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Thelma Ozella Meeks 1920–2008 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1920
Birth Location: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Death Date: 13 Apr 2008
Death Location: Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America
Father: James Meeks
Mother: Winnie Ladd
Spouse(s): Grady Watley
Children(s): Lavona Watley, Linda Watley
In 1920, Thelma Ozella Meeks entered the world in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, born to James Preston Meeks And Winnie Belle Ladd. In 1930, Thelma Ozella Meeks resided in District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. Thelma Ozella Meeks married Grady Nolan Watley, and had children including Bruce W Watley, Donna Gayle Watley, Joyce Watley, Lavona Jeanne Watley, Linda A Watley. Thelma Ozella Meeks passed away in 2008 in Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America.
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Biography
- In 1920, Thelma Ozella Meeks entered the world in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, born to James Preston Meeks And Winnie Belle Ladd.
- In 1930, Thelma Ozella Meeks resided in District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
- Thelma Ozella Meeks married Grady Nolan Watley, and had children including Bruce W Watley, Donna Gayle Watley, Joyce Watley, Lavona Jeanne Watley, Linda A Watley.
- Thelma Ozella Meeks passed away in 2008 in Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
James Meeks
1871–1957
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
JM
Winnie Ladd
1888–1970
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
WL
Spouses(s)
Grady Watley
1913–1989
Birth Location: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
GW
Children(s)
Lavona Watley
1937–2013
Birth Location: Oak Lawn, Cook, Illinois, USA
LW
Linda Watley
1947–2021
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
LW
Thelma Meeks's Ancestors
Self
Thelma Meeks
1920–2008
Birth Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Preston Meeks
1871–1957
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Winnie (Belle) Ladd
1888–1970
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
Thelma Meeks's Descendants
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Thelma (Ozella) Meeks
(20 Feb 1920–13 Apr 2008)
m. Grady (Nolan) Watley (21 Aug 1913–22 Jul 1989)
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1. Lavona (Jeanne) Watley 1937–2013 m. William (Richard) Baker 1936–2020
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2. Linda (A) Watley 1947–2021
Thelma Meeks's Timeline
8 Records
1920
20 Feb 1920
Birth of Thelma Ozella Meeks in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1939
5 Sep 1939
Age 19
Thelma Ozella Meeks was married in Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1939
29 Nov 1939
Age 19
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1990
1990
Age 70
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Monteagle, TN
Monteagle, TN
1998
1998-2002
Age 78
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Monteagle, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Tennessee, USA
2008
13 Apr 2008
Age 88
Death of Thelma Ozella Meeks in Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1920
20 Feb 1920
Birth of Thelma Ozella Meeks in Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1939
5 Sep 1939
Age 19
Thelma Ozella Meeks was married in Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1939
29 Nov 1939
Age 19
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Jackson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1990
1990
Age 70
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Monteagle, TN
Monteagle, TN
1998
1998-2002
Age 78
Thelma Ozella Meeks resided here in Monteagle, Tennessee, USA
Monteagle, Tennessee, USA
2008
13 Apr 2008
Age 88
Death of Thelma Ozella Meeks in Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Feb 1920
Event Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source:
[1] Tennessee, State Marriages
[2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
[3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
[4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341984
[5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Chattanooga Times Free Press; Publication Date: 04 17 2008; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
[6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 18 Apr 2008; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.9332823,0.6456422,0.9689983&xid=3355
[8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2914; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 103-1247
[9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 5 Sep 1939
Event Place: Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: Tennessee, State Marriages
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341984
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 29 Nov 1939
Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1939; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2914; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 103-1247
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1990
Event Place: Monteagle, TN
Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1998-2002
Event Place: Monteagle, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Monteagle; State: Tennessee; Year(s): 1998-2002
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Monteagle, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 18 Apr 2008; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.9332823,0.6456422,0.9689983&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Apr 2008
Event Place: Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
[2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Chattanooga Times Free Press; Publication Date: 04 17 2008; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 18 Apr 2008; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.9332823,0.6456422,0.9689983&xid=3355
[5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 20 Feb 1920
Event Place: Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source:
[1] Tennessee, State Marriages
[2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
[3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
[4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341984
[5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Chattanooga Times Free Press; Publication Date: 04 17 2008; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
[6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 18 Apr 2008; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.9332823,0.6456422,0.9689983&xid=3355
[8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2914; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 103-1247
[9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 5 Sep 1939
Event Place: Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: Tennessee, State Marriages
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341984
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 29 Nov 1939
Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Jackson Sun; Publication Date: 29 Nov 1939; Publication Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2914; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 103-1247
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1990
Event Place: Monteagle, TN
Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1998-2002
Event Place: Monteagle, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Monteagle; State: Tennessee; Year(s): 1998-2002
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Monteagle, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 18 Apr 2008; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.9332823,0.6456422,0.9689983&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Apr 2008
Event Place: Palmer, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
[2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Chattanooga Times Free Press; Publication Date: 04 17 2008; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 18 Apr 2008; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.9332823,0.6456422,0.9689983&xid=3355
[5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Monteagle, Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current