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Sign up freeElvin Meeks 1914 – 1985 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1914
Birth Location: Big Foot, Texas, USA
Death Date: 30 Jan 1985
Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Father: Jessie Meeks
Mother: Eliza Marsh
Spouse(s): Harriet Hofcr, Juanita Skiles, Loneta Barnett, Opal Meeks, Adelene Meeks
Children(s): Willie Melles, Shirley Melles, Brenda Meeks, James Meeks
Elvin Meeks was born in 1914 in Big Foot, Texas, USA, the child of Jessie W Meeks and Eliza Frances Marsh. Elvin Meeks married Harriet Hofcr, Juanita Merle Skiles, Loneta Barnett, Opal Linnie Meeks, Adelene Alma Meeks, and had children including Willie P Melles, Shirley M Melles, Brenda Meeks, James Donald Meeks. Elvin Meeks passed away in 1985 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
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Biography
- Elvin Meeks was born in 1914 in Big Foot, Texas, USA, the child of Jessie W Meeks and Eliza Frances Marsh.
- Elvin Meeks married Harriet Hofcr, Juanita Merle Skiles, Loneta Barnett, Opal Linnie Meeks, Adelene Alma Meeks, and had children including Willie P Melles, Shirley M Melles, Brenda Meeks, James Donald Meeks.
- Elvin Meeks passed away in 1985 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
Immediate Family
Parents
Jessie Meeks
1859 – 1932
Birth Location: Louin, Jasper County, Mississippi
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Eliza Marsh
1870 – 1960
Birth Location: Gonzales County, Texas
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Spouses(s)
Harriet Hofcr
1923 –
Birth Location: –
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Juanita Skiles
1931 – 2002
Birth Location: Mexia Limest, Texas
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Loneta Barnett
1924 –
Birth Location: Texas
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Opal Meeks
1915 – 1944
Birth Location: Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
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Adelene Meeks
1923 – 1996
Birth Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
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Children(s)
Willie Melles
1933 – 2005
Birth Location: Texas
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Shirley Melles
1938 – 1998
Birth Location: Texas
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Brenda Meeks
1952 – 2022
Birth Location: Galveston, Texas, USA
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James Meeks
1954 – 1990
Birth Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Elvin Meeks's Ancestors
Self
Elvin Meeks
1914 – 1985
Birth Place: Big Foot, Texas, USA
Parents
Jessie W Meeks
1859 – 1932
Louin, Jasper County, Mississippi
Eliza (Frances) Marsh
1870 – 1960
Gonzales County, Texas
Grandparents
John (Robert or Robert M.) MEEKS
1819 – 1875
, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
Dillard (Leroy) Marsh
1832 – 1909
Louisiana, United States of America
Eliza (Amelia) Long
1842 – 1900
Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Long
1811 – 1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elvin Meeks's Descendants
1.
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Elvin Meeks
(22 Feb 1914 – 30 Jan 1985)
m. Harriet Hofcr (abt 1923 – )
m. Juanita (Merle) Skiles (5 Jan 1931 – 16 Apr 2002)
m. Loneta Barnett (abt 1924 – )
m. Opal (Linnie) Meeks (3 Apr 1915 – 6 Apr 1944)
m. Adelene (Alma) Meeks (22 January 1923 – 30 March 1996)
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1. Willie (P) Melles (abt 1933 – 21 Mar 2005)
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2. Shirley (M) Melles (abt 1938 – 17 Oct 1998)
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3. Brenda Meeks (abt 1952 – 17 Feb 2022) m. Rodney (H) Meeks (1950 – ) m. Arthur (Ray) Shoefstall
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1. Bryan (Ray) Shoefstall (23 Jun 1980 – )
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2. Gary (Dwayne) Shoefstall (4 Sep 1981 – )
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4. James (Donald) Meeks (24 Jun 1954 – 01/10/1990) m. Mavis (Meeks) Clark (23 Dec 1955 – )
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1. James (waylen) Meeks (14 Nov 1974 – ) m. Dorothy (Marie) Ranly
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2. Gene (Wesley) Meeks (8 Dec 1975 – )
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3. Jennifer (Wynne) Meeks (25 Oct 1985 – ) m. Timothy (J) Wilborn (abt 1971 – )
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Elvin Meeks's Timeline
14 Records
1914
22 Feb 1914
Birth of Elvin Meeks in Texas
Texas
1914
abt 1914
Birth of Elvin Meeks in Texas
Texas
1914
22 Feb 1914
Birth of Elvin Meeks in Big Foot, Texas, USA
Big Foot, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Elvin Meeks resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Elvin Meeks resided here in Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Elvin Meeks resided here in Rural, Frio, Texas
Rural, Frio, Texas
1940
1940
Age 26
Elvin Meeks resided here in Bigfoot, Frio, Texas, USA
Bigfoot, Frio, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Elvin Meeks resided here in Jal, Lea, New Mexico, USA
Jal, Lea, New Mexico, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Elvin Meeks resided here in Texas
Texas
1956
1956
Age 42
Elvin Meeks resided here in Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Texas, USA
1985
30 Jan 1985
Age 71
Death of Elvin Meeks in Bexar, Texas
Bexar, Texas
1985
Jan 1985
Age 71
Death of Elvin Meeks in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
1985
30 Jan 1985
Age 71
Death of Elvin Meeks in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
1998
1998-2002
Age 84
Elvin Meeks resided here in Hillsboro, Texas, USA
Hillsboro, Texas, USA
1914
22 Feb 1914
Birth of Elvin Meeks in Texas
Texas
1914
abt 1914
Birth of Elvin Meeks in Texas
Texas
1914
22 Feb 1914
Birth of Elvin Meeks in Big Foot, Texas, USA
Big Foot, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Elvin Meeks resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Elvin Meeks resided here in Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Elvin Meeks resided here in Rural, Frio, Texas
