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Lewis Wesley Meador 1816–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1816

Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Apr 1870

Death Location: Allen County, Kentucky, USA

Father: I MEADOR

Mother: C None

Spouse(s): Lucinda COWDEN

Children(s): William Meador

The story of Lewis Wesley Meador began in 1816 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA. Lewis Wesley Meador married Lucinda M Cowden, and had children including William Ervin Meador. Lewis Wesley Meador passed away in 1870 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Wesley Meador began in 1816 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lewis Wesley Meador married Lucinda M Cowden, and had children including William Ervin Meador.
  • Lewis Wesley Meador passed away in 1870 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

I MEADOR
1792–
Birth Location: Virginia
IM
C None
1795–
Birth Location: Virginia
C

Spouses(s)

Lucinda COWDEN
1810–1863
Birth Location: Tennessee
LC

Children(s)

William Meador
1840–1879
Birth Location: Allen County, Kentucky, USA
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Lewis Meador's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Meador
1816–1870
Birth Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
I MEADOR
1792–
Virginia
C
1795–
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Meador's Descendants

1.
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Lewis (Wesley) Meador (abt 1816–Apr 1870) m. Lucinda (M.) COWDEN (1810–@@1863)
  1. 1. William (Ervin) Meador 1840–1879 m. Matilda (Ellen) Calvert 1845–1915
    1. 1. John (Ervin "Pete") Meador 1875–1964 m. Cora (Jane) Frost 1887–1926
      1. 1. Vera (Mae) Landers 1914–1995 m. Arthur (Dewey) Landers 1910–1993
        1. 1. Eula (Mae) Dennison 1934–2022 m. William (Jewel "Buck" Dennison (M:) Landers) 1935–1992 m. William (Jewel) Dennison 1935–1992
        2. 2. Douglas (Eugene (Meador) Landers (M:) Herrington) 1932–2007
        3. 3. Hazel (Dean (Meador) Landers (M:) Bullington) 1938–2016

Lewis Meador's Timeline

2 Records

1816
abt 1816
Birth of Lewis Wesley Meador in Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
1870
Apr 1870
Age 54
Death of Lewis Wesley Meador in Allen County, Kentucky, USA
Allen County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1816
    Event Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1870
    Event Place: Allen County, Kentucky, USA
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