William Meek



By Christopher A. Meek

12. William Meek was born 1773. He died 1806 in Huntingdon Co., PA. He married Elizabeth Breckenridge. She was born in 1779. She died 1820 in Huntingdon Co., PA. Their children are identified in a history written by a grandson, Fletcher Meek.

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  • 26. John Breckenridge Meek was born 5 Jun 1797 in Centre Co., PA. He died 28 Nov 1868 in Washington D.C. He married Rachel McGirk. She was born about 1793 in Pennsylvania. They were listed in the 1850 census of Huston TWP, Centre Co., PA. Their children are identified in a history written by a son, Fletcher Meek.
    • 61. Wesley A. Meek was born about 1823 in Pennsylvania. He died about 1863. They were listed in the 1850 census of Centre Co., PA. They were listed in the 1860 census of Fayette Co., OH. He married Nancy Adams. She was born about 1829.
      • A. Stephen G. Meek was born about 1850 in Pennsylvania.
      • B. John A Meek was born about 1856 in Pennsylvania.
      • C. Nannie R. Meek was born about 1859 in Ohio.
      • D. Carrie E. Meek was born about 1861 in Ohio.
      • E. Wesley E. Meek was born about 1863 in Ohio.
    • 62. Elizabeth Meek was born about 1824. She died at age 8.
    • 63. Fletcher Eldad Meek was born 26 Oct 1826 in Pittsburgh, PA. He died 15 Apr 1810 in Altoona, PA. He married Eliza Glenn. She was born 28 Feb 1829 in Centre Co., PA. Her parents were John Glenn and Hannah Bailey. They were listed in the 1860 census of Huntingdon Co., PA. They were listed in the 1870 to 1880 censuses of Centre Co., PA. They were listed in the 1900 census of Blair Co., PA. Fletcher left a written statement of the family history.
      • 110. Hannah Charlotte Meek was born in 1857.
      • 111. Margaret Ada Meek was born 1859 in Centre Co., PA. She died 1929. She married Benjamin Houseman 31 May 1881.
      • 112. Ida Antoinette Meek was born in 1861.
      • 113. George McClellan Meek was born 25 Aug 1862. He died 3 May 1906. He married Mary C. Stover 31 Jan 1884.
        • A. Rose Meek was born about 1884.
        • B. Byron Stover Meek was born about 1886. He died in 1950.
        • C. Earl G. Meek was born about 1897. He died in 1974.
      • 114. John Emory Meek was born in 1863.
      • 115. Harriette Rachel Meek was born in 1867.
      • 116. Thomas Stuart Glenn Meek was born in 1871.
    • 64. Harriet Meek was born about 1828.
    • 65. Charlotte T. Meek was born about 1830.
    • 66. John M. D. Meek was born about 1832.
    • 67. Francis A. Meek was born about 1834.
  • 27. George Washington Meek was born in 1799 in Centre Co., PA. He married Rachel Barron (daughter of John Barron). She was born 7 Oct 1801. She died in 1857 in Centre Co., PA.
    • 71. John Meek was born in 1837.
    • 72. Susannah Mary Meek was born in 1840. She married Peter Gray Meek #53 below.
    • 73. William E. Meek was born in 1849. He died in 1902.
    • 74. David G. Meek was born in 1850.
  • 28. Ruben Herron Meek was born about 1801. He died 7 Mar 1873 in Centre Co., PA. He married Mary Ann Gray. She was born about 1813. She died in 16 Apr 1873. She was the daughter of Peter Gray. They were listed in the 1850 to 1870 Censuses, Paton TWP, Centre Co., PA.
    • 51. Mary Elizabeth Meek was born in 1834. She died in 1912.
    • 52. Theresa Zelon Meek was born in 1836. She died in 1914.
    • 53. Peter Gray Meek was born in 12 Jul 1842 in Centre Co., PA. He died 16 Feb 1919 in Centre Co., PA. He was the editor of The Watchman. He was elected to the State House of Representatives from 1867-70. He was elected to the State Senate in 1870. He married Susannah Mary Meek, daughter of George W. Meek # 27 above, on Jan 1862. They were listed in the 1880 census of Centre Co., PA.
      • 121. Rachel Meek was born about 1862 in Centre Co., PA. She never married.
      • 122. Mary Gray Meek was born about 1866 in Centre Co., PA. She died in 1949. She never married.
      • 123. Elizabeth Breckenridge Meek was born about 1868 She died Jul 1942 in Centre Co., PA. She never married.
      • 124. George Reuben Meek was born Sep 1869 in Center Co., PA. He died 4 Jan 1948 in Centre Co., PA. He married Ellen Downing Valentine on 20 Apr 1910 in Centre Co., PA. She was the daughter of Jacob D. Valentine and Deborah Elizabeth Downing. She was born on 23 Apr 1878 in Centre Co., PA. She died on 10 Dec 1974 in Ridgewood, NJ.
        • 211. Peter Gray Meek was born 15 Apr 1911 in Centre Co., PA. He died 7 Jan 1992 in Ridgewood, NJ. He married Lucile Rasin 4 Oct 1941 in Baltimore, MD.
          • 321. Susan Gray Meek
          • 322. Katharine Rasin Meek
          • 323. Ellen Downing Meek
        • 212. George Reuben Meek was born 16 Jan 1914 in Centre Co., PA. He died Jan 1985 in Roanoke, VA.
      • 125. Eloise Meek was born about 1872. She died Dec 1926. She never married.
      • 126. Winifred Meek was born about 1875 in Centre Co., PA. She married Thomas K. Morris.
    • 54. Olin Leonidas Meek was born in 1844. He died in 1922. He was listed with his brother, Peter, in 1880. He was listed with his sister, Theresa, in 1900 and 1910. He was listed alone in 1920 and remained single through out.
    • 55. Dempster Lee Meek was born in 1844. He died in 1911. He married Margery Ellen Waddle. She was born 1848, and died 1921. They were listed in the 1880 to 1910 censuses of Patton TWP, Centre Co., PA.
      • 131. Herbert Deleon Meek was born 1869, and died 1940. He married Nancy Milliken Campbell. She was born 1871, and died 1946.
        • 221. Ruth Ashmore Meek was born 1898. She died 1964.
        • 222. Margery M. Meek was born 1899.
      • 132. Philip Benner Meek was born 1875, and died 1961. He married Ida May Way. She was born 1883, and died 1967.
        • 223. Kathleen Marcella Meek
      • 133. Reubin Heron Meek was born 1878. He died 1961. He married (1) Mary Cross. She was born 1875. She died 1929. He married (2) Mary Jane Lachat. She was born 1881. She died 1963.
      • 134. Mary Ellen Meek was born 1879. She died 1968. She married Francis M. Musser. He was born 1867. He died 1935.
      • 135. John Breckenridge Meek was born 1882, and died 1957. He married Mabel Rowena Hartsock. She was born 1885, and died 1973.
        • 224. James Edgar Meek married (1) Marie Fisher. He married (2) Edna O. Horn.
          • 331. Tana Page Meek
          • 332. James C. Meek
        • 225. Dempster Lee Meek married Henrietta Gertrude Mckelvey.
          • 333. Thelma Louise Meek
          • 334. Azelda Jean Meek
        • 226. Miriam Augusta Meek married Calvin William Meyers Shawley.
        • 227. John Sherwin Meek married Johanne Spicer.
          • 335. Sherrie Anne Meek
          • 336. Joni L. Meek
      • 136. Susan Elizabeth Meek was born 1884, and died 1966. She married (1) Earl Creighton Way. He was born 1882, and died 1920. She married (2) James Driver. He was born 1870, and died 1943.
        • 228. Creighton Way was born 1902. He died 1992. He married (1) Marcella _____. He married (2) Helen Brunner. She was born 1903. She died 1990.
          • 337. Anna Margery Way was born 1907. She died 1981.
      • 137. Lester Lee Meek was born 17 Nov 1889 in Patton Twp, PA. He died 20 Apr 1970 in Williamsport, PA. He married Hester Kathryn Smull 27 Jun 1918 in Patton Twp, Centre Co., PA. She was the daughter of Charles Smull and Ella Breon. She was born 11 Apr 1898 in Smullton. PA. She died 17 Nov 1997 in Lewisburg, PA. They were listed in the 1930 census of Centre Co., PA.
