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Lewis Edward Meeks 1877–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAR 1877

Birth Location: Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory, USA

Death Date: 19 SEP 1953

Death Location: Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA

Father: Henry Meeks

Mother: Elmira Mecham

Spouse(s): Annie Hamilton, Leona Ward

Children(s): Melba Meeks

The story of Lewis Edward Meeks began in 1877 in Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory, USA. In 1880, Lewis Edward Meeks was recorded in the census in Joseph, Sevier County, Utah Territory, USA. In 1920, Lewis Edward Meeks was recorded in the census in Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyomi. Lewis Edward Meeks married Annie M Hamilton, Leona Gladys Ward, and had children including Alma Grace Meeks, Charles William Meeks, Dorothy Meeks, Elizabeth Ann Meeks, Henry Meeks, Louis Edward Meeks, Marion Robert Meeks, Melba Mae Meeks, Tisavere Meeks. Lewis Edward Meeks passed away in 1953 in Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Edward Meeks began in 1877 in Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory, USA.
  • In 1880, Lewis Edward Meeks was recorded in the census in Joseph, Sevier County, Utah Territory, USA.
  • In 1920, Lewis Edward Meeks was recorded in the census in Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyomi.
  • Lewis Edward Meeks married Annie M Hamilton, Leona Gladys Ward, and had children including Alma Grace Meeks, Charles William Meeks, Dorothy Meeks, Elizabeth Ann Meeks, Henry Meeks, Louis Edward Meeks, Marion Robert Meeks, Melba Mae Meeks, Tisavere Meeks.
  • Lewis Edward Meeks passed away in 1953 in Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Meeks
1877–1953
Birth Place: Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory, USA
Parents
Henry Rhodes Meeks
1840–1921
Luce Township, Spencer County, Indiana, USA
Elmira (Ann) Mecham
1844–1919
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
William Meeks
1819–
Indiana, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Rhodes
1820–
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Meeks's Descendants

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Lewis (Edward) Meeks (4 MAR 1877–19 SEP 1953) m. Annie (M.) Hamilton (SEP 1871–27 MAR 1899) m. Leona (Gladys) Ward (8 APR 1878–13 JUN 1968)
  1. 1. Melba (Mae) Meeks 1911–2001

Lewis Meeks's Timeline

6 Records

1877
4 MAR 1877
Birth of Lewis Edward Meeks in Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory, USA
Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Lewis Edward Meeks appeared in census in Joseph, Sevier County, Utah Territory, USA
Joseph, Sevier County, Utah Territory, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Lewis Edward Meeks appeared in census in Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Lewis Edward Meeks appeared in census in Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
1953
16 SEP 1953
Age 76
Death of Lewis Edward Meeks in Mountain View, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA
Mountain View, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA
1953
19 SEP 1953
Age 76
Burial of Lewis Edward Meeks in Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA
Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1877
    Event Place: Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1953
    Event Place: Mountain View, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 SEP 1953
    Event Place: Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Joseph, Sevier County, Utah Territory, USA

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