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Hester DeBruin Meek

Birth	:	28 Aug 1827 Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, USA
Death	:	21 Dec 1904 Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2140600, -83.6035400
Description	:	See McBrides' cemetery book, 1972 edition, p. 227. ===== See http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adgedge&id=I56728 ===== Suggested edit: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Hester Meek Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1850: Winchester, Adams, Ohio, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 1605 Household Members: Name Age Wm Mick 31 Hester Meek 23 Anna R Meek 4 Kenny Meek 2 Malinda Hite 22 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Hester Meek Age: 33 Birth Year: abt 1827 Gender: Female Birth Place: Kentucky Home in 1860: Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio Post Office: Hillsboro Dwelling Number: 287 Family Number:... Read More	See McBrides' cemetery book, 1972 edition, p. 227. ===== See http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adgedge&id=I56728 ===== Suggested edit: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Hester Meek Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1850: Winchester, Adams, Ohio, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 1605 Household Members: Name Age Wm Mick 31 Hester Meek 23 Anna R Meek 4 Kenny Meek 2 Malinda Hite 22 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Hester Meek Age: 33 Birth Year: abt 1827 Gender: Female Birth Place: Kentucky Home in 1860: Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio Post Office: Hillsboro Dwelling Number: 287 Family Number: 299 Household Members: Name Age William M Meek 39 Hester Meek 33 Anna R Meek 13 Henry Meek 11 Caroline Meek 9 Charly Meek 7 John Meek 5 Edwin Meek 3 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Hester Meek Age in 1870: 42 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: Kentucky Dwelling Number: 175 Home in 1870: Hillsborough, Highland, Ohio Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Hillsborough Occupation: Keeping House Father of Foreign Birth: Y Mother of Foreign Birth: Y Household Members: Name Age William M Meek 51 Hester Meek 42 Anna Meek 23 Henry Meek 21 Carrie Meek 19 Charles Meek 17 Eddy Meek 13 William Meek 5 Ridgley Meek 3 Mahala Bell 24 1880 United States Federal Census Name: H. D. B. Meek [Hester Meek] Age: 53 Birth Date: Abt 1827 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1880: Liberty, Highland, Ohio, USA Dwelling Number: 446 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Wm. M. Meek Father's Birthplace: Holland Mother's Birthplace: England Household Members: Name Age Wm. M. Meek 62 H. D. B. Meek 53 Edwin Meek 22 Judith Meek 8 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Hester Meek [Hester DeBruin] Age: 72 Birth Date: Aug 1827 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1900: Chillicothe Ward 2, Ross , Ohio Ward of City: Second Street: West Second Street House Number: 54 Sheet Number: 10 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 222 Family Number: 230 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Mother in Law Marital status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Holland Mother's Birthplace: England Mother: Number of Living Children: 4 Mother: How Many Children: 12 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age Edward R Mc Kee 57 Anna M Mc Kee 54 William M Mc Kee 23 Mary E Mc Kee 21 "The News-Herald" Hillsboro, Ohio Thursday December 29, 1904, Page 1 Mrs. Hester DeBruin Meek Death of Former Hillsboro Lady Last Week at Chillicothe Mrs. Hester Debruin Meek, for many years a resident of Hillsboro, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Edward R. Mckee, Wednesday at Chillicothe, Ohio. Her death was not unexpected. For a week she had been in a comastose condition nearly all the time. Mrs. Hester DeBruin Meek was born in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky August 28, 1827, the daughter od Hyman Isreal DeBruin and Rebecca Easton DeBruin. On August 29, 1845, she was married to Judge William Meek of this place at her home in Winchester, Adams County, Ohio. Judge Meek preceded her to the grave dying in April 29, 1893, since which time Mrs. Meek had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. E. R. McKee. Twelve children were born to this union. Four children are surviving: Mrs. E. R. McKee of this city and Mrs. Kenneth S. Fenwick of Toronto, Canada, and Charles of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Edward of Chicago survive. One son, Henry died about 1884. One sister also survives. Mrs. Mary DeBruin Miller of Portsmouth, Ohio, who also formerly lived in Hillsboro. The funeral was held at 4:30 P.M. Wednesday at Chillicothe, Rev. Chandler officiating and the remains were brought to Hillsboro Thursday morning for interment. The loss of Mrs. Meeks will be deeply felt by both the family and her friends. She was a kindly mother, a good Christian and genial companion to all her friends, both old and young. Contributor: Marianna Kerns Morgan (47616369)

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Hester DeBruin Meek's memorial is located at: Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, Highland County, USA.
When did Hester DeBruin Meek death?
Hester DeBruin Meek death on 21 Dec 1904 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 39.2140600
Longitude: -83.6035400

Family Members:

Parent

Hyman Israel DeBruin

(1796 - 1871)

Rebecca Easton DeBruin

(1804 - 1874)

Spouse

Judge William McKendree Meek

(1818 - 1893)

Siblings

Israel Hyman DeBruin

(1823 - 1898)

Edward Marcus “Ed” Debruin

(1830 - 1899)

(1832 - 1865)

(1834 - 1866)

(1839 - 1921)

(1842 - 1842)

(1844 - 1845)

Franklin George “Frank” DeBruin

(1845 - 1902)

Caroline “Callie” DeBruin

(1846 - 1849)

Children

Henry L. Meek

(1848 - 1884)

Edward Meek

(1856 - 1931)

John Meek

(1859 - 1862)

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