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Willis Benson Meeks 1843–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1843

Birth Location: Paynes Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1904

Death Location: Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Isaac Meeks

Mother: Tabitha More

Spouse(s): Nancy Harrison, Mary Meeks

Children(s): Matilda Meeks, Laura Meeks, Violet Meeks, Mary Meeks, Willie Meeks, Huella Meeks, Tecli Meeks

In 1843, Willis Benson Meeks entered the world in Paynes Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, born to Isaac Meeks And Tabitha D More. In 1850, Willis Benson Meeks resided in District 7, Grundy, Tennessee. In 1860, Willis Benson Meeks resided in District 7, Grundy, Tennessee, United States. Willis Benson Meeks married Mary Meeks, Nancy Jane Harrison, and had children including Huella Meeks, Laura Meeks, Mary I Meeks, Matilda Jane Meeks, Tecli Meeks, Violet Meeks, Willie Myrtle Meeks. Willis Benson Meeks passed away in 1904 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1843, Willis Benson Meeks entered the world in Paynes Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA, born to Isaac Meeks And Tabitha D More.
  • In 1850, Willis Benson Meeks resided in District 7, Grundy, Tennessee.
  • In 1860, Willis Benson Meeks resided in District 7, Grundy, Tennessee, United States.
  • Willis Benson Meeks married Mary Meeks, Nancy Jane Harrison, and had children including Huella Meeks, Laura Meeks, Mary I Meeks, Matilda Jane Meeks, Tecli Meeks, Violet Meeks, Willie Myrtle Meeks.
  • Willis Benson Meeks passed away in 1904 in Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Meeks
1804–1867
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Tabitha More
1811–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Harrison
1853–1925
Birth Location: Tennessee
NH
Mary Meeks
1853–
Birth Location: Tennessee
MM

Children(s)

Matilda Meeks
1865–1892
Birth Location: Pelham, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
MM
Laura Meeks
1873–1903
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
LM
Violet Meeks
1879–
Birth Location: Tennessee
VM
Mary Meeks
1874–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Willie Meeks
1883–1979
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Huella Meeks
1892–1979
Birth Location: Tennessee
HM
Tecli Meeks
1868–1911
Birth Location: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
TM

Willis Meeks's Ancestors

Self
Willis Meeks
1843–1904
Birth Place: Paynes Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Isaac Meeks
1804–1867
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Tabitha (D) More
1811–
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
David (Earl) Meeks
1761–1815
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Payne
1765–1860
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
William More
1742–
United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Meeks's Descendants

