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Jerry “Doyotta La Hal Da” Meeker

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Birth	:	6 Apr 1862 Fern Hill, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Death	:	4 Apr 1955 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Old Puyallup Indian Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.2386050, -122.3991860
Description	:	Jerry Meeker Perhaps the most instrumental person in the development of the Browns Point/Dash Point area, and certainly the most well known by early residents, was Jerry Meeker. He was born at Fern Hill in 1862 to the Puyallup native known as Sky-uch. Sky-uch took the last name of Meeker from his employer, Ezra Meeker, who is known for coming to the west coast over the Oregon Trail by wagon and oxen. Jerry's father worked for many years as a busboy and helper on the Meeker ranch. Jerry worked in Meeker's hop fields as a boy. He took the... Read More	Jerry Meeker Perhaps the most instrumental person in the development of the Browns Point/Dash Point area, and certainly the most well known by early residents, was Jerry Meeker. He was born at Fern Hill in 1862 to the Puyallup native known as Sky-uch. Sky-uch took the last name of Meeker from his employer, Ezra Meeker, who is known for coming to the west coast over the Oregon Trail by wagon and oxen. Jerry's father worked for many years as a busboy and helper on the Meeker ranch. Jerry worked in Meeker's hop fields as a boy. He took the name Jerry from one of his favorite white friends. The three schools for natives Jerry attended were: St. George's Indian School at Spring Valley, Forest Grove Indian School at Chenawa near Salem, Oregon, and Cushman Indian school on the Puyallup Reservation. One of his early endeavors was to organize an Indian band on the reservation. A total of $1,500 was raised for instruments and uniforms. He was the drum major of the band. In 1883, the same year he organized the band, he married Eliza O'Dell and settled on a farm on the reservation. Much later, after Eliza's death in 1925, he married Lilliam Arquette. Jerry's life from the 1800s until his death was very much involved with the growth and development of Dash Point and Browns Point. He was one of the few literate natives on the reservation in the late 1800s. This made him an indispensable asset to the white buisinessmen and government, and to the tribal chief and his people. From the NE Historical Society Jerry Meeker was among the most prominent members of the Puyallup Tribe in the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century. He left a strong mark in Northeast Tacoma and the unincorporated areas adjacent to it. He played a key role in establishing the Browns Point Salmon Bake. A middle school was named in honor of Jerry Meeker, who died in 1955 at age 92. Ramona Hawthorne, was the granddaughter of Jerry Meeker. She lived in Browns Point. She had no children.

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Jerry “Doyotta La Hal Da” Meeker's memorial is located at: Old Puyallup Indian Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce County, USA.
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Jerry “Doyotta La Hal Da” Meeker death on 4 Apr 1955 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 47.2386050
Longitude: -122.3991860

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Lillian “Lily” Arquette Meeker

(1874 - 1925)

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