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Hezekiah MEEK

Hezekiah MEEK

Male 1827 - 1919  (92 years)

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  • Name Hezekiah MEEK 
    Born 7 Apr 1827  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Residence 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 14 Dec 1919 
    Buried Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • No death date.
    Notes 
    • News item in "West Union Record," Friday, Dec 18 1914:
      "The County court convened on Monday, and the trial of Hezekiah Meek, the aged citizen who wishes to commit matrimony, is now involving its attention and attracting wide interest. Mr. Meek is 87 years of age, and in taking a bride he wishes 'on thee to bestow all my goods,' and the children object to this; hence the effort to restrain him. The family are said to be a highly respected one, and they naturally feel that such a proceeding is not only unfair to the father, but unjust to them. So the outcome will be awaited with much interest.
      Berk S. Strathers, of Weston, is the lawyer for the prosecution, and J. V. Blair and A. F. McCue for the defense."

      News item in "West Union Record," Friday, Dec 25 1914:
      "The Hezekiah Meek case, which was before the county court last week, was dismissed. Mr. Meek, though eighty-seven years of age, is still active and appears much younger, and doubtless the account of his marriage will soon add interest to our columns."

      News item of Circuit Court proceedings, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, July 29 1915:
      "M. A. Meek, plaintiff, vs. Hezekiah Meek, defendant, upon petition to inquire into the condition of the mind of the defendant, and to appoint a committee for him. Drs. A. Poole and E. T. Wetzel were examined and stated that they found nothing indicating insanity in the said Hezekiah Meek and the court being of the opinion that the evidence fails to sustain the allegation of plaintiff's said petition doth find for the defendant that he is sane and discharged him from further inquiry, and also ordered that M. A. Meek pay the costs incurred by him in this proceeding, including sheriff's, clerk's, stenographer's and physicians fee, for which the defendant may have execution."
    Person ID I48289  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2018 

    Father Monticue MEEK,   b. CA 1800 
    Mother Susannah GABBERT,   b. CA 1800 
    Family ID F13139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary PEPPER,   b. 19 Jan 1828, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1912  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1849  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 24 1880:
      Hezekiah Meek, 53, farmer; wife Mary, 51, cannot write; son Montacue A, 20, single; son James S, 17; son Sylvias, 15, attended school within the current year; son Loyd, 13, attended school, cannot write; servant Sarah E. Bowan (sic), 21, single, domestic servant; granddau Martha E. Gipson (sic), 1. All born in Va/WVa except for Sarah, born in Pennsylvania. [6]
    Children 
     1. Martha Ellen MEEK,   b. 25 Jan 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1878  (Age 26 years)
     2. Thornsbary MEEK,   b. 24 Oct 1853,   d. 25 May 1872  (Age 18 years)
     3. George W. MEEK,   b. 14 Mar 1855, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1937, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Randolph D. MEEK,   b. 12 Aug 1857,   d. 16 Sep 1876  (Age 19 years)
     5. Monticue A. MEEK,   b. 15 Oct 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. James Sylvester MEEK,   b. Jul 1862,   d. Dec 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
     7. Sylvias V. MEEK,   b. 7 Oct 1864, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1959, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     8. Lloyd L. MEEK,   b. 2 Jun 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1905, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
    Family ID F19835  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Marcelia WALDECK,   b. 8 Dec 1841, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1931, Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F2003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    2. [S2109] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    3. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S340] The Gibson and Related Families, Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991).