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William Rhodes Meade 1875–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1875

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 October 1947

Death Location: Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Thomas Meade

Mother: Mary Hall

Spouse(s): Lavina Houston

Children(s): Alma Bolling, Oscar Meade, Alvin Meade, Matt Meade, John Meade, Roy Meade, Flossie Meade, Orville Meade, Lola Profitt, Charley Meade, Forester Mead

William Rhodes Meade was born in 1875 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Kronis Meade And Mary J Hall. William Rhodes Meade married Lavina Vina Houston, and had children including Alma Bolling, Alvin Meade, Charley Meade, Flossie Meade, Forester Mead, John Riley Meade, Lola Mead Profitt, Matt Meade, Orville Meade, Oscar Meade, Roy Meade. William Rhodes Meade passed away in 1947 in Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Rhodes Meade was born in 1875 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Kronis Meade And Mary J Hall.
  • William Rhodes Meade married Lavina Vina Houston, and had children including Alma Bolling, Alvin Meade, Charley Meade, Flossie Meade, Forester Mead, John Riley Meade, Lola Mead Profitt, Matt Meade, Orville Meade, Oscar Meade, Roy Meade.
  • William Rhodes Meade passed away in 1947 in Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Meade's Ancestors

Self
William Meade
1875–1947
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Kronis Meade
1803–1878
Letcher Floyd Co Kentucky
Mary (J) Hall
1849–
Kentucky
Grandparents
Samuel Mead
1769–1828
Bedford County, Virginia
Reuben (H) Hall
1824–1895
, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Hall
1828–1870
Letcher Co, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Randall Hall
1806–1850
Susannah Elliott*
1801–1850
Randolph Hall
1803–1880
Catherine Johnson
1809–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Sr
1775–1862
Nancy Smith-Hall
1780–1861
John Elliott
1780–1850
Mary Powers
1780–1850
Robert Hall
1760–1860
Lucy Hodges
1760–1860
Patrick Johnson
1771–1850
Delilah Carter
1775–1855

William Meade's Descendants

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William (Rhodes) Meade (3 Sep 1875–4 October 1947) m. Lavina (Vina) Houston (5 June 1877–31 October 1973)
  1. 1. Alma Bolling 1917–2017
  2. 2. Oscar Meade 1898–
  3. 3. Alvin Meade 1901–
  4. 4. Matt Meade 1903–
  5. 5. John (Riley) Meade 1906–
  6. 6. Roy Meade 1908–
  7. 7. Flossie Meade 1910–
  8. 8. Orville Meade 1911–
  9. 9. Lola (Mead) Profitt 1912–1997
  10. 10. Charley Meade 1916–2011
  11. 11. Forester Mead 1904–

William Meade's Timeline

2 Records

1875
3 Sep 1875
Birth of William Rhodes Meade in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1947
4 October 1947
Age 72
Death of William Rhodes Meade in Letcher, Kentucky
Letcher, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1947
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Deane, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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