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Joe Allen Meador 1931–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1931

Birth Location: Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 7 April 2015

Death Location: Hopewell, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Edgar Meador

Mother: Bessie Kepley

Spouse(s): Velma Gray

Children(s):

In 1931, Joe Allen Meador entered the world in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Edgar Louis Meador And Bessie Belle Kepley. In 1935, Joe Allen Meador resided in Fountain Head, Sumner, Tennessee. In 1940, Joe Allen Meador resided in Civil District No 14, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. Joe Allen Meador married Velma M Gray, and had children including Joey E Meador, Marlene Meador. Joe Allen Meador passed away in 2015 in Hopewell, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1931, Joe Allen Meador entered the world in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Edgar Louis Meador And Bessie Belle Kepley.
  • In 1935, Joe Allen Meador resided in Fountain Head, Sumner, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Joe Allen Meador resided in Civil District No 14, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joe Allen Meador married Velma M Gray, and had children including Joey E Meador, Marlene Meador.
  • Joe Allen Meador passed away in 2015 in Hopewell, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joe Meador's Ancestors

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Joe Meador
1931–2015
Birth Place: Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Edgar Louis Meador
1891–1957
Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bessie (Belle) Kepley
1893–1955
Macon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Johnson (W.) Kepley
1869–1945
Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Evalina (Alice) Overton
1872–1940
, Macon, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Overton
1842–1909
Julia Anderson
1841–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Overton
1809–1845
Martha Gay
1815–1886

Joe Meador's Timeline

4 Records

1931
20 May 1931
Birth of Joe Allen Meador in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 4
Joe Allen Meador resided here in Fountain Head, Sumner, Tennessee
Fountain Head, Sumner, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 9
Joe Allen Meador resided here in Civil District No 14, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 14, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
2015
7 April 2015
Age 84
Death of Joe Allen Meador in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1931
    Event Place: Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fountain Head, Sumner, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 14, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 2015
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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