Elisha Meek

Greene Co., PA


By Christopher A. Meek.

1. Elisha Meek was born between 1760 and 1764. He appeared on the census in 1800-1840 in Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA. He signed a will on 20 Dec 1837 in Greene Co., PA. The will list children John, Elisha and Jacob. His will was probated on 20 Oct 1843.

In 1787 Paul Hulse paid Virginia taxes for Elisha Meek. The source for this information is unsourced. Paul Hulse lived in Berkeley Co., VA at this time. In the 1790's he was associated with Basil Meek born 1763 who was related to Elisha according to the DNA Project. Elisha shared a common ancestor with Samuel Meek born 1732, Isaac Meek born 1746, Nathanial Meek as well as Basil Meek born 1763. All except Basil are documented to have lived near Elisha in Washington Co., PA.

He married Mary Short. She was born between 1760 and 1764.

The 1800 census indicated that Elisha had two sons born between 1790 and 1800, two daughters born between 1790 and 1800 and one daughter born between 1784 and 1790. By 1810 there were 11 people reported in Elisha's household. With a male and female age 16 to 26 it appears that two separate families may have been reported together. Possibly son John but not his wife Elizabeth Boyd.

  • 1. Nancy Meek was born 28 Dec 1789 in Washington Co., PA. She died 1 Jun 1874 in Highland Co., OH. She married Abraham Zook (Zuck) about 1812. Nancy is identified as a sister of Delilah in Iams of America, 1998 by Ralph D. Reynolds, M. D. These are the ancestors of Terry L. Reid.
  • 2. John Meek was born about 1791 in Greene Co., PA. He died on 3 Feb 1878. He married Elizabeth Boyd. She was born on 12 Dec 1800. She died on 24 Dec 1869. Both are buried W. Bethleham Baptist Cemetery, Greene Co., Pa. *DNA kit#30577
  • 3. Elizabeth W. Meek was born about 1793 in Pennsylvania. She died on 13 Jan 1858 in Missouri. She married John Fee in 1816 in Greene Co., PA. He was born in 1782 in Cecil Co., MD. He died on 23 Nov 1858 in Clark Co., MO.
  • 4. Delilah Meek was born on 6 Jun 1796 in Greene Co., PA. She died on 6 Sep 1876 in Greene Co., PA. She married William Iams (son of John Iams and Elizabeth Hampton). He was born on 4 Feb 1792. He died on 4 Apr 1869. Both are buried in the Franklin Cemetery, Greene Co., Pa.
  • 5. Sarah Meek was born about 1798 in Greene Co., PA. She married John Knight. Source for this child is unknown and her date of birth may be wrong.
  • 6. Elisha Meek was born on 17 Jun 1802 in Greene Co., PA. He died on 21 Jun 1884. He was buried in Amity, PA. He married Jerusha Cary. She was born in 1808. She died on 16 Mar 1871 in Washington Co., PA. She was the daughter of Daniel Cary and Mary Copper. He was first listed in the 1830 census of Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA. He is listed in the 1850 census of Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA. He is listed in the 1860-1880 censuses of Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA.
    • 21. Emaline Meek was born about 1832 in Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA. She died 17 Apr 1910 in Morris TWP. She married Frederick Loughman. He was born 28 Jun 1822 in Morris TWP. He died 13 Aug 1890 in Morris TWP. He was the son of David Loughman and Christeny Fonner.
      • 151. Maria Loughman was born Mar 1851 in Morris TWP. She died in 1924 in West Bethlehem TWP, Washington Co., PA. She married A. Hamilton Dunn. He was born in 1851. He died in 1928. He was the son of Morgan and Eliza Dunn.
      • 152. Caroline Loughman was born Dec 1852 in Morris TWP. She died in died 31 Aug 1932 in Morris Twp., Greene, PA. She married John B. Carter. He was born 19 Aug 1842. He died 21 Jan 1908. He was the son of Jesse and Sarah Hughes Carter.
      • 153. William Allison Loughman was born May 1854 in Morris TWP. He died 1922 in Morris TWP. He married Ella M. Day. He was born in 1859. He died in 1943.
      • 154. David Smith Loughman was born in 1863 in Morris TWP. He died in 1944 in Washington County. He married Olive Conger. He was born in 1871. He died in 1957.
    • 22. Carey Meek was born 11 Mar 1833 in Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA. He died 5 Nov 1873 in Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA. He married Jane Milliken. She was born 12 Jul 1841 in Morris TWP and died 3 Dec 1841. She was the daughter of David and Lydia Rogers Milliken. They are listed in the 1860 and 1870 censuses of Washington TWP.
      • 161. John Lindsey Meek was born 26 Dec 1858 in Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA. He died 23 Oct 1958 in Los Angeles, CA. He married (1) Sena Buchanan. She was born 29 Mar 1859 in Waynesburg, PA. She was the daughter of David Buchanan and Cassie Swart. Sena died 6 Jun 1906. Lindsey's married (2) Emma Barnhart. She was born 1868 in Ohio and died in 1934 in CA.
      • 162. Addison Weir Meek was born Oct 1861 in Washington TWP. He died April 1915 in Washington, PA. He is buried in West Union Cemetery, Morris TWP Greene Co., PA. He married Matilda Loughman. She was born Jan 1865 in PA and died Jan 1936 in Columbiana Co., OH. Weir and Tillie lived around Mammouth Springs, Arkansas between 1880 and 1900 and some of their children were born there.
      • 163. Joanna ( Josie B. ) Meek was born in Nov 1864 in Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA. On 20 Jan 1889 she married Robert Hill Kennedy according to county records.
    • 23. Caroline Meek was born 11 Mar 1833 in Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA. She died 22 Jun 1909 in Center TWP, Greene Co., PA. She married Wiley Hampson. He was born 24 Mar 1818 in Morris TWP, Washington Co., PA. He died 11 Nov 1897 at Rutan, Center TWP, Greene Co., PA.
      • 171. John C. Hampson was born Jan 1853. He married Nora Belle Hughes 17 Dec 1898. She was born May 1867 and died in 1919 in Waynesburg. John died 1929 in Waynesburg and is buried at Rosemont Cemetery, Center TWP.
      • 172. James N. Hampson was born Dec 1854. He died Sep 1928 in Jackson TWP, Greene Co., PA. He married Arabelle Gillogly. She was the daughter of Andrew J. and Eliza Grimm Gillogly. Arabelle was born Mar 1860 and died in 1941.
      • 173. Timothy Ross Hampson was born Nov 1856. He died Jan 1932. He married Nancy _______. She was born about 1859. She died Jan 1922.
