Leander A. Meeks

1893 - 1950  (56 years)

• Name	Leander A. Meeks  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	23 Jul 1893	Sexton, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jul 1950	Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana   [3, 4]
  Burial	Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	There is a military marker reading Texas Pvt 22 BN US Guards WW I https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSBK-WF8 Name: Leander A Meeks Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 Jul 1950 Event Place: Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana Gender: Male Age: 55 Race (Original): White Birth Year (Estimated): 1895 Father's Name: Joseph E Meeks Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mary Harris Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Lurline Meeks Spouse's Titles and Terms: Certificate Number: 8858 Page: GS Film number: 1418489 Digital Folder Number: 004215561 Image Number: 00935 Collection: Leander A Meeks, "Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956"
  Person ID	I42849	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Edward Meeks,   b. Dec 1860, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary A. Harris,   b. 28 Apr 1866, Arkansas d. 12 Jul 1924 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1887
  Family ID	F12789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Fussell,   b. 23 Nov 1898   d. 8 Dec 1922 (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1919	San Augustine County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F12790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Jul 1893 - Sexton, Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 1 Jul 1919 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 21 Jul 1950 - Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 5 Enumerated 15 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 16A Stamped 156 218-218 (Reliability: 3). [S789] FamilySearch.org, Texas Marriages, 1837-1973. [S843] FamilySearch.org, Louisiana, Deaths Index, 1850-1875 , 1894-1956. [S39] McCary, Kay P. "Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.