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Josephus Alexander Meador 1820–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1820

Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1873

Death Location: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia

Father: Benjamin Junior

Mother: Oney Meador

Spouse(s): Tabitha Wray

Children(s): James Meader

Josephus Alexander Meador was born in 1820 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin J Meador Junior And Oney Ann Meador. Josephus Alexander Meador married Tabitha Wray, and had children including James H Meader. Josephus Alexander Meador passed away in 1873 in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Josephus Alexander Meador was born in 1820 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin J Meador Junior And Oney Ann Meador.
  • Josephus Alexander Meador married Tabitha Wray, and had children including James H Meader.
  • Josephus Alexander Meador passed away in 1873 in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Junior
1797–1855
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
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Oney Meador
1800–1872
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Wray
1817–1901
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Meader
1847–1921
Birth Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
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Josephus Meador's Ancestors

Self
Josephus Meador
1820–1873
Birth Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin J. Meador Junior
1797–1855
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Oney (Ann) Meador
1800–1872
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephus Meador's Descendants

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Josephus (Alexander) Meador (9 Nov 1820–12 Oct 1873) m. Tabitha Wray (Apr 1817–28 Mar 1901)
  1. 1. James (H) Meader 1847–1921 m. Isabella (G.) Kennett 1842–1910
    1. 1. William (Gardner) Meador 1874–1949 m. HATTIE (COGIL) CALFEE 1880–1978
      1. 1. Ruth (I) Meador 1904–1997 m. Charles (Nicholas) Truman 1895–1968
        1. 1. Sandra (Lee) Truman 1941–2016 m. Ernest (Wesley) Spangler 1942–2013

Josephus Meador's Timeline

3 Records

1820
9 Nov 1820
Birth of Josephus Alexander Meador in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1843
11 Dec 1843
Age 23
Josephus Alexander Meador was married in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
1873
12 Oct 1873
Age 53
Death of Josephus Alexander Meador in Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia
Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1820
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1843
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1873
    Event Place: Bonbrook, Franklin, Virginia
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