Fern Abigail Meek1

F, #45241, b. 26 August 1885, d. 12 March 1959
FatherOscar Lelan Meek1 b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 29 Jan 1928
MotherAnnie L. Cresap1
Last Edited11 May 2025
     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
Name     Fern Abigail Meek
Gender     Female
Race     White
Marriage Age     20
Event Type     Marriage
Birth Date     abt 1886
Birth Place     Iowa
Marriage Date     6 Aug 1906
Marriage Place     Santa Barbara, California, USA
Spouse     Caleb Percy Shoebridge

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

Family 1

Caleb Percy Shoebridge b. c 1882

Family 2

William Marshall Gore b. 21 Jul 1883, d. 26 Mar 1929
Children

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.
  2. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Seen on Ancestry.com 4 Nov 2024 at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2784573:5180. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com Web Site.
  3. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Seen on Ancestry.com 4 Nov 2024 at: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/59614:2547
  4. [S2354] Ancestry.Com Web Site, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Ancestry.com. California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Seen on Ancestry.com 11 May 2025 at: Info: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/158975:61460
    Image: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61460/images/47732_B353969-00014?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=158975
  5. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85410686/fern_abigail-gore: accessed November 4, 2024), memorial page for Fern Abigail Meek Gore (26 Aug 1885–12 Mar 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85410686, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave.. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  6. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25514650/mariam_ethyl-stafford: accessed November 4, 2024), memorial page for Mariam Ethyl Gore Stafford (22 Mar 1924–31 Oct 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25514650, citing Koshkonong Cemetery, Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by JKHCCD (contributor 47565933).

William Marshall Gore1

M, #45242, b. 21 July 1883, d. 26 March 1929
Last Edited4 Nov 2024
     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

Family

Fern Abigail Meek b. 26 Aug 1885, d. 12 Mar 1959
Children

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21282358/william_marshall-gore: accessed November 4, 2024), memorial page for William Marshall Gore (21 Jul 1883–26 Mar 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21282358, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Atlanta, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Dawn Kelley (contributor 47319272).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.
  3. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25514650/mariam_ethyl-stafford: accessed November 4, 2024), memorial page for Mariam Ethyl Gore Stafford (22 Mar 1924–31 Oct 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25514650, citing Koshkonong Cemetery, Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by JKHCCD (contributor 47565933).

Mariam Ethyl Gore1,2

F, #45244, b. 22 March 1924, d. 31 October 2004
FatherWilliam Marshall Gore1,2 b. 21 Jul 1883, d. 26 Mar 1929
MotherFern Abigail Meek1,2 b. 26 Aug 1885, d. 12 Mar 1959
Last Edited4 Nov 2024
     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

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.
  2. [S2374] Find a Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25514650/mariam_ethyl-stafford: accessed November 4, 2024), memorial page for Mariam Ethyl Gore Stafford (22 Mar 1924–31 Oct 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25514650, citing Koshkonong Cemetery, Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by JKHCCD (contributor 47565933).. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave.

Eva Belle Meek1

F, #45246, b. 15 November 1887
FatherOscar Lelan Meek1 b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 29 Jan 1928
MotherAnnie L. Cresap1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     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

Family

Leon Nutt d. 1932

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Leon Nutt1

M, #45247, d. 1932
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     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

Family

Eva Belle Meek b. 15 Nov 1887

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Irene Estelle Meek1

F, #45248, b. 28 November 1889, d. 28 March 1893
FatherOscar Lelan Meek1 b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 29 Jan 1928
MotherAnnie L. Cresap1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Irene Estelle Meek was born on 28 November 1889.1
Irene Estelle Meek died on 28 March 1893 at age 3.1

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Hallie Maude Meek1

F, #45249, b. 2 February 1892
FatherOscar Lelan Meek1 b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 29 Jan 1928
MotherAnnie L. Cresap1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     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

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Erale E. Swain1

M, #45250
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Erale E. Swain married Hallie Maude Meek, daughter of Oscar Lelan Meek and Annie L. Cresap, on 7 June 1918.1

Family

Hallie Maude Meek b. 2 Feb 1892

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Mamie Ethel Meek1

F, #45251, b. 25 September 1894
FatherOscar Lelan Meek1 b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 29 Jan 1928
MotherAnnie L. Cresap1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Mamie Ethel Meek was born on 25 September 1894.1
      ; Retired form Dept of Water & Power, City of Los Angeles, CA. Never married.1

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Robert Thomas Meek1

M, #45252, b. 12 January 1898
FatherOscar Lelan Meek1 b. 23 Feb 1863, d. 29 Jan 1928
MotherAnnie L. Cresap1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Robert Thomas Meek married Living Shipman.1
Robert Thomas Meek was born on 12 January 1898.1
      ; Lives in Brandsville, MO.1

Family

Living Shipman

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Sarah Charlotte Meek1

F, #45255
FatherWilliam Meek1 b. 18 Nov 1816
MotherSarah Stone1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Harry W. Meek1

M, #45258
FatherWilliam Meek1 b. 18 Nov 1816
MotherFidelia Stone1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
      ; Name possibly Horace.1

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

William Meek1,2

M, #45259
FatherWilliam Meek1 b. 18 Nov 1816
MotherFidelia Stone1
Last Edited20 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.
  2. [S1590] DAR Application No. 221410 - Ancestor: Robert Meek 1732-1786, unknown series. Hereinafter cited as DAR App #221410 Robt Meek.

Susan Meek1

F, #45260
FatherWilliam Meek1 b. 18 Nov 1816
MotherFidelia Stone1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Ethel Meek1

F, #45261
FatherWilliam Meek1 b. 18 Nov 1816
MotherFidelia Stone1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Cynthia Ingels1

F, #45262
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Cynthia Ingels married Isaiah Meek, son of William Meek and Elizabeth Johnson, in 1844.1

Family

Isaiah Meek b. 31 Jan 1821
Children

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Hugh H. Meek1

M, #45263
FatherIsaiah Meek1 b. 31 Jan 1821
MotherCynthia Ingels1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Hugh H. Meek married Nora (?)1

Family

Nora (?)

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Byron F. Meek1

M, #45265
FatherIsaiah Meek1 b. 31 Jan 1821
MotherCynthia Ingels1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Byron F. Meek married Belle DeVou.1

Family

Belle DeVou

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Kirk L. Meek1

M, #45267, b. 13 August 1861, d. 17 March 1937
FatherIsaiah Meek1 b. 31 Jan 1821
MotherCynthia Ingels1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     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

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Agnes B. Marshall1

F, #45268
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     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

Family

Kirk L. Meek b. 13 Aug 1861, d. 17 Mar 1937
Children

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Hazel K. Meek1

F, #45269, b. circa 1887, d. circa 1887
FatherKirk L. Meek1 b. 13 Aug 1861, d. 17 Mar 1937
MotherAgnes B. Marshall1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Hazel K. Meek died circa 1887.1 She was born circa 1887.1
      ; Died in infancy.1

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.

Edith Meek1

F, #45270
FatherKirk L. Meek1 b. 13 Aug 1861, d. 17 Mar 1937
MotherAgnes B. Marshall1
Last Edited7 Feb 2002
     Edith Meek married Eugene Ross Baker.1

Family

Eugene Ross Baker
Children
  • Living Baker1
  • Living Baker1

Citations

  1. [S1092] e-mail address, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:ag63, Unknown (unknown location), downloaded updated 25 Aug 2001.