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William J Meeks 1827–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1827

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 21 APR 1908

Death Location: Talpa, Coleman, Texas

Father: Nathan Meeks

Mother: Sarah Jones

Spouse(s): Sarah Stanley

Children(s): William Meeks, Nathan Meeks, Elias Meeks, John Meeks, William Meeks, Eudora Meeks

William J Meeks was born in 1827 in Alabama, USA, the child of Nathan Meeks And Sarah Cleveland Jones. William J Meeks married Sarah Ann Stanley, and had children including Elias Larkin Meeks, Eudora Emma Meeks, John Meeks, Nathan F Meeks, William C Meeks, William Washington Meeks. William J Meeks passed away in 1908 in Talpa, Coleman, Texas.

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Biography

  • William J Meeks was born in 1827 in Alabama, USA, the child of Nathan Meeks And Sarah Cleveland Jones.
  • William J Meeks married Sarah Ann Stanley, and had children including Elias Larkin Meeks, Eudora Emma Meeks, John Meeks, Nathan F Meeks, William C Meeks, William Washington Meeks.
  • William J Meeks passed away in 1908 in Talpa, Coleman, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Meeks
1802–1860
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Jones
1801–1876
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Stanley
1828–1906
Birth Location: Madison County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

William Meeks
1856–1919
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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Nathan Meeks
1849–1929
Birth Location: Tippah County Mississippi
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Elias Meeks
1853–1926
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
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John Meeks
1856–
Birth Location: Texas
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William Meeks
1859–1923
Birth Location: Lee, Texas, USA
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Eudora Meeks
1861–1898
Birth Location: Lee County, Texas, United States of America
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William Meeks's Ancestors

Self
William Meeks
1827–1908
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Nathan Meeks
1802–1860
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Cleveland) Jones
1801–1876
Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Ignacious Nacy Meeks) Sr
1768–1844
Allens Creek, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Francis) Holt
1768–1853
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sgt. III
1725–1797
Mary Nowlin
1725–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meeks
–1800
Susannah Priddy
1700–1766

William Meeks's Descendants

1.
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William (J) Meeks (Mar 1827–21 APR 1908) m. Sarah (Ann) Stanley (27 Oct, 1828–27 Jan 1906)
  1. 1. William (C) Meeks 1856–1919 m. Mary (Susan "Susie") Graham 1865–1958
    1. 1. Joseph (Vernon) Meeks 1905–1984 m. Cora (Lee Layne) Cowan 1910–1985
      1. 1. Hazel Meeks 1929–2004 m. Dykes* 1920–1980 m. Fate Allen 1885–1949
        1. 1. Paul (Loyd) Dykes 1951–1974
        2. 2. Judy (Elaine) Dykes 1947–1994
      2. 2. Ruby (Lee) Meeks 1932–2002 m. Howard (Heasten) Jeffers 1932–2016
      3. 3. Josephine Meeks 1940–2014 m. James (Malcolm) Meeks 1936–1998
      4. 4. Virginia (Louise) Meeks 1941–2006
      5. 5. Clara (Ruth) Meeks 1946–2004
      6. 6. Gilman Meeks 1932–1994
      7. 7. Walter Meeks 1939–2000
      8. 8. Elizabeth Meeks 1950–2022
      9. 9. Oscar (Franklin) Meeks 1935–2012 m. Jeweldine Nunley 1939–2011
  2. 2. Nathan (F.) Meeks 1849–1929 m. Amanda (Jane) Montgomery 1857–1927
    1. 1. Milton (Malone) Meeks 1878–1943
    2. 2. William ("Willie" Byron) Meeks 1876–1972 m. Carrie Meeks 1894–
    3. 3. Leanora (Bell) Meeks 1874–1883
    4. 4. Vola (Ann) Meeks 1880–1954 m. I (A) Garrick 1885–
    5. 5. Claudia (Lucille) Meeks 1882–
      1. 1. Helen (M) Hearne 1910–
    6. 6. Donnie (Omer) Meeks 1885–1913
    7. 7. Marguerite ("Maggie" Murry) Meeks 1887–1932
    8. 8. Emma (Lena) Meeks 1889–1926
    9. 9. Henry (Grady) Meeks 1899–1972 m. Madge (L) Meeks 1900–
  3. 3. Elias (Larkin) Meeks 1853–1926 m. Sarah (Ella) Middleton 1855–1919
    1. 1. Maude (Ann Meeks) Olive 1880–1936
    2. 2. Allen (Parks) Meeks 1877–1939
    3. 3. Clara (E Meeks) Cotten 1875–1957
    4. 4. Cleveland (Murphy) Meeks 1887–1919
    5. 5. Ettie (Pearl) Meeks 1893–1965 m. George (W) Willis 1887–
    6. 6. William (Carl) Meeks 1883–1964
    7. 7. Albert (L) Meeks 1873–1897
    8. 8. Beulah (Mae) Skaggs 1882–1948
  4. 4. John Meeks 1856–
  5. 5. William (Washington) Meeks 1859–1923 m. Eudora (Belle "Dora") Meeks 1862–1927
    1. 1. Noel (Reagan) Meeks 1888–1970
    2. 2. Leon (Ray) Meeks 1892–1962
  6. 6. Eudora (Emma) Meeks 1861–1898 m. Thomas (Jefferson) McAteer 1856–1908
    1. 1. Lillie (Ann) McAteer 1879–1898
    2. 2. William (Arthur) McAteer 1883–1976
    3. 3. Minnie (Rosetta) McAteer 1877–1892
    4. 4. Emma (Jewel) McAteer 1895–1980
      1. 1. Wilbur (H) Womble 1917–
    5. 5. Eula (Pearl) McAteer 1886–1963

William Meeks's Timeline

5 Records

1827
Mar 1827
Birth of William J Meeks in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1838
6 Sep 1838
Age 11
William J Meeks was married in Fayette, Georgia
Fayette, Georgia
1842
18 Jul 1842
Age 15
William J Meeks was married in Carroll, Mississippi
Carroll, Mississippi
1870
1870
Age 43
William J Meeks resided here in Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, USA
Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, USA
1908
21 APR 1908
Age 81
Death of William J Meeks in Talpa, Coleman, Texas
Talpa, Coleman, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1827
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Fayette, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Carroll, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Western District, Blue Branch, Burleson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Western District, Burleson, Texas; Roll: M593_1577; Page: 130A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 APR 1908
    Event Place: Talpa, Coleman, Texas
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