Dobyns Family Tree » John Riley Meeker (1883-1959)

Personal data John Riley Meeker 

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Household of John Riley Meeker

He had a relationship with Mamie "Cleo" Smith.


Child(ren):

  1. Katherine Mae Meeker  1919-2016 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Riley Meeker

Jeptha Barber
1830-1892

John Riley Meeker
1883-1959



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    Sources

    1. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    2. 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville, Bacon, Georgia; Roll: T625_233; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 691 / Ancestry.com
    3. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 1383, Appling, Georgia; Roll: 178; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1240178
      Name: John R Meeken birth date: Mar 1883 birth place: Georgia residence date: 1900 residence place: Militia District 1383, Appling, Georgia, USA
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    Historical events

    • The temperature on March 3, 1883 was about 1.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
      • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
      • August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
      • September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
      • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
      • November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
    • The temperature on June 27, 1959 was between 13.6 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
      • January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
      • March 18 » The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.
      • August 14 » Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
      • September 16 » The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
      • September 25 » Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
      • December 3 » The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
    

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