John Meek



By Christopher A. Meek.

2. John Meek was born about 30 Apr 1792 in Greene Co., PA. He died on 3 Feb 1878 according to his tombstone (Aged 85 yrs, 9m. 28 d.) He married Elizabeth Boyd. She was born on 12 Dec 1800. She died on 24 Dec 1869 according to her tombstone. Both are buried W. Bethleham Baptist Cemetery, Greene Co., Pa. They are listed in the 1850 and 1860 census of Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA.

  • 11. James L. Meek was born on 8 Apr 1821 in Greene Co., PA. He married Mary Smith on 20 Oct 1842. She was born on 10 Jul 1824 in Washington Co., PA.
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    • 101. Elizabeth Meek was born 30 Jul 1845 in Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA. She died 22 Jun 1904 in Washington TWP. She married Abner Johns, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Ross Johns. Abner was born 18 Jul 1840 in Washington TWP. and died 6 Mar 1904 in Washington TWP. They are both buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Washington TWP.
      • 231. Mary L. Johns She was born about 1866 in Greene County.
      • 232. Albert S. Johns He was born Sep 1872 in Jackson TWP., Greene County. He married Mary Ellen Montgomery 14 Jul 1904 in Waynesburg, PA.
    • 102. Melinda Meek was born about 1843 in Greene Co., PA. She married George Jewell.
    • 103. James R. Meek was born about 1846 in Greene Co., PA.
    • 104. Sarah Jane Meek was born about 1847 in Green Co., PA. She married S. Lang.
    • 105. Martha Meek was born about 1848 in Green Co., PA. She married W. Ankrom.
    • 106. Mary A. Meek was born about 1854 in Greene Co., PA.
    • 107. Edith N. Meek was born about 1855. She married W. W. Patterson.
    • 108. Cephas Jackson Meek was born 9 Aug 1857 in Greene Co., PA. He died 9 Sep 1922. He married Nancy Jane Loar 31 Oct 1883. She was born 18 Jan 1862 in Greene County. She died 4 Mar 1936.
      • 201. Velma Meek married J. Leslie Carpenter. They resided in Waynesburg, PA.
      • 202. Charles Roscoe Meek was born 13 Feb 1887 in Holbrook, PA. He died 2 Aug 1958 in Lorrain, OH. He married Nettie E. Waychoff 23 Aug 1913 in Waynesburg, Greene Co., PA. She was the daughter of Andrew Waychoff and Cemantha Mundell. She was born 10 Jul 1886 in Franklin Township, Greene Co., PA. She died 6 Feb 1971 at Pittsburgh, PA.
        • 301. Charles Jackson Meek was born 6 Feb 1916 in Lorrain, OH. He died 22 Jun 1996 in Green Valley, Pima Co., AZ. He married Dorothy Emma Pfingstag 15 Jun 1939 in Hudson, IN. She was born 11 Jan 1915 in Hudson, IN. She died 7 Jul 2001 in Angola, IN.
          • 401. Charles Richard Meek married Carol Ann Vines.
          • 402. Carol Ann Meek.
          • 403. Barbara Ellen Meek.
          • 404. David Paul Meek. *DNA kit#30577
          • 405. Alan Loar Meek married Katherine Jane Wagner.
          • 406. Lowell Jackson Meek.
        • 302. Cemantha Jane Meek was born 2 Apr 1918 in Lorrain, OH. She married Kenneth Egan 3 Jun 1943 in Tyler, TX. He was born 11 Oct 1912 in Seattle, WA. He died 5 Sep 1989 in Sunnyside, Yakima Co., WA.
          • 407. Adrienne Carol Egan.
          • 408. Dennis Michael Egan.
          • 409. Mary Catherine Egan.
      • 203. James Loar Meek
      • 204. Hildred Meek
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  • 12. Jane Meek was born Nov 1824 in Morris Twp., Greene, PA. She died 12 Feb 1911 in Richhill Twp., Greene, PA according to county records. The dates on her tombstone verify this. She married Abraham Clutter on 12 Jan 1845. Abe was born 18 May 1822 in Greene County. He was the son of William Clutter and Sallie McNay Clutter. Abe died 7 Oct 1908 in Richhill Twp., Greene, PA. Both Jane and Abe are buried at Jacksonville Cemetery in Richhill Twp.
    • 141. John Clutter was born about 1845.
    • 142. Caroline Clutter was born about 1846.
    • 143. Elizabeth Clutter was born about 1848.
    • 144. Andrew Jackson Clutter was born about 1850. He died 1916 in Washington, PA. He was listed in the census from 1850 to 1910. He married Sarah Ann Hughes. She was born 17 Nov 1852 in Greene Co., PA. She died 12 Mar 1907 in Washington County.
    • 145. George W. Clutter was born about 1853. I He was listed in the census from 1860 to 1920. He married Emma ______.
    • 146. Mary Jane Clutter was born 24 Oct 1854. He was listed in the census from 1860 to 1920. She married Benjamin F. Temple.
