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Joseph Meeks 1866–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1928

Death Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Meeks

Mother: Permelia Pearson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1866, Joseph Meeks entered the world in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Meeks And Permelia Pearson. Joseph Meeks passed away in 1928 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Joseph Meeks entered the world in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Meeks And Permelia Pearson.
  • Joseph Meeks passed away in 1928 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Meeks's Ancestors

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Joseph Meeks
1866–1928
Birth Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Meeks
1828–1900
Payne Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Permelia Pearson
1833–1870
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Meeks
1804–1867
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Tabitha (D) More
1811–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Meeks
1761–1815
Elizabeth Payne
1765–1860
William More
1742–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1866
1866
Birth of Joseph Meeks in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
1928
15 Nov 1928
Age 62
Death of Joseph Meeks in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Altamont, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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