      • 174. George Wiley Hampson was born 24 Jan 1859. He died 24 Dec 1952 in McKeesport, Allegheny Co., PA. He married Mary Belle Loughman. She was born 24 May in Greene County and died 10 Aug 1939 in Elizabeth TWP, Allegheny, PA.
      • 175. Elisha Smith Hampson was born Jan 1863. He died in Portland, Oregon. He married Arabelle Tilton on 23 Nov 1886. She was the daughter of Martin V. and Mary J. Tilton. Arabelle was born Jan 1867 in Center TWP and died 24 Aug 1954 in Wahkaikum Co., WA.
      • 176. Thomas Lee Hampson was born 1865. He died Oct 1935 in Warren, Warren, PA. He married Mary S. ______. She was born April 1872 in New York.
      • 177. William Curtis Hampson was born Sept 1867. He died 16 Jun 1904 in Waynesburg, PA. On 8 Oct 1892 he married Ida Belle Garner, daughter of Nelson and Frances Garner. She was born Dec 1869 in Greene County.
      • 178. Emma May Hampson was born Dec 1869. He married Henry Taylor on 6 Jan 1900 in E. Waynesburg. Henry was born about 1863.
      • 179. Carrie Alice Hampson was born Aug 1872. She was still alive for the 1930 census and living in Ohio. On 12 Aug 1914 she married Joseph Tilton Bebout from Richhill TWP, Greene Co., PA. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Tilton Bebout. He was living for the 1930 census.
      • 180. Adda Bessie Hampson was born Mar 1877. He was living at the time of the 1930 census. On 12 Aug 1914 she married Walter Henry Debolt. He was born Aug 1881 in Greene County. He was the son of Henry and Amanda Debolt. He was alive for the 1930 census records.
    • 24. Asa Meek was born about 1840 in PA. He was listed in the 1850 census.
    • 25. Mary Meek Name comes from County Histories. She is not in the 1850 census.
  • 7. Mary Meek was born about 1803 in Greene Co., PA.
  • 8. Jane Meek was born on 10 Jun 1805 in Greene Co., PA. She died on 20 Jan 1899. She was buried in Pike Co, IL. She married Hamilton Gray on 1 Sep 1831 in Knox Co., OH. He was born on 10 Jan 1802. He died on 10 Oct 1862 in Dent Co., MO.
  • 9. Susanna Meek was born about 1807 in Greene Co., PA.
  • 10. Jacob Meek was born on 24 Dec 1810 in Greene Co., PA. He died on 13 Jun 1897 in Cherokee Co., KS. He married Jane ______. (The surname is reported as Cravett in some genealogies but may be McCracken.) She was born about 1815. They are listed in the 1840 through 1860 census of Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA. They are listed in the 1870 census of Camanche, Dewitt TWP, Clinton Co., IA living with daughter Elizabeth and her husband Jesse Gilbert. He was listed in the 1880 census of Benton Co., IA without Jane.
    • 26. James Alexander Meek was born 9 Dec 1837 in Greene Co., PA. He died 21 Nov 1878 in Benton Co., IA. He served in the 6th Reg. of the VA infantry which became the West Virginia infantry after 1863. He married Mary Bissett 15 Aug 1861 in Greene Co., PA. She was born about 1843. Mary is listed in the 1880 census of Canton TWP, Benton Co., IA with her children.
      • 191. Andrew Jackson Meek was born 21 Aug 1862 in Greene Co., PA. He died 25 Aug 1909 in Shellsburg, Benton, IA. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Benton Co., IA. He married Mary Alice Bowers 8 Feb 1899. She was born Aug 1875 in Iowa. They were listed in the 1900 census of Canton TWP, Benton Co., IA. She is listed in the 1910 census of Benton Co., IA as a widow without children.
      • 192. John Thomas Meek was born 8 Apr 1865 in Greene Co., PA. He died 18 Sep 1933 in shellsburg. He married Ida May Beatty 16 Sep 1896. She was born Nov 1874 in Iowa. They were listed in the 1900 to 1930 census of Canton TWP, Benton Co., IA.
        • 241. Mary E. Meek was born Aug 1897 in Iowa.
        • 242. Alta Adell Meek was born May 1899 in Iowa. She died in 1978. May have married Charles Roth according to 1925 census.
        • 243. John Washington Meek was born 1902. He died in 1977. He was single and listed with his parents in 1930.
        • 244. James Alexander Meek was born about 1902. He died in 1953. He married Marie Depoy about 1929. She was born about 1912 in Iowa. They were listed in the 1930 census of Canton TWP, Benton Co., IA.
          • 311. Charles Meek *DNA Kit#225287
        • 245. Lloyd A. Meek was born 1905. He died in 1988. He married Beulah ______. She was born about 1908 in Oklahoma. They were listed in the 1930 census of Freemont TWP, Benton Co., IA.
        • 246. Howard W. Meek was born 1915. He died in 1988.
      • 193. Flora Bell Meek was born 23 Oct 1866 in Greene Co., PA. She died in 1927. She married Joseph Moulds 8 Jan 1883 in Benton Co., IA.
      • 194. Margaret Linore Meek was born 3 Mar 1869 in Clinton Co., IA.
      • 195. Charles William Meek was born 20 Jun 1871 in Clinton Co., IA. He died 10 Jan 1945 He married Mina A. Armstrong 5 May 1897. She was born 1877. She died in 1964. They were listed in the 1900 census of Linn Co., IA. They were listed in the 1910 census of Black Hawk Co., IA. They were listed in the 1920 and 1930 censuses of Linn Co., IA.
        • 251. Thomas Alexander Meek was born May 1898 in Iowa.
        • 252. Helen G. Meek was born about 1904 in Iowa.
        • 253. Irene G. Meek was born about 1905 in Iowa.
        • 254. Gladys L. Meek was born was born about 1909 in California.
        • 255. Dorothy I. Meek was born about 1912 in Iowa.
        • 256. Loyd George Meek was born about 1919 in Iowa.
      • 196. Alice Dora Meek was born 7 Aug 1873 in Benton Co., IA. She died in 1958. May have married Elmer Cue according to 1925 census.
      • 197. Hazel Dell Meek was born 23 Mar 1875 in Benton Co., IA. She died in 1952. She was living with her brother Charles in 1900.
      • 198. Mary Edna Meek was born 29 May 1877 in Benton Co., IA. She died in 1949.
    • 27. Rebecca Meek was born about 1840.
    • 28. John L. Meek was born about 1843.
    • 29. Elizabeth Meek was born 20 Jun 1847. She died 28 Feb 1929 in South Dakota. She married Jesse H. Gilbert about 1869.
    • 30. Nancy Lenora Meek was born 11 Feb 1851. She died 18 Dec 1932 in Kansas. She married Thomas Mitchell 19 Nov 1872.
    • 31. Jacob Meek was born about 1855.
    • 32. Louisa C. Meek was born about 1858. She was listed with her parents in 1870.

