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Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks 1864–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUN 1864

Birth Location: Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 27 DEC 1896

Death Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA

Father: Sylvester Meek

Mother: Mary Minter

Spouse(s): Catherine Reed

Children(s): Abraham Meeks, Mary Meeks, Joseph Meeks, William Meeks, George Meeks

Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks was born in 1864 in Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana, USA, the child of Sylvester Meek And Mary Ann Minter. Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks married Catherine Fluhr Meeks Reed, and had children including Abraham Tobias Meeks, George Lawrence Meeks, Joseph Abraham Meeks, Mary Mamie Catherine Meeks, William Henry Meeks. Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks passed away in 1896 in Harrison County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks was born in 1864 in Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana, USA, the child of Sylvester Meek And Mary Ann Minter.
  • Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks married Catherine Fluhr Meeks Reed, and had children including Abraham Tobias Meeks, George Lawrence Meeks, Joseph Abraham Meeks, Mary Mamie Catherine Meeks, William Henry Meeks.
  • Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks passed away in 1896 in Harrison County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Meeks's Ancestors

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Joseph Meeks
1864–1896
Birth Place: Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Sylvester Meek
1812–1903
Rosewood, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Mary (Ann) Minter
1836–
Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (A) Meek
1789–1870
West Liberty, Brooke, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Daugherty
1789–1854
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Joseph (M) Minter
1806–1841
Missouri, United States
Mary (Ann) Miller
1810–1845
Harrison, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sylvester Sr
1771–1847
Rachel Hoagland
1775–1811
Susannah Williams
1756–1853
Leah Stag
1780–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Issac Lieutenant
1746–1840
Mary Robinson
1755–1791
Elizabeth Meeks
1752–1800

Joseph Meeks's Descendants

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Joseph (Abraham Lincoln) Meeks (11 JUN 1864–27 DEC 1896) m. Catherine (Fluhr Meeks) Reed (18 August 1869–29 October 1951)
  1. 1. Abraham (Tobias) Meeks 1897–1968 m. Ethel Graham 1902–1987
    1. 1. Emmett (Abraham) MEEKS 1925–2009 m. Rutena (Frances) CAIN 1926–2002
      1. 1. Ethel (Mae) MEEKS 1951–1951
    2. 2. Florence (C) Meeks 1943–2016
    3. 3. Viola (Catherine Meeks) buchter 1931–2005
    4. 4. Ethel (Marie Meeks) hill 1929–1988
    5. 5. Pauline (Edna) Meeks 1923–2007
    6. 6. Raymond (Leo) Meeks 1925–1978
  2. 2. Mary (Mamie Catherine) Meeks 1888–1911
  3. 3. Joseph (Abraham) Meeks 1890–1943
  4. 4. William (Henry) Meeks 1892–1893
  5. 5. George (Lawrence) Meeks 1894–1963

Joseph Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1864
11 JUN 1864
Birth of Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks in Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
1896
27 DEC 1896
Age 32
Death of Joseph Abraham Lincoln Meeks in Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Harrison County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1864
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1896
    Event Place: Harrison County, Indiana, USA

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