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Reason Mobley Meador (abt. 1826 - abt. 1900)

Reason Mobley Meador
Born about in Alabama, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 74 in Jack, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Origins

Reason Mobley Meador was born in 1826 in Alabama, United States.[1][2] He was the son of John Vines Meador and his first wife, Mary Brazile.[3] In 1830, he would have been living with his parents in Greene County, Alabama.[4]

Marriages

Reason's first wife was named Sarah, family name unknown. They married about 1850 and appear in the 1850 Census in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.[5] They were the parents of thee children, who were born in Navarro County, Texas[3].[1]

Sarah died about 1856. Reason married his second wife, Sarah Stultz, about 1857 in Parker County, Texas.[3]

By 1870 Reason and family were back in Navarro County, Texas .[1]

In 1880, Reason and his family were in Jack County, Texas.[2] They continued to live there, appaearing in the household of their son George in the 1900 Census.[6]

Death and Burial

Reason is said to have died in Jack County, Texas, either in 1900 or 1909, and is assumed to be buried in the Gibtown Cemetery, Gibtown, Jack County, Texas.[7][3]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Beat 5, Navarro, Texas", in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132), HH 15, Fam 15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Precinct 2, Jack County, Texas", in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9), p. 20 c, HH 21, Fam 21
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "In Pursuit of the Parents of Reason Mobley Meador", in Fortune Footprints - White Whisperings, created by NM-llanera, ©2013; updated 9 Sep 2018, accessed 16 Jan 2020.
    Extended essay analyzing records (some links provided) to explain why Reason M. Moberly is the son of John Vines Meador
  4. ↑ "Greene County, Alabama", in United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19), p. 17.
    Jno. Medder , 1 male under 5 (Reason), 1 male 20-29 (John), 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-29 (Mary)
  5. ↑ Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432) HH 1050, Fam 1049
  6. ↑ "Justice Precinct, Jack County, Texas", in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623) HH 122, Fam 127
  7. ↑ Reason Moberly Meador, Find A Grave: Memorial #19317230, Created by Sandra Stultz 9 May 2007, accessed 6 Dec 2020
    Note: lacks good documentation, and some information is demonstably wrong,




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Knott-279 Gayel Knott
Meador-1614 and Meador-602 appear to represent the same person because: Have similar birth date, same wife, same death. Only source for Meador-1614 is an undocumented Find A Grave Memorial, which does not name parents. Meador-602 documents relationship to parents.
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