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Riley Dee Meeks 1889–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Tracy City, Tenn

Death Date: 23 Mar 1920

Death Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee

Father: Jerome Meeks

Mother: Sarah Anderson

Spouse(s): Christine Northcutt

Children(s): Myrtle Meeks, Roy Meeks, Irene Meeks, Margie Meeks, Magdalene Meeks

In 1889, Riley Dee Meeks entered the world in Tracy City, Tenn, born to Jerome Wiley Dewey Meeks And Sarah Agnes Anderson. Riley Dee Meeks married Christine Alice Northcutt, and had children including Irene Meeks, Magdalene Meeks, Margie Ellen Meeks, Myrtle Meeks, Roy Harold Meeks. Riley Dee Meeks passed away in 1920 in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Riley Dee Meeks entered the world in Tracy City, Tenn, born to Jerome Wiley Dewey Meeks And Sarah Agnes Anderson.
  • Riley Dee Meeks married Christine Alice Northcutt, and had children including Irene Meeks, Magdalene Meeks, Margie Ellen Meeks, Myrtle Meeks, Roy Harold Meeks.
  • Riley Dee Meeks passed away in 1920 in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerome Meeks
1853–1900
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Anderson
1865–1912
Birth Location: Crown Point, Marion, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Christine Northcutt
1895–1936
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Myrtle Meeks
1909–1978
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Roy Meeks
1915–1969
Birth Location: Wesborn , Tennessee, USA
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Irene Meeks
1919–1993
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
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Margie Meeks
1919–1988
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Magdalene Meeks
1911–1973
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Riley Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Riley Meeks
1889–1920
Birth Place: Tracy City, Tenn
Parents
Jerome Wiley Dewey Meeks
1853–1900
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Agnes) Anderson
1865–1912
Crown Point, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Britain Meeks
1811–1870
Tennessee, United States
Emeline Rhea
1816–
Georgia, United States
Alexander Anderson
1830–1915
Crown Point, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Nancy Long
1834–1917
Crown Point, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Meeks
1761–1815
Elizabeth Payne
1765–1860
James Anderson
1791–
Ester Looney
1806–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Col
1748–1823
James Loney
1783–1846
Nancy Warren
1785–1849

Riley Meeks's Descendants

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Riley (Dee) Meeks (10 Mar 1889–23 Mar 1920) m. Christine (Alice) Northcutt (12 January 1895–20 Dec 1936)
  1. 1. Myrtle Meeks 1909–1978 m. Ray Hansford 1906–
  2. 2. Roy (Harold) Meeks 1915–1969 m. Virginia (Marie "Virgie") Gibbs 1923–1992
  3. 3. Irene Meeks 1919–1993 m. Sillus Gross 1917–
  4. 4. Margie (Ellen) Meeks 1919–1988
  5. 5. Magdalene Meeks 1911–1973 m. Ernest Meeks 1915–

Riley Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1889
10 Mar 1889
Birth of Riley Dee Meeks in Tracy City, Tenn
Tracy City, Tenn
1920
23 Mar 1920
Age 31
Death of Riley Dee Meeks in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Tracy City, Tenn

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee
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