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Robert M. Meeks 1819–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1819

Birth Location: Conecuh County, Alabama, USA,

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Meeks

Mother: Sarah Carroll

Spouse(s): Talitha Ross, Elizabeth Chestnut

Children(s): Daniel Meeks, Noah Meeks, Ollie Meeks, Wesley Meeks, Maggie Meeks, William Meeks, Francis Meeks, John Meeks, Jessie Meeks, Robert Meeks, Joseph Meeks, Sarah Reid

Robert M. Meeks was born in 1819 in Conecuh County, Alabama, USA,, the child of William Wiley Meeks And Sarah Carroll. In 1850, Robert M. Meeks resided in Jasper, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Robert M. Meeks resided in Paulding, Jasper County, MS. Robert M. Meeks married Elizabeth Ann Chestnut, Talitha Ross, and had children including Daniel Dan Meeks, Francis Marion Meeks, Jessie Wiley Meeks, John Thomas Meeks, Joseph A Meeks, Maggie J Meeks, Noah Houston Meeks, Ollie M Meeks, Robert Fulton Meeks, Sarah Elizabeth Reid, Wesley Meeks, William Madison Meeks. Robert M. Meeks passed away in 1875 in Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert M. Meeks was born in 1819 in Conecuh County, Alabama, USA,, the child of William Wiley Meeks And Sarah Carroll.
  • In 1850, Robert M. Meeks resided in Jasper, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Robert M. Meeks resided in Paulding, Jasper County, MS.
  • Robert M. Meeks married Elizabeth Ann Chestnut, Talitha Ross, and had children including Daniel Dan Meeks, Francis Marion Meeks, Jessie Wiley Meeks, John Thomas Meeks, Joseph A Meeks, Maggie J Meeks, Noah Houston Meeks, Ollie M Meeks, Robert Fulton Meeks, Sarah Elizabeth Reid, Wesley Meeks, William Madison Meeks.
  • Robert M. Meeks passed away in 1875 in Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Meeks
1794–1860
Birth Location: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Carroll
1797–1880
Birth Location: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Talitha Ross
1835–1888
Birth Location: Rankin, Mississippi, United States
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Elizabeth Chestnut
1825–1870
Birth Location: Conecuh County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Daniel Meeks
1863–1893
Birth Location: Jasper, Mississippi, United States
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Noah Meeks
1865–1948
Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi
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Ollie Meeks
1869–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Wesley Meeks
1858–1946
Birth Location: –
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Maggie Meeks
1874–1948
Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi
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William Meeks
1846–1918
Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Francis Meeks
1848–1896
Birth Location: –
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John Meeks
1845–1924
Birth Location: –
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Jessie Meeks
1860–1932
Birth Location: Louin, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Robert Meeks
1856–1896
Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Joseph Meeks
1849–1914
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Reid
1868–1938
Birth Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Robert Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Robert Meeks
1819–1875
Birth Place: Conecuh County, Alabama, USA,
Parents
William Wiley Meeks
1794–1860
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Carroll
1797–1880
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Merritt (Meeks) Sr.
1766–1850
Northhampton, Surry, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Sr.
1730–1790
Deana Hicks
1735–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Meeks's Descendants