    • 147. Sarah A. ( Sadie ) Clutter was born about 1856. He was listed in the census from 1860 to 1880. She married William Conkey.
    • 148. Miles Frank Clutter was born about 1860. He was listed in the census from1870 to 1880.
    • 149. Judson Abraham Clutter was born 13 Jul 1863 in Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA. He died in 1937 in Washington, PA. He was listed in the census from 1870 to 1930. He married Jennie B. ____. He is buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Richhill Twp. with his parents.
    • 150. Clara Belle Clutter was born 20 Oct 1866 in Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA. She died in 1941 in Independence, Washington, PA. She married Norval G. Dunkle.
  • 13. Cephas Meek was born on 24 Jan 1832 in Greene Co., PA. He died on 25 Jun 1880. He was living with his parents in 1860. He married Phoebe J. Conklin on 2 Apr 1868 in Washington Co., PA. She was born on 2 Dec 1838 in Washington Co., PA. She was the dughter of William and Catharine Ross. They were listed in the 1880 census of Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA with son William age 11.
    • 111. William Roscoe Meek was born on 11 Jan 1869.
  • 14. Andrew Jackson Meek was born about 1826 in Greene Co., PA. He died in 1857. His probate was dated 21 Feb 1857. He married Sarah Huffman in 1849. She was born 22 Nov 1828 in Greene Co., PA the daughter of James Huffman and Lydia Ross.
    • 115. James H. Meek was born 4 Jun 1849 in Washington Twp., Greene Co., PA. He died 24 Sept 1940 in West Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA. He married Elizabeth A. Smith who was born 22 March 1850 in Greene County Co., PA. She was the daughter of David W. Smith and Sarah Piper. Elizabeth died 1 May 1933 in West Bethlehem Twp., Washington, PA.
      • 242. James Herbert Meek was born 5 May 1885 in Amwell Twp., Washington Co., PA. He married Catherine Florence Fulton 21 Sept 1911in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA. He died March 1984 in Marianna, Washington, PA. She was born 20 July 1890 in Castile in Greene Co., PA. She died 7 March 1951. She was the daughter of Stephen D. and Edith Cowen Fulton.
    • 116. John Meek was born in 1851 in Center Twp., Greene Co., PA.
    • 117. Lydia Ann Meek was born Jan 1853 in Center Twp., Greene Co., PA. She married John H. Hughes 19 Feb 1874 in Washington Co., PA. John was born 11 Sept 1852 in South Strabane Twp., Washington Co., PA. He was the son of Workman and Rachel Taylor Hughes.
    • 118. Timothy Ross Meek was born Dec 1854 in Center Twp., Greene Co., PA. He died in 1936 at Washington, Washington, PA. He married Sally A. Lyon, who was born March 1858 in PA. She died in 1911 in Washington, Washington, PA.
      • 251. Emma Meek was born Dec 1878 in Amwell Twp., Washington Co., PA.
      • 252. James Hamilton Meek was born 14 May 1880 in Amwell Twp., Washington Co., PA. He married a Margaret M. James. She died 6 June 1958 in Los Angeles, CA. They were listed in the 1910 census of Washington Co., PA. He was listed as a widow in the 1920 and 1930 censuses of Youngstown, Mahoning, OH.
        • 1. Helen Meek was born 1909 in Kansas. She married _____ Smith.
        • 2. James Timothy Meek was born 22 Nov 1913 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co., OH. He died 24 Dec 2000 in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH.
        • 3. George Edward Meek was born 3 Jan 1916 in Youngstown, Mahoning, OH. He died 24 Dec 1993 in Garden Grove, Orange Co., CA.
      • 253. Maggie Mae Meek was born in 1881 in Amwell Twp., Washington Co., PA. She died 1882 in Amwell Twp.
      • 254. Lydia Agnes Meek was born 1893 Amwell Twp., Washington Co., PA. She died in 1894 in Amwell Twp.
      • 255. Clinton Ross Meek was born April 1895 in Washington, Washington Co., PA. Clinton married a Leona ____. He died in 1939 in Washington, Washington Co., PA.
    • 119. Andrew Jackson Meek was born Jan 1857 in Center Twp., Greene Co., PA. He married (1) Flora Baker. She was born in 1858 in PA. She died in 1885.
      • 261. Maud Meek was born Aug 1877 in Washington Co., PA.
      • 262. Grace L. Meek was born in 1883 in Washington Co., PA.
      • 263. Cora Meek was born 27 March 1885 in Washington Co., PA. She died 1889 in Greene County, PA.
      • 264. Flora B. Meek was born 27 March 1885 in Washington Co., PA. She died 11 Oct 1890 in Greene County.

