Spencer was the son of Allen J. Meeks & Susannah Tyson.
Spencer was a Primitive Baptist preacher. He is listed as Elder Spencer Meeks on his grave marker.
In 1833 in Emanuel County, Georgia, he married Elizabeth "Betsy" Outlaw. Their children were:
Spencer Allen "Sant"
Daniel L.
Amanda "Mandy"
Adeline
Bennett E.
Morgan Lafayette
William Riley
Missouri R.
Elizabeth S.
John Martin
George F.
Serenia V. "Feby,"
R.P.
Census Data
1850 census, Emanuel county, Emanuel, Georgia, United States
Spencer Necks M 40 North Carolina
Elizabeth Necks F 35 Georgia
Spencer Necks M 15 Georgia
Daniel Necks M 12 Georgia
Adaline Necks F 10 Georgia
Manda Necks F 8 Georgia
Bennett Necks M 6 Georgia
Morgan Necks M 4 Georgia
William Necks M 2 Georgia
Missouria Necks F 0 Georgia
1860 census, Johnson, Georgia, United States
Spencer Meeks M 50 North Carolina, Farmer
Elizebeth Meeks F 44 Ga
Adaline Meeks F 20 Ga
Mandy Meeks F 18 Ga
Bennett A Meeks M 16 Ga
Margan L Meeks M 14 Ga
William R Meeks M 12 Ga
Misouria R Meeks F 10 Ga
Elizebeth S Meeks F 7 Ga
John M Meeks M 5 Ga
George F Meeks M 3 Ga
Feby V Meeks F 0 Ga
Daniel L Meeks M 22 Ga
1880 census, Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia, United States
Spencer Meeks Self M 70 North Carolina, United States, Farmer
Elizebeth Meeks Wife F 64 Georgia, United States
George T Meeks Son M 23 Georgia, United States
Serreaney Meeks Daughter F 21 Georgia, United States
Sources
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-SCY : 15 August 2017), Spencer Meekes, District 56, Emanuel, Georgia, United States; citing p. 195, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,043.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYL-BV7 : 12 April 2016), Spencer Necks, Emanuel county, Emanuel, Georgia, United States; citing family 391, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GZ-CZ6 : 22 August 2017), Spencer Meeks, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 60, sheet 318C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0154; FHL microfilm 1,254,154.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Spencer 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 Spencer: