Brief Life History of John Alexander
When John Alexander Meeks Jr. was born on 14 March 1854, in Georgia, United States, his father, John Alexander Meeks Sr., was 26 and his mother, Mary Ann Frances Douglas, was 22. He married Mary Jane Moore in 1870, in Coffee, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ware, Georgia, United States for about 20 years and Waltertown, Ware, Georgia, United States in 1900. He died on 19 November 1919, in Beach, Ware, Georgia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Moore Cemetery, Ware, Georgia, United States.
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- John H Meeks, "United States Census, 1910"
- John A Meeks, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- J. Alex Meeks, "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927"
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1855
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Cambridgeshire): variant of Meek , with post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Mix .
Dutch: patronymic from Meek 3.
History: Thomas Meeks (born c. 1624 in London) emigrated to New Haven, CT, in or before 1643. In 17th-century New Haven this surname was also spelled Meekes, Mix, and Mixx.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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