Great! And William Arthur Meeks' brother, James Bell Meeks, married another Wheeler descendant, Nora Belle Schwalls. I just found James Bell Meeks' obituary. Now, Vertie Schwalls (Nora's sister) married Dennis Newt Meeks. Was he a son of Allen & Sarah Thigpen Meeks also? Eva > << Is the Vertie listed above, the wife of William > Arthur Meeks, son of Allen & Sarah Thigpen Meeks, who > was born 1891 Johnson County & died 5-12-1969 in > Bartow, FL? >> > > Eva, I'm about 98% sure that Vertis, daughter of White > B. WHEELER & Mary MADDOX, is the wife of William > Arthur MEEKS. > > Here's what I've found on them: > > 1900 US Census: Kite, Johnson Co., GA - District 52; > Household 471/478: > MEEKS, Allen 46; born Feb 1854; married 14 years > Sarah D. 31; born Mar 1869; 6 children, 3 living > William A. 10; born Jun 1889 > Newton J. 7; born Mar 1893 > James B. 2; born May 1898 > > (that one was hard to locate because Ancestry.com > translated the last name as "Mecha"!) > > 1900 US Census: Kite, Johnson Co., GA - District 52; > Household 469/476: > WHEELER, White 43; born Apr 1857; married 23 years > Mary 40; born Nov 1859; 12 children, 9 living > Shade 19; born Jan 1881 > Alva 17; born Feb 1883 > Nettie 15; born Mar 1885 > Benjamin 13; born Jun 1887 > Vertie 11; born Nov 1889 > Thomas 9; born Jun 1891 > Ennos 6; born Mar 1894 > MADDOX, Martha 63; widowed mother (in-law); 1 child > > 1910 US Census: could not locate > > 1920 US Census: could not locate > > 1930 US Census: Rockledge, Laurens Co., FL - District > 32; Household 26: > MEEKS, Arther 39; married at 19 > Verdie 39; married at 19 > Hubert 18 > James 13 > Irvean ? 11 > > SSDI: > William MEEKS - born 12 Jun 1890; died May 1969. > Last residence: Lakeland, Polk Co., FL. > > Carol > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Sell on Yahoo! Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ===Nancy Gay Crawford, List > Administrator mailto:MeMeC@alltel.net >