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Jesse Christopher Meeks 1874–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 28, 1874

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: November 6, 1951

Death Location: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

Father: Darius Meeks

Mother: Martha Meeks

Spouse(s): Sarah Jennings

Children(s): Jesse Meeks, George Meeks

In 1874, Jesse Christopher Meeks entered the world in Arkansas, born to Darius Rye Meeks And Martha Meeks. In 1880, Jesse Christopher Meeks resided in Cane Creek, Lincoln, Arkansas, United States. Jesse Christopher Meeks married Sarah Buena Vista Jennings, and had children including George Edgar Meeks, Jesse Newton Meeks. Jesse Christopher Meeks passed away in 1951 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1874, Jesse Christopher Meeks entered the world in Arkansas, born to Darius Rye Meeks And Martha Meeks.
  • In 1880, Jesse Christopher Meeks resided in Cane Creek, Lincoln, Arkansas, United States.
  • Jesse Christopher Meeks married Sarah Buena Vista Jennings, and had children including George Edgar Meeks, Jesse Newton Meeks.
  • Jesse Christopher Meeks passed away in 1951 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

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Jesse Meeks's Ancestors

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Jesse Meeks
1874–1951
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Darius Rye Meeks
1846–
Georgia
Martha Meeks
1846–
Mississippi
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Meeks's Descendants

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Jesse (Christopher) Meeks (July 28, 1874–November 6, 1951) m. Sarah (Buena Vista) Jennings (1882–October 29, 1956)
  1. 1. Jesse (Newton) Meeks 1900–1995 m. Myra (Marie) Besley 1904–1996 m. Inez Upshaw 1907–1924
    1. 1. Jessie (Newton Meeks) Jr. 1924–2003
  2. 2. George (Edgar) Meeks 1908–1998 m. Olive (Elma) Guthrie 1912–1967 m. Alice Meeks 1913–
    1. 1. Edgar (LaRon) Meeks 1942–2010

Jesse Meeks's Timeline

3 Records

1874
July 28, 1874
Birth of Jesse Christopher Meeks in Arkansas
Arkansas
1880
1880
Age 6
Jesse Christopher Meeks resided here in Cane Creek, Lincoln, Arkansas, United States
Cane Creek, Lincoln, Arkansas, United States
1951
November 6, 1951
Age 77
Death of Jesse Christopher Meeks in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 28, 1874
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cane Creek, Lincoln, Arkansas; Roll: 49; Family History Film: 1254049; Page: 70D; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 0689.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Lincoln, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cane Creek, Lincoln, Arkansas; Roll: 49; Family History Film: 1254049; Page: 70D; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 0689.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 6, 1951
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

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