William Meeks

• 11. Emily Meeks was born about 1825 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 12. Nancy Meeks was born about 1825 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 13. Leander Bryant Meeks was born on 18 Mar 1826 according to his tombstone. He died 29 Jul 1872. He was buried at Fork Shoals Baptist Cemetery next to John W. Meeks and Susanna Meeks. He was listed in the 1850 census of Greenville Co., SC living with his parents He married Lucinda Autry in 1853 according to her pension application. She was born 20 Mar 1830. She died 5 Apr 1922. She was buried at Fork Shoals Baptist Cemetery. He enlisted in the 20th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry 12 Feb 1863. He was a Corporal when he mustered out on 30 Apr 1864. Lucinda was listed with her son James in the 1900 census
• 122. John Wilson Meeks was born 5 Jan 1854 in South Carolina. He died 21 Nov 1912 in Greenville Co., SC. He was buried at Fork Shoals Baptist Cemetery. He married Susanna M. Landers about 1873. She was born about 1856. Her parents were Sims S. Landers and Rosa Spicer. She died 21 Jun 1938 in Greenville Co., SC. She was buried at Fork Shoals Baptist Cemetery. They were listed in the 1880 census of Greenville Co., SC. They were listed in the 1900 and 1910 censuses of Laurens Co., SC. Susanna was listed with her daughter Ruth in 1920.

  Note: Leander Meeks is tied to his father William Meeks born 1798 through the 1850 census of Greenville Co., SC. Leander has not been found in the 1860 or 1870 censuses.
  
  John W. Meeks has not been found in the 1860 or 1870 censuses. John W. Meeks is tied to Leander Meeks born 1826 through the following items. John and Susanna are buried next to Leander. John and Susanna named a son Leander who is also buried next to his parents. Several other relatives and descendants are also buried in Fork Shoals Baptist Cemetery.
  
  John is tied to his son Ira through the 1900 census of Greenville Co., SC. Ira is tied to his son Horace through the 1920 census of Greenville Co., SC. A grandson of Horace did a DNA test which shows that he shares a common ancestor with a grandson of Clarence Irvine Meeks born 1877.
  
  Clarence is tied to his father Harmon T. Meeks through the 1880 census of Greenville Co., SC. Harmon is tied to his father William Meeks born 1798 through the 1860 and 1870 censuses of Greenville Co., SC.
  
  DNA supports the connection between John W. Meeks and his father Leander. It does NOT prove the connection. Descendants of this Greenville County family of William Meeks are the only ones with the DNA profile in question. Other Meek(s) families known to have lived in Greenville County or the surrounding area have different DNA profiles.

