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Orville Howell Meeks 1948–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1948

Birth Location: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 31 Dec 2021

Death Location: Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Orville Meeks

Mother: Geneva Layman

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Orville Howell Meeks began in 1948 in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Orville Howell Meeks resided in Grundy, Tennessee, USA. In 1998, Orville Howell Meeks resided in Smithville, Tennessee, USA. Orville Howell Meeks married Cindy Lou Drummond, and had children including Randy L Meeks, Ricky Howell Meeks. Orville Howell Meeks passed away in 2021 in Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Orville Howell Meeks began in 1948 in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Orville Howell Meeks resided in Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1998, Orville Howell Meeks resided in Smithville, Tennessee, USA.
  • Orville Howell Meeks married Cindy Lou Drummond, and had children including Randy L Meeks, Ricky Howell Meeks.
  • Orville Howell Meeks passed away in 2021 in Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Orville Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Orville Meeks
1948–2021
Birth Place: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Orville Howell Meeks
1926–1994
Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Geneva (Etta) Layman
1929–2016
Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Werner) Layman
1902–1990
Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
Annie (Paris) Layne
1908–1974
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jackson Layne
1852–1938
Sarah Dykes
1866–1949
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Calvin Dykes
1842–1929
Ellen Colston
1844–1928

Orville Meeks's Timeline

6 Records

1948
22 Mar 1948
Birth of Orville Howell Meeks in Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 2
Orville Howell Meeks resided here in Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1998
1998-2002
Age 50
Orville Howell Meeks resided here in Smithville, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, Tennessee, USA
2001
2001-2003
Age 53
Orville Howell Meeks resided here in Smithville, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, Tennessee, USA
2005
2005-2020
Age 57
Orville Howell Meeks resided here in Smithville, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, Tennessee, USA
2021
31 Dec 2021
Age 73
Death of Orville Howell Meeks in Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1948
    Event Place: Gruetli-Laager, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 4247; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 31-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 4247; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 31-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2002
    Event Place: Smithville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Smithville; State: Tennessee; Year(s): 1998-2002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2001-2003
    Event Place: Smithville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2005-2020
    Event Place: Smithville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Smithville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 2021
    Event Place: Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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