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Jonathan Meeker

Birth	:	1 Feb 1809 Ohio, USA
Death	:	20 Aug 1887 Cranston, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Cranston Cemetery, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3792000, -91.2506027
Description	:	Jonathan Meeker was born on the 1st day of February, 1809 in Ohio. He was the son of Josephus and Margret Martha (Park) Meeker , who had a family of six children. The children of Josephus Meeker and Margret Park are: The oldest was Jonathan, then came Margret, born 1810; Joseph, born December 10, 1812; Eliza, born September 02, 1815; George, born July 25, 1817. Jonathan was a blacksmith by trade, and followed that occupation while living in Ohio. In 1843 he emigrated to the West, going down the Ohio and up the Mississippi River to Muscatine County,... Read More	Jonathan Meeker was born on the 1st day of February, 1809 in Ohio. He was the son of Josephus and Margret Martha (Park) Meeker , who had a family of six children. The children of Josephus Meeker and Margret Park are: The oldest was Jonathan, then came Margret, born 1810; Joseph, born December 10, 1812; Eliza, born September 02, 1815; George, born July 25, 1817. Jonathan was a blacksmith by trade, and followed that occupation while living in Ohio. In 1843 he emigrated to the West, going down the Ohio and up the Mississippi River to Muscatine County, Iowa. He followed the occupation of farming after coming to Iowa, and rented land for two years. He then entered eighty acres, and afterward entered forty acres more, and by subsequent purchase he added to this land until he had a fine farm, comprising 340 acres, under a high state of cultivation. In 1835 Jonathan Meeker was united in marriage with Martha Shellabarger, and to them six children were born: Mary E., the eldest, born Feb. 14, 1838, the wife of J. W. Brookhart, of Muscatine County; John Warren Meeker, was the second in order of birth, born July 7, 1840, married Harriet Gates; William Henry Meeker was one of the defenders of the Union during the Civil war, and having received his discharge, started home, but in a railroad accident, he was killed, which occurred Nov. 6, 1864; Thomas Shellabarger Meeker, who was also one of the boys in blue, was born June 17, 1845; Joseph W., of Muscatine County, was born Jan. 17, 1849; Margery A., born Aug. 17, 1854 and lived in Omaha, Neb., was the youngest of the family, but Mr. and Mrs. Meeker reared from infancy an adopted son, Thomas S. Caylor, who moved to Kansas. The death of Jonathan occurred Aug. 20, 1887 at the age of seventy-nine years, and Martha passed away on May 22, 1886, at the age of seventy-four. They were highly respected people of their community, esteemed for their many excellent qualities. Sources: 1 'The Meeker's in Iowa' Author: Zoller, Mary Meeker, M.M. Zoller, 1982. 2 Portrait and Biographical Album of Muscatine County, Iowa Acme Publishing Co. 1889.

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Jonathan Meeker's memorial is located at: Cranston Cemetery, Muscatine County, USA.
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Jonathan Meeker death on 20 Aug 1887 in Cranston, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.3792000
Longitude: -91.2506027

Family Members:

Spouse

Martha Shellabarger Meeker

(1812 - 1886)

Children

Mary Elizabeth Meeker Brookhart

(1838 - 1895)

John Warren Meeker

(1840 - 1926)

William Henry Meeker

(1842 - 1864)

Thomas Shellabarger Meeker

(1845 - 1918)

Josephus Whitfield Meeker

(1849 - 1921)

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