Armena Meadows

Brief Life History of Armena

When Armena Meadows was born on 15 February 1880, in Taney, Missouri, United States, her father, Alexander Robert Meadows, was 44 and her mother, Allie Melton, was 40. She married William Willis White on 29 July 1897, in Christian, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Linn Township, Christian, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Jasper Township, Taney, Missouri, United States in 1930. She died on 16 July 1939, in Christian, Missouri, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Ozark, Christian, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Willis White
1877–1934
Armena Meadows
1880–1939
Marriage: 29 July 1897
Albert Mitchell White
1898–1966
Bessie Marie White
1900–1900
Frank White
1901–
Linnie Pearl White
1904–1992
Lona Belle White
1906–1986
Mary Catherine White
1909–1990
Raymond A White
1919–
William Ross White
1925–2007

Sources (13)

  • Arminta Meadows in household of Alexander Meadows, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Armena White, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Armena Meadows in entry for William W White, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Meadow , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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