Kelvin DeVerl Meeks

18 May 1931–17 November 2010 (Age 79)
Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States

The Life of Kelvin DeVerl

When Kelvin DeVerl Meeks was born on 18 May 1931, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States, his father, Wilford Priddy Meeks, was 36 and his mother, Cora Whittaker, was 28. He married Helen Troy on 6 July 1951. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in World for about 15 years. He died on 17 November 2010, in Henderson, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Kelvin DeVerl Meeks
1931–2010
Helen Troy
1931–2015
Marriage: 6 July 1951
Michael K Meeks
1954–2011

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
6 July 1951
children

(1)

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(4)

World Events (8)

1932

Age 1

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1933 · Sons of Utah Pioneers

Age 2

Like the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers is an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and studying the history of the Latter-day Saints Pioneers of Utah and the West. The organization is open to All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry to join.
1952 · Uranium in Moab

Age 21

Uranium mining in Utah has a history going back more than 100 years but, it started as a byproduct of vanadium mining. With the development of Nuclear Weapons, Utah saw a uranium boom in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but uranium mining declined near the end of the Cold War. Currently Uranium is still being mined but just a small amount for power plants and for research.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Meek .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Kelvin Deverl Meeks, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Kelvin Deverl Meeks in household of Wilford Pridy Meeks, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Kevin De Verl Meeks in household of Wilford Pridy Meeks, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"

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