Thomas Oliver Meade (1886 - 1929)

Born 20 Oct 1886 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Wilhelmina Ethellyn (Wilcox) Montgomery — married 5 Aug 1911 (to 25 Jan 1929) in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 25 Jan 1929 at age 42 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1887. His WW1 draft card notes his right eye is dull from an accident.

Newspapers

1922-Oct-18, "Chicago Tribune"

The formation of a club in the electrical industry to support County Judge Frank S. Righeimer has been announced. It is headed by Thomas O. Meade. ^[1]

1929-Jan-26, "Chicago Tribune"

Three deaths in the Chicago district were attributed to the cold, which coated the streets and sidewalks with ice. [[Meade-1361|Thomas O. Meade, 55 years old, 146 North Latrobe avenue, head of an electrical concern and former president of the Westward Ho Golf club, leaped out of an automobile that skidded into the path of a street car at Lake street and Crawford avenue. The automobile, plunging about on the ice crushed him to death against an elevated pillar. ^[2]

1929-Jan-26, "Chicago Tribune"

MEADE - Thomas O. Meade of 146 N. Latrobe-av., suddenly, Jan. 25, 1929, beloved husband of Doris Wilcox Meade, father of Jack Meade, brother of Lily E. and Jessie E. Meade. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. from Washington Boulevard Masonic temple, 2708 Washington-blvd., to Rosehill cemetery. Member of William B. Warren lodge, No. 209, A. F. & A. M.; York chapter, No. 184, R. A. M.; St. Bernard commandery, No. 35, K. T., and Medinah temple. Templar services. ^[3]

Sources

Census

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS3J-XBH : accessed 2 March 2018), Thomas Meade in household of Julia E Meade, Precinct 31 Chicago city Ward 13, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 412, sheet 6B, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,261.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKCT-FFH : accessed 2 March 2018), Thomas Meade in household of Julia E Meade, Chicago Ward 14, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 700, sheet 3B, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 256; FHL microfilm 1,374,269.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWD-GY6 : accessed 2 March 2018), Thomas Mead, Oak Park Precinct 15, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing ED 161, sheet 7B, line 98, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 362; FHL microfilm 1,820,362.

Marriage

"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7C6-555 : 26 December 2014), Thomas Oliver Meade and Wilhelmina D. Wilcox, 05 Aug 1911; citing Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, 571562, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,030,505.

Draft Cards

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DM-6B5 : 12 December 2014), Thomas Oliver Meade, 1917-1918; citing Cook County no 5, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,504,115.

Death

"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ8D-SX8 : 27 December 2014), Thomas O. Meade, 25 Jan 1929; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,892,232.

Children's Birth

"Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ13-1F3 : 18 May 2016), Thomas Meade in entry for Thomas Wilcox Meade, 21 Feb 1914; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 13663, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,288,309.

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Chicago Tribune", (Chicago, Illinois), 1922-Oct-18, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/355145298/
2. ↑ "Chicago Tribune", (Chicago, Illinois), 1929-Jan-26, page 1, https://www.newspapers.com/image/355078701/
3. ↑ "Chicago Tribune", (Chicago, Illinois), 1929-Jan-26, page 17, https://www.newspapers.com/image/355078857/