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Finnis L. Meeks 1924–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1924

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 13 Jan 1996

Death Location: Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Dossie Meek

Mother: Bertie Kerns

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Finnis L. Meeks was born in 1924 in Arkansas, the child of Dossie Vander Meek And Bertie Mac Kerns. In 1930, Finnis L. Meeks resided in Liberty, Pope, Arkansas, USA. In 1935, Finnis L. Meeks resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas. Finnis L. Meeks married Faye V Townsend, Virginia Sipes. Finnis L. Meeks passed away in 1996 in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Finnis L. Meeks was born in 1924 in Arkansas, the child of Dossie Vander Meek And Bertie Mac Kerns.
  • In 1930, Finnis L. Meeks resided in Liberty, Pope, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Finnis L. Meeks resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas.
  • Finnis L. Meeks married Faye V Townsend, Virginia Sipes.
  • Finnis L. Meeks passed away in 1996 in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA.

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Finnis Meeks's Ancestors

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Finnis Meeks
1924–1996
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Dossie Vander Meek
1889–1959
Sardis, Tennessee, USA
Bertie (Mac) Kerns
1900–
Dover, Ark, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Robert (M) Meeks
1846–1902
Tennessee
Melvina (Parlee) Hopper
1862–1936
Henderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Henry (Jackson) Kerns
1876–1958
Nebraska
Jessie (M) Kernes
1879–
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
George Kerns
1840–1921
Mary A.
1842–
Jesse Coleman
1844–1881
Sarah Hubbard
1851–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hubbard
1828–1864
Nancy Hudlow
1826–1905

Finnis Meeks's Timeline

5 Records

1924
2 Dec 1924
Birth of Finnis L. Meeks in Arkansas
Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 6
Finnis L. Meeks resided here in Liberty, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Liberty, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Finnis L. Meeks resided here in Valley, Pope, Arkansas
Valley, Pope, Arkansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 16
Finnis L. Meeks resided here in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1996
13 Jan 1996
Age 72
Death of Finnis L. Meeks in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1924
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] California Marriage Index
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T627_164; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 58-36
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 496-20-5971; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] California, Marriage Index
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: 89; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 1014.0; FHL microfilm: 2339824

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Liberty, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: 89; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 1014.0; FHL microfilm: 2339824

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T627_164; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 58-36

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T627_164; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 58-36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1996
    Event Place: Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 496-20-5971; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951

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