      He married (2) Hannah F. Ammons was born Aug 1859 in PA. She died Dec 1907 in Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., PA.
      • 265. Helen Meek was born June 1892 in Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., PA
      • 266. Andrew Jackson Meek was born 13 June 1898 in Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., PA. He died July 1949 in PA.
  • 15. John Meek was born on 29 May 1833 in Greene Co., PA. He died 19 Jul 1919 according to a 24 Jul 1919 article in the Wayneburg Republican. He was married Jane Simpson on 15 Oct 1859 in Greene Co., PA. She was born on 7 Feb 1840 in Greene Co., PA. She was the daughter of John Simpson and Mary Auld. He was listed in the 1850 census of Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA with his father. John and Jane were listed in the 1860 and 1870 censuses of Centre TWP, Greene Co., PA.
    • 121. Miles Meek was born 28 September 1860. He later bought a farm in Richhill Twp. near the village of Bristoria. He married Hannah Jane Fonner.
      • 211. Nettie E. Meek was born Nov 1885. She married Arthur Keys.
        • 303. Arthur Boyd Keys. He married Esther Bayne 3 Aug 1940. Documentation includes 1900, 1910, 1920 US Fed. Census.
          • A. Arthur Boyd Keys was born in 1945. He married Jasna Basaric 17 Nov 1984. Jasna was born 29 Jun 1956 in Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
      • 212. William Wade Meek was born 5 Jan 1887. He died 30 June 1955 in Washington, PA. He never married and is buried in Rosemont Cemetery near Rogersville, PA.
      • 213. John Harrison Meek was born 3 Aug 1888. He died April 1972 and is buried in Jacksonville Cemetary., Richhill Twp., Greene Co.,, PA. He married Harriet Ethel Meek. She born 7 Feb 1891 and died May 1977.
        • 304. Franklin Meek was born in 1913 and died in 1954 according to his tombstone.
      • 214. Ona Jane Meek was born 21 Dec 1889 according to family records. (The Social Security Death Index has the date as 1888 but since her brother Harry was born Aug 1888 and she was born in Dec 1889.) She married Harry Earl McNay 5 Oct 1911 according to county records..
        • 305. Paul M. McNay was born 6 Sept 1912. He died 17 Nov. 2001.
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        • 306. Mary Jeanette McNay was born 1915. She died in 1978.
        • 307. Harry Adrian McNay was born 22 May 1917. He died May 1977.
      • 215. Wanda G. Meek was born 11 April 1893. She died 11 September 1982. She never married and kept house for her father until he passed in 1934.
      • 216. Sela Gladys Meek was born 21 April 1896. She died 1 Aug. 1984 in Waynesburg, PA. She married John T. Silveus.
        • 308. Eliza Jane Silveus.
    • 122. John William Meek was born 22 Mar 1862 in Rutan, Center TWP, Greene Co., PA. He died 13 Jan 1932 in Waynesburg, Greene Co., PA. he married Bessie Arabelle Hewitt 3 Oct 1900. She was the daughter of J. C. Hewitt and Eliza Jane Lemmon. She was born 28 Jan 1880 in Richhill Twp., Greene, PA. She died 8 Oct 1961, She was the sister of Isa Dora Hewitt, wife of Alonzo Meek.
      • 221. Isa Myrtle Meek was born 13 Aug 1901 in Rutan, Greene Co., PA. She married ______ Thomas.
      • 222. Mabel M. Meek was born 29 Mar 1906 in Center TWP, Greene Co., PA. She died 27 Apr 1987 in Cincinnati, OH. She married ____ Smith.
    • 123. Ottowa Alonzo Meek was born about 1867. He died in 1951. He married Isa Dora Hewitt. She was born in 1876. She died in 1947.
  • 16. Mary Meek was born about 1836 in Greene Co., PA according to the 1850 census. She was residing with her parents in 1860.
  • 17. Miles Meek was born about 1838 in Greene Co., PA according to the 1850 census. He was residing with her parents in 1860. He Maria _____. They were listed in the 1880 and 1900 censuses of Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA.
    • 131. Nancy Elizabeth was born in 1870 and died in 1932 according to the tombstone. She married William Brooks. They are listed in the 1900 census with her father.
    • 132. John Jacob Meek was born 31 Jan 1876 and died 1948 according to his tombstone.
  • 18. Elizabeth Meek was born about 1839 in Greene Co., PA according to the 1850 census. She was residing with her parents in 1860.
  • 19. Rachel Meek was born 17 Nov 1842 in Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA according to the 1850 census. She died Jun 1916 in Waynesburg, PA. She married Davis W. Johns on 24 Feb 1870. Davis was born 21 May 1838 in Washington TWP, Greene, PA and died Apr 1923 in Waynesburg. He was the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Ross Johns and a brother of Abner Johns, who married James and Mary Smith Meek's daughter Elizabeth.
    • 136. Thomas C. Johns was born 5 Jun 1871 in Wash. TWP. He died in 1951. He married Ada Lantz. She was born in 1875 in Greene County. She died in 1921. 27 Apr 1897 in Waynesburg. He was listed in the census from 1880 to 1930.
    • 137. John F. Johns was born 8 Feb 1872 in Washington TWP. He died in 1916 in Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA. He married Ida V. Dunn. She was born Mar 1872 in Greene County and was the daughter of William and Florence Swart Dunn. She was listed in the census from 1880 to 1910.

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.

Information provided by Kathy Schlienger.

The children John Meek as listed in old county history books.

Mary Meek born about 1818
Silas Meek born about 1820
James Meek born 8 Apr 1821
Elizabeth Meek born about 1823
Rachel Meek born about 1825
Cephas Meek born 24 Jan 1832
John Meek born 29 May 1833

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Census Records
Morris TWP, Greene Co., PA

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
Miles        12 M
Elizabeth    11 F
Rachel        7 F
159-159
James Meck   32 M
Mary         25 F
1860 Washington TWP, Greene Co., PA
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Carey Meek    26 M
Jane          19 F
John L.        1 M

1509-1552 27 August 
John Meek     61 M 
Elizabeth     59 F
Cephas        28 M
Mary          23 F
Miles         22 M
Elizabeth     20 F
Rachel        17 F
John           9 M 

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