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Velma Jean Meadows 1927–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1927

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 2007

Death Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Jobie Jr

Mother: Ellen Hogge

Spouse(s): John Jr

Children(s):

Velma Jean Meadows was born in 1927 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, the child of Jobie Johnson Meadows Jr And Ellen Oneida Hogge. In 1930, Velma Jean Meadows resided in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Velma Jean Meadows resided in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. Velma Jean Meadows married John Elliott Mathias Jr, and had children including Donald Wayne Don Mathias. Velma Jean Meadows passed away in 2007 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Velma Jean Meadows was born in 1927 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA, the child of Jobie Johnson Meadows Jr And Ellen Oneida Hogge.
  • In 1930, Velma Jean Meadows resided in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Velma Jean Meadows resided in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
  • Velma Jean Meadows married John Elliott Mathias Jr, and had children including Donald Wayne Don Mathias.
  • Velma Jean Meadows passed away in 2007 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jobie Jr
1895–1976
Birth Location: Carteret, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Ellen Hogge
1902–1977
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

John Jr
1924–2005
Birth Location: Hilton Village, Warwick, Virginia, USA
JJ

Children(s)

Velma Meadows's Ancestors

Self
Velma Meadows
1927–2007
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jobie Johnson Meadows Jr
1895–1976
Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Ellen (Oneida) Hogge
1902–1977
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry "Willie") Hogg
1873–1930
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Martha (Ellen) Brown
1883–1943
Maryus, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Hogge
1843–1905
Elizabeth Sparrow
1847–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sparrow
1824–1909
Sarah Forrest
1824–

Velma Meadows's Timeline

9 Records

1927
17 Mar 1927
Birth of Velma Jean Meadows in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Velma Jean Meadows resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Velma Jean Meadows resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 13
Velma Jean Meadows resided here in Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1944
1944
Age 17
Velma Jean Meadows resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 18
Velma Jean Meadows resided here in Precinct 5, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Precinct 5, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Velma Jean Meadows resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1993
1993
Age 66
Velma Jean Meadows resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
2007
18 Nov 2007
Age 80
Death of Velma Jean Meadows in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Portsmouth City, Portsmouth, Virginia; Roll: 1902; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 117-97

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04279; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 65-21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04279; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 65-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Woodrow Wilson High School; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Portsmouth City, Portsmouth, Virginia; Roll: 1902; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 117-97
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Norfolk, Norfolk, Vi

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 2007
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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