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Obediah Meador Jr.

Born 1802 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Son of Obediah Meador Sr. and Prudence (Wells) Meador

Brother of Mary (Meador) Dickerson, Elizabeth (Meador) Hix, Sarah (Meador) Spradlin, John Grasp Meador, James Meador, George Meador, Lucy A (Meador) Basham and Malinda (Meador) Clark

Husband of Elizabeth (Minter) Meador — married 25 Nov 1831 in Bedford, Virginia, USA

Husband of Sarah Frances Meador — married 15 Feb 1869 in Bedford Co VA

Descendants

Father of Florentine F. Meador, Ann C Meador, Matilda O (Meador) Minter, Mildred H Meador, George W Meador, James O Meador, Zachary Taylor Meador, General Jackson Meador and Angeline Lee (Meador) Martin

Died 22 Jul 1889 at about age 87 in Diamond Hill, Bedford, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Obediah was born about 1805. Obediah Meador. Son of Obediah Meador and Prudence Wells

He married in Nov. 25, 1831 Elizabeth Minter daughter of Billey James Minter, Surety; Married by Z. Worley

1850 Bedford Co VA census, family 784:

Obediah Meador 45 far $500

Elizabeth 44

Florentine 16

Ann C 14

Matilda O 12

Mildred H 8

George W 4

James O 3

Zachary Taylor 11 mos.

Obediah died of Consumption at the age of 87 on 22 July 1889 in Bedford County, VA. His occupation was listed as farmer. And his parents were listed as Obediah and Prudence Meador.

Fact: Residence (1880) Staunton, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Sources

Bedford County, Virginia Marriages Nov. 25, 1831; Obediah Meadow & Elizabeth Minter, dt Billey; James Minter, Surety; Married by Z. Worley
1850 Bedford Co VA census, family 784.
1869, MB Bedford Co VA Obadiah Meador age 55, b Bedford Co VA & Sarah F Ellis age 30, b Bedford Co VA showing minister's return 15 Feb 1869, parents Obadiah & Prudence Meador & William & Susan Meador. Also showing consent note of Sarah F. Ellis teste: William G Meador.
"Meador Families of Virginia" pg 1733, Victor Paul Meador, Independence Missouri, 1989
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCK-VQT : 5 December 2014), Obediah Meador and Elizabeth Martin, 25 Nov 1831; citing Bedford, Virginia, reference pg 40; FHL microfilm 30,591.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41M-TK7 : 13 December 2017), Obediah Meador, 1860.
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCN-CMY : 5 December 2014), Obediah Meador in entry for Obediah Meador and Sarah F. Ellis, 18 Feb 1869; citing Bedford, Virginia, reference p 41; FHL microfilm 30,597.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPK-XC6 : 16 July 2017), Obediah Meador, Staunton, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 308C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1356; FHL microfilm 1,255,356.
"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 November 2019, 23:03), entry for Obediah Meador Jr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KL8M-ZD8); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgments

[Thank you to Pat Dobson for creating Meador-675 on 20 Dec 13.]

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Obediah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Obediah: