Charles Richard Earl Meeks

Brief Life History of Charles Richard Earl

When Charles Richard Earl Meeks was born on 31 May 1923, in Concho, Fayette, West Virginia, United States, his father, Wesley Carl Meeks, was 27 and his mother, Althea Plumb, was 21. He lived in Fayetteville, Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Raccoon Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 15 September 1961, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States.

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Charles Richard Earl Meeks
1923–1961
Anna S Weitsman
1917–2016

Sources (4)

  • Charles E Meeses in household of Carl W Meeses, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Charles R E Meeks, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
  • Charles r Meeks, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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