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William Dillard Meeks 1844–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1844

Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1911

Death Location: Goodwill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery,Henry County, Virginia, USA

Father: Calvin Meaks

Mother: Nannie\Nancy Dunn

Spouse(s): Mary Meeks

Children(s): Len Meeks, Mamie Robertson, Joseph Meeks, Calvin Meeks, Martha Stewart, Nancy Roberson

In 1844, William Dillard Meeks entered the world in Henry, Virginia, USA, born to Calvin Washington Meaks And Nannie Nancy Annie Dunn. In 1860, William Dillard Meeks resided in Henry, Virginia, USA. William Dillard Meeks married Mary Ann Elizabeth Meeks, and had children including Calvin Luther Meeks, Joseph Lafayette Meeks, Len Anderson Meeks, Mamie Robertson, Martha Alice Stewart, Nancy James Roberson. William Dillard Meeks passed away in 1911 in Goodwill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery,Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1844, William Dillard Meeks entered the world in Henry, Virginia, USA, born to Calvin Washington Meaks And Nannie Nancy Annie Dunn.
  • In 1860, William Dillard Meeks resided in Henry, Virginia, USA.
  • William Dillard Meeks married Mary Ann Elizabeth Meeks, and had children including Calvin Luther Meeks, Joseph Lafayette Meeks, Len Anderson Meeks, Mamie Robertson, Martha Alice Stewart, Nancy James Roberson.
  • William Dillard Meeks passed away in 1911 in Goodwill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery,Henry County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Meeks's Ancestors

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William Meeks
1844–1911
Birth Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
Parents
Calvin Washington Meaks
1822–1873
Henry, Virginia, United States
Nannie\Nancy (Annie) Dunn
1825–1880
, Henry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Woodson (Wilson) Meeks
1794–1844
Henry, Virginia, United States
Sarah Lawhorn
1805–1878
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Lawhorn
1778–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Meeks's Descendants

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William (Dillard) Meeks (14 Feb 1844–13 Dec 1911) m. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Meeks (29 January 1845–12 July 1904)
  1. 1. Len (Anderson) Meeks 1874–1943
    1. 1. Numa (L) Meeks 1904–1961 m. Lelia (S) Meeks 1908–
      1. 1. Len (Jackson) Meeks 1926–2003 m. Audrey (Marie) Hebert 1929–2012
  2. 2. Mamie Robertson 1883–1955
  3. 3. Joseph (Lafayette) Meeks 1868–1945
  4. 4. Calvin (Luther) Meeks 1870–1931
  5. 5. Martha (Alice) Stewart 1889–1939
  6. 6. Nancy (James) Roberson 1878–1950

William Meeks's Timeline

3 Records

1844
14 Feb 1844
Birth of William Dillard Meeks in Henry, Virginia, USA
Henry, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
William Dillard Meeks resided here in Henry, Virginia, USA
Henry, Virginia, USA
1911
13 Dec 1911
Age 67
Death of William Dillard Meeks in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia, United States
Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1844
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goodwill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery,Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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