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Josephus Oliver Meeks 1817–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Nov 1817

Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1889

Death Location: Mills County, Texas, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Sarah Holt

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Josephus Oliver Meeks was born in 1817 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Ignacious Nacy Meeks Sr And Sarah Francis Holt. Josephus Oliver Meeks passed away in 1889 in Mills County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Josephus Oliver Meeks was born in 1817 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Ignacious Nacy Meeks Sr And Sarah Francis Holt.
  • Josephus Oliver Meeks passed away in 1889 in Mills County, Texas, USA.

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Josephus Meeks's Ancestors

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Josephus Meeks
1817–1889
Birth Place: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Ignacious Nacy Meeks Sr
1768–1844
Allens Creek, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Francis) Holt
1768–1853
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Sgt. (John William Meeks) III
1725–1797
Allens Creek, Hanover, VA
Mary ("Molly") Nowlin
1725–1782
England or Luce, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Meeks
–1800
Susannah Priddy
1700–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Meeks
1640–1728
Athalinda Gillbee
1644–1716

Josephus Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1817
08 Nov 1817
Birth of Josephus Oliver Meeks in Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
1889
26 Jun 1889
Age 72
Death of Josephus Oliver Meeks in Mills County, Texas, USA
Mills County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1817
    Event Place: Franklin County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1889
    Event Place: Mills County, Texas, USA

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