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James Franklin Meeks 1832–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1832

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1918

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Nathan Meeks

Mother: Sarah Jones

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In 1832, James Franklin Meeks entered the world in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, born to Nathan Meeks And Sarah Cleveland Jones. James Franklin Meeks passed away in 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1832, James Franklin Meeks entered the world in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, born to Nathan Meeks And Sarah Cleveland Jones.
  • James Franklin Meeks passed away in 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Meeks's Ancestors

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James Meeks
1832–1918
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Nathan Meeks
1802–1860
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Cleveland) Jones
1801–1876
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Ignacious Nacy Meeks) Sr
1768–1844
Allens Creek, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Francis) Holt
1768–1853
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sgt. III
1725–1797
Mary Nowlin
1725–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meeks
–1800
Susannah Priddy
1700–1766

James Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1832
17 Dec 1832
Birth of James Franklin Meeks in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1918
22 Aug 1918
Age 86
Death of James Franklin Meeks in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1832
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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