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     Fern Abigail Meek was born on 26 August 1885 at Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., Iowa, USA; Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name     Fern Abigail Meek
Christening Place     Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa
Father     
Oscar Meek
Mother     
Annie S Cusap
FHL Film Number     967646
Source: "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.^1,2,3 She married Caleb Percy Shoebridge on 6 August 1903 at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California, USA,
;
Her 1st husband
California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980
Original data: California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.⁴ Fern Abigail Meek married William Marshall Gore on 18 May 1918.¹

Fern Abigail Meek died on 12 March 1959 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA, at age 73; alifornia, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Name     Fern Abigailmeek Gore [Fern Abigail Meek]
Social Security #     545303984
Gender     Female
Birth Date     26 Aug 1885
Birth Place     Iowa
Death Date     12 Mar 1959
Death Place     Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name     Cresap
Father's Surname     Meek.^2,5
Fern Abigail Meek was buried after 12 March 1959 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California, USA; From Find A Grave:
Birth     26 Aug 1885
Death     12 Mar 1959 (aged 73)
Burial     Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot     Section G, Map 1, Lot 84, Space 1
Memorial ID     85410686
Family Members
Children     Mariam Ethyl Gore Stafford     1924–2004
Maintained by: Find a Grave
Originally Created by: Chris Mills
Added: Feb 22, 2012.⁵
      ; Lives in Englewood, CA.¹

     William Marshall Gore was born on 21 July 1883.² He married Fern Abigail Meek, daughter of Oscar Lelan Meek and Annie L. Cresap, on 18 May 1918.¹

William Marshall Gore died on 26 March 1929 at age 45.^1,2
William Marshall Gore was buried after 26 March 1929 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Atlanta, Chickasaw Co., Mississippi, USA; From Find A Grave:
Birth     21 Jul 1883
Death     26 Mar 1929 (aged 45)
Burial     Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Atlanta, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Memorial ID     21282358
[Full name provided by Jean M.]
Family Members
Children
     Mariam Ethyl Gore Stafford 1924–2004
Maintained by: Dawn Kelley
Originally Created by: NatalieMaynor
Added: Sep 1, 2007.²

     Mariam Ethyl Gore married an unknown person.¹
She was born on 22 March 1924 at Marks, Quitman Co., Mississippi, USA.²
Mariam Ethyl Gore was buried on 11 May 2004 at Koshkonong Cemetery, Koshkonong, Oregon Co., Missouri, USA; From Find A Grave:
Birth     22 Mar 1924, Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi, USA
Death     31 Oct 2004 (aged 80), Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial     Koshkonong Cemetery., Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA
Memorial ID     25514650
Mariam Ethyl Stafford, 80, of Temple, TX, died Oct. 31, 2004 in Nashville, TN. She was born March 22, 1924, in Marks, MS, the daughter of William Marshall Gore and Fern Abigail Meek Gore.
She was a member of Canyon Creek Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Jones of Temple, TX; and Jo McDonald of St. Louis, MO; two sons, Tim Stafford of Memphis, TN; and Mark Stafford of Brentwood, TN; twelve grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Sandra Stafford; a sister, Jean Wilson; and a brother, Albert Gore.
Graveside services were Nov. 5 at Koshkonong Cemetery in Koshkonong, MO, with Tim Stafford officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Carter Funeral Home of Thayer, MO.
SOUTH MISSOURIAN NEWS, Thayer, MO, 11/Nov/2004
Family Members
Parents
     William Marshall Gore 1883–1929
     Fern Abigail Meek Gore 1885–1959
Spouse
     Cecil Clint Stafford 1919–2008 (m. 1942)
Children
     Sandra Sue "Sandy" Stafford 1944–1954
Maintained by: JKHCCD
Originally Created by: Jean ?
Added: Mar 24, 2008.²
Mariam Ethyl Gore died on 31 October 2004 at Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 80.²

     Eva Belle Meek was born on 15 November 1887.¹ She married Leon Nutt on 16 June 1909.¹

      ; Lives in Los Angeles, CA.¹

     Leon Nutt married Eva Belle Meek, daughter of Oscar Lelan Meek and Annie L. Cresap, on 16 June 1909.¹

Leon Nutt died in 1932.¹

     Irene Estelle Meek was born on 28 November 1889.¹
Irene Estelle Meek died on 28 March 1893 at age 3.¹

     Hallie Maude Meek was born on 2 February 1892.¹ She married Erale E. Swain on 7 June 1918.¹

      ; Lives in Koshkonong, MO.¹

     Erale E. Swain married Hallie Maude Meek, daughter of Oscar Lelan Meek and Annie L. Cresap, on 7 June 1918.¹

     Mamie Ethel Meek was born on 25 September 1894.¹
      ; Retired form Dept of Water & Power, City of Los Angeles, CA. Never married.¹

     Robert Thomas Meek married Living Shipman.¹
Robert Thomas Meek was born on 12 January 1898.¹
      ; Lives in Brandsville, MO.¹

      ; Name possibly Horace.¹

     Cynthia Ingels married Isaiah Meek, son of William Meek and Elizabeth Johnson, in 1844.¹

     Hugh H. Meek married Nora (?)¹

     Byron F. Meek married Belle DeVou.¹

     Kirk L. Meek was born on 13 August 1861.¹ He married Agnes B. Marshall on 24 June 1886.¹

Kirk L. Meek died on 17 March 1937 at age 75.¹

     Agnes B. Marshall married Kirk L. Meek, son of Isaiah Meek and Cynthia Ingels, on 24 June 1886.¹

      ; Lived last years in Keokuk, IA.¹

     Hazel K. Meek died circa 1887.¹ She was born circa 1887.¹
      ; Died in infancy.¹

     Edith Meek married Eugene Ross Baker.¹