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Jefferson Jesse Meade 1847–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1847

Birth Location: Russell Co., VA

Death Date: 1 May 1925

Death Location: Castlewood, Russell Co., VA, USA

Father: Richard Meade

Mother: Elizabeth Higginbotham

Spouse(s): Mary Couch

Children(s): Jeremiah Meade

In 1847, Jefferson Jesse Meade entered the world in Russell Co., VA, born to Richard Lewis Meade And Elizabeth Loutitia Higginbotham. Jefferson Jesse Meade married Mary Jane Couch, and had children including Jeremiah Hampton Meade. Jefferson Jesse Meade passed away in 1925 in Castlewood, Russell Co., VA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Jefferson Jesse Meade entered the world in Russell Co., VA, born to Richard Lewis Meade And Elizabeth Loutitia Higginbotham.
  • Jefferson Jesse Meade married Mary Jane Couch, and had children including Jeremiah Hampton Meade.
  • Jefferson Jesse Meade passed away in 1925 in Castlewood, Russell Co., VA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Meade
1811–1880
Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Higginbotham
1811–1880
Birth Location: Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Couch
1844–1921
Birth Location: Russell Co., Virginia
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Meade
1877–1943
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Jefferson Meade's Ancestors

Self
Jefferson Meade
1847–1925
Birth Place: Russell Co., VA
Parents
Richard Lewis Meade
1811–1880
Louisa County, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Loutitia) Higginbotham
1811–1880
Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Fielding (Lewis) Meade
1782–1841
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Mary Thacker
1785–
Louisa, Virginia, United States
James (Moses) Higgenbotham
1791–1869
Russell County, Virginia, United States
Eleanor (Jane) Smith
1790–1869
Russell county, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Meade
1760–1832
Frances Young
1762–1789
Nathaniel Thacker
1750–1800
Mary Henson
1760–1825
James Higginbotham
1760–1826
Elizabeth Garrison
1765–1810
John Smith
1753–1826
Jane Unknown
1753–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Meade
1737–1770
Johnannes Cuntze
1736–1832
Leonard Young
1733–1785
Ann Young
1736–1770
Benjamin Thacker
1730–1798
Richard Henson
1735–1775
Sarah Kemp
1738–1803
Moses Higginbotham
1715–1790
Frances Kyle
1734–1825
William Garrison
1746–1824
Rebecca Bowling
1748–1809

Jefferson Meade's Descendants

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Jefferson (Jesse) Meade (21 Apr 1847–1 May 1925) m. Mary (Jane) Couch (15 Apr 1844–9 Mar 1921)
  1. 1. Jeremiah (Hampton) Meade 1877–1943 m. Maude (Bell) Fields 1884–1939
    1. 1. Oneta (Jane) Meade 1904–1977 m. Robert (Kyle) Gose 1907–1965
    2. 2. Myrtle (Ellen) Meade 1907–1990
    3. 3. Chester (Henry) Meade 1909–1994
    4. 4. Cecil (Clayton) Meade 1916–2009
    5. 5. Margaret (Evelyn) Meade 1918–2010
    6. 6. Anna (Lou Jeanette) Meade 1921–2014 m. Francis (George) Gray 1924–1994
    7. 7. Lola (Mabel) Meade 1912–1998 m. Russell (Henry) Crouch 1905–1987

Jefferson Meade's Timeline

2 Records

1847
21 Apr 1847
Birth of Jefferson Jesse Meade in Russell Co., VA
Russell Co., VA
1925
1 May 1925
Age 78
Death of Jefferson Jesse Meade in Castlewood, Russell Co., VA, USA
Castlewood, Russell Co., VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1847
    Event Place: Russell Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1925
    Event Place: Castlewood, Russell Co., VA, USA
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