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Richard Elias Mead 1788–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 NOV 1788

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Tug Fork, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Robert Mead

Mother:

Spouse(s): Priscilla Akers

Children(s): Benjamin Mead

The story of Richard Elias Mead began in 1788 in Bedford, Virginia, USA. Richard Elias Mead married Priscilla Silvia Akers, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Mead. Richard Elias Mead passed away in 1860 in Tug Fork, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Elias Mead began in 1788 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Elias Mead married Priscilla Silvia Akers, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Mead.
  • Richard Elias Mead passed away in 1860 in Tug Fork, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Mead
1750–1825
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Akers
1789–1867
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Mead
1823–1893
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky
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Richard Mead's Ancestors

Self
Richard Mead
1788–1860
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Mead
1750–1825
Grandparents
John Mead(e)
1703–1754
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Mead's Descendants

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Richard (Elias) Mead (30 NOV 1788–1860) m. Priscilla (Silvia) Akers (1789–1867)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Mead 1823–1893 m. Martha ("Patsy") Perry 1824–1903
    1. 1. Arnold ("Arnie") Meade 1841–1912
    2. 2. Kennis (F) Meade 1845–1920
    3. 3. Rhodes (W.) Meade 1839–1918 m. Sarah (("sally""sallie")) Maynard 1849–1925
      1. 1. Lara (R.) Mead 1868–
      2. 2. Samuel (Zato) Meade 1871–1941
      3. 3. Tennessee (Virginia "Tennie") Meade 1867–1928 m. Jacob (Marion Marcum) III 1862–1932
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" B Marcum Meade Hale Dillon) Marcum 1886–1956
        2. 2. Rebecca Marcum 1889–1972
        3. 3. William (Anderson "Billie") Marcum 1892–1949
        4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Marcum 1893–1965
        5. 5. Sena (Jane) Marcum 1896–1973
        6. 6. Augusta (Lee) Marcum 1905–1927
        7. 7. John Marcum 1912–1973
        8. 8. Mabel Marcum 1903–1994 m. Troy Maynard 1898–1976
        9. 9. Nevada Marcum 1908–1909
      4. 4. William (Roscoe "billie") Meade 1873–1922

Richard Mead's Timeline

2 Records

1788
30 NOV 1788
Birth of Richard Elias Mead in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 72
Death of Richard Elias Mead in Tug Fork, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Tug Fork, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 NOV 1788
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tug Fork, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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