Disclaimer: This genealogy was prepared by the author using undocumented and/or unverified sources. Some facts presented here MAY NOT be correct. Never accept as factual any information you find in a library, the Internet or from other genealogist unless it is supported by documentation. Documentation DOES NOT include the undocumented genealogies of other people including those on this web site.

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Census Records
Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA

1800
Elisha Meeks 2-0-0-1-0//2-1-0-1-0

1810
Elisha Meeks 1-0-1-0-1//3-3-1-1-0

1820
Elisha Meek 1-0-0-1-0-1//0-1-2-0-2
John Meek 0-0-0-0-1-0//0-0-1-0-0

1830
Elisha Meek 0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-1//0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-1
Elisha Meek 0-0-0-0-1//1-0-0-0-1
John Meek 1-0-1-0-0-0-1//0-1-0-0-0-1

1840
Elisha Meeks 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1//0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1
Elisha Meeks 0-1-0-0-0-1//0-2-1-0-0-1
Jacob Meeks 1-0-0-1-1-0//1-0-0-0-1
John Meeks 1-2-1-1-0-0-1//2-0-1-0-0-0-1

1850 Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA
70-70
Elisha Meek  48 M 
Jerusha      43 F
Caroline     17 F
Asa Luallin  10 M
Carey         7 F
72-72
Jacob Meek   39 M
Jane         34 F
Grant Alex   12 M
Rebecca      10 F
John L        7 M
Elizabeth     5 F
77-77
John Meek    58 M
Elizabeth    47 F
Cephas       18 M
John         17 M
Meary        14 F
Silas        12 M
Elizabeth    11 F
Rachel        7 F
159-159
James Meck   32 M
Mary         25 F

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