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Reuben Lafayette Meeks 1850–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1850

Birth Location: McNairy Co. Tennessee

Death Date: 1916

Death Location: Perrin, Jack County, Texas, USA

Father: Willis Meeks

Mother: Luvernia Chambers

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In 1850, Reuben Lafayette Meeks entered the world in McNairy Co. Tennessee, born to Willis Cooke Meeks And Luvernia Elizabeth Chambers. Reuben Lafayette Meeks passed away in 1916 in Perrin, Jack County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Reuben Lafayette Meeks entered the world in McNairy Co. Tennessee, born to Willis Cooke Meeks And Luvernia Elizabeth Chambers.
  • Reuben Lafayette Meeks passed away in 1916 in Perrin, Jack County, Texas, USA.

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Reuben Meeks's Ancestors

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Reuben Meeks
1850–1916
Birth Place: McNairy Co. Tennessee
Parents
Willis Cooke Meeks
1834–1918
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Luvernia (Elizabeth) Chambers
1834–1865
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (W.) MEEKS
1783–1876
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Byrnes) Lane
1796–1874
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Littleton Meeks
1766–1852
Elizabeth Ivey
1768–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Meeks
1725–1800
Molly Nolen
1729–1762
* 'Ivie'
1740–1812
^* Huckaby
1755–1831

Reuben Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1850
1850
Birth of Reuben Lafayette Meeks in McNairy Co. Tennessee
McNairy Co. Tennessee
1916
1916
Age 66
Death of Reuben Lafayette Meeks in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: McNairy Co. Tennessee
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perrin, Jack County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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