1.
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Willis (Benson) Meeks (Oct 1843–1904) m. Nancy (Jane) Harrison (Jul 1853–1925) m. Mary Meeks (1853–)
  1. 1. Matilda (Jane) Meeks 1865–1892 m. William (Henry) Meadows 1860–1926
    1. 1. Emma (Lee) Meadows 1884–1978 m. James (Leonard Woodlee) Sr 1884–1968
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Meadows 1886–1907
    3. 3. William (Henry Harrison Meadows) Jr 1892–1924 m. Dessie (Mae) Allen 1893–1987
  2. 2. Laura Meeks 1873–1903 m. Richard (P.) Jacobs 1865–1951
    1. 1. Ethel (Violet) Jacobs 1892–1982 m. Cam (C) Willis 1898–
      1. 1. Eunice (A) Willis 1919–
      2. 2. Cameron (E) Willis 1922–
      3. 3. Evelyn Willis 1924–
    2. 2. Jessie Jacobs 1896–
    3. 3. Charlie (Lawrence) Jacobs 1894–1941
    4. 4. Avis Jacobs 1896–
    5. 5. Nellie Jacobs 1899–1901
    6. 6. James (Clyde) Jacobs 1903–
  3. 3. Violet Meeks 1879–
  4. 4. Mary (I.) Meeks 1874–
  5. 5. Willie (Myrtle) Meeks 1883–1979 m. James (Henry) Flynn 1879–1923
    1. 1. Carl (Mike) Flynn 1914–1977
    2. 2. Tommy Flynn 1908–1975 m. Mildred Nunley 1910–1973
      1. 1. Tony (Franklin) Flynn 1937–1987
      2. 2. Henry (James) Flynn 1931–2000
      3. 3. Willie (Mae) Flynn 1934–2015
    3. 3. Robert (Errol) Flynn 1921–1992
    4. 4. Henry (Willis) Flynn 1911–1979
    5. 5. Douglas Flynn 1914–
    6. 6. George (Ed) Flynn 1918–1989
  6. 6. Huella Meeks 1892–1979 m. Lemuel (Earl) Wallace 1890–1971
    1. 1. Dorthy (L) Wallace 1914–1982 m. George (Berlin) Underhill 1909–1951
    2. 2. Wrenn (Caroline) Wallace 1914–1998 m. James (Herman) Sanders 1910–1995
      1. 1. Dorothy (Juanita) Sanders 1935–2015
  7. 7. Tecli Meeks 1868–1911 m. Isaac (Henderson) Layne 1864–1958
    1. 1. Nora (Ezell) Lane 1886–1946
    2. 2. Edna Layne 1889–1971 m. Thomas 1892–1965
      1. 1. Louise (Elizabeth) Thomas 1914–2007 m. Wilburn (Cullen) Norwood 1913–1978
        1. 1. Wilburn (Cullen) Norwood 1936–1998
      2. 2. Melvin (Douglas) Thomas 1925–1997
      3. 3. Dorothy (Lee) Thomas 1923– m. Howard (Morgan) Dickerson 1919–1975
      4. 4. Clifton Thomas 1918–1944
    3. 3. Roy Layne 1897–1961 m. Alice Russell 1895–1960
      1. 1. Frances Layne 1922–
      2. 2. Ford (Ray) Layne 1925–1998
    4. 4. Clara (Irene) Layne 1902–1986
    5. 5. James (Clinton) Layne 1908–1991 m. Violet (Ruby) Rose 1909–
    6. 6. Ida (Era) Layne 1893–1950 m. Clarence Thomas 1895–1985
      1. 1. James (Albert) Thomas 1913–1989 m. Jessie (Bell) Conry 1914–2002
      2. 2. Charles (Edward) Thomas 1920–1991 m. Odell (V) Minyard 1921–1990
      3. 3. Mildred (Loretta) Thomas 1923–2023 m. Wesley (Ray) Church 1927–2015
      4. 4. Douglass Thomas 1918–
      5. 5. Junior (Boyd) Thomas 1934–2015 m. Lynn O’Connor 1937–2008
    7. 7. Willis (Benson) Layne 1900–1901
    8. 8. Mable Layne 1891–1990 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Turner 1888–1955
      1. 1. Edna (Earl) Turner 1916–2006 m. James (Virgil) McDaniel 1913–1979 m. John (Overton) Clark 1910–1993 m. James (Horace) Guest 1908–1989
        1. 1. Earl (Wayne) Clark 1938–2019
      2. 2. Thomas (Franklin) Turner 1909–1977 m. Elsie Meeks 1914–2002
        1. 1. Edward (Priest) Turner 1936–2017 m. Lillian (Louise) Gerwatowsky 1938–2011
        2. 2. Mable (Bernice) Turner 1938–2011 m. Billy (Joe) Ladd 1931–1985 m. Donald (Gene) Ledbetter 1939–2008
        3. 3. Franklin Turner 1943–1944
      3. 3. Mary (Louise) Turner 1923–1986 m. George (Washington Gilliam) Jr. 1923–1987
        1. 1. Gary (Lee) Gilliam 1951–2015
      4. 4. Lonnie (David) Turner 1913–2002 m. Celina (E Bouvet) Collier 1919–2002
      5. 5. Emma (Jean) Turner 1928– m. Zelma (Hampton) Pirtle 1918–1994
      6. 6. Elsie (Mae) Turner 1911–1998 m. Harry (Willard) Canada 1916–1993 m. Stonewall (Jackson) Aylor 1904–1941 m. George O'Dear 1910–1998
        1. 1. Elwanda (Louise) Aylor 1930–1995 m. Ernest (James) Conry 1923–1987
        2. 2. Stonewall (Jackson “Jack” Aylor) Jr 1935–2014
      7. 7. Ailene (Elizabeth) Turner 1918– m. Henry Sherrill 1916–1993
        1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) Sherrill 1940–2021 m. Edwin (Gerald) Wilson 1941–1991
        2. 2. Myrtle (Viola) Sherrill 1944–2021 m. Stephen (Louis White) III 1941–2011
        3. 3. Freeman (Henry) Sherrill 1947–1985
      8. 8. James (Ward) Turner 1930–2022 m. Nelvernia Brannan 1930–2000
      9. 9. Fayna (Mae) Turner 1920–1992 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Sherrill 1913–1970
        1. 1. Woodrow (Eugene) Sherrill 1939–1998 m. Betty (Louise) Dykes 1942–2020

Willis Meeks's Timeline

8 Records

1843
Oct 1843
Birth of Willis Benson Meeks in Paynes Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
Paynes Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 7
Willis Benson Meeks resided here in District 7, Grundy, Tennessee
District 7, Grundy, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 17
Willis Benson Meeks resided here in District 7, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
District 7, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 27
Willis Benson Meeks resided here in District 8, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
District 8, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 37
Willis Benson Meeks resided here in District 9, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
District 9, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 37
Willis Benson Meeks resided here in District 9, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
District 9, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 57
Willis Benson Meeks resided here in Civil District 9, Grundy, Tennessee
Civil District 9, Grundy, Tennessee
1904
1904
Age 61
Death of Willis Benson Meeks in Payne Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Payne Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1843
    Event Place: Paynes Cove, Grundy, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Family History Film: 1255258; Page: 308C; Enumeration District: 044
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 481B; Image: 63; Family History Library Film: 553031
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 1573; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1241573
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 439; Image: 490; Family History Library Film: 805252
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 356A; Image: 38
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 7, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 356A; Image: 38

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 7, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 439; Image: 490; Family History Library Film: 805252

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 8, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 481B; Image: 63; Family History Library Film: 553031

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Family History Film: 1255258; Page: 308C; Enumeration District: 044

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 1258; Family History Film: 1255258; Page: 308C; Enumeration District: 044

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: 1573; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1241573

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Altamont, Grundy, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 481B; Image: 63; Family History Library Film: 553031

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Payne Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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