DR. JOSEPHUS S. MEEKS, MD CYNTHIA E. WALDRIP MEEKS

Born April 18, 1837 -- Died Aug. 27, 1896Born Dec. 28, 1839 -- Died Dec. 16, 1894

Josephus S. and Cynthia E. Waldrip Meeks

Josephus S. Meeks was born April 18, 1837, in Tippah County, Mississippi. He was the son of John Meeks and Sarah Blackwell. Josephus died August 27, 1896.

Cynthia E. Waldrip Meeks was born in Mississippi on December 28, 1839, and died December 16, 1894 near Canton, Texas.

The actual date is missing in the records, but in Van Zandt County, in 1860, Josephus S. Meeks,and Cynthia E. Waldrip were married. Josephus later became a physician and practiced in Canton, Texas.

They are known to have 8 children, all born in Van Zandt County:

Martha Josephine Meeks, born 1862
Stillborn Infant born 1865
Joseph Ridgell Meeks, born 1867
Jefferson Josiah Meeks, born 1869
John A. Meeks, born 1872
Sarah J. Meeks, born 1875
Alfred W. Meeks, born 1877
William W. Meeks, born 1879

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