Richard R. Meek



By Christopher A. Meek.

7. Richard R. Meek was born on 16 Jul 1844 in Coshocton Co., OH. He died on 4 Feb 1870 in Danver, Fayette Co., IL. Died of blood poisoning of the bone from the Civil War. He served in Co. D. 63rd Ill 1 Dec 1861. Richard was a cousin to Geroge J. Meek of Payne Co., Ok in 1892. George J. Meek came to McLean Co., IL about 1868

Richard married Louisa Elleanor Hunter on 8 Apr 1868 in Vandalia, IL. She was born on 2 Oct 1843 in Trenton, OH. She died on 27 Apr 1892 in Beaver Co. OK. Louisa had a son James Hunter before she married Richard.

  • 30. Samuel Barton Meek was born on 25 Apr 1870 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL. He died on 20 Feb 1942 in Winfield, Cowley Co., KS. He was a deputy Sheriff. He moved his family to Atlanta, KS during the depression and later to Winfield, around 1939. He married Margaret Gertrude Hanna (daughter of Cyrus Goodloe Hanna and Alice Evalyn Rardin) on 1 Jan 1889 in Pleasanton, KS. She was born on 24 Jun 1873 in Metz, Vernon Co., MO. She died on 9 May 1943 in Winfield, Cowley Co., KS. They were listed in the 1900 census of Payne Co., OK with his father. They were listed in the 1910 census of Benton TWP, Beaver Co., OK. They were listed in the 1920 census of Blue Grass TWP, Beaver Co., OK. They were listed in the 1930 census of Big Hill TWP, Osage Co., OK.
    • 79. Estelle Meek was born on 8 Feb 1890 in Maple City, Cowley Co., KS. She died on 11 Oct 1969 in Winfield, Cowley Co., KS. She married (1) William Samms on 26 Apr 1907 in Beaver, OK. He was born on 9 Mar 1883 in Cherokee Co., KS. He died on 26 Dec 1959 in Winfield, Cowley Co., KS. She married (2) Charles C. Couchman in 1946.He was born on 26 Jan 1881. He died in Oct 1955.
    • 80. Samuel Wray Meek was born on 16 Nov 1894 in Lawson, Payne, OK. He died on 7 Oct 1957 in Winfield, Cowley Co., OK. He married Marie Ellen Mamie Valentine (daughter of Lee Valentine and Geneva Goff) on 10 Sep 1920 in Beaver City, OK. She was born on 1 Mar 1899 in King Fisher, OK. She died on 23 Oct 1989. They were listed in the 1930 census of Ponca City, Kay Co., OK.
      • 114. Lee Barton Meek was born on 23 Apr 1921 in Madison, Beaver Co., OK. He died on 23 Oct 1989 in Goodland, KS. He married Mary Francis Reneau (daughter of Chester Reneau and Maggie M. Collins) on 30 Nov 1941 in Ponca City, OK. She was born in Jun 1925.
        • 148. Ellen Marie Meek was born on 10 Feb 1950. Married (1) Kenneth Dunn Feb 1968. They divorced 1 1/2 years later. She was married (2) Bennie David on 22 May 1971.
        • 149. Sharon Lee Meek married Dennie Finley on 1 Nov 1959 in Brewster, KS.
      • 115. Male Meek was born on 5 Oct 1930 in Clearlake, OK. He died on 5 Oct 1930 in Clearlake, OK.
    • 81. Lousia Evalyn Meek was born on 11 Jan 1897 in Lawson, Payne Co., OK. She died on 1 Jan 1968. She married Joseph Gillespie on 27 Apr 1913. He was born on 19 May 1890. He died on 14 Dec 1965.
      • 116. Geneva Elizabeth Gillespie married ______ Payne.
    • 82. Winnie Mae Meek was born on 28 Feb 1899 in Cushing, or Cimerion, Payne Co, OK. She died in Jul 1974 in Winfield, Cowley Co., KS. She married Gilbert Myrick (son of Fredrick Fred Dixon Myrick, Jr. and Myra Ethel Ellsworth) on 1 Sep 1919 in Beaver, Ok. He was born on 18 Sep 1897 in Burden, Cowley Co., KS. He died on 15 Jan 1971 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.
  • 31. James Hunter was born on 12 Mar 1863 in Effingham, IL. He died on 29 Jul 1958 in Ellsinore, Carter Co., MO. He married Suffronia Jane Stephens on 29 Jan 1888 in Ellsinore, Carter Co., MO. She was born on 23 Sep 1868 in Marble Hill, Bolliner Co., TN. She died on 27 Nov 1974 in Missouri.

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