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Owanna Jane Meeks 1916–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1916

Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1982

Death Location: Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Meeks

Mother: Zora Parks

Spouse(s): Earl Hill

Children(s): Horace Hill, Stephen Hill, Aaron Hill

In 1916, Owanna Jane Meeks entered the world in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Houston Meeks And Zora Bell Parks. In 1920, Owanna Jane Meeks resided in Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Owanna Jane Meeks resided in District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. Owanna Jane Meeks married Earl Hill, Joe Sartain, and had children including Aaron Ray Hill, Horace Eugene Hill, Randall Cecil Robert Hill, Roger Meeks Hill, Stephen Dale Hill. Owanna Jane Meeks passed away in 1982 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Owanna Jane Meeks entered the world in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Houston Meeks And Zora Bell Parks.
  • In 1920, Owanna Jane Meeks resided in Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Owanna Jane Meeks resided in District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • Owanna Jane Meeks married Earl Hill, Joe Sartain, and had children including Aaron Ray Hill, Horace Eugene Hill, Randall Cecil Robert Hill, Roger Meeks Hill, Stephen Dale Hill.
  • Owanna Jane Meeks passed away in 1982 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Meeks
1891–1946
Birth Location: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Zora Parks
1892–1983
Birth Location: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
ZP

Spouses(s)

Earl Hill
1915–1965
Birth Location: Tennessee
EH

Children(s)

Horace Hill
1940–2016
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
HH
Stephen Hill
1943–2012
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
SH
Aaron Hill
1946–2002
Birth Location: Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
AH

Owanna Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Owanna Meeks
1916–1982
Birth Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Houston Meeks
1891–1946
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Zora (Bell) Parks
1892–1983
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Merrill) Meeks
1847–1937
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy Layne
1850–1912
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Merrill Meeks
1828–
John Layne
1803–1900
Esther Kilgore
1808–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Meeks
1804–1867
Tabitha More
1811–
John Sr
1768–1840
Barbara Devault
1770–1860
Stephen Kilgore
1767–1841
Rebecca Salyer
1770–1860

Owanna Meeks's Descendants

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Owanna (Jane) Meeks (10 Feb 1916–12 Aug 1982) m. Earl Hill (abt 1915–19 February 1965)
  1. 1. Horace (Eugene) Hill 1940–2016 m. Martha (Lee) Grant 1941–2021
  2. 2. Stephen (Dale) Hill 1943–2012
  3. 3. Aaron (Ray) Hill 1946–2002

Owanna Meeks's Timeline

6 Records

1916
10 Feb 1916
Birth of Owanna Jane Meeks in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Owanna Jane Meeks resided here in Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Owanna Jane Meeks resided here in District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1940
1940
Age 24
Owanna Jane Meeks resided here in Civil District No 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Owanna Jane Meeks resided here in Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1982
12 Aug 1982
Age 66
Death of Owanna Jane Meeks in Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, State Marriages
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 31-6
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 39
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341984
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 3561; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 26-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1741; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 39

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341984

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 3, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 31-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Franklin, 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: Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 3561; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 26-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Franklin, Tennessee
    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: Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 3561; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 26-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 31-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1982
    Event Place: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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