Dobyns Family Tree » John William Meeks (1864-1905)

Personal data John William Meeks 

Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 1, 2, 3, 4

Household of John William Meeks

He has/had a relationship with Mary Jane Little.


Child(ren):

  1. Frances Maniza Meeks  1889-1958 
  2. Ul Meeks  ± 1899-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John William Meeks

John William Meeks
1864-1905


Mary Jane Little
1868-1937

Frances Maniza Meeks
1889-1958
Ul Meeks
± 1899-????

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Sources

  1. 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 31, Coffee, Georgia; Roll: M593_144; Page: 375B; Image: 758; Family History Library Film: 545643
  2. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1127, Coffee, Georgia; Roll: 141; Family History Film: 1254141; Page: 257B; Enumeration District: 041; Image: 0518
  3. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Orland, Treutlen, Georgia; Roll: 388; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 664.0; FHL microfilm: 2340123
  4. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday August 9, 1864

  • The temperature on August 9, 1864 was about 14.5 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 29 » American Civil War: Kilpatrick–Dahlgren Raid fails: Plans to free 15,000 Union soldiers being held near Richmond, Virginia are thwarted.
    • May 21 » The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.
    • July 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.
    • July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
    • September 1 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
    • November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.

Day of death April 21, 1905

  • The temperature on April 21, 1905 was between -1.2 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
    • March 23 » Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.
    • May 27 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
    • September 26 » Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
    • October 5 » The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
    • October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
    • October 30 » Czar Nicholas II issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. (October 17 in the Julian calendar)


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