BIRTH YEAR, 1838, based on censuses, marriage records, and University of Cincinnati death record.
DEATH DATE, 11 Nov 1890, based on official death record from University of Cincinnati online digital resource, "Cincinnati Birth and Death Records, 1865-1912", which are "considered the official & legal records of births and deaths for this period of time" (UPLOADED in photos). Documenting Edward's address on UofC death record see below: 1890 Veterans Schedule listing Edward's name and address; 1891 city directory listing wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward Meeker, "Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av." (UPLOADED in photos); and Civil War widow pension record detailed below of 1891 Commencement - CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 (UPLOADED in photos). The Certificate No. is listed on all of Virginia Meeker's Army Widow payment records until her death in 1925.
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PARENTS: Elisha Meeker and Matilda Nalls Meeker Stout
MARRIAGES:
1859 - married Mary Ann Dickey, 19 January 1859, Clermont Co., Ohio
1877 - married Virginia Frazee, 31 May 1877, Clermont Co., Ohio
1860 CENSUS: Clark Twp., Co. of Brown, Ohio: James Stout 40, Matilda Stout 49, Charles Meeker 8; In same residence: EDWARD MEEKER 21, Mary A. Meeker 20, Wm. L. Meeker 8/12
1865 - CIVIL WAR VETERAN; Company I, 184th Ohio Infantry; Enlisted, 21 Jan. 1865; Mustered out with company, 20 Sept. 1865
1870 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 18: EDWARD MEEKER's first and last names were incorrect in both spelling & order. (INCORRECT LISTING: Meeka Elivane) Names listed: EDWARD 32, Mary 30, William, 10, Joseph 8, Thomas 6, Mary 2, Rebecca Dickey 58 (Mary Ann Dickey's mother)
1880 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 4: EDWARD MEEKER 42, Virginia 38, Gabrilla 12, Frazee 10; (Gabrilla and Frazee were children of Edward and Mary. Virginia is Edward's 2nd wife.)
(Gabrilla later went by Rella; Frazee is Richard Meeker (1870-1903) who is buried next to Edward Meeker. He is listed in a 1903 Cincinnati City Directory living at the same residence as his step-mother, Virginia.)
1883 - Edward Meeker applied for Civil War Invalid Pension, 25 Jan 1883
1890 Veterans Schedules - lists Edward Meeker's Civil War enlistment information, living on Delta Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1890.
1891 Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory lists Edward's second wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward, Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av. (NOTE ADDRESS: compare with address on Death Card from University of Cincinnati - official death record.)
1891 - Second wife, Virginia, applied for widow's pension, 24 Nov 1891 (This info was handwritten and hard to read. Obtained additional widow's pension cards. One very legible card stated Date of Commencement 3 Dec 91. Uploaded in photos.)
CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 is listed on all pension records and payments to Virginia.
SIBLING not listed below:
Benjamin Franklin Meeker 1837-?
SOURCES: University of Cincinnati Digital Resource Commons (online), Ancestry.com, and FamilySearch.org
Bio provided by FamilyHistoriansets #47525899
DEATH DATE, 11 Nov 1890, based on official death record from University of Cincinnati online digital resource, "Cincinnati Birth and Death Records, 1865-1912", which are "considered the official & legal records of births and deaths for this period of time" (UPLOADED in photos). Documenting Edward's address on UofC death record see below: 1890 Veterans Schedule listing Edward's name and address; 1891 city directory listing wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward Meeker, "Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av." (UPLOADED in photos); and Civil War widow pension record detailed below of 1891 Commencement - CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 (UPLOADED in photos). The Certificate No. is listed on all of Virginia Meeker's Army Widow payment records until her death in 1925.
