided here in Fort Worth Ward 4, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth Ward 4, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1926
17 January 1926
Age 73
Death of Elias Larkin Meeks in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1853
    Event Place: Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Worth Ward 4, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 4, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T624_1591; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375604

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1926
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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