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Joseph Brigham Meeks 1848–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 January 1848

Birth Location: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 6 January 1937

Death Location: Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America

Father: William Meeks

Mother: Mary Rhoads

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The story of Joseph Brigham Meeks began in 1848 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America. Joseph Brigham Meeks passed away in 1937 in Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Brigham Meeks began in 1848 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America.
  • Joseph Brigham Meeks passed away in 1937 in Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America.

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Joseph Meeks's Ancestors

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Joseph Meeks
1848–1937
Birth Place: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
William Meeks
1815–1877
Spencer County, Indiana, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Rhoads
1819–1899
Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Atha (Meeks) Jr
1793–1843
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Anna Vest
1797–1843
Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States of America
Henry (Rhoads) III
1772–1840
Elizabeth Noffsinger
1776–1848
Great-Grandparents
Atha Meeks
1754–1812
Margaret Sneed
1753–1843
Henry Rhoads
1739–1814
Elizabeth Stoner
1744–1807
John Noffsinger
1752–1833
Mary Spangler
1756–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Meeks
1725–1797
John Snead
1725–
Mary Nowlin
1726–1843
Peter Nafzger
1729–1784
Sophronia Wise
1729–1808

Joseph Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1848
8 January 1848
Birth of Joseph Brigham Meeks in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
1937
6 January 1937
Age 89
Death of Joseph Brigham Meeks in Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1848
    Event Place: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1937
    Event Place: Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Emery County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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