Benjamin Franklin Meador, Sr.

1848 - 1922  (73 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Meador  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Dec 1848	Texas   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Nov 1922	Texas   [4, 5]
  Burial	Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	Robert Cecil McDaniel notes he was a merchant in Sabine County, until he closed his store in 1908 and moved to South Houston. (Research):Census Listings: 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County, Milam FHL Film 1255325 NA Film T9-1325 Page # 237A Ben. F. Meador Self M M W 31 Tx Dry Goods Merchant VA KY Anna E. Meador W M F W 20 Tx Keeps House Ga Ga Alef. Meador Dau S F W 4 Tx At School Tx Tx Horice Meador Son S M W 2 Tx Tx Tx Joe W. Meador Son S M W 1m TTx Tx Tx Eliza Meador Other S F B 7 Tx Servant Tx Tx Martha Scruggs Other M Female W 42 Tx Ga Ga 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, Milam Enumerated 21 and 22 June 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 11B 201-201 Meador, Ben Hd W M Dec 1848 51 M25 Tx Va Ky Farmer Meador, Anna Wf W F Feb 1860 39 M25 11/11 Tx Ga Ga Meador, Emma A Dtr W F Oct 1882 17 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Onie S Dtr W F Jany 1885 15 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Lelee Dtr W F May 1887 13 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Sidney C Son M M Oct 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Anna Dtr W F Nov 1890 8 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Ben T Son W M Dec 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Tillman E Son W M APr 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Wallace W Son W M Dec 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx 1910 Census Texas, Harris, JP 2 Enumerated 27 Apr 1910 SD 8 ED 110 Sheet 18B 32-32 Meador, Ben F Hd M W 61 M1 28 Tx Va Ky Merchant General Mdse Meador, Anna E Wf F W 50 m1 38 13/11 Tx Ga Ga Meador, Horace L Son M W 31 Wd Tx Tx Tx Merchant Lumber Meador, Bessie Dtr F W 17 s Tx Tx Tx Meador, Ben F Jr Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Wallace Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Tillman Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Lyndel Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx TGx Meador, Rex Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Effie Grdtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Elga???Grndson M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Sudie F M 5 S Tx Tx Tx Meador, Clive Grandson M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I115	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Richard Meador,   b. 1 Aug 1808, Virginia d. 5 May 1853, Sabine County, Texas (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Tucker,   b. 10 Jun 1818, Kentucky d. 2 Jun 1864, Texas (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1837
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth "Bettie" Tillman,   b. 3 Feb 1860, Patroon, Shelby County, Texas d. 18 May 1941, South Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1875	Patroon, Shelby County, Texas   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Alef Meador,   b. 5 Jun 1876, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Horace Tillman Meador,   b. 9 Jan 1878, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Sep 1953, South Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 75 years)   3. Joseph West "Joe" Meador, Sr.,   b. Abt 1880, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Emma Florida Meador,   b. 2 Oct 1882, Sabine County, Texas d. 2 Nov 1969, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 87 years)   5. Onie Sinclare Meador,   b. 6 Jan 1885, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 May 1980, Newton, Newton County, Texas (Age 95 years)   6. Leelee Eva Meador,   b. 26 Mar 1885, Texas d. 26 Nov 1977, Texas (Age 92 years)   7. Sidney Cook Meador,   b. Oct 1889, Sabine County, Texas d. Abt 1902, Texas (Age 12 years)   8. Anna Elizabeth "Bessie" Meador,   b. 27 Nov 1891, Sabine County, Texas d. 15 Jan 1988, Bexar County, Texas (Age 96 years)   9. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Meador, Jr.,   b. Dec 1893, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   10. Tillman Elza Meador,   b. Apr 1896, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   11. Wallace Warwick Meador,   b. 27 Dec 1898, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Jan 1986, Harris County, Texas (Age 87 years)   12. Lyndel Meador,   b. 28 Aug 1900, Sabine County, Texas d. 30 Aug 1988, Seabrook, Harris County, Texas (Age 88 years)   13. Rex Lynton Meador,   b. 30 Nov 1903, Milam, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Oct 1994, Seabrook, Harris County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Photos		Meador, Benjamin and Bettie (Tillman) Family Portrait, ca 1928 Appears to have been taken after their move from Milam to South Houston
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Dec 1848 - Texas Marriage - 18 Aug 1875 - Patroon, Shelby County, Texas Death - 24 Nov 1922 - Texas Burial - - Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, Shown as "Meadow" but per other sources, the name is actual ly Meador. (Reliability: 3). [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, Milam Enumerated 21 and 22 June 1900 SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 11B 201-201 (Reliability: 3). [S932] McCary, Mackie & Kay "Meador Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).