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William Meikle 1830–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUN 1830

Birth Location: Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Oelwein, Iowa

Father: Thomas Meikle

Mother: Mary Barr

Spouse(s): Lucinda Allyn

Children(s): Mary Meikle, James Meikle, William Meikle

William Meikle was born in 1830 in Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Meikle And Mary Barr. William Meikle married Lucinda Allyn, and had children including James Elmer Meikle, Mary M Meikle, William C Meikle. William Meikle passed away in 1885 in Oelwein, Iowa.

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Biography

  • William Meikle was born in 1830 in Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Meikle And Mary Barr.
  • William Meikle married Lucinda Allyn, and had children including James Elmer Meikle, Mary M Meikle, William C Meikle.
  • William Meikle passed away in 1885 in Oelwein, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Meikle
1792–1874
Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
TM
Mary Barr
1795–1883
Birth Location: Gorbals, Lanark, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Lucinda Allyn
1833–1891
Birth Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
LA

Children(s)

Mary Meikle
1854–1880
Birth Location: –
MM
James Meikle
1877–1925
Birth Location: –
JM
William Meikle
1860–1940
Birth Location: Oelwein, Iowa
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William Meikle's Ancestors

Self
William Meikle
1830–1885
Birth Place: Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Meikle
1792–1874
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Barr
1795–1883
Gorbals, Lanark, Scotland
Grandparents
James Meikle
1730–1799
Janet Taylor
1750–1808
Port of Monteith, Perthshire, Scotland
John Barr
1746–1834
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Meikle
1716–1799
Marion Porteous
1714–1769
George Taylor
1729–
Janet Stirling
1734–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Meikle's Descendants

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William Meikle (5 JUN 1830–1885) m. Lucinda Allyn (1833–22 MAR 1891)
  1. 1. Mary (M) Meikle 1854–1880 m. Harrison Butler 1850–1909
    1. 1. William (Lewis) Butler 1873–1935
    2. 2. Joseph (Lester) Butler 1874–1947
  2. 2. James (Elmer) Meikle 1877–1925
    1. 1. Charles (Elmer) Meikle 1900–1963
      1. 1. Aleen Meikle 1926–2013
  3. 3. William (C) Meikle 1860–1940 m. Cathatrine Harper 1859–1934
    1. 1. Ethel (Jane) Meikle 1884–1923 m. Albert (William) Hoth 1883–1939
      1. 1. Louise (Sarah) Hoth 1907–1968 m. Paul (Addison) Jacoby 1906–1979

William Meikle's Timeline

3 Records

1830
5 JUN 1830
Birth of William Meikle in Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1885
1 MAR 1885
Age 55
Death of William Meikle in Oelwein, Iowa
Oelwein, Iowa
1885
1885
Age 55
Burial of William Meikle in Oelwein, Iowa
Oelwein, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1885
    Event Place: Oelwein, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1830
    Event Place: Kirkmuirhill, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Oelwein, Iowa
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