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WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE 1833 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: ,Floyd,Kentucky,USA

Death Date: 1896

Death Location: John B Harris,Floyd,Kentucky,USA

Father: Thomas Meade

Mother: **Mary Hall

Spouse(s): MALINDA THORNSBERRY

Children(s): Isaac Meade

In 1833, WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE entered the world in ,Floyd,Kentucky,USA, born to Thomas Kronis Meade and **Mary Polly Hall. WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE married MALINDA VIRLENE THORNSBERRY, and had children including Isaac Greenville Meade. WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE passed away in 1896 in John B Harris,Floyd,Kentucky,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE entered the world in ,Floyd,Kentucky,USA, born to Thomas Kronis Meade and **Mary Polly Hall.
  • WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE married MALINDA VIRLENE THORNSBERRY, and had children including Isaac Greenville Meade.
  • WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE passed away in 1896 in John B Harris,Floyd,Kentucky,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Meade
1804 – 1876
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
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**Mary Hall
1804 – 1875
Birth Location: Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

MALINDA THORNSBERRY
1836 – 1880
Birth Location: Floyd,,Kentucky,USA
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Children(s)

Isaac Meade
1865 – 1933
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
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WILLIAM MEADE's Ancestors

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WILLIAM MEADE
1833 – 1896
Birth Place: ,Floyd,Kentucky,USA
Parents
Thomas Kronis Meade
1804 – 1876
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
**Mary (Polly) Hall
1804 – 1875
Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM MEADE's Descendants

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WILLIAM (REUBEN "RUBE") MEADE (1833 – 1896) m. MALINDA (VIRLENE) THORNSBERRY (1836 – 1880)
  1. 1. Isaac (Greenville) Meade (Feb 1865 – 1933)
    1. 1. Medora Meade (Sep 1892 – 14 Nov 1983) m. Lemons (G.E.) Meade (07 Dec 1892 – 14 Nov 1983)
      1. 1. Bertha Meade (07 Oct 1923 – 30 Jul 1975) m. Lawrence Yonts (16 Jan 1917 – 18 Aug 1978)
        1. 1. Brida (Lou) Caudill (31 October 1947 – 1 March 2022)
        2. 2. Joyce (Ann) Yonts (31 Jul 1950 – 22 May 1996)
        3. 3. Dennis Yonts m. Frances Isaac

WILLIAM MEADE's Timeline

2 Records

1833
1833
Birth of WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE in ,Floyd,Kentucky,USA
,Floyd,Kentucky,USA
1896
1896
Age 63
Death of WILLIAM REUBEN "RUBE" MEADE in John B Harris,Floyd,Kentucky,USA
John B Harris,Floyd,Kentucky,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: ,Floyd,Kentucky,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: John B Harris,Floyd,Kentucky,USA
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