________________________________________
PARENTS: Elisha Meeker and Matilda Nalls Meeker Stout
MARRIAGES:
1859 - married Mary Ann Dickey, 19 January 1859, Clermont Co., Ohio
1877 - married Virginia Frazee, 31 May 1877, Clermont Co., Ohio
1860 CENSUS: Clark Twp., Co. of Brown, Ohio: James Stout 40, Matilda Stout 49, Charles Meeker 8; In same residence: EDWARD MEEKER 21, Mary A. Meeker 20, Wm. L. Meeker 8/12
1865 - CIVIL WAR VETERAN; Company I, 184th Ohio Infantry; Enlisted, 21 Jan. 1865; Mustered out with company, 20 Sept. 1865
1870 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 18: EDWARD MEEKER's first and last names were incorrect in both spelling & order. (INCORRECT LISTING: Meeka Elivane) Names listed: EDWARD 32, Mary 30, William, 10, Joseph 8, Thomas 6, Mary 2, Rebecca Dickey 58 (Mary Ann Dickey's mother)
1880 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 4: EDWARD MEEKER 42, Virginia 38, Gabrilla 12, Frazee 10; (Gabrilla and Frazee were children of Edward and Mary. Virginia is Edward's 2nd wife.)
(Gabrilla later went by Rella; Frazee is Richard Meeker (1870-1903) who is buried next to Edward Meeker. He is listed in a 1903 Cincinnati City Directory living at the same residence as his step-mother, Virginia.)
1883 - Edward Meeker applied for Civil War Invalid Pension, 25 Jan 1883
1890 Veterans Schedules - lists Edward Meeker's Civil War enlistment information, living on Delta Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1890.
1891 Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory lists Edward's second wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward, Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av. (NOTE ADDRESS: compare with address on Death Card from University of Cincinnati - official death record.)
1891 - Second wife, Virginia, applied for widow's pension, 24 Nov 1891 (This info was handwritten and hard to read. Obtained additional widow's pension cards. One very legible card stated Date of Commencement 3 Dec 91. Uploaded in photos.)
CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 is listed on all pension records and payments to Virginia.
SIBLING not listed below:
Benjamin Franklin Meeker 1837-?
SOURCES: University of Cincinnati Digital Resource Commons (online), Ancestry.com, and FamilySearch.org
Bio provided by FamilyHistoriansets #47525899
BIRTH YEAR, 1838, based on censuses, marriage records, and University of Cincinnati death record.
DEATH DATE, 11 Nov 1890, based on official death record from University of Cincinnati online digital resource, "Cincinnati Birth and Death Records, 1865-1912", which are "considered the official & legal records of births and deaths for this period of time" (UPLOADED in photos). Documenting Edward's address on UofC death record see below: 1890 Veterans Schedule listing Edward's name and address; 1891 city directory listing wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward Meeker, "Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av." (UPLOADED in photos); and Civil War widow pension record detailed below of 1891 Commencement - CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 (UPLOADED in photos). The Certificate No. is listed on all of Virginia Meeker's Army Widow payment records until her death in 1925.
________________________________________
PARENTS: Elisha Meeker and Matilda Nalls Meeker Stout
MARRIAGES:
1859 - married Mary Ann Dickey, 19 January 1859, Clermont Co., Ohio
1877 - married Virginia Frazee, 31 May 1877, Clermont Co., Ohio
1860 CENSUS: Clark Twp., Co. of Brown, Ohio: James Stout 40, Matilda Stout 49, Charles Meeker 8; In same residence: EDWARD MEEKER 21, Mary A. Meeker 20, Wm. L. Meeker 8/12
1865 - CIVIL WAR VETERAN; Company I, 184th Ohio Infantry; Enlisted, 21 Jan. 1865; Mustered out with company, 20 Sept. 1865
1870 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 18: EDWARD MEEKER's first and last names were incorrect in both spelling & order. (INCORRECT LISTING: Meeka Elivane) Names listed: EDWARD 32, Mary 30, William, 10, Joseph 8, Thomas 6, Mary 2, Rebecca Dickey 58 (Mary Ann Dickey's mother)
1880 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 4: EDWARD MEEKER 42, Virginia 38, Gabrilla 12, Frazee 10; (Gabrilla and Frazee were children of Edward and Mary. Virginia is Edward's 2nd wife.)
(Gabrilla later went by Rella; Frazee is Richard Meeker (1870-1903) who is buried next to Edward Meeker. He is listed in a 1903 Cincinnati City Directory living at the same residence as his step-mother, Virginia.)
1883 - Edward Meeker applied for Civil War Invalid Pension, 25 Jan 1883
1890 Veterans Schedules - lists Edward Meeker's Civil War enlistment information, living on Delta Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1890.
