West Virginia Pioneers

John Shannon Meadows

Male 1859 - 1929  (70 years)


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  • Name John Shannon Meadows 
    Born 15 Jan 1859  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Feb 1929  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Meadows Cemetery, near Speed, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name: John S. Meadows
      Sex: male white
      Death Date: 28 Feb 1929
      Death Place: Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 70y1m12d
      Cemetery: Meadows
      Funeral Home: VanDale
      Birth Date: 1/16/1859
      Birth Place: Roane Co
      Marital Status: married
      Spouse: Effie L. McClain & C...se Thomas
      Occupation: farmer
      Mother:
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Harrison Meadows
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant: W H Meadows
    Person ID I56402  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2007 

    Father Harrison Henry Meadows,   b. 15 Aug 1825, Craig County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1889, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Martha Ann Cox,   b. 1836, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1876, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1851  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • KCMR
      Meadows, Harrison, and Martha Ann Cox, Nov. 10, 1851.

      1860 Roane, VA # 192 all born WV
      Harrison Meadows 34
      Martha A 22
      Mary Ann 8
      Floyd J 3
      Melissa 2
      John S 1

      1870 Smithfield, Roane, WV # 161-176
      Meadows, H H 44
      Martha A 34
      Mary A 17
      Eliza M J 13
      John 10
      Dora 8
      Charles 5
      Sheridan 2
      Sally 1
      Anna 68

      1880 Smithfield, Roane, West Virginia
      Harison MEADOWS Self M M W 54 VA
      Lucinda J. MEADOWS Wife F M W 30 VA
      Malisa J. MEADOWS Dau F S W 23 VA
      Maorie E. MEADOWS Dau F S W 19 WV
      Charles H. MEADOWS Son M S W 16 WV
      Harison S. MEADOWS Son M S W 14 WV
      Sarah F. MEADOWS Dau F S W 12 WV
      Nancy C. MEADOWS Dau F S W 9 WV
      George W. MEADOWS Son M S W 2 WV
      Francis B. MEADOWS Dau F S W 1M WV

      RCBR
      Melissa J 12/3/1856, Harrison & Martha Ann HARPER
    Family ID F15316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Effie L McClain,   b. 21 Apr 1866, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1922, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1887  Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • WV Marriages 1863-1900
      JOHN S. MEADOWS EFFIE L. McCLAIN 22 Sep 1887 Doddridge WV

      1900 Smithfield, Roane, WV # 50 all WVWVWV
      John Meadows 4/1859 m 12y
      Effa L 4/1866 m 12y 4-4 children
      Walter H 7/1888
      Earl son 11/1889
      Ilie F da 5/1891
      Junia E da 6/1896

      1910 Smithfield, Roane, WV # 128-132 all WVWVWV
      Meadows, John S 51 m1- 22y
      Effie L 43 m1- 22y 5-5 children
      Earl E son 20
      Ida/Ila F da 18
      Juna E da 13
      John K son 7

      1920 Smithfield, Roane, WV # 64
      Meadows, John S 61
      Effie L 53
      John K son 17
    Children 
     1. Walter Herbert Meadows,   b. 4 Jul 1888, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Emera Earle Meadows,   b. 18 Nov 1889, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ilie F Meadows,   b. 9 May 1891, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Juna E Meadows,   b. 7 Jun 1896, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Keth Meadows,   b. 9 Oct 1902, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F15338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Corda Thomasson,   b. Apr 1892, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Jan 1926  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 

    • RCMR
      John S Meadows 67 Roane
      Corda L Thomasson 33 Roane 1/30/1926

      1930 Spencer, Roane, WV # 67-69 all WVWVWV
      Meadows, Corda 37 wd
      Dorothy dau 8
      Thomasson, Virgil bro 21 s
      Showen, Woodrow cousin 17
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Ellen Meadows
    Family ID F15340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Meadows Cemetery, near Speed, Roane Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S41] Birth Records, Roane Co, WV.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.

    5. [S430] West Virginia Marriage Records 1863-1900.

    6. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.