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John MEEKS Meak Meek 1835–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1835

Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1865

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: Christopher Meeks

Mother: Clemency (Meek)

Spouse(s): Mary (Overturf)

Children(s): William MEEKS, Malissa Meak, Asberry Meak, Mary (Flatt), Johnnie (Flatt)

John MEEKS Meak Meek was born in 1835 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Christopher Meek Meak Meeks And Clemency Clemmy Laws Meek. In 1850, John MEEKS Meak Meek resided in Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee, USA. In 1855, John MEEKS Meak Meek resided in Allen. John MEEKS Meak Meek married Mary P J Walker Meek Overturf, and had children including Asberry Asbury G Meek Meak, Johnnie C A Nee Meeks Step Overturf Flatt, Malissa Meek Meak, Mary A C Meeks Flatt, William Harvey Meeks. John MEEKS Meak Meek passed away in 1865 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John MEEKS Meak Meek was born in 1835 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Christopher Meek Meak Meeks And Clemency Clemmy Laws Meek.
  • In 1850, John MEEKS Meak Meek resided in Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1855, John MEEKS Meak Meek resided in Allen.
  • John MEEKS Meak Meek married Mary P J Walker Meek Overturf, and had children including Asberry Asbury G Meek Meak, Johnnie C A Nee Meeks Step Overturf Flatt, Malissa Meek Meak, Mary A C Meeks Flatt, William Harvey Meeks.
  • John MEEKS Meak Meek passed away in 1865 in Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Meek's Ancestors

Self
John Meek
1835–1865
Birth Place: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Christopher MEEK Meak Meeks
1811–
Tennessee
Clemency (Clemmy LAWS) (Meek)
1813–
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Meek's Descendants

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John (MEEKS Meak) Meek (abt 1835–8 Apr 1865) m. Mary (P J WALKER (Meek)) (Overturf) (1832–1880)
  1. 1. William (Harvey) MEEKS 1858–1910 m. Amanda (Melvina Vina) OVERTURF 1848–1928
  2. 2. Malissa (MEEK) Meak 1856–
  3. 3. Asberry (Asbury G MEEK) Meak 1861–1897 m. Samantha (Louisa Lula CROSSNO (Meeks) (Overturf)) (Daniels) 1867–1936
  4. 4. Mary (A C MEEKS) (Flatt) 1863–1942 m. Bailey (Peyton) FLATT 1861–1934
  5. 5. Johnnie (C A nee: MEEKS step: Overturf) (Flatt) 1865–1951 m. William (Crawford) FLATT 1865–1958

John Meek's Timeline

4 Records

1835
abt 1835
Birth of John MEEKS Meak Meek in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
John MEEKS Meak Meek resided here in Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
1855
Abt 1855
Age 20
John MEEKS Meak Meek resided here in Allen
Allen
1865
8 Apr 1865
Age 30
Death of John MEEKS Meak Meek
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1835
    Event Place: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Marriage Records, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994027
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 876; Page: 118a
    [3] Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Middle District, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 876; Page: 118a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1855
    Event Place: Allen
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994027

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benton, IL
    Record Source: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1865
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

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