1891 Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory lists Edward's second wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward, Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av. (NOTE ADDRESS: compare with address on Death Card from University of Cincinnati - official death record.)
1891 - Second wife, Virginia, applied for widow's pension, 24 Nov 1891 (This info was handwritten and hard to read. Obtained additional widow's pension cards. One very legible card stated Date of Commencement 3 Dec 91. Uploaded in photos.)
CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 is listed on all pension records and payments to Virginia.
SIBLING not listed below:
Benjamin Franklin Meeker 1837-?
SOURCES: University of Cincinnati Digital Resource Commons (online), Ancestry.com, and FamilySearch.org
Bio provided by FamilyHistoriansets #47525899
DEATH DATE, 11 Nov 1890, based on official death record from University of Cincinnati online digital resource, "Cincinnati Birth and Death Records, 1865-1912", which are "considered the official & legal records of births and deaths for this period of time" (UPLOADED in photos). Documenting Edward's address on UofC death record see below: 1890 Veterans Schedule listing Edward's name and address; 1891 city directory listing wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward Meeker, "Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av." (UPLOADED in photos); and Civil War widow pension record detailed below of 1891 Commencement - CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 (UPLOADED in photos). The Certificate No. is listed on all of Virginia Meeker's Army Widow payment records until her death in 1925.
________________________________________
PARENTS: Elisha Meeker and Matilda Nalls Meeker Stout
MARRIAGES:
1859 - married Mary Ann Dickey, 19 January 1859, Clermont Co., Ohio
1877 - married Virginia Frazee, 31 May 1877, Clermont Co., Ohio
1860 CENSUS: Clark Twp., Co. of Brown, Ohio: James Stout 40, Matilda Stout 49, Charles Meeker 8; In same residence: EDWARD MEEKER 21, Mary A. Meeker 20, Wm. L. Meeker 8/12
1865 - CIVIL WAR VETERAN; Company I, 184th Ohio Infantry; Enlisted, 21 Jan. 1865; Mustered out with company, 20 Sept. 1865
1870 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 18: EDWARD MEEKER's first and last names were incorrect in both spelling & order. (INCORRECT LISTING: Meeka Elivane) Names listed: EDWARD 32, Mary 30, William, 10, Joseph 8, Thomas 6, Mary 2, Rebecca Dickey 58 (Mary Ann Dickey's mother)
1880 CENSUS, Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio, Page 4: EDWARD MEEKER 42, Virginia 38, Gabrilla 12, Frazee 10; (Gabrilla and Frazee were children of Edward and Mary. Virginia is Edward's 2nd wife.)
(Gabrilla later went by Rella; Frazee is Richard Meeker (1870-1903) who is buried next to Edward Meeker. He is listed in a 1903 Cincinnati City Directory living at the same residence as his step-mother, Virginia.)
1883 - Edward Meeker applied for Civil War Invalid Pension, 25 Jan 1883
1890 Veterans Schedules - lists Edward Meeker's Civil War enlistment information, living on Delta Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1890.
1891 Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory lists Edward's second wife, Virginia, as WIDOW of Edward, Delta Av. Nr. Eastern Av. (NOTE ADDRESS: compare with address on Death Card from University of Cincinnati - official death record.)
1891 - Second wife, Virginia, applied for widow's pension, 24 Nov 1891 (This info was handwritten and hard to read. Obtained additional widow's pension cards. One very legible card stated Date of Commencement 3 Dec 91. Uploaded in photos.)
CERTIFICATE NO. 345369 is listed on all pension records and payments to Virginia.
SIBLING not listed below:
Benjamin Franklin Meeker 1837-?
SOURCES: University of Cincinnati Digital Resource Commons (online), Ancestry.com, and FamilySearch.org
Bio provided by FamilyHistoriansets #47525899
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Edward Meeker
184th Ohio Inf
Gravesite Details
Edward Meeker (military marker, no dates) per "Monument Inscriptions Prior to 1900 from Cemeteries in Clermont County Ohio" copied by Beech Forest Chapter, D.A.R., Williamsburg, OH, 1952
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