Information provided in part by Matthew Meeks and Doyle Williams.
• 291. Janette Meeks was born 27 Jun 1874 in South Carolina. She married James Green
• 291A. Leander B. Meeks was born 17 Feb 1876. He died 29 Jul 1872. He is buried next to his parents.
• 292. William Sims Meeks was born 13 Dec 1878 in South Carolina. He died 14 Jul 1941. He married Ida Rosanna Godfrey. She was born 7 Jan 1880. She died 28 Apr 1919. They were listed in the 1920 and 1930 censuses of Laurens Co., SC.
  • 321. William Fred Meeks was born about 1903. He died in 1963.
  • 322. Ralph W Meeks was born about 1905. He died in 1908.
  • 323. May Meeks was born about 1908.
  • 324. Adger E. Meeks was born about 1909. He died in 1910.
  • 325. Bartlett L. Meeks was born about 1912. He died in 1969 w/parents in 1930
  • 326. James Collier Meeks was born about 1914. He died in 1970 w/parents in 1930 He married Frances Mae Holmes.
  • 327. Nell Meeks was born about 1917. She died in 1917.
• 293. James Lewis Meeks was born 16 Dec 1882 in South Carolina. He died 2 May 1952. He married Clara Riddle.
• 294. Ira Willis Meeks was born 31 Dec 1884 in Greenville Co., SC. He died 11 Jan 1975 in Laurens Co., SC. He married Minnie Lee Riddle about 1907. She was born 10 Mar 1884 in Laurens Co., SC. She Died 29 May 1971. They were listed in the 1920 and 1930 censuses of Greenville Co., SC.
• 341. Carrie Meeks was born about 1909 in South Carolina.
• 342. James I. Meeks was born about 1911 in South Carolina.
• 343. Willie Meeks was born about 1913 in South Carolina.
• 344. Carl S. Meeks was born about 1915 in South Carolina.
• 345. Horace Ross Meeks was born 23 Apr 1917 in Fork Shoals, SC. He died 21 Feb 1980 in Ware Shoals, SC. He married Polly Aleene Williams. She was born 28 May 1919 in Laurens Co., SC. She Died 12 Aug 1981.
• 411. Ira Preston Meeks was born in 1947 at Ware Shoals, SC.
• 511. Matthew Preston Meeks was born in 1969 in Camden, SC. DNA Kit#N94422
  The DNA signature has a mutation at DYS385b on top of the RecLoH event.
• 346. Myron H. Meeks was born about 1922 in Greenville Co., SC.
• 295. Rosa Lucinda Meeks was born 28 Jun 1887 in South Carolina. She died 21 Dec 1921. She married (1) Robert Green. She married (2) James Norris.
• 296. Dora Isabella Meeks was born 16 Apr 1889 in South Carolina. She died 15 Mar 1978. She married Clarence Williams.
• 297. Pearl Augusta Meeks was born 4 Mar 1891 in South Carolina. Also known as Perna. She died 22 Sep 1970. She married Raymond Turner.
• 298. Laura Evelina Meeks was born 12 Dec 1892 in South Carolina. She died 26 Oct 1983. She married Woffard Nash.
• 299. John Thomas Meeks was born 22 Apr 1894 in South Carolina. He died 26 Oct 1969. He married Nannie Brown.
• 300. Ruth Derea Meeks was born 26 Dec 1897 in South Carolina. He died 26 Jan 1994. She married Hobert Renner.
• 121. James Alexander Meeks was born 18 Oct 1855. He lived in South Carolina. He married Nancy Alice Kellett. She was born 14 Mar 1866. They were listed in the 1900 of Oaklawn TWP, Greenville Co., SC. They were listed in the 1910 to 1930 censuses of Anderson Co., SC.
• 271. Cora E. Meeks was born Mar 1883 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 272. Nora Meeks was born on 20 Sep 1884 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 273. Brazella Lewis Meeks was born on 1 Jan 1887 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 274. James Wilson Meeks was born on 8 Oct 1889 and died on 6 Oct 1918. He lived in Greenville, SC and served in WWI.
• 275. Benjamin T. Meeks was born about 1892, lived in Greenville, SC, and served in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, GA.
• 276. Leillian O. Meeks was born Mar 1894 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 277. Dovie C. Meeks was born 3 Feb 1896 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 278. Jamie B. Meeks was born about 1898 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 279. Alvin Eugene Meeks was born on 11 Oct 1900 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 280. Ida Meeks was born about 1905 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 281. Mary E. Meeks was born on 3 Jul 1907 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 14. Mary Meeks was born about 1827 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 15. Wilson Meeks was born about 1831 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 16. Matilda Meeks was born about 1833 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 17. Ellen Meeks was born about 1836 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 18. Amanda Meeks was born about 1838 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 19. Helen Meeks was born about 1838 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 20. Thomas Meeks was born about 1840 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 21. Jane Meeks was born about 1842 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 22. James D. Meeks was born about 1844 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC.
• 23. Susan Meeks was born about 1846 and lived in Fairview TWP, Greenville Co., SC. She is not listed with her parents in 1850.

William married (2) Mary Morrison. She was born about 1820. She appears with William in the 1860 to 1880 censuses.

