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George Willis Meeks 1888–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1888

Birth Location: Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1974

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Father: George Meeks

Mother: Ellen Bowman

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In 1888, George Willis Meeks entered the world in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA, born to George W Meeks And Ellen V Bowman. George Willis Meeks passed away in 1974 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1888, George Willis Meeks entered the world in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA, born to George W Meeks And Ellen V Bowman.
  • George Willis Meeks passed away in 1974 in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA.

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George Meeks's Ancestors

Self
George Meeks
1888–1974
Birth Place: Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Parents
George W Meeks
1865–
Payne's Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Ellen (V) Bowman
1867–1949
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David Meeks
1840–1874
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Payne
1835–1880
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
James (W) Bowman
1833–1899
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Martha (Ann) Shelton
1849–1933
Flintville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cleveland Payne
1818–1898
Julia Conn
1816–1877
John Bowman
1808–1835
Elizabeth McCollum
1812–1835
George Shelton
1809–1880
Dolly Stone
1815–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Poindexter Payne
1767–1829
Betty Hill
1779–1860
Cornelius Jr
1779–1835
Elizabeth Moore
1781–1850
William Shelton
1767–1857
Priscilla Mustain
1779–1850

George Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1888
2 Sep 1888
Birth of George Willis Meeks in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
1974
9 Mar 1974
Age 86
Death of George Willis Meeks in Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb, Alabama, USA

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