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  1. Richard Meek: Birth: 8 MAY 1816 in Belmont County, OH. Death: 18 DEC 1885 in Walnut, Bereau County, IL


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a. Note:   other sources on Ancestry.com, except for the first three generations or so, which are from my own memory or SSDI info.
  There is a big question about where THIS SAMUEL MEEK was born (the date is verified through all sources I found). -The info I got from Chris Meek's site is that he was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This site is: FROM Chris Meek's site: http://members.aol.com/chrismeek/Vk1.htm#P1 -A source on Ancestry.com says that he was born in Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia; Wheeling is now in West Virginia, which at the time was just Virginia. -There's also a Washington County in Virginia (PA and VA... very close abbreviations for the states) which is where all the well documented Meeks are from (all of the kin of Joe Meek, that is) -My father says that one of our relatives proved a common AMERICAN ancestor with Joe Meek. -The census info for Virginia, in 1810, lists two Samuel Meeks (one in Brook County, one in Washington County)... both of them are too old to be this fellow, as they are listed in the 45 and older category; THIS Samuel Meek would have been 29 in 1810. -If Samuel Meek left for the War in 1812, it seems like he MAY have still been near his POB in 1810 -In the 1790 Census in Washington County, PA, there is a John (JNO) Meek who has ONE over 16 male, ONE under 16 male and 2 females in his household. Assuming the over 16 male is John, maybe the under 16 male is Samuel. He would have been 8&9 in 1790
  Samuel Meek was born September 27, 1781 in Washington Co., PA. He died August 17, 1865 in Hamilton Twp, Lee Co., IL. He is buried in Stevens Cemetery, May Twp, Lee Co., IL.
  He enlisted in the War 1812 on Aug. 22, 1812 at St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., OH as a private, 3rd Reg., Ohio Militia, 1st Brig of Ohio, commanded by Col. Charles Miller. Served in Capt. Joseph Kirkwood's Company from October 22, 1812 and discharged Feb. 22, 1813. (Source; Roster of Ohio Soldiers in War of 1812, Vol. 1, pg.23.)
  He arrived in Lee County, IL in 1840. He Owned many flour mills and was a Justice of the Peace. One such mill was mentioned in "Recollections of the Pioneers of Lee Co." It says Meek's mill "was near the road from Princeton to Dixon that passed by the tollgate. It was a log building two stories high."
  He married Sarah Meek about 1814. She was born 1796 in Maryland, and died after 1865 in Lee Co., IL. Samuel's will lists the heirs as Nathan Meek, Nancy Mellick, Richard Meek, Samuel Meek, Polly Meek Burge, Harriet Meek Johnson, children of George Meek, deceased.
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