Descendants of Jonas Meador

Sara Meador, Rosa Meador Pate, Clarinda Meador
Thomas Meador, Smith Dawson Meador
January 1, 1904

1. JONAS¹ MEADOR was born Bet. 1698 - 1700, and died 1768 in Cumberland Co. Va. He married (1) FRANCES ANDERSON.

Notes for JONAS MEADOR: Information gathered from LDS records and FTM files.  Wife, Francis Anderson, is questionable.

Children of JONAS MEADOR and FRANCES ANDERSON are:

2. i. JOEL² MEADOR, b. 1738, Cumberland Co. Va; d. 1798, Franklin Co, VA.

3. ii. JOHN MEADOR, b. July 14, 1734, Va; d. 1824, Bedford Co, Va.

(NOTE:  Yes, I descend from both Joel and John.  The tree is full of duplicate nuts because of this *~*)

2. JOEL² MEADOR (JONAS¹) was born 1738 in Cumberland Co. Va, and died 1798 in Franklin Co, VA. He married SUSANNAH CLARK November 25, 1750 in VA.

Child of JOEL MEADOR and SUSANNAH CLARK is:

4. i. ANNA³ MEADOR, b. March 2, 1769, VA; d. October 16, 1823, Smith Co. Tn. Married to Thomas Simmons. February 3, 1785

3. JOHN² MEADOR (JONAS¹) was born July 14, 1734 in Va, and died 1824 in Bedford Co, Va. He married JANE HOLLOWAY Abt. 1755 in Cumberland Co. Va.

Child of JOHN MEADOR and JANE HOLLOWAY is:

5. i. IRA³ MEADOR, b. September 25, 1769, Cumberland Co. Va; d. July 25, 1847, Smith Co. Tn.

4. ANNA³ MEADOR (JOEL², JONAS¹) was born March 2, 1769 in VA, and died October 16, 1823 in Smith Co. Tn. She married THOMAS SIMMONS February 3, 1785 in Bedford Co, Va.

Child of ANNA MEADOR and THOMAS SIMMONS is:

6. i. FRANCIS⁴ SIMMONS, b. April 20, 1800, Franklin Co, VA; d. May 20, 1851, Macon Co. Tn.

Simmons Generation No. 2

5. IRA³ MEADOR (JOHN², JONAS¹) was born September 25, 1769 in Cumberland Co. Va, and died July 25, 1847 in Smith Co. Tn. He married SARAH BROWN WINFREY June 1, 1791 in Bedford Co, Va.

Children of IRA MEADOR and SARAH WINFREY are:

7. i. JEHU⁴ MEADOR, b. June 28, 1795, Franklin Co, VA; d. 1872, Macon Co. Tn. Married Francis Simmons.

ii. JOHN H. MEADOR, b. November 29, 1793, Va; d. May 1, 1879, Tennessee.

iii. LEWIS MEADOR, b. August 1, 1797, Va; d. Bet. 1798 - 1887.

iv. JANE MEADOR, b. October 17, 1798, Va.

6. FRANCIS⁴ SIMMONS (ANNA³ MEADOR, JOEL², JONAS¹) was born April 20, 1800 in Franklin Co, VA, and died May 20, 1851 in Macon Co. Tn. She married JEHU MEADOR Abt. 1817 in Smith Co. Tn, son of IRA MEADOR and SARAH WINFREY.

7. JEHU⁴ MEADOR (IRA³, JOHN², JONAS¹) was born June 28, 1795 in Franklin Co, VA, and died 1872 in Macon Co. Tn. He married FRANCIS SIMMONS Abt. 1817 in Smith Co. Tn, daughter of THOMAS SIMMONS and ANNA MEADOR.

Notes for JEHU MEADOR: Found in the 1870 Macon County Census, District 9: (Lookup by Creasy) Meador, Jehu 74 M W Farmer, B. VA; Meador, Jane 65 F W HK B. VA

Children of JEHU MEADOR and FRANCIS SIMMONS are:

8. i. CHRISTOPHER⁵ MEADOR, b. January 20, 1818, Smith Co., TN; d. October 20, 1895, Saint Jo, TX.

ii. THOMAS SIMMONS MEADOR, b. April 25, 1819.

iii. WILSON TURNER MEADOR, b. November 30, 1820.

iv. TIMOTHY MEADOR, b. August 2, 1823.

v. ANGELINA (JULINA) MEADOR, b. December 18, 1824.

vi. MARTHA ANN MEADOR, b. July 5, 1830.

vii. LOUISA JANE MEADOR, b. December 3, 1833.

