Meeks-Meiks-Mincks   Bible  Records


This is a copy, of a copy made by Carrie Yearling Moberly, made from the Meeks family Bible record sheets.  The Bible is in the possession of one of Uncle Sampson Meeks' son, (probably Scott Meeks).
Births.

Jacob Meeks, Sr. Born May 1, 1779 (Minch) Our Great, Great Grandfather
Sarah Meeks, his wife, born August 15, 1786

Jacob Meeks, Jr., born Jan. 6 1811 (Great Grandfather)
Nancy Webb Meeks, his wife, forn Aug. 14, 1818

Children of Jacob and Nancy Webb Meeks.
Lewis Albert Meeks, born Jan. 3, 1836 (Grandfather)
Sampson Meeks, born Aug. 9, 1837
Sarah E. Meeks, born Nov. 27, 1839
Eliza Jane Meeks, born Mar. 12, 1842
Geo. W. Meeks, born April 20, 1844
Margaret C. Meeks, born June 27, 1847
John L. Meeks, born Dec. 21, 1849
Ellis W. Meeks, born Nov. 2, 1852
Martha A. Meeks, born Dec. 7, 1854
Mary A. Meeks, born Jan. 16, 1857
Thom. E. Meeks, born Sept. 24, 1859
Jesse L. Meeks, born March, 8, 1862

Marriages.
 Lewis Albert Meeks, was married
(1) Mary A. Baker, April 4, 1852 by Rev. Mr. Phares.
(2) Susan Jane Peyton, Dec. 22, 1858 by Rev. Barnes. (Grandmother)
(3) Susan Jane Davis (daughter of Decatur Davis) 1882 or 1883.

Sampson Meeks married Barbara Holbrook, Mar. 22, 1860 by Rev. Tom Colton
Sarah E. Meeks married William Sutton, Oct. 27, 1864 by Rev. Thom. Wray
Eliza Jane Meeks married John W. Yarling, Feb. 1, 1866
Margaret C. Meeks married Della Macklin, April 1, 1883

Deaths.
Jacob Meeks, Sr. Died June 29, 1851 at the age of 72 years
Sarah Meeks, his wife, died Oct. 8, 1872 at the age of 86 years

Jacob Meeks, Jr. Died Nov. 22, 1874 at the age of 63 years.
Nancy Webb Meeks, his wife, died Dec. 27, 1883 at the age of 65 years

Lewis Albert Meeks, died Mar. 25, 1897 at the age of 61 years
Sampson Meeks, died Mar. 25, 1895 at the age of 58 years (typhoid Fever)
Sarah E. Meeks Sutton died 1920 at age of 81 years.
Eliza Jane Meeks Yarling died Oct. 29, 1927 at age 85 years
Geo. W. Meeks killed in battle, Petersburg, Va July 30, 1864, age 20 years.
Margaret C. Meeks McCorkle died 1878, age 31 years.
John L. Meeks died Oct. 28, 1855, age 6 years
Ellis W. Meeks died May 17, 1881 age 29 years
Martha A. Meeks, died Oct. 1, 1926, age 72 years (cancer)
Mary A. Meeks, died June 22, 1865, age 8 years
Thom. E. Meeks, died Mar. 23, 1936, age 77 years (pneumonia)
Jesse L. Meeks, died mar. 17, 1883, age 21 years.

Beginning of second page of original sheets

Children of Lewis Albert and Susan Jane Peyton Meeks.
Sadie Meeks, born (Jan.31m 1867, died Oct. 9, 1858)
George E. Meeks, born Christian Co. Illinois, Apr. 16, 1870
Children of Lewis Albert and Susan Jane Davis Meeks.
Olive Meeks, born ---
Harry Meeks, born ---
Mae Meeks, born ---
Sadie Meeks married George Watson ---
George E. Meeks married Olga C. Smith, March 18, 1890
Olive Meeks married Napier Davis ---
Harry Meeks married Julia ---
Children of Geo. And Olga C. Smith Meeks
Alberta Jane     Apr. 13, 1892   July 20, 1898
Orville S.     May 14, 1893   Aug. 15, 1972 Underlined date =
Ruby (C or O) Jan. 6, 1895     Dec. 23, 1956 I supplied
Jesse K.     Aug. 10, 1896   Jan 31, 1972
Nancy Alice     Oct. 16, 1898   July 21, 1899
Carrie L.     May 28, 1900   May 7, 1953
Arline Olive     Mar. 26, 1902   Nov. 23, 1974
Hannah Lavina     Oct. 26, 1905 Oct. 2, 1971
Olga Iro     May 2, 1907   June 10, 1992
Wilma Irean     Sept. 26, 1910   Dec. 23, 1910
Wilma, Lorean     Sept. 26, 1910   July 28, 1912
George Huron     May 15, 1912   Feb. 3, 1937
Robert Dale     Mar. 26, 1916
Susan Jane Peyton Meeks, was born 1835, Shelby County, Ind.
(No absolute record of birthplace or date). Died in Christian County, Illinois, Feb. 1877 of pneumonia.

Nancy Webb Meeks, wife of Jacob Meeks Jr. Was born 1818; was next to youngest of sixteen children.
Her mother was born Lucy Jerrel of Rush County, Ind.

[Written in ink at bottom of page: ]
George Meeks, died Apr. 10, 1952
Olga C. Meeks, died Apr. 14, 1937
Olga C. Meeks (Smith) born Oct. 31, 1872

Contributed by Dave Richey

Note from the contributor, 20 Feb 2000: At the top of the page it mentions a Carrie Yearling
Moberly. Doing a search at Ancestory.com finds the following:
Census 1850: John Yearling - Shelby Cty - p392 - Marion Twp - FPS;
Census 1860 - John Yearling - Shelby Cty - p728 - Marion Twp - FPS.
SSDI search for Carrie Moberly: Carrie Moberly b: 28 Mar 1867; d:Jan 1968;
Residence 46176 Fairland, Shelby, In; SSN 313-54-6902.
Since Eliza Jane Meeks m: John W. Yarling, Feb. 1, 1866 it all seems to point that the bible information has been in Shelby Cty for a long-long time. Interesting, Dave Richey
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