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George Meeks 1877–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1877

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Bef 1929

Death Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jerome Meeks

Mother: Mary Baker

Spouse(s): Mary Sanders

Children(s): Wiley Meeks, Margaret Meeks, Martha Meeks, Barbara Meeks, Mattie Meeks, Arthur Meeks, Virgil Meeks, James Meeks, Frank Meeks, Tommie Meeks

In 1877, George Meeks entered the world in Tennessee, born to Jerome Wiley Dewey Meeks And Mary Marinda Baker. George Meeks married Mary Elizabeth Lizzie Sanders, and had children including Arthur Edward Meeks, Barbara Allen Meeks, Frank Ray Meeks, James Marshall Meeks, Margaret Louise Meeks, Martha Meeks, Mattie Meeks, Tommie Meeks, Virgil C Meeks, Wiley Clinton Meeks. George Meeks passed away in 1929 in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, George Meeks entered the world in Tennessee, born to Jerome Wiley Dewey Meeks And Mary Marinda Baker.
  • George Meeks married Mary Elizabeth Lizzie Sanders, and had children including Arthur Edward Meeks, Barbara Allen Meeks, Frank Ray Meeks, James Marshall Meeks, Margaret Louise Meeks, Martha Meeks, Mattie Meeks, Tommie Meeks, Virgil C Meeks, Wiley Clinton Meeks.
  • George Meeks passed away in 1929 in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerome Meeks
1853–1900
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
JM
Mary Baker
1854–1904
Birth Location: , Sevier, Tennessee, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Sanders
1882–1948
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
MS

Children(s)

Wiley Meeks
1910–1987
Birth Location: Grundy Co., TN
WM
Margaret Meeks
1926–1964
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
MM
Martha Meeks
1906–1996
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
MM
Barbara Meeks
1907–1996
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
BM
Mattie Meeks
1914–1928
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
MM
Arthur Meeks
1915–1940
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
AM
Virgil Meeks
1919–1998
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
VM
James Meeks
1924–1998
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
JM
Frank Meeks
1928–2013
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States
FM
Tommie Meeks
1913–1995
Birth Location: Tennessee
TM

George Meeks's Ancestors

Self
George Meeks
1877–1929
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Jerome Wiley Dewey Meeks
1853–1900
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Marinda) Baker
1854–1904
, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Britain Meeks
1811–1870
Tennessee, United States
Emeline Rhea
1816–
Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Meeks
1761–1815
Elizabeth Payne
1765–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Meeks's Descendants

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George Meeks (Oct 1877–Bef 1929) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Sanders (14 Mar 1882–31 Aug 1948)
  1. 1. Wiley (Clinton) Meeks 1910–1987 m. Alma (Smartt) Meeks 1910–1993
    1. 1. George (Meeks) Jr 1937–2021
    2. 2. Betty (Sue Meeks) O'Neal 1930–1976 m. Leroy Smartt 1929–2008
    3. 3. Chester Meeks 1932–1989
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Meeks 1934–2004 m. Jewell (Laudon) Pyburn 1922–2005
    5. 5. Nadine Meeks 1945–2022 m. Bethel (Allen) Sweeney 1941–2004 m. Herbert (Benton) Kilgore 1941–2009
  2. 2. Margaret (Louise) Meeks 1926–1964
  3. 3. Martha Meeks 1906–1996 m. Elmer Kilgore 1914–
  4. 4. Barbara (Allen) Meeks 1907–1996
  5. 5. Mattie Meeks 1914–1928
  6. 6. Arthur (Edward) Meeks 1915–1940
  7. 7. Virgil (C.) Meeks 1919–1998
  8. 8. James (Marshall) Meeks 1924–1998 m. Maggie (Kathleen) Meeks 1926–
  9. 9. Frank (Ray) Meeks 1928–2013
  10. 10. Tommie Meeks 1913–1995 m. Eddie Meeks 1916–
    1. 1. Viney (Sarah) Meeks 1941–1968 m. Gordon (Vince) Meeks 1930–1995

George Meeks's Timeline

3 Records

1877
Oct 1877
Birth of George Meeks in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
1877
Oct 1877
Birth of George Meeks in Tennessee
Tennessee
1929
Bef 1929
Age 52
Death of George Meeks in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1877
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1877
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1929
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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