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Jesse Newton Meeks 1900–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 12, 1900

Birth Location: Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas

Death Date: March 11, 1995

Death Location: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

Father: Jesse Meeks

Mother: Sarah Jennings

Spouse(s): Myra Besley, Inez Upshaw

Children(s): Jessie Jr.

In 1900, Jesse Newton Meeks entered the world in Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas, born to Jesse Christopher Meeks And Sarah Buena Vista Jennings. In 1940, Jesse Newton Meeks resided in Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, United States. Jesse Newton Meeks married Inez Upshaw, Myra Marie Besley, and had children including Charles Zenis Meeks, J B Meeks, James Pete E Meeks, Jessie Newton Meeks Jr, Kenneth Bruce Meeks, Sarah Meeks. Jesse Newton Meeks passed away in 1995 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Jesse Newton Meeks entered the world in Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas, born to Jesse Christopher Meeks And Sarah Buena Vista Jennings.
  • In 1940, Jesse Newton Meeks resided in Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, United States.
  • Jesse Newton Meeks married Inez Upshaw, Myra Marie Besley, and had children including Charles Zenis Meeks, J B Meeks, James Pete E Meeks, Jessie Newton Meeks Jr, Kenneth Bruce Meeks, Sarah Meeks.
  • Jesse Newton Meeks passed away in 1995 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

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Jesse Meeks's Ancestors

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Jesse Meeks
1900–1995
Birth Place: Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas
Parents
Jesse Christopher Meeks
1874–1951
Arkansas
Sarah (Buena Vista) Jennings
1882–1956
Arkansas
Grandparents
Darius (Rye) Meeks
1846–
Georgia
Martha Meeks
1846–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Meeks's Descendants

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Jesse (Newton) Meeks (August 12, 1900–March 11, 1995) m. Myra (Marie) Besley (September 25, 1904–September 18, 1996) m. Inez Upshaw (February 22, 1907–October 14, 1924)
  1. 1. Jessie (Newton Meeks) Jr. 1924–2003

Jesse Meeks's Timeline

3 Records

1900
August 12, 1900
Birth of Jesse Newton Meeks in Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas
Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 40
Jesse Newton Meeks resided here in Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
1995
March 11, 1995
Age 95
Death of Jesse Newton Meeks in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 12, 1900
    Event Place: Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas; Roll: T627_120; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 6-12.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pennington, Bradley, Arkansas; Roll: T627_120; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 6-12.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 11, 1995
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky

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