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Wiley Clinton Meeks 1910–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1910

Birth Location: Grundy Co., TN

Death Date: 02 Jul 1987

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

Father: George Meeks

Mother: Mary Sanders

Spouse(s): Alma Meeks

Children(s): George Jr, Betty O'Neal, Chester Meeks, Mary Meeks, Nadine Meeks

The story of Wiley Clinton Meeks began in 1910 in Grundy Co., TN. In 1935, Wiley Clinton Meeks resided in Rural, Grundy, Tennessee. Wiley Clinton Meeks married Alma Smartt Meeks, and had children including Bettie M Meeks, Betty Sue Meeks O Neal, Chester Meeks, Franklin D Meeks, George Meeks Jr, Helen L Meeks, Mary Elizabeth Meeks, Mattie Mae Meeks, Nadine Meeks, Wiley Clinton Meeks. Wiley Clinton Meeks passed away in 1987 in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiley Clinton Meeks began in 1910 in Grundy Co., TN.
  • In 1935, Wiley Clinton Meeks resided in Rural, Grundy, Tennessee.
  • Wiley Clinton Meeks married Alma Smartt Meeks, and had children including Bettie M Meeks, Betty Sue Meeks O Neal, Chester Meeks, Franklin D Meeks, George Meeks Jr, Helen L Meeks, Mary Elizabeth Meeks, Mattie Mae Meeks, Nadine Meeks, Wiley Clinton Meeks.
  • Wiley Clinton Meeks passed away in 1987 in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Meeks's Ancestors

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Wiley Meeks
1910–1987
Birth Place: Grundy Co., TN
Parents
George Meeks
1877–1929
Tennessee
Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Sanders
1882–1948
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jerome (Wiley Dewey) Meeks
1853–1900
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Marinda) Baker
1854–1904
, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Britain Meeks
1811–1870
Emeline Rhea
1816–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Meeks
1761–1815
Elizabeth Payne
1765–1860

Wiley Meeks's Descendants

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Wiley (Clinton) Meeks (25 Jan 1910–02 Jul 1987) m. Alma (Smartt) Meeks (10 July 1910–Sep 1993)
  1. 1. George (Meeks) Jr 1937–2021
  2. 2. Betty (Sue Meeks) O'Neal 1930–1976 m. Leroy Smartt 1929–2008
  3. 3. Chester Meeks 1932–1989
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Meeks 1934–2004 m. Jewell (Laudon) Pyburn 1922–2005
  5. 5. Nadine Meeks 1945–2022 m. Bethel (Allen) Sweeney 1941–2004 m. Herbert (Benton) Kilgore 1941–2009

Wiley Meeks's Timeline

7 Records

1910
25 January 1910
Birth of Wiley Clinton Meeks in Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America
Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America
1910
25 Jan 1910
Birth of Wiley Clinton Meeks in Grundy Co., TN
Grundy Co., TN
1935
1935
Age 25
Wiley Clinton Meeks resided here in Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 30
Wiley Clinton Meeks resided here in Civil District No 5, Tracy, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 5, Tracy, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Wiley Clinton Meeks resided here in Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1987
2 July 1987
Age 77
Death of Wiley Clinton Meeks in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
1987
02 Jul 1987
Age 77
Death of Wiley Clinton Meeks in a hospital in Chattanooga, TN
a hospital in Chattanooga, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1910
    Event Place: Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [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: Grundy, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1910
    Event Place: Grundy Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 5, Tracy, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 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: Grundy, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 July 1987
    Event Place: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jul 1987
    Event Place: a hospital in Chattanooga, TN

    Genealogy Event 8
    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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