James Richard Meador

1854–1885 (Age 31)
Texas, United States

The Life of James Richard

When James Richard Meador was born in 1854, in Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Richard Meador, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Hill, was 21. He married Cicily Cornelia Curtis on 5 October 1875, in Smith, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died in 1885, in Smith, Texas, United States, at the age of 31.

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Family Time Line

James Richard Meador
1854–1885
Cicily Cornelia Curtis
1860–1904
Marriage: 5 October 1875
Mary Elizabeth Meador
1877–1952
Ora Josephine Meador
1880–1950
Bolie Adams Meador
1883–1932

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
5 October 1875
Smith, Texas, United States
children

(3)

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(7)

    Mary Oma Meador

    Female1850–1884Female

    Sarah Meador

    Female1851–Female

    Otis L Meador

    Male1852–1876Male

    Louise Chambers "Lou" Meador

    Female1853–1896Female

    James Richard Meador

    Male1854–1885Male

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World Events (7)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

Age 7

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1863

Age 9

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865 · Juneteenth (Slaves Were Freed)

Age 11

"On June 19, 1865, Gordon Granger (Union Major) read General Orders, No. 3 to the people of Galveston. The statement was written as follows: ""The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."""

Name Meaning

English: variant of Meader .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • James Meadows in household of Thos Meadows, "United States Census, 1860"
  • J R Meador, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • J R Meador, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

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