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Eli Meek

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Eli Meek

Birth
York County, South Carolina, USA
Death
21 Jan 1866 (aged 68)
Bradley County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Johnsville, Bradley County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Married Martha Louisa Starr on 10.26.1826. Eli Meek was a son of the American Revolution by virtue of his father Capt. James Meek's Revolutionary War service in South Carolina and specifically at the Battle of Kings Mountain, a turning point in the conflict of the War in the Southern Colonies. Eli Meek's mother was Susannah Byers Meek.

Eli Meek was a native of South Carolina (York County) and many years after his marriage to Miss Martha Louisa Starr, a native also of South Carolina, he moved to Arkansas, and settled twenty-five miles south of Warren on a farm. There his death occurred in 1866. They were the parents of five sons and two daughters: John Rufus Starr Meek (b.9.13.1827 - d. 2.19.1900, James Marion (killed at the battle of Chickamauga), Edward Stewart (killed at the Battle of Atlanta) and Major Amzi Theophiliss (killed at the battle of Franklin, Tenn., in November, 1864), Margaret Jane (b.8.23.1829-d.2.5.1849), Martha Ann (b.6.28.1839-d.9.23.1885), William Chambers (b.8.24.1833 - d.10.10.1841).
Married Martha Louisa Starr on 10.26.1826. Eli Meek was a son of the American Revolution by virtue of his father Capt. James Meek's Revolutionary War service in South Carolina and specifically at the Battle of Kings Mountain, a turning point in the conflict of the War in the Southern Colonies. Eli Meek's mother was Susannah Byers Meek.

Eli Meek was a native of South Carolina (York County) and many years after his marriage to Miss Martha Louisa Starr, a native also of South Carolina, he moved to Arkansas, and settled twenty-five miles south of Warren on a farm. There his death occurred in 1866. They were the parents of five sons and two daughters: John Rufus Starr Meek (b.9.13.1827 - d. 2.19.1900, James Marion (killed at the battle of Chickamauga), Edward Stewart (killed at the Battle of Atlanta) and Major Amzi Theophiliss (killed at the battle of Franklin, Tenn., in November, 1864), Margaret Jane (b.8.23.1829-d.2.5.1849), Martha Ann (b.6.28.1839-d.9.23.1885), William Chambers (b.8.24.1833 - d.10.10.1841).


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  • Created by: Larry Chenault
  • Added: Mar 5, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5244614/eli-meek: accessed ), memorial page for Eli Meek (14 Oct 1797–21 Jan 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5244614, citing Calvary Cemetery, Johnsville, Bradley County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Larry Chenault (contributor 4246615).