John Meek was reared in Ohio and resided in the state until 1847, when he accompanied his father to the State of Missouri. He returned to Ohio in 1853 and drove a stage from Maysville to Chillicothe. He went to Kentucky and drove a stage from Maysville to Paris for four years. During the cold winter of 1856 he drove the round trip from Maysville to Paris every day for two weeks.
He afterwards drove on other routes in Kentucky and then returned to Bentonville and opened up a general store. On September 17, 1861, he married Jane L. Francis, and in 1863 he bought a half-interest in the Bentonville Mill. In 1865, he bought the John D. Francis farm in Liberty Township. His wife died leaving one child. In 1885, he bought the four mill at Manchester and conducted it for a short time. In 1890 he purchased the farm originally located by the Rev. William Williamson and by him named "The Beeches." John Meek lived on the Beeches from 1892. He was a Democrat; he was not a member of any church.
He afterwards drove on other routes in Kentucky and then returned to Bentonville and opened up a general store. On September 17, 1861, he married Jane L. Francis, and in 1863 he bought a half-interest in the Bentonville Mill. In 1865, he bought the John D. Francis farm in Liberty Township. His wife died leaving one child. In 1885, he bought the four mill at Manchester and conducted it for a short time. In 1890 he purchased the farm originally located by the Rev. William Williamson and by him named "The Beeches." John Meek lived on the Beeches from 1892. He was a Democrat; he was not a member of any church.
John Meek was reared in Ohio and resided in the state until 1847, when he accompanied his father to the State of Missouri. He returned to Ohio in 1853 and drove a stage from Maysville to Chillicothe. He went to Kentucky and drove a stage from Maysville to Paris for four years. During the cold winter of 1856 he drove the round trip from Maysville to Paris every day for two weeks.
He afterwards drove on other routes in Kentucky and then returned to Bentonville and opened up a general store. On September 17, 1861, he married Jane L. Francis, and in 1863 he bought a half-interest in the Bentonville Mill. In 1865, he bought the John D. Francis farm in Liberty Township. His wife died leaving one child. In 1885, he bought the four mill at Manchester and conducted it for a short time. In 1890 he purchased the farm originally located by the Rev. William Williamson and by him named "The Beeches." John Meek lived on the Beeches from 1892. He was a Democrat; he was not a member of any church.
He afterwards drove on other routes in Kentucky and then returned to Bentonville and opened up a general store. On September 17, 1861, he married Jane L. Francis, and in 1863 he bought a half-interest in the Bentonville Mill. In 1865, he bought the John D. Francis farm in Liberty Township. His wife died leaving one child. In 1885, he bought the four mill at Manchester and conducted it for a short time. In 1890 he purchased the farm originally located by the Rev. William Williamson and by him named "The Beeches." John Meek lived on the Beeches from 1892. He was a Democrat; he was not a member of any church.
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