• 24. Harmon T. Meeks was born 21 Aug 1855. He died 3 Sep 1932 in Greenville, SC. He married Elizabeth Davenport and lived in Greenville Co., SC. They were listed in the 1880 through 1930 censuses of Geenville Co., SC. He worked at the Piedmont Manufacturing Company. He is ties to his father through the 1860 and 1870 censuses of Greenville Co., SC.
• 101. William Lafayette Meeks was born 9 Apr 1875. He was a foreman at a cotton mill in Greenville. He married Dora Tinsley. She was born about 1871.
• 201. Theodore Meeks was born on 3 Dec 1897 and lived in Anderson, SC. He served in WWI, never married, and died during a fall from a train on 3 Nov 1934.
• 202. Clarence Wyatt Meeks was born in 2 Mar 1899 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 203. Donald A. Meeks was born in 8 Sep 1902 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 204. Richard Meeks was born in 1903 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 205. Zangwell W. Meeks was born in 1905 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 206. Coy Meeks was born in 1906 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 207. Emily Meeks was born in 1906 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 208. Hazel Meeks was born in 1909 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 209. Willie-Mae Meeks was born in 1912 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 102. Clarence Irving Meeks was born about 1877. He lived in Anderson, SC and worked as a mail courier. He married Nina Mae Holcombe She was born about 1882. They were listed in the 1930 census of Anderson Co., SC.
• 211. Frank Taylor Meeks was born 13 Nov 1901 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 212. George W. Meeks was born about 1904 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 213. Mildred Meeks was born about 1906 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 214. Edward K. Meeks was born on 28 Dec 1908 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 215. Clarence Irving Meeks was born on 26 Aug 1911 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 216. Robert Cecil Meeks was born on 12 Dec 1914 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 217. Nellie Mollie Meeks was born about 1917 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 218. Charles Davenport Meeks was born 10 Aug 1919 according to the Social Security Index. He died 4 Jan 2001 in Clemson, SC according to his obituary. He lived in Anderson, SC. He served in WWII as a Major in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He married (1) Florence Deadwyler.
• 311. Lynn Meeks
• 312. Pamela Meeks
• 313. Patricia Meeks
• 314. Chip Meeks *DNA kit#177145
Charles married (2) Florence Grant.
• 219. Frances Meeks was born about 1822 and lived in Anderson, SC.
• 103. James Henry Meeks was born about 1878. He worked as a foreman at a cotton/dye works and as a machinist at a furnishing plant in Anderson, SC. He married Etta E. Brookshire about 1909. She was born about 1883 in SC. They were listed in the 1900 to 1920 censuses of Anderson Co., SC. They were listed in the 1930 census of Greenville Co., SC.
• 221. Mary Elizabeth Meeks was born on 5 Aug 1902 and lived in Orange, CA.
• 222. Dora Meeks was born on 1904 and lived in Orange, CA.
• 223. Irene Meeks was born on 1907 and lived in Orange, CA.
• 224. Baylus Edmond Meeks was born on 5 Aug 1909 and lived in Orange, CA. He is listed in the 1930 census at Ft. Hamilton, NY in the military.
• 104. John Thomas Meeks was born 25 Jun 1887. He worked at Piedmont Manufacturing Company as a mill operative in Greenville SC. He married Minnie T. Barton. She was born about 1886 in SC. They were listed in the 1910 census of Anderson Co., SC. He volunteered for service in the U.S. Army during WWI.
• 231. Harmon Melzor Meeks was born 17 Nov 1907 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 232. Nina Elizabeth Meeks was born about 1911 and lived in Greenville, SC.
• 25. Miles W. Meeks was born 29 Mar 1859. He died 4 Jul 1908 in Polk Co., TN. He married (1) Aurora ____. She was born about 1860. He was a farmer in Greenville Co., SC. They were listed in the 1880 census of Greenvile Co., SC living next to his father.
• 111. Joel Meeks was born on 10 May 1878 in Oaklawn TWP, Greenville Co., SC. He lived in Pueblo, CO where he worked as a blacksmith. He married Rutha Hubbard. She was born about 1886 in Georgia.
  • 241. Audy Meeks was born about 1909 and resided in Pueblo, CO.
  • 242. Morgan Meeks was born 20 Jan 1911 and resided in Pueblo, CO.
  • 243. Lake Meeks was born about 1915 and resided in Pueblo, CO.
  • 244. Beatrice Meeks was born about 1919 and resided in Pueblo, CO.
  • 245. Bonnie Meeks was born about 1922 and resided in Pueblo, CO.
• 112. Lori Ella Meeks was born about 1880 and resided in Oaklawn TWP, Greenville Co., SC.

Miles married (2) Dicie Ellen Eaves about 1893 according to census records. She was born 20 Jun 1870. They were listed in he 1900 census of McMinn Co., TN. He was a stone cutter. Dicie was listed as head of household in 1910. Dicie lived with her son Harmon in 1920.
• 113. Harmon Taylor Meeks was born 28 Jun 1894 in Polk Co., TN. He served in the 126th Infantry, 32nd Division in WWI as an infantryman in a "shock brigade" in France and Germany. He was a notorious bootlegger in Cleveland, TN. He was electrocuted while on the job at the Sells Lumber and Manufacturing Company in Johnson City, TN on 26 Jul 1940. He married (1) Grace Lawson. She was born about 1903. They were listed in the 1920 census of Bradley Co., TN. Harmon and Grace had no children. He married (2) Margaret Lily Belle Watson. She was born 24 Jan 1915. Note: Harmom has a Y-DNA mutation at DYS576 (20 to 19) that will distinguish his descendants from other related men on this page.
• 251. H. Taylor Meeks was born 9 Feb 1936 in Johnson City, TN. He died on 9 Jan 2005. He married (1) Margaret ______ and had 4 daughters. He served as a career Naval aviator (1959-1983) and retired as a Captain; USGS named Mount Meeks (86.13 S 148.51 W) for his service on Operation Deep Freeze 1966-67. In retirement, he owned and operated Coldwell-Banker Meeks Realty in Summerville, SC.
• They had four daughters

H. Taylor Meeks married (2) Carolyn Virginia Narmour.
• 301. Lance Taylor Meeks was born 20 Mar 1974 in New Orleans, LA. He married Kristine Fosshaug Stokke of Oslo, Norway. *DNA kit#123527
• 252. Mamie "Sue" Ellen Meeks was born about 1937 in Johnson City, TN.
• 253. Coy Mack Meeks was born 27 Jul 1939 in Johnson City, TN. *DNA kit#158066
• 254. James Patrick Meeks was born about 1941 in Johnson City, TN.
• 114. Mack T. Meeks was born about 1895. He married Ina E. ______. He was listed in the 1930 census of Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN.
• 115. Alice "Mamie" Meeks was born about 1898 and lived in Cleveland, TN.
• 116. John Benjamin Meeks was born 9 Mar 1899 and lived in Polk CO, TN. He married (1) Bonnie Lee Brown on 30 Sep 1922.
• 261. James A. Meeks was born 21 Feb 1926. *DNA kit#174593

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