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James Earl Meeks 1933–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1933

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 Nov 2021

Death Location: Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA

Father: Earl Meeks

Mother: Mary Robertson

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Children(s):

The story of James Earl Meeks began in 1933 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, James Earl Meeks resided in Rural, Shelby, Tennessee. In 1940, James Earl Meeks resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. James Earl Meeks married Clara Jean Smith, and had children including Andrew Earl Meeks. James Earl Meeks passed away in 2021 in Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Earl Meeks began in 1933 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, James Earl Meeks resided in Rural, Shelby, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, James Earl Meeks resided in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Earl Meeks married Clara Jean Smith, and had children including Andrew Earl Meeks.
  • James Earl Meeks passed away in 2021 in Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Meeks's Ancestors

Self
James Meeks
1933–2021
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Earl Holland Meeks
1903–1974
Tennessee
Mary (Frances) Robertson
1911–1986
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Merrill (Dee) Meeks
1875–1943
Tennessee
Beedie (Lavada) Jolly
1878–1925
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Cinthia Meeks
1852–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Merrill Meeks
1828–

James Meeks's Timeline

5 Records

1933
21 Aug 1933
Birth of James Earl Meeks in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
James Earl Meeks resided here in Rural, Shelby, Tennessee
Rural, Shelby, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 7
James Earl Meeks resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1954
1954
Age 21
James Earl Meeks resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
2021
30 Nov 2021
Age 88
Death of James Earl Meeks in Centennial, Arapahoe, Colorado, USA
Centennial, Arapahoe, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03967; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98-224
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03967; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98-224

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03967; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98-224

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 2021
    Event Place: Centennial, Arapahoe, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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