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Solomon “Sol” Meek

Birth	:	24 Sep 1842 Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	28 Feb 1917 Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Forest Home Cemetery, Hicksville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3022003, -84.7750015
Description	:	Solomon was only three years old when his father died in 1845, leaving James' widow Anna, age 44, with 12 children to raise, including two sets of twins: Samuel & David and Elizabeth & Hiram. The others were Seth (died 1846, age 19), Sidnah (female), James, Ednah, John, Beulah, Enoch, and Solomon. Solomon never married. He and his sister Elizabeth stayed with their mother in Unity township, Columbiana county, in eastern Ohio until Anna died in 1873. They then moved to Hicksville in northwestern Ohio, where some of their siblings lived. Elizabeth married widower Addison Goodin. Solomon lived with his widowed... Read More	Solomon was only three years old when his father died in 1845, leaving James' widow Anna, age 44, with 12 children to raise, including two sets of twins: Samuel & David and Elizabeth & Hiram. The others were Seth (died 1846, age 19), Sidnah (female), James, Ednah, John, Beulah, Enoch, and Solomon. Solomon never married. He and his sister Elizabeth stayed with their mother in Unity township, Columbiana county, in eastern Ohio until Anna died in 1873. They then moved to Hicksville in northwestern Ohio, where some of their siblings lived. Elizabeth married widower Addison Goodin. Solomon lived with his widowed sister Edna Cannon (1900 and 1910 censuses). Edna's husband and five children had all died before 1900. During the Civil War, Solomon lost several older brothers. Enoch was killed in the battle of Utoy Creek, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign, at age 24. Corporal Enoch M. Meek's military tombstone in Georgia misspelled his last name as Meak. There is a second tombstone for Enoch in the Ohio cemetery where his parents rest. His parents named him after an earlier son Enoch who died in 1837, age 12. James Meek Jr. 1833-1865, age 32; mortally wounded 20 February 1865 at the Battle of Old Town Creek in North Carolina; died 16 March 1865. The war ended 9 May 1865. 13 children of James Meek Sr. & Anna Cooper: David Cooper Meek 1824–1901 probably named after his maternal grandfather Samuel Meek 1824–1912 named after his paternal grandfather Enoch Meek 1825–1837 Elizabeth Goodin 1826–1907 Hiram Meek 1826–1909 Seth Meek 1827–1846 Sidnah Jane Garrett 1830–1872 James Meek 1833–1865 Edna Cannon 1834–1910 Beulah M Sensenbacher 1837–1912 John Meek 1838– Enoch M Meek 1840–1864 Solomon Meek 1842–1917 published obituary SOL MEEK DIES VERY SUDDENLY Was Driving Rig to Farm on Defiance Avenue When Last Call Came Citizens were greatly shocked Wednesday morning to learn that Sol Meek had died suddenly while on his way to his farm. The death occurred about nine o'clock, and when the rig was about at the former Adam Good farm on the Defiance Avenue. He was driving at the time, James Sensenbacher being with him in the buggy. He practically made no struggle, death coming to him in the flash of an eye. Mr. Sensenbacher at once turned about and took the remains to the Sensenbacher home on West Edgerton street where funeral arrangments are now being made. Deceased was a splendid citizen and possessed a host of friends. He was seventy-five years old last September and had always lived single, possessing no family. (James was his nephew, son of Solomon's sister, Beulah.) Solomon's obituary best tells his life story. Published in the Hicksville Tribune on March 8, 1917: Solomon Meek was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, September 24, 1842, and departed this life at Hicksville, Ohio, February 28, 1917, aged 74 years, 5 months, 4 days. His father was James Meek and his mother, prior to her marriage, was Ann Cooper. He was the youngest of a family of 14 children, all of whom are now dead. When but three years old, he lost his father by death. He came of a sturdy, rugged, big-brawned, law-abiding, self-respecting people who walked in the ways of righteousness and feared no man. When but 12 years of age in the family of his widowed mother, he assumed the arduous duties that belonged to a good father and loving husband of a pioneer farm home of three score years age. He and his mother resided together on a farm in Columbiana County until her death in 1873. He and his mother reared three children of a deceased sister. Although he never married in the performance of service which he so well rendered to his mother and his sister's children, he fulfilled duties performed by husband and father. Four of his brothers were in the Federal army during the Civil war, two of whom died while in such service. Upon his mother's death, he came to Hicksville township and purchased an 80 acre tract of land which was heavily timbered. This farm he cleared, tiled, fenced and improved, converting it into a productive farm. This farm he owned at the time of his death. It was while on the way to this farm that he died. He was a kind, frank, sincere man, open, manly and honorable in all his dealings in life. His devotion to his mother and the motherless children of his deceased sister was a worthy example of family love to those in the community where he lived. In the conversion of his farm from thick wood into a well-improved farm, he rendered the world an excellent service. He was preeminently a modest and God-fearing man. The world is better by his having lived. The lesson we inherit from his life in this community was his industry, frugality, poise, silence, performance of duty and kindness of heart. Many nephews and nieces and friends mourn the departure. Funeral services were held Saturday, Rev. C. A. Moore delivering the funeral address. The remains were placed in a vault at Forest Home Cemetery, burial to be in the spring. CARD OF THANKS We take this means in a small way express our gratitude to our friends and neighbors for their kindly sympathy and help in our sad bereavement. Also to the quartet for their sweet songs and Brother Moore for the comforting words. Nephews and Nieces of Solomon Meek.

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Solomon “Sol” Meek death on 28 Feb 1917 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 41.3022003
Longitude: -84.7750015

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Parent

Siblings

Samuel Meek

(1824 - 1902)

David Cooper Meek

(1824 - 1901)

Elizabeth Ann Meek Goodin

(1826 - 1907)

Maj Hiram Meek

(1827 - 1909)

Sidnah Jane Meek Garrett

(1830 - 1872)

Beulah M Meek Sensenbacher

(1837 - 1912)

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