While there were no grave stones in the new country of Kentucky at the time of his death which occurred in 1803, other than native slabs placed for head stones, the location of his grave has been quite definitely located in a private burying ground on his old home place. This is about five or six miles north east of New Castle in Henry County Ky., on a hill above Drennons Creek.
The writer spent a whole day locating this in May 1947. This private burying ground is on the west slope of a high hill some distance south of the farmhouse. It is surrounded by an old stone wall, and several fairly new graves were found of later generations of the family, and some effort has been made to keep it presentable, and a number of very nice stones have been erected.
At the southeast corner of these grounds stands the oldest and largest tree, on the highest ground. Under this tree were found the oldest markers, and since this John Meek's death occurred not many years after the family settled here, there is little doubt that he was one of the first burials, and without doubt his remains rest under the shade of this fine old tree.
By Carleton Lee Meek