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Theodore Meeks 1933–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1933

Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 2010

Death Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Meeks

Mother: Barbara Braden

Spouse(s): Josie Meeks

Children(s):

Theodore Meeks was born in 1933 in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Taylor Meeks And Barbara Belle Braden. In 1935, Theodore Meeks resided in Rural, Grundy, Tennessee. In 1940, Theodore Meeks resided in Civil Dist No 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA. Theodore Meeks married Josie Marie Meeks, and had children including Doris Marie Meeks, Jamie M Meeks, Ricky Walter Meeks, Theodore Meeks. Theodore Meeks passed away in 2010 in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Theodore Meeks was born in 1933 in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Taylor Meeks And Barbara Belle Braden.
  • In 1935, Theodore Meeks resided in Rural, Grundy, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Theodore Meeks resided in Civil Dist No 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA.
  • Theodore Meeks married Josie Marie Meeks, and had children including Doris Marie Meeks, Jamie M Meeks, Ricky Walter Meeks, Theodore Meeks.
  • Theodore Meeks passed away in 2010 in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Meeks
1872–1948
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
WM
Barbara Braden
1892–1971
Birth Location: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
BB

Spouses(s)

Josie Meeks
1930–2017
Birth Location: –
JM

Children(s)

Theodore Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Theodore Meeks
1933–2010
Birth Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Taylor Meeks
1872–1948
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Barbara (Belle) Braden
1892–1971
Marion County, 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

Theodore Meeks's Timeline

6 Records

1933
16 Aug 1933
Birth of Theodore Meeks in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 2
Theodore Meeks resided here in Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 7
Theodore Meeks resided here in Civil Dist No 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil Dist No 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Theodore Meeks resided here in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
1990
1990
Age 57
Theodore Meeks resided here in Tracy City, TN
Tracy City, TN
2010
2 Apr 2010
Age 77
Death of Theodore Meeks in Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 31-7
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 4247; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 31-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 31-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil Dist No 4, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03897; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 31-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, 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: Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 4247; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 31-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990
    Event Place: Tracy City, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 2010
    Event Place: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Chattanooga Times Free Press; Publication Date: 04 3 2010; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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