Generation No. 5

Store located in Saint Jo, Texas
behind the counter: Thomas Meador, standing in center is Smith Dawson Meador
seated in chair is their father, Christopher Meador

8. CHRISTOPHER⁵ MEADOR (JEHU⁴, IRA³, JOHN², JONAS¹) was born January 20, 1818 in Smith Co., TN, and died October 20, 1895 in Saint Jo, TX. He married HARRIET EAKLE.

Notes for CHRISTOPHER MEADOR: Found in 1850 Jackson County Tennessee Census: (Dist. 5) Christopher Medders 32, farmer, born Tenn; Harriet, 27, born Tenn; Mary E. 5, born KY; Sarah L., 3 born Tenn; Benjamin C 1 born Tenn; Josiah Morell, age 2.

Children of CHRISTOPHER MEADOR and HARRIET EAKLE are:

9. i. THOMAS SIMMONS⁶ MEADOR, b. March 31, 1854, TN; d. September 4, 1914, Saint Jo, TX.

ii. SARAH J. MEADOR, b. 1847.

Notes for SARAH J. MEADOR: born Jackson Co. Tennessee; died early.(Freda Meador Latham notes)

10. iii. MARY MEADOR, b. Abt. 1846, TN.

iv. CLARINDA MEADOR, b. Abt. 1857; m. ? CHANCEY.

Notes for CLARINDA MEADOR:   Etta & Eva Chancey's mother, born in Tennessee (Freda Meador Latham notes)

v. DAWSON MEADOR, b. Abt. 1859.

11. vi. ROSA HARRIET MEADOR, b. October 3, 1861, TN; d. May 1947, Craig,CO.

vii. BENJAMIN C MEADOR, b. Abt. 1849.

Notes for BENJAMIN C MEADOR: Only found in 1850 Jackson Co. TN census.

9. THOMAS SIMMONS⁶ MEADOR (CHRISTOPHER⁵, JEHU⁴, IRA³, JOHN², JONAS¹) was born March 31, 1854 in TN, and died September 4, 1914 in Saint Jo, TX. He married ANNIE ADELINE PINKERTON Abt. 1889, daughter of THOMAS PINKERTON and CLARISSA PEMBROKE.

Notes for THOMAS SIMMONS MEADOR: 1900 census, Montague County, Texas states Thomas was a dry goods merchant, Married 11 years

Children of THOMAS MEADOR and ANNIE PINKERTON are:

i. FRED⁷ MEADOR, b. June 23, 1890, Saint Jo, Montague Co., TX; d. September 1967, Saint Jo, Montague Co., TX; m. ENNIS LORAINE BRUMBAUGH, October 25, 1914, Saint Jo, Montage Co. TX.

ii. OLIVE (OLLIE) E. MEADOR WHITMAN, b. February 1887.

iii. NELLIE MEADOR AYERS, b. July 1899.

iv. REASE MEADOR, b. March 1894.

10. MARY⁶ MEADOR (CHRISTOPHER⁵, JEHU⁴, IRA³, JOHN², JONAS¹) was born Abt. 1846 in TN. She married JAMES PEDIGO Abt. 1867 in Jackson Co. TN.

Notes for MARY MEADOR: Smith Pedigo's mother; born in Tennessee (Freda Meador Latham notes)

Child of MARY MEADOR and JAMES PEDIGO is:

i. SMITH S.⁷ PEDIGO, b. 1868.

11. ROSA HARRIET⁶ MEADOR (CHRISTOPHER⁵, JEHU⁴, IRA³, JOHN², JONAS¹) was born October 3, 1861 in TN, and died May 1947 in Craig,CO. She married JAMESJEFFERSON PATE 1882 in Saint Jo, Texas.

Notes for JAMESJEFFERSON PATE: Information from family tree provided by Vivien Payne, and obituary for Rosa Meador Pate.

Children of ROSA MEADOR and JAMESJEFFERSON PATE are:

i. THOMAS EARL⁷ PATE, b. October 24, 1884.

ii. MEADOR J. PATE, b. September 18, 1890.

 

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Last updated June 15, 1999.