Brief Life History of James M
When James M Meals was born in 1842, in Alabama, United States, his father, James Alexander Meals, was 25 and his mother, Martha Ann Coffman, was 18.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- James M Meals in household of James A Meals, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1817–1904 Male
1824–1853 Female
Siblings (5)
1841–1908 Male
1842– Male
1847–1850 Male
1848–1914 Female
1850–1937 Female
World Events (3)
1846
Age 4
1863
Age 21
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 21
Name Meaning
variant of Meale, with post-medieval excrescent -s. One origin of Meale is as a nickname from Middle English mele ‘meal, ground cereal’, perhaps for a maker or seller of meal. Compare Millman .
variant of Meale with plural -s. An alternative origin of Meale is as a topographic name from Middle English mele ‘sand-hill’ (Old Norse melr), as found in such placenames as North Meols, Ravensmeols (both Lancashire), and Great Meols (Cheshire).
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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