Willoughby
W.
Meeks
Born in Appling County, Georgia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Willoughby W. Meeks
and Elizabeth (Taylor) Meeks
Brother of
Redding Green Meeks, Levina (Meeks) Taylor, Amanda (Meeks) Taylor, Mary Ann (Meeks) Cothern, James M Meeks, Lydia (Meeks) Teston, Eliza Jane (Meeks) Taylor, Burrell M. Meeks and Delpha (Meeks) Lasseter
Husband of
Nancy Jane (Taylor) Meeks
— married
about 1871 in Appling County, Georgia, USA
Descendants 
Died
at age 50
in Tattnall County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jun 2016
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Biography
Willoughby W. Meeks was born on March 25, 1849 in Appling County, GA USA, son of Willoughby W. Meeks (1818–1865) and Elizabeth Taylor (1821–1902).[1]
Willoughby (21) married Nancy Jane Taylor (20) (born about 1850 in Appling County, Georgia, United States) about 1871 in Appling County. )
Willoughby died on July 28, 1899 in Tattnall County, GA USA, aged 50. He is buried in Campground UMC Cemetery, Bacon County, GA.[2]
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMZ-BF8 : 18 February 2021), Willoughby Meeks in entry for Willoughby Meeks, 1860.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42514878/willaby-meeks: accessed 07 September 2023), memorial page for Willaby “Will” Meeks Jr. (25 Mar 1849–28 Jul 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42514878, citing Campground Methodist Church Cemetery, Bacon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Michael H Pafford (contributor 46805670).
- Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 6, page 160;
- Tombstone.
Acknowledgments
- Profile created by Ginger Bruce through the import of Traces of my roots and some br (1).ged on May 21, 2020.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willoughby 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 Willoughby:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willoughby 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 Willoughby:
-
~1.56%
Jene (Cox) Welch
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
David Johnson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T038409 [compare], FTDNA kit #274260
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Ginger Bruce :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FM3177177 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN72273fac
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~0.78%
Daphne Folsom :
23andMe, GEDmatch MZ8729664 [compare], yourDNAportal DAPcc60a6bd
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PL9084255 [compare], yourDNAportal DAPd2dc621f, Ancestry member Daphnefolsom1
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~0.78%
Gregg Kato :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Laurie (Taylor) Ponsell :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Nancy Scott :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A198294 [compare], Ancestry member nancystaylor
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A198294 [compare], Ancestry member nancystaylor, FTDNA kit #B12380
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~0.78%
Scottie Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A400689 [compare], Ancestry member lygree
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~0.78%
~3.12%
William McDaniel :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Myron Samson :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H256772 [compare]
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