James Eli Meek was the son of John Rufus Starr Meek (I) and Martha Catherine Caldwell Meek. Eli is the name of his grandfather. James is the name of his mother's father.
From an 1888 obituary - At Johnsville, Bradley, "Mr Meek was a well-known and highly respected citizen of Bradley county, whose untimely death will cause general regret and sorrow among a large circle of warm friends. He was at Johnsville, his former home, yesterday morning on a brief business trip, when he suddenly fell dead, supposed to be from heart disease. He was a cousin of Mrs. Wood E. Thompson and Mrs. James Mitchell of this city."
and
"FUNERAL OF J. E. MEEK
Arkansas Gazette Correspondence
Warren, November 19 - The funeral of Mr. James E. Meek, whose sudden death was reported yesterday, tool place this evening. The services were held in the Presbyterian Church, conducted by Revs. Biggs and Denson, after which the body was escorted to the cemetery for burial by the lodge of Knights of Pythias, of which society deceased was a member, and a large concourse of people. Business was entirely suspended during the hours of the funeral and the pupils of the high school, accompanied by their teachers, attended in a body. The utmost sympathy is manifested for the young and devoted wife, who is nearly prostrated by this sudden and terrible bereavement. Mr. Meek was one of our best citizens, beloved by every one, and his death is deeply regretted."
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Sunday, 2 December 1888
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DROPPED DEAD
Special to The Arkansas Gazette
Warren, November 29 - James E. Meek of this place fell dead at Johnsville this morning. He had gone to a gin-house to arrest a colored man and was in the act of leaving with his prisoner when he fell from the steps and was dead before assistance could reach him. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of his death.
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday, 30 November 1888
From an 1888 obituary - At Johnsville, Bradley, "Mr Meek was a well-known and highly respected citizen of Bradley county, whose untimely death will cause general regret and sorrow among a large circle of warm friends. He was at Johnsville, his former home, yesterday morning on a brief business trip, when he suddenly fell dead, supposed to be from heart disease. He was a cousin of Mrs. Wood E. Thompson and Mrs. James Mitchell of this city."
and
"FUNERAL OF J. E. MEEK
Arkansas Gazette Correspondence
Warren, November 19 - The funeral of Mr. James E. Meek, whose sudden death was reported yesterday, tool place this evening. The services were held in the Presbyterian Church, conducted by Revs. Biggs and Denson, after which the body was escorted to the cemetery for burial by the lodge of Knights of Pythias, of which society deceased was a member, and a large concourse of people. Business was entirely suspended during the hours of the funeral and the pupils of the high school, accompanied by their teachers, attended in a body. The utmost sympathy is manifested for the young and devoted wife, who is nearly prostrated by this sudden and terrible bereavement. Mr. Meek was one of our best citizens, beloved by every one, and his death is deeply regretted."
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Sunday, 2 December 1888
and
DROPPED DEAD
Special to The Arkansas Gazette
Warren, November 29 - James E. Meek of this place fell dead at Johnsville this morning. He had gone to a gin-house to arrest a colored man and was in the act of leaving with his prisoner when he fell from the steps and was dead before assistance could reach him. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of his death.
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday, 30 November 1888
James Eli Meek was the son of John Rufus Starr Meek (I) and Martha Catherine Caldwell Meek. Eli is the name of his grandfather. James is the name of his mother's father.
From an 1888 obituary - At Johnsville, Bradley, "Mr Meek was a well-known and highly respected citizen of Bradley county, whose untimely death will cause general regret and sorrow among a large circle of warm friends. He was at Johnsville, his former home, yesterday morning on a brief business trip, when he suddenly fell dead, supposed to be from heart disease. He was a cousin of Mrs. Wood E. Thompson and Mrs. James Mitchell of this city."
and
"FUNERAL OF J. E. MEEK
Arkansas Gazette Correspondence
Warren, November 19 - The funeral of Mr. James E. Meek, whose sudden death was reported yesterday, tool place this evening. The services were held in the Presbyterian Church, conducted by Revs. Biggs and Denson, after which the body was escorted to the cemetery for burial by the lodge of Knights of Pythias, of which society deceased was a member, and a large concourse of people. Business was entirely suspended during the hours of the funeral and the pupils of the high school, accompanied by their teachers, attended in a body. The utmost sympathy is manifested for the young and devoted wife, who is nearly prostrated by this sudden and terrible bereavement. Mr. Meek was one of our best citizens, beloved by every one, and his death is deeply regretted."
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Sunday, 2 December 1888
and
DROPPED DEAD
Special to The Arkansas Gazette
Warren, November 29 - James E. Meek of this place fell dead at Johnsville this morning. He had gone to a gin-house to arrest a colored man and was in the act of leaving with his prisoner when he fell from the steps and was dead before assistance could reach him. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of his death.
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday, 30 November 1888
From an 1888 obituary - At Johnsville, Bradley, "Mr Meek was a well-known and highly respected citizen of Bradley county, whose untimely death will cause general regret and sorrow among a large circle of warm friends. He was at Johnsville, his former home, yesterday morning on a brief business trip, when he suddenly fell dead, supposed to be from heart disease. He was a cousin of Mrs. Wood E. Thompson and Mrs. James Mitchell of this city."
and
"FUNERAL OF J. E. MEEK
Arkansas Gazette Correspondence
Warren, November 19 - The funeral of Mr. James E. Meek, whose sudden death was reported yesterday, tool place this evening. The services were held in the Presbyterian Church, conducted by Revs. Biggs and Denson, after which the body was escorted to the cemetery for burial by the lodge of Knights of Pythias, of which society deceased was a member, and a large concourse of people. Business was entirely suspended during the hours of the funeral and the pupils of the high school, accompanied by their teachers, attended in a body. The utmost sympathy is manifested for the young and devoted wife, who is nearly prostrated by this sudden and terrible bereavement. Mr. Meek was one of our best citizens, beloved by every one, and his death is deeply regretted."
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Sunday, 2 December 1888
and
DROPPED DEAD
Special to The Arkansas Gazette
Warren, November 29 - James E. Meek of this place fell dead at Johnsville this morning. He had gone to a gin-house to arrest a colored man and was in the act of leaving with his prisoner when he fell from the steps and was dead before assistance could reach him. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of his death.
Previous article appears in the Daily Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday, 30 November 1888
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