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Rachel (Cox) Meador (1833 - abt. 1866)

Rachel Meador formerly Cox
Born in Virginia, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married about 1852 in Wyoming Co., West Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died about at about age 33 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

Rachel (Cox) Meador lived in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).

Rachel Cox the daughter of Daniel R. Cox and Jemima Knowles was born about 1833 in Virginia, later to become West Virginia. In 1850 Rachel is living with her parents in Mercer County, Virginia. Also living in the household were her siblings; Susan, Mathew, Sally, Oney and Ruth.[1]

1850 Mercer County, Virginia U. S. Federal Census,
Name: Rachel Cox
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Mercer county, Mercer, Virginia, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Birthplace: Virginia
House Number: 239
Daniel R Cox M 49 Virginia
Gemima Cox F 53 Virginia
Susan Cox F 24 Virginia
Mathew Cox M 22 Virginia
Rachel Cox F 17 Virginia
Sally Cox F 13 Virginia
Oney Cox F 11 Virginia
Ruth Cox F 7 Virginia

Rachel married Lewis T. Meador about 1852 in Virginia. The 1860 census has Rachel and Lewis living in Mercer County, Virginia with the last name spelled as Meadows. They have five children as follows:

  • Lafayette F. Meadows, 7 years born in Mercer, West Virginia [2]
  • Mathew Meadows, 5 years, born in Mercer, West Virginia [3]
  • Daniel M. Meadows, 4 years[4]
  • Jemima C. Meadows, 1 year[5]
  • Isaac F. Meadows, 4/12[6]

Rachel and Lewis would have two more children:

  • Harriet Catherine Meador, born 1862.[7]
  • Henry Lee Meador, born 1865.[8]

Rachel Cox Meador passed away about 1866 and Lewis remarried in March 1867.

Sources

  1. ↑ 8 August 1850 Mercer County, West Virginia U. S. Federal Census, p. 165B/330, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DD-J6F)
  2. ↑ West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
  3. ↑ West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
  4. ↑ Raleigh County, West Virginia Birth Records, 1853-75, p.55
  5. ↑ 18 Jun 1860 Scott Ridge, Raleigh County, Virginia U. S. Federal Census, p. 1006
  6. ↑ Also on 1860 Census
  7. ↑ West Virginia, Deaths Index, FHL Film Number: 589344
  8. ↑ Raleigh County, West Virginia Birth Records, 1853-75, p.110




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