Alfred Eugene Meeks (1862 - 1952)

Born 22 Jul 1862 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States

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Died 11 Mar 1952 at age 89 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Alfred was born in 1862. He was the son of William Meeks and Josephine Lattan.^[1] He lived with his parents and siblings in New York City in 1870.^[2]

Alfred married Elizabeth Hare on 29 Aug 1889 in Kearney, Hudson, New Jersey.^[3] They had children. They lived in Queens, Queens, New York in 1910^[4] and 1920, where he was station master for the railroad.^[5] By 1930, he was still living in Queens, but was now an announcer for the railroad,^[6] but he had retired by 1940.^[7]

Research

• FamilySearch gives his birth year as 1860, while his gravestone says 1862.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Meeks-244 created through the import of i2f9f4_5524042z4w54bsf29ef4t1.ged on Feb 20, 2012 by Drew Meeks. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Drew and others.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27YG-FT1 : 11 February 2018), Meeks, 22 Jul 1862; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference v 10 p 261 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,315,314.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D1-VM3 : 29 May 2021), Alfred Meeks in entry for Wm Meeks, 1870.
3. ↑ "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-1RFY : 27 August 2020), Alfred E. Meeks and Elizabeth Hare, 29 Aug 1889; citing Marriage, Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 004209879.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5H5-MWK : accessed 11 December 2022), Alfred E Meeks, Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1201, sheet 20B, family 465, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1066; FHL microfilm 1,375,079.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVM3-1YV : 2 February 2021), Alfred E Meeks, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4PY-XBP : accessed 11 December 2022), Alfred E Meeks, Queens (Districts 0751-1000), Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 877, sheet 10A, line 5, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1593; FHL microfilm 2,341,328.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ3Q-FHK : 27 May 2020), Alfred E Meeks, Assembly District 3, Queens, New York City, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-408, sheet 6A, line 6, family 141, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2728.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153287560/alfred-eugene-meeks: accessed 11 December 2022), memorial page for Alfred Eugene Meeks (22 Jul 1862–11 Mar 1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #153287560, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980).