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James Otis Meadows 1903–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1903

Birth Location: Ayers, Kentucky

Death Date: 26 November 1995

Death Location: Dossett, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jacob Meadows

Mother: Sarah Higgenbotham

Spouse(s): Lina Humfleet

Children(s): Emily Meadows

In 1903, James Otis Meadows entered the world in Ayers, Kentucky, born to Jacob Stephen Meadows And Sarah E Higgenbotham. In 1910, James Otis Meadows resided in Bristow Ward 1, Creek, Oklahoma, USA. In 1920, James Otis Meadows resided in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA. James Otis Meadows married Lina Elaine Humfleet, and had children including Amy Lowell Meadows, Carol F Meadows, Elinor Joan Meadows, Emily Anne Meadows, Helen S Meadows, Sue Meadows. James Otis Meadows passed away in 1995 in Dossett, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1903, James Otis Meadows entered the world in Ayers, Kentucky, born to Jacob Stephen Meadows And Sarah E Higgenbotham.
  • In 1910, James Otis Meadows resided in Bristow Ward 1, Creek, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1920, James Otis Meadows resided in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Otis Meadows married Lina Elaine Humfleet, and had children including Amy Lowell Meadows, Carol F Meadows, Elinor Joan Meadows, Emily Anne Meadows, Helen S Meadows, Sue Meadows.
  • James Otis Meadows passed away in 1995 in Dossett, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Meadows's Ancestors

Self
James Meadows
1903–1995
Birth Place: Ayers, Kentucky
Parents
Jacob Stephen Meadows
1876–1947
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (E) Higgenbotham
1883–
Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Wesley) Meadors
1854–1903
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah (Adaline) Angel
1857–1939
Whitley County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Angel
1834–1908
Elizabeth Smith
1838–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Angel
1806–1887
Elizabeth King
1813–1870

James Meadows's Descendants

1.
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James (Otis) Meadows (2 September 1903–26 November 1995) m. Lina (Elaine) Humfleet (26 September 1917–21 May 1995)
  1. 1. Emily (Anne) Meadows 1936–2003 m. Walter (Lee) Blake 1932–2009

James Meadows's Timeline

9 Records

1903
2 September 1903
Birth of James Otis Meadows in Ayers, Kentucky
Ayers, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 7
James Otis Meadows resided here in Bristow Ward 1, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Bristow Ward 1, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
James Otis Meadows resided here in Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
James Otis Meadows resided here in Barea, Kentucky
Barea, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 37
James Otis Meadows resided here in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1942
1942
Age 39
James Otis Meadows resided here in St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
James Otis Meadows resided here in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1986
1986
Age 83
James Otis Meadows resided here in Oak Ridge, TN
Oak Ridge, TN
1995
26 November 1995
Age 92
Death of James Otis Meadows in Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1903
    Event Place: Ayers, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 218
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03198; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 91-313
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 405-01-0185; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T625_602; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 276
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bristow Ward 1, Creek, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1249; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1375262
    [7] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 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: Pulaski, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bristow Ward 1, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bristow Ward 1, Creek, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1249; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1375262

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky; Roll: T625_602; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 276

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Barea, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03198; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 91-313

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03198; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 91-313

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 218

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, 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: Pulaski, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Oak Ridge, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mayistial Cistir, Pulaski, Kentucky
    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: Pulaski, Kentucky; R

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1995
    Event Place: Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 405-01-0185; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dossett, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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