Rural, Frio, Texas
1940
1940
Age 26
Elvin Meeks resided here in Bigfoot, Frio, Texas, USA
Bigfoot, Frio, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Elvin Meeks resided here in Jal, Lea, New Mexico, USA
Jal, Lea, New Mexico, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Elvin Meeks resided here in Texas
Texas
1956
1956
Age 42
Elvin Meeks resided here in Galveston, Texas, USA
Galveston, Texas, USA
1985
30 Jan 1985
Age 71
Death of Elvin Meeks in Bexar, Texas
Bexar, Texas
1985
Jan 1985
Age 71
Death of Elvin Meeks in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
1985
30 Jan 1985
Age 71
Death of Elvin Meeks in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
1998
1998-2002
Age 84
Elvin Meeks resided here in Hillsboro, Texas, USA
Hillsboro, Texas, USA
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 22 Feb 1914
Event Place: Texas
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1010
[2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
[3] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
[4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frio, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-6
[5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: T625_1773; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9
[7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342022
[8] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
[9] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
[10] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112
[11] 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: Jal, Lea, New Mexico
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: abt 1914
Event Place: Texas
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 22 Feb 1914
Event Place: Big Foot, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: T625_1773; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: T625_1773; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342022
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Rural, Frio, Texas
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frio, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-6
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Bigfoot, Frio, Texas, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1010
[2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frio, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-6
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Jal, Lea, New Mexico, 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: Jal, Lea, New Mexico
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Before 1951
Event Place: Texas
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1956
Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1998-2002
Event Place: Hillsboro, Texas, USA
Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Hillsboro; State: Texas; Year(s): 1998-2002
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Lea, New Mexico
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: Jal, Lea, New Mexico
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Robards , KY.
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 25/ Jul/ 1947; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.7318158,0.612313
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Jan 1985
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Jan 1985
Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Jan 1985
Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 22 Feb 1914
Event Place: Texas
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1010
[2] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
[3] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
[4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frio, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-6
[5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: T625_1773; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9
[7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342022
[8] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
[9] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
[10] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112
[11] 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: Jal, Lea, New Mexico
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: abt 1914
Event Place: Texas
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 22 Feb 1914
Event Place: Big Foot, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: T625_1773; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: T625_1773; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Atascosa, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342022
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Rural, Frio, Texas
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frio, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-6
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Bigfoot, Frio, Texas, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1010
[2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Frio, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04036; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-6
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Jal, Lea, New Mexico, 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: Jal, Lea, New Mexico
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Before 1951
Event Place: Texas
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1956
Event Place: Galveston, Texas, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1998-2002
Event Place: Hillsboro, Texas, USA
Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Hillsboro; State: Texas; Year(s): 1998-2002
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Lea, New Mexico
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: Jal, Lea, New Mexico
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Robards , KY.
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 25/ Jul/ 1947; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.7318158,0.612313
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Jan 1985
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Jan 1985
Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Jan 1985
Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas