Henry Meek

York, England


By Christopher A. Meek

1. Henry Meek was born in England. He married Margaret Foggerthwaite 25 Nov 1755 in Brompton by Northallerton, Yorks, England

  • 11. James Meek was born 1761 in Yorkshire England. He married Martha Mewburn. He was the Lord Mayor of York.
    • 101. Thomas Meek was born 14 May 1796 in York County, England. He died 23 Jan 1866 in Greene Co., IL. He married Hannah Baines 1816 in Yorkshire, England. She was born 27 Jan 1799 in Cawood, England. They were listed in the 1850 census of Greene Co., IL. Children in 1850 census Martha age 18, Mary age 14 and Robert age 12.
      • 201. Martha Meek was born November 17, 1819 in Cawwood, England.
      • 202. Jane Meek was born October 11, 1821 in Edwardsville, IL.
      • 203. John Mewborn Meek was born 23 Nov 1823 in IL. He died about 1869. He married Jane Webster 5 Apr 1849. She was born 28 Sep 1824 in Yorkshire, England. She married (1) William Milne who died in 1847. They came from York, England in the 1840's. They were listed in the 1850 through 1870 censuses of Greene Co., IL. Jane is listed in the 1880 census.
        • 301. James Webster Meek was born 19 Jan 1850 in Illinois. He died 17 Feb 1899. He married Ella Brace.
          • 441. Alva B. Meek
          • 442. Charles Meek
          • 443. Wilbur Meek
        • 302. John Henry Meek was born 2 Jun 1852 in Illinois. He died 8 Nov 1938. He 1 Aug 1894 Nellie Six. They lived in Austell, GA and then Chicago, IL.
          • 451. Richard Meek
          • 452. Lillian Meek
          • 453. Fern Meek
        • 303. Ann E. Meek was born 2 Sep 1854 in Illinois.
        • 304. Thomas Meuburn Meek was born 14 Mar 1857 in Illinois. He died 27 Jul 1938. He married Carrie _____. She was born Oct 1859. Her name was Caroline in the 1920 census.
          • 401. Chester M. Meek was born Nov 1891.
          • 402. Hattie Meek was born Nov 1894.
          • 403. Stella Meek was born Jan 1899.
          • 404. Floyd A. Meek was born about 1905.
        • 305. Robert Manoah Meek was born 11 May 1859 in Illinois. He died 7 Dec 1886. He married Belle Ramsey.
        • 306. Rufus Arnold Meek was born 4 Oct 1861 in Illinois. He died 12 Nov 1911. He married Minnie Stout 13 Oct 1892. She was born Aug 1865. Minnie was listed as a widow in the 1920 census of Greene Co., IL.
          • 411. Hugh Arnot Meek was born 21 Jun 1896. He married Alma Wagener. They had two children Arnold and Minnie.
          • 412. Madaline Meek was born 6 Jun 1897.
          • 413. Marjory Meek was born 5 Jan 1899.
          • 414. Helen Marcella Meek was born 4 Jul 1900.
          • 415. Clarence Meek was born 21 Apr 1902.
        • 307. Benjamin Franklin Meek was born 17 Aug 1864 in Illinois. He died 1 Feb 1889.
        • 308. Sylvia Jane Meek was born 23 Feb 1867 in Illinois. She died 12 Nov 1888.
        • 309. Caroline Harriet Meek was born 23 Feb 1869 in Illinois. She died 10 Nov 1893.
      • 204. Thomas R. Meek was born June 23, 1826 in Carrollton, IL.
      • 205. James H. Meek was born September 21, 1828 in Carrollton, IL.
      • 206. Martha Elizabeth Meek was born June 2, 1830 in Carrollton, IL. Listed in 1850 census with parents.
      • 207. James H. Meek was born July 6, 1832 in Carrollton, IL.
      • 208. Caroline Meek was born August 10, 1839 in Carrollton, IL.
      • 209. Hannah Meek was born 8 May 1840 in Carrollton, IL.
      • 210. Robert Barston Meek was born 18 Jan 1842 in Illinois. He died 22 Apr 1922 in Carrollton. He was listed in 1860 census with parents, age 18. He died 22 Apr 1922 Carrollton. He married (1) Frances Harriet Norton 10 Mar 1868. She was born 16 Apr 1846 the daughter of Ethan Allen Norton and Sarah A. Crane. She died 16 Aug 1871 in child birth.
        • 311. Harry Meek was born 14 May 1869. He married Martha Butler about 1890. She was born 20 Oct 1869. They were listed in the 1910 census of Cobb Co., GA. They were listed in the 1920 census of Fulton Co., GA. They were listed in the 1930 census of Douglas Co., GA.
          • 421. James Raymond Meek was born 26 Oct 1890 in Carrollton, IL. He died 22 Mar 1900. He married Birdie Mae Causey Sep 1913. She died in 1918 in Tucson, AZ.
            • 501. Mary Frances Meek was born 16 Oct 1915
            • 502. James Raymond Meek was born 4 Nov 1917.

            James married (2) Myar Lee Hemperley of Union City, GA 29 Jan 1920.
            • 503. John Harrison Meek was born 13 Jun 1921 in Cobb Co.,GA.
            • 504. Richard Lee Meek was born 5 May 1925 in Cobb Co.,GA.
            • 505. Myra Jane Meek was born 7 May 1932( in Macon, GA.
          • 422. Frances Scioto Meek Apr 24, 1892 in Carrollton, IL.
          • 423. Velma Meek was born 16 Jan 1895 in Illinois.
          • 424. Royal Robert Franklin Meek was born 28 Feb 1897 in Illinois. He served in the army from April 1917 to June 1919. He married Esma Mason 6 Mar 1920.
            • 511. Robert F. Meek was born 31 Dec 1920.
            • 512. William Ethan Meek was born 1 May 1923.
            • 513. William Allen Meek was born 1 May 1923.
            • 514. Renza Ray Meek was born 28 May 1926 in Cobb Co.,GA.
            • 515. James Paul Meek was born 20 Oct 1928.
            • 516. Clara Ruth Meek was born Apr 1937. Died Apr 1937.
          • 425. Georgia Nellie Vida Meek was born 20 Mar 1900 in Georgia.
          • 426. Clementine Harriet Meek was born 7 Jun 1902 in Paulding, GA. She married John Elf Jones.
          • 427. Cicero Phaon Meek was born 3 Jan 1904 Cobb Co, GA. He died 16 Aug 1904.
          • 428. John Lester Meek was born 26 Aug 1905 in Cobb Co., GA.
          • 429. Kenneth Meuburn Meek was born 28 Nov 1907 in Lithia Springs, GA. He died 16 Jun 1968 in Dekalb, GA. He married Ellie Louise Adams 21 Jun 1936.
            • 521. Gloria Dawn Meek was born June 23, 1937.
            • 522. Kenneth M. Meek was born 25 Oct 1940.
            • 523. James Harry Meek was born 23 Jan 1947 in Atlanta, GA. He married Mary Jo Mitchell.
              • 601. Jeffrey Meek
          • 430a. Mattie A. Meek was born 13 Jan 1910 in Austell, GA.
          • 430b. Ruth Elizabeth Meek was born 3 Feb 1912 in Austell, GA. She married Herman Thomas Kraft of Kansas City, MO 26 Jan 1938.
            • 531. Harry Thomas Kraft was born July 22, 1939.
            • 532. Alice Mary Kraft was born 2 Jun 1865.
        Robert married (2) Mary Jane Crane 2 Sep 1872. She was born Mar 1853. They were listed in the 1880-1920 censuses of Greene Co., IL. Mary was listed in the 1930 census with daughter Grace.
        • 312. Cora Maud Meek was born 9 Jul 1875. Not listed in 1880 census with parents.
        • 313. Fannie Mabel Meek was born 30 Apr 1877.
        • 314. John Mewburn Meek was born 9 Apr 1879 in Illinois. He married Minnie DeShazer in 1905. They were listed in the 1920 census of Carrollton, Greene Co., IL. Also listed was Sarah DeShazer age 67, mother of Minnie
          • 431. Clinton Meek was born about 1907 in Illinois.
          • 432. Forest Meek was born about 1912 in Illinois.
          • 433. Phaon Meek was born about 1916 in Illinois.
        • 315. Martha Jane Meek was born 18 Dec 1881.
        • 316. Ruth Meek was born 27 Oct 1884.
        • 317. Grace Meek was born 16 Nov 1888. She was single and living with her parents in 1920.
    • 102. James Meek was born 12 Feb 1790 in York.
    • 103. John Meek
    • 104. Mewburn Meek was born 18 Dec 1797 in Brompton, England.
    • 105. Elizabeth Meek was born 22 May 1799
    • 106. Martha Meek was born 22 Nov 1801 in Brompton, England.

This is the family of Kevin Meek

Sources Alastair Milnes Downey,
Herb Kraft 

Herb Kraft Music
Title Page: The Complete Works of John Bunyan
1872. (Date was underlined by H.M.)
I was then three years old.

Meek Family History

My mother was Ruth Elizabeth Meek Kraft, daughter of Harry Meek and Mattie Butler.
The Meek history was recorded in a volume of John Bunyan's complete works.

The entries date back to Thomas Meek, born in Yorkshire England, 1796.
 Most seem to have been made by "H. M.," certainly my grandfather, Harry Meek, as "H. M."
 notes, on the copyright page that he was three years old on the date of copyright. He was
 born in 1869, the copyright is1872. 

The book was given to my mother on her 28th birthday, from her father. I believe there were
 no entries after that time, 1940.I gratefully received it from my brother Harry's widow,
 in 2006.

February 3, 1940
Presented to Mrs. Ruth Kraft
By 
Her Father, 
Rev. Harry Meek

Property of 
Ethan Allen Norton 
And
Sarah (Crane) Norton
Give me by my Aunt Allie
December 1938

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