        • 229. Donald Charles Meek was born 11 Aug 1919 in Patton Twp, PA. He died 27 Aug 1996 in Crystal, MN according to the Social Security Death Index. He married Alice Pauline Stover 14 Mar 1942 in Bellefonte, PA. she was the daughter of Lloyd Stover and Jessie Poorman. She was born 1 Jan 1920 in Coleville, PA. She died 3 Apr 1997 in Crystal, MN. He enlisted in the U. S. Army 8 Jul 1941 and served in the medical Corp.
          • 338. Charles Edward Meek was born 16 Jan 1950, Springfield, IL.
        • 230. Richard Lester Meek was born 15 Dec 1928 in Bellefonte, PA. He married Jeanne Louise Schooley 11 Oct 1952 in Williamsport, PA. She was born 28 Feb 1929 in Williamsport, PA.
          • 339. Edward Allan Meek was born 21 Aug1953, Harrisburg, PA.
          • 340. James Richard Meek was born 5 May 1958, Williamsport, PA. He married Cynthia Schodt.
        • 231. Kathryn Lucille Meek was born 8 Dec 1935 in Bellefonte, PA. She married Curtis Samuel Bixler 8 Dec 1956 in S. Williamsport, PA. He was born 26 Feb 1932 in Allenwood, PA.
          • 341. Carolyn Lucille Bixler was born 10 Jun 1957, Williamsport, PA.
          • 342. Christine Sue Bixler was born 1 May 1959, Williamsport, PA.
          • 343. David Curtis Bixler was born 5 Nov 1960, Pittsburgh, PA.
        Data was obtained from Chuck and Phyllis Meek
    • 56. Sarah Asinath Meek was born in 1847. She died in 1917.
    • 57. Breckenridge Meek was born in 1850. He died in 1851.
    • 53. Minor Meek was born in 1854. He died in 1855.
  • 29. William J. Meek was born about 1806 in Pennsylvania. There is no known data to connect him to his father and there was another William Meek born about the same time in the area. This family group can be identified by census records. He married Jane McElhattan (Source unknown). They were listed in the 1850 to 1870 censuses of Fergeson TWP, Centre Co., PA.
    • A. William J. Meek was born about 1841. He died in 1865.
    • B. Sabine Miaddah Meek was born about 1843. She died in 1865.
    • C. Reuben H. Meek was born 20 May 1844 according to his tombstone. He died 25 Apr 1925. He was listed with his parents in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. He was listed with the John Goheen Family in 1870. He married Mary Elizabeth Beaver (Weaver) about 1873. She was born Jul 1855 in Pennsylvania. She died 1947. They were listed in the 1880 census of Snow Shoe TWP, Centre Co., PA. Living with them was Alice Weaver age 15 Sister-in-law. They were listed in the 1900 and 1920 censuses of Snow Shoe TWP, Centre Co., PA.
      • 1. Harriet J. Meek was born about 1874.
      • 2. Zoebida A. Meek was born Feb 1875. She died in 1966.
      • 3. Vivian Meek was born about 1878.
      • 4. Anna Winifred Meek was born Sep1880. She died in 1948.
      • 5. Grace Maybelle Meek was born Sep 1883. She died in 1907.
      • 6. Lulu M. Meek was born Jun 1885.
      • 7. Clifton Dewitt Monroe Meek was born Apr 1888. He died in 1969. He married Anna _____. They were listed in the 1920 and 1930 censuses of Snow Shoe TWP, Centre Co., PA.
    • D. James Chambers Calhoun Meek was born about 1846. He died in 1865.
    • E. Buena Vista Meek was born about 1848. She died in 1865.
    • F. Celia Zealand Meek was born about 1851. She died in 1865.
    • G. Persia Anna Meek was born about 1852. She died in 1852.
    • H. Homer Meek was born about 1853. He died in 1853.
    • I. Australia Violet Meek was born about 1854. She died in 1907.
  • 30. Harriet Jane Meek died in 1881. She married James McCartney.

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.

This data was obtained, in large part, from Gregory A. Vaut.

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