1.
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Robert (M.) Meeks (1819–1875) m. Talitha Ross (8 Nov 1835–1 Jun 1888) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Chestnut (1825–abt 1870)
  1. 1. Daniel (Dan) Meeks 1863–1893
  2. 2. Noah (Houston) Meeks 1865–1948
  3. 3. Ollie (M) Meeks 1869–
  4. 4. Wesley Meeks 1858–1946
  5. 5. Maggie (J.) Meeks 1874–1948
  6. 6. William (Madison) Meeks 1846–1918
  7. 7. Francis (Marion) Meeks 1848–1896
  8. 8. John (Thomas) Meeks 1845–1924
  9. 9. Jessie (Wiley) Meeks 1860–1932
  10. 10. Robert (Fulton) Meeks 1856–1896
  11. 11. Joseph (A.) Meeks 1849–1914
  12. 12. Sarah (Elizabeth) Reid 1868–1938 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Reid 1865–1948
    1. 1. Maude ("Maudie") Reid 1889–1967 m. Robert (Henry) Dunagin 1883–1981
    2. 2. Frazier (Artis) Reid 1891–1975 m. Viola (Dale) Smith 1888–1971
      1. 1. Hollis Reid 1913–1991 m. Lillian (J.) Smith 1912–2003
        1. 1. John (Ronald "Ronnie") Reid 1942–1996
      2. 2. Howard Reid 1916–1991 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Peveto 1919–2003
        1. 1. Donald (Grayson) Reid 1951–2016
    3. 3. Lillie (Parthenia) Reid 1896–1983 m. John (Randolf) Sims 1890–1947
      1. 1. Bettie Simms 1915–1973
      2. 2. Quitman Simms 1923–1993
      3. 3. Joy (Nell) Sims 1926–2008
      4. 4. J (B) Simms 1917–1953
      5. 5. Zettie (Cloteal) Sims 1918–1998 m. Haskell (C.) Gregory 1911–1983
        1. 1. Rudolph (H.) Gregory 1939–2016
    4. 4. Arris (Benjamin "Doc") Reid 1898–1966 m. Dollie (Ocie) Warren 1905–1967
      1. 1. Lawrence (Vondell "Top" (L.V.)) Reid 1927–2000
        1. 1. George (Michael Reid) Sr 1948–2016
        2. 2. Lawrence (Benjamin (Larry)) Reid 1950–1975
      2. 2. Burma (Macie) Reid 1925–2016 m. Thomas (Albert) Leggett 1918–1995
      3. 3. Barbara (Elizabeth) Reid 1932–2017
    5. 5. Mittie (Vera) Reid 1900–1910
    6. 6. Major (Walter) Reid 1894–1994 m. Effie (Louise) Sims –1991
      1. 1. Lillian (Ellene) Reid 1917–2000 m. William (Gaines) McGill 1912–1987
        1. 1. Wilford (Gene) McGill 1938–1974
      2. 2. Ottie Reid 1919–2008
      3. 3. Ollie (Lagroon) Reid 1918–2010 m. Samuel (William "Will") Trest 1915–1980
      4. 4. Jacob (Randoph) Reid 1925– m. Clema (Sue) Lewis 1923–2018
    7. 7. Allo (Brisco) Reid 1904–1981 m. George (Larkin Touchstone) Jr. 1900–1956
      1. 1. Lillian (Faye) Touchstone 1924–2007 m. Joseph (Francis) Viscione 1920–1992
      2. 2. Jessie (M) Touchstone 1925–
      3. 3. Neva (R) Touchstone 1927–2010 m. James (Slaten) Meeks 1925–1986
      4. 4. Telsa Touchstone 1931–2007 m. Jewel (Elaine) Bynum 1926–2006 m. Ruth Sumrall 1934–1980
    8. 8. Alma (Macie) Reid 1907–1975 m. Percy (Arthur) McElroy 1906–1949 m. Wiley (Hampton) Richards 1893–1971
      1. 1. Edgar (T.) McElroy 1928–1990
    9. 9. James (Daniel "Jim") Reid 1890–1973 m. Celeste (Verga "Virgie") Brewer 1891–1968
      1. 1. Charles (Edward "Eddie") Reid 1927–1992
      2. 2. Hubert (Benjamin "Snap") Reid 1919–1993
      3. 3. James (Houston "Shorty") Reid 1917–1981
      4. 4. William (Truman "Buddy") Reid 1927–1991 m. Audrey (Mae) Smith 1929–2014
      5. 5. Toy Reid 1921–1978
      6. 6. James (Kenneth "K") Reid 1915–1978

Robert Meeks's Timeline

6 Records

1819
1819
Birth of Robert M. Meeks in Conecuh County, Alabama, USA,
Conecuh County, Alabama, USA,
1850
1850
Age 31
Robert M. Meeks resided here in Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
Robert M. Meeks resided here in Paulding, Jasper County, MS
Paulding, Jasper County, MS
1866
1866
Age 47
Robert M. Meeks resided here in Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Jasper, Mississippi, United States
1870
1870
Age 51
Robert M. Meeks resided here in Center Beat, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
Center Beat, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
1875
1875
Age 56
Death of Robert M. Meeks in Jasper, Mississippi, United States
Jasper, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Conecuh County, Alabama, USA,
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Center Beat, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M593_732; Page: 518B; Family History Library Film: 552231
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 371; Family History Library Film: 803583
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M432_374; Page: 73A; Image: 150
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M432_374; Page: 73A; Image: 150

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Paulding, Jasper County, MS
    Record Source:
    [1] Mississippi Census, 1805-90
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 371; Family History Library Film: 803583

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Jasper, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Mississippi State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Center Beat, Jasper, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Center Beat, Jasper, Mississippi; Roll: M593_732; Page: 518B; Family History Library Film: 552231

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Robert M. Meeks 1875

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Jasper, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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