Benjamin
Hardin
Meeks
Born in Barnhill, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Amanda (Belangee) Meeks
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Lucretia (Atteberry) Meeks
— married
1864 in Illinois
Descendants 
Father of
Laurilla A (Meeks) Anderson, Sylvanus Hall Meeks, Elijah Anson Meeks, Flossie B (Meeks) Atteberry and Casper Otto Meeks
Died
at age 92
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2012
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1838. He had 8 children with his first wife.[Sarah A b 1865, Oscar b 1867, Loretta A b 1869, Sylvanus H b 1871, A Clement b 1874, Elijah b 1877, William H b 1879 Flossie b 1880] After she died he married Amanda Belangee( b 1865 d 1941 burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Wayne Co, IL) and they had 7 children. He passed away in 1931. He is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Wayne Co, IL [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 January 2020), memorial page for Benjamin Hardin Meeks (14 Sep 1838–26 Aug 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #28914053, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Barnhill, Wayne County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Shelby (contributor 46980004) .
- Second wife and children https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/3M48-B94
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