Hymrick Charles Meeks Sr

Male8 February 1822–6 February 1894

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

Hymrick Charles Meeks Sr
1822–1894
Martha Davis
1825–1884
Marriage: 9 November 1843
Lydia Ann Meeks
1844–1937
Merritt Meeks
1847–1924
Penelope Meeks
1849–1928
Stafford Amos Meeks
1851–1884
Martha Jane Meeks
1853–1919
Sarah Ann Meeks
1855–1915
Charles Franklin Meeks
1857–1945
Hymrick Charles Meeks Jr.
1861–1915
William Bryant Meeks
1866–1931
Elisha A. Meeks
1870–1884

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

  • Marriage
    9 November 1843Coffee, Bacon, Georgia, United States
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    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 3

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    1832 · Worcester v. Georgia

    Age 10

    In 1830, U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which required all Native Americans to relocate to areas west of the Mississippi River. That same year, Governor Gilmer of Georgia signed an act which claimed for Georgia all Cherokee territories within the boundaries of Georgia. The Cherokees protested the act and the case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Worcester v. Georgia, ruled in 1832 that the United States, not Georgia, had rights over the Cherokee territories and Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were voided. President Jackson didn’t enforce the ruling and the Cherokees did not cede their land and Georgia held a land lottery anyway for white settlers.

    1846

    Age 24

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    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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