Dobyns Family Tree » Demery Meeks (1896-1959)
Personal data Demery Meeks
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11- He was born on October 9, 1896 in Coffee County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Sources 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- Resident:
- in the year 1900: Limestone, Walton, Florida, Verenigde Staten.Source 6
- in the year 1920: Douglas, Coffee, Georgia, USA.Source 2
- in the year 1910: Militia District 748, Coffee, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Source 11
- in the year 1930: Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.Source 8
- in the year 1945: Precinct 2, Palm Beach, Florida, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
- in the year 1925: Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.Source 4
- in the year 1935: Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.Source 1
- on April 1, 1940: Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.Source 1
- (Departure) in Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama.Source 7
- (Arrival) on April 29, 1919 in United States.Source 7
- He died on March 24, 1959, he was 62 years old.Sources 9, 10
- He is buried in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.Sources 9, 10
- A child of Berrien Meeks and Ella Cole
Household of Demery Meeks
He has/had a relationship with Audrie Dell Chitty.
Child(ren):
- Milton Demery Meeks 1926-2013
- (Not public)
- Malcolm B. "Mack" Meeks 1930-1980
- Norman Benjamin Meeks 1931-1987
- (Not public)
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Sources
- 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: T627_691; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 92-9
- 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Douglas, Coffee, Georgia; Roll: T625_244; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 329 / Ancestry.com
- Florida, State Census, 1867-1945, Ancestry.com
- U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Limestone, Walton, Florida; Roll: 177; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1240177
- New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, Ancestry.com, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85
- 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: 374; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0010; Image: 215.0; FHL microfilm: 2340109
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com
- Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012, Ancestry.com
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 748, Coffee, Georgia; Roll: T624_181; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1374194
Historical events
Birthday October 9, 1896
- The temperature on October 9, 1896 was about 13.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Day of death March 24, 1959
- The temperature on March 24, 1959 was between 6.5 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (43%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
- June 23 » Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career.
- July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
- August 3 » Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
- August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
- November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".
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- 1893 » Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer († 1945)
- 1897 » M. Bhaktavatsalam, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras State († 1987)
- 1898 » Joe Sewell, American baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame († 1990)
- 1898 » Tawfiq al-Hakim, Egyptian author and playwright († 1987)
- 1899 » Bruce Catton, American historian and author († 1978)
- 1950 » James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1865)
- 1951 » Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (b. 1887)
- 1953 » Mary of Teck (b. 1867)
- 1962 » Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. 1884)
- 1962 » Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (b. 1899)
- 1968 » Alice Guy-Blaché, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
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