John Meeks
John Meeks (Meek) (1806–after 1853) was christened 22 Dec. 1806 in Suckley, Worcestershire, England. He was the son of Samuel Meeks and Sarah Brutton. He married Elizabeth Jones on 27 Dec. 1834 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England; widowed before 12 Aug. 1853. He married Elizabeth South on 17 Feb. 1854 aboard the ship Windermere during their journey from England to the United States. He was baptized by Wilford Woodruff on 5 May 1840 in Leigh, Worcestershire, England and was included in Wilford’s record of individuals baptized in England in 1840. He died after 23 Feb. 1854.
John Meeks (G5Q8-3VM), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 13 Mar. 2024). John Meeks, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/john-meeks, accessed 13 Mar. 2024). "Worcestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 13 Mar. 2024); John Meeks, 22 Dec. 1806, Suckley, Worcestershire, England; citing “The Diocese of Worcester Bishop's Transcripts from 1598 to 1920, Worcester, Worcestershire: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service,” "Suckley, Register of Bishop Transcripts, 1701-1812." "Worcestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 13 Mar. 2024); Samuel Meeks and Sarah Brutton, 23 Oct. 1787, Alfrick, Worcestershire, England; citing “The Diocese of Worcester Bishop's Transcripts from 1598 to 1920, Worcester, Worcestershire: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service,” "Alfrick, Parish Registers, 1754-1809." "Worcestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 13 Mar. 2024); John Meek and Elizabeth Jones, 27 Dec. 1834, All Saints, Worcester, Worcestershire, England; citing “The Diocese of Worcester Bishop's Transcripts from 1598 to 1920, Worcester, Worcestershire: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service,” "Worcester All Saints (Worcester St Andrew with St Helen and St Alban), Parish Registers, 1831-1837." "Worcestershire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 13 Mar. 2024); Elizabeth Meeks, 11 Aug. 1853, Suckley, Worcestershire, England; citing “Diocese of Worcester Bishop's Transcripts from 1598 to 1920, Worcester, Worcestershire: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service,” "Suckley (Alfrick with Lulsley and Suckley), Parish Registers, 1813-1879." “British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971 / Volume 16, 1854-1855 / Part 1, 1854,” entry for John Meek and Elizabeth South, p. 1, image 30/184, LR 1140 2; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org, accessed 13 Mar. 2024). "Louisiana, New Orleans Index to Passenger Lists, 1853-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 13 Mar. 2024); John Meeks, 24 Apr. 1854, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; citing United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service, “Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New Orleans, 1820-1945; index to passenger lists of vessels arriving in New Orleans, 1853-1952 : NARA RG85 publications T527, T618, M259, and T905,” image 871/8633; DGS 7648403.