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Lee Sherman Meeker

Male 1866 - 1953  (87 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lee Sherman MeekerLee Sherman Meeker was born on 14 Apr 1866 in Illinois; died on 27 Jul 1953 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Lee married Mary Ella Goodner on 4 Apr 1888 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of John Goodner and Rachel E. Riggle) was born on 30 Dec 1870 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Mar 1922 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elsie Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1889 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Sep 1973; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Flossie Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1891 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Roy Dean Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Oct 1892 in Illinois; died on 3 Sep 1970; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Maggie Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 May 1928 in Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 27 May 1928 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. 6. Earl Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Jun 1962; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    6. 7. Pearl Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Illinois; died on 11 Apr 1965; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    7. 8. Ethel Ellen Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1903 in Illinois; died on 14 Oct 1991; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    8. 9. Marjorie Gertrude Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1907 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 May 2002 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 2002 in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    9. 10. Opal Meeker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1909 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Oct 2004; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elsie Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 15 Jul 1889 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Sep 1973; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: John Louis Swisher. John (son of Andrew T. Swisher and Caroline Swisher) was born on 15 Jan 1892 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 16 May 1962; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Flossie Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born in Jan 1891 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Flossie married Benjamin Harrison Calhoun about 1908, and was divorced before 1930. Benjamin was born on 14 Oct 1889 in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana; died on 6 Feb 1954; was buried on 8 Feb 1954 in Danville National Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Flossie married Forrest Phillips in 1925 in Champaign County, Illinois. Forrest was born on 12 Jan 1886 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Feb 1936 in South Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 28 Feb 1936 in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Roy Dean Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 31 Oct 1892 in Illinois; died on 3 Sep 1970; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: Ethel Lena Thornsbrough. Ethel (daughter of John Thornsbrough and Martha Ellen Lee) was born on 11 Aug 1895 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Nov 1989; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Maggie Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 12 Sep 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 May 1928 in Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 27 May 1928 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: Alfred Thornsbrough. Alfred (son of John Thornsbrough and Martha Ellen Lee) was born on 12 Oct 1893 in Illinois; died in 1968; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Earl Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 3 Jun 1962; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Earl married Loraine M. Dubre on 5 Jan 1924 in Indiana. Loraine was born on 13 Oct 1897 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 26 Sep 1986; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Pearl Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Illinois; died on 11 Apr 1965; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: Orville Edmond Gritten. Orville (son of Thomas Elija Gritten and Martha Evelyn Shanks) was born on 7 May 1898 in Collison, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1945 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 10 Jan 1945 in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Ralph Leroy Gritten  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1918 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Dec 1996.
    2. 12. Thomas Lee Gritten  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1919 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Jun 2002.

  7. 8.  Ethel Ellen Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 12 Sep 1903 in Illinois; died on 14 Oct 1991; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: Robert Elias Brown. Robert was born on 6 Mar 1898 in Illinois; died on 23 Nov 1969; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Darrell Dean Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1941 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Oct 1997 in Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana; was buried on 9 Oct 1997 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 14. Verlon Lewis Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1922 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Sep 1985; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 15. James Calvin Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Aug 1934 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Feb 2014 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. 16. Leland Eugene Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1924 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1998; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  8. 9.  Marjorie Gertrude Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 1 May 1907 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 May 2002 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 2002 in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Family/Spouse: David Schutz. David was born on 20 Aug 1905 in Illinois; died on 2 Oct 1986; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Opal Meeker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Lee1) was born on 17 Feb 1909 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Oct 2004; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Opal married Ernest N. Holycross on 8 Aug 1925 in Indiana. Ernest was born on 26 Nov 1901 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Mar 1991; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Wayne Sanford Holycross  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1926 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Jan 2013 in Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 18. Paul Albert Holycross  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jun 1933 in Alvin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Jun 2005.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Ralph Leroy Gritten Descendancy chart to this point (7.Pearl2, 1.Lee1) was born on 13 Oct 1918 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 Dec 1996.

  2. 12.  Thomas Lee Gritten Descendancy chart to this point (7.Pearl2, 1.Lee1) was born on 17 Dec 1919 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Jun 2002.

  3. 13.  Darrell Dean Brown Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ethel2, 1.Lee1) was born on 17 Mar 1941 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Oct 1997 in Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana; was buried on 9 Oct 1997 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  4. 14.  Verlon Lewis Brown Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ethel2, 1.Lee1) was born on 4 Aug 1922 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Sep 1985; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Verlon married Marie Alene Branham on 22 Nov 1945 in State Line, Warren County, Indiana. Marie was born on 13 Mar 1922 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 10 Nov 2010 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. James Lewis Brown  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1952 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Nov 1991 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 15 Nov 1991 in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  5. 15.  James Calvin Brown Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ethel2, 1.Lee1) was born on 10 Aug 1934 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Feb 2014 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  6. 16.  Leland Eugene Brown Descendancy chart to this point (8.Ethel2, 1.Lee1) was born on 19 Jan 1924 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1998; was buried in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Leland married Dorothy Lynn White on 4 Dec 1943 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. Dorothy was born on 13 Jan 1927 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Aug 2007 in Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana; was buried on 24 Aug 2007 in Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 17.  Wayne Sanford Holycross Descendancy chart to this point (10.Opal2, 1.Lee1) was born on 26 Mar 1926 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Jan 2013 in Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Wayne married Margaret L. Van Dame on 29 Jun 1947 in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. Margaret was born on 19 Mar 1928 in Attica, Fountain County, Indiana; died on 29 Mar 2013 in Marion County, Indiana; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 18.  Paul Albert Holycross Descendancy chart to this point (10.Opal2, 1.Lee1) was born on 27 Jun 1933 in Alvin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 9 Jun 2005.


Generation: 4

  1. 19.  James Lewis Brown Descendancy chart to this point (14.Verlon3, 8.Ethel2, 1.Lee1) was born on 4 Aug 1952 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Nov 1991 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 15 Nov 1991 in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.


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