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William Taylor Meeks 1883–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1883

Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 18 Sept 1948

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

Father: Francis Meeks

Mother: Nancy Layne

Spouse(s): Barbara Braden

Children(s): Alfred Sr, Lawrence Meeks, Tressie Meeks, Francis Meeks, Lonnie Meeks, Theodore Sr

The story of William Taylor Meeks began in 1883 in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA. William Taylor Meeks married Barbara Bell Braden, and had children including Alfred James Meeks Sr, Francis Meeks, Lawrence James Meeks, Lonnie Meeks, Theodore Meeks Sr, Tressie Leona Meeks. William Taylor Meeks passed away in 1948 in Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Taylor Meeks began in 1883 in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Taylor Meeks married Barbara Bell Braden, and had children including Alfred James Meeks Sr, Francis Meeks, Lawrence James Meeks, Lonnie Meeks, Theodore Meeks Sr, Tressie Leona Meeks.
  • William Taylor Meeks passed away in 1948 in Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Meeks
1847–1910
Birth Location: Grundy, County, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Layne
1849–1912
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Braden
1892–1971
Birth Location: Tennessee
BB

Children(s)

Alfred Sr
1922–1990
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
AS
Lawrence Meeks
1914–1976
Birth Location: Tennessee
LM
Tressie Meeks
1926–2009
Birth Location: Tracy City, Grundy, Tennessee
TM
Francis Meeks
1929–1967
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Lonnie Meeks
1930–2015
Birth Location: Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
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Theodore Sr
1933–2010
Birth Location: Tennessee
TS

William Meeks's Ancestors

Self
William Meeks
1883–1948
Birth Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Francis Merrill "Frank" Meeks
1847–1910
Grundy, County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Rutelie "Tealie") Layne
1849–1912
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Layne) Jr.
1803–1900
Tennessee, USA
Esther Kilgore
1808–1885
Victoria,Marion, Tennessee,USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Meeks's Descendants

1.
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William (Taylor) Meeks (5 May 1883–18 Sept 1948) m. Barbara (Bell) Braden (11 November 1892–2 May 1971)
  1. 1. Alfred (James Meeks) Sr 1922–1990 m. Agnes (Lillian) Coppinger 1921–1987
    1. 1. William (Ray) Meeks 1944–2019
    2. 2. Benney (Alfred) Meeks 1945–1964
  2. 2. Lawrence (James) Meeks 1914–1976 m. Isabel Nunley 1910–1974
  3. 3. Tressie (Leona) Meeks 1926–2009 m. William (Robert) Owens 1917–1994
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Owens 1947–1947
  4. 4. Francis Meeks 1929–1967
  5. 5. Lonnie Meeks 1930–2015
  6. 6. Theodore (Meeks) Sr 1933–2010

William Meeks's Timeline

2 Records

1883
5 May 1883
Birth of William Taylor Meeks in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
1948
18 Sept 1948
Age 65
Death of William Taylor Meeks in Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee
Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1883
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sept 1948
    Event Place: Sewanee, Franklin, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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