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Elsie Meeks 1914–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1914

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 28 Aug 2002

Death Location: Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Meeks

Mother: Winnie Ladd

Spouse(s): Thomas Turner

Children(s): Edward Turner, Mable Turner, Franklin Turner

Elsie Meeks was born in 1914 in Tennessee, the child of James Preston Meeks And Winnie Belle Ladd. In 1920, Elsie Meeks resided in Civil District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. Elsie Meeks married Thomas Franklin Turner, and had children including Edward Priest Turner, Franklin Turner, Mable Bernice Turner, Terry Wayne Turner. Elsie Meeks passed away in 2002 in Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elsie Meeks was born in 1914 in Tennessee, the child of James Preston Meeks And Winnie Belle Ladd.
  • In 1920, Elsie Meeks resided in Civil District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elsie Meeks married Thomas Franklin Turner, and had children including Edward Priest Turner, Franklin Turner, Mable Bernice Turner, Terry Wayne Turner.
  • Elsie Meeks passed away in 2002 in Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Meeks
1871–1957
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
JM
Winnie Ladd
1888–1970
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WL

Spouses(s)

Thomas Turner
1909–1977
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
TT

Children(s)

Edward Turner
1936–2017
Birth Location: Tennessee
ET
Mable Turner
1938–2011
Birth Location: Tennessee
MT
Franklin Turner
1943–1944
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
FT

Elsie Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Meeks
1914–2002
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Preston Meeks
1871–1957
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Winnie (Belle) Ladd
1888–1970
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Merrill) Meeks
1847–1937
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Layne
1850–1912
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Merrill Meeks
1828–
John Layne
1803–1900
Esther Kilgore
1808–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Meeks
1804–1867
Tabitha More
1811–
John Sr
1768–1840
Barbara Devault
1770–1860
Stephen Kilgore
1767–1841
Rebecca Salyer
1770–1860

Elsie Meeks's Descendants

1.
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Elsie Meeks (abt 1914–28 Aug 2002) m. Thomas (Franklin) Turner (15 May 1909–18 Jul 1977)
  1. 1. Edward (Priest) Turner 1936–2017 m. Lillian (Louise) Gerwatowsky 1938–2011
  2. 2. Mable (Bernice) Turner 1938–2011 m. Billy (Joe) Ladd 1931–1985 m. Donald (Gene) Ledbetter 1939–2008
  3. 3. Franklin Turner 1943–1944

Elsie Meeks's Timeline

8 Records

1913
10 Aug 1913
Birth of Elsie Meeks in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1914
abt 1914
Birth of Elsie Meeks in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 6
Elsie Meeks resided here in Civil District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Elsie Meeks resided here in District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Elsie Meeks resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1992
1992
Age 78
Elsie Meeks resided here in Monteagle, TN
Monteagle, TN
2002
28 Aug 2002
Age 88
Death of Elsie Meeks in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
2002
28 Aug 2002
Age 88
Death of Elsie Meeks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 344-18-8194; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 40
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341984
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 40

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Monteagle, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 2002
    Event Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 344-18-8194; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 2002

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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