Joshua Meek 1785

3. Joshua Meek was born about 1785 in Westmoreland Co., PA. He died on 3 Sep 1856. He was buried in Elkhorn Cemetery, SW of Richmond, IN. He moved with parents to Henry Co., KY. He is mentioned in his father's will, where he received the 100 acres. He sold this land on January 12, 1807, and moved to Wayne Co., IN with other members of the family. He purchased a farm there June 17, 1813 (not verified). Joshua and his wife, Jane, are mentioned a 24 Sept, 1830 Henry Co., KY deed record indicating that they resided in Wayne Co., IN. Joshua Meek age 40 to 50 is listed in the 1830 census of Wayne Co., IN. They appeared in the 1850 census of Boston TWP, Wayne Co., IN.

He married Jane W. Galbreath 21 Sep 1818 in Henry Co., KY. She was born about 1795. She died on 19 May 1886 in Wayne Co., IN. Her father was William Galbreath. She married (1) Henry Perkins 3 Feb 1810 in Henry Co., KY.
View an early narrative on Joshua Meek by Carleton L. Meek.
Joshua Meek and Jane had the following children:

52. Margaret Meek was born about 1810 in Wayne Co., IN. She died after 1856. She married Wright A. Beck on 11 Jun 1829 in Wayne Co., IN.
53. Jefferson Richard Meek was born on 1 Apr 1811 in Wayne Co., IN.
54. Nancy Meek was born in Wayne Co., IN. She married _______ Rush.
55. Jacob Meek was born about 1816 in Wayne Co., IN. He married Mary Bromfield on 1 Oct 1843 in Wayne Co., IN. About 1865 he moved to Shelby Co., MO and lived there 4 or 5 years, He moved to Humansville, MO. He was listed in the 1870 census of Bethel TWP, Shelby Co., MO.
- 118. Bessie Meek.
- 119. Clayton Meek was born about 1862 in IN. He died before 1933. Marble cutter,Humansville, MO about 1910. Never married.
- 120. Jacob Meek was born about 1864. He is listed in the 1870 census with his father.
He married Sarah C. Brown about 1865 in Richmond, IN. She was born in 1834 in NY.

121. Sarah Meek was born about 1869. She is listed in the 1870 census with her parents.

56. Jane G. Meek was born about 1829 in Wayne Co., IN. In 1856, she was living on her father's farm, which she had bought. She married George Shoemaker on 3 Mar 1846 in Richmond, IN. They were living next to her father in the 1850 census.
57. Martha C. Meek was born about 1830 in Wayne Co., IN. She was living with her father in 1850. She married Etheldoud Wall on 8 Oct 1852.
58. Lucy L. Meek was born in Wayne Co., IN. Moved to Indianapolis, IN, and was living at time of settlement of her father's estate in 1856. She married J. N. Nicholson 29 Feb 1944 in Richmond, IN. (Abstract give name as John H. Nicholson.)
59. Mary Meek She was born in Wayne Co., IN. She married Green Johnson on 3 Oct 1833 in Jennings Co., IN.

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Joshua Meek

(1785-1856)

By Christopher A. Meek