Brief Life History of Hymrick Charles
When Hymrick Charles Meeks Sr was born on 8 February 1822, in Emanuel, Georgia, United States, his father, Charles C. Meeks, was 24 and his mother, Lydia Riner, was 19. He married Martha Davis on 9 November 1843, in Coffee, Bacon, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 1170, Coffee, Georgia, United States in 1880. He died on 6 February 1894, in Coffee, Georgia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Meeks Cemetery, Nicholls, Coffee, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Himery Meek, "United States Census, 1850"
- Charles Hymerick Meeks, "Find A Grave Index"
- Johnny Meeks in entry for Meritt Meeks, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
Spouse and Children
1822–1894 Male
1825–1884 Female
Children (10)
1844–1937 Female
1847–1924 Male
1849–1928 Female
1851–1884 Male
1853–1919 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1797–1877 Male
1802–1866 Female
Siblings (8)
1818–1865 Male
1822–1894 Male
1826–1884 Male
1829–1891 Male
1831–1905 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1832 · Worcester v. Georgia
Age 10
1846
Age 24
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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