James Lewis Meador (1894 - 1979)

Born 10 Mar 1894 in New Albany, Union, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 25 Oct 1979 at age 85 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

James Meador was born in Mississippi.

James Lewis Meador was born on March 10th, 1894 in New Albany, Union, Mississippi to parents Calvin Jones Meador and Margaret "Mollie" P Hunkapillar. In his WWI draft in 1917, James is married and claims exemption because of "bad hearing."

On July 2nd, 1927 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, James was married to Pauline Tamblyn in Oklahoma. The family relocated to Memphis, where James worked as an inspector at the railroad.

On June 18th, 1953, James remarried to Annie Raines.^[1] James passed away October 25th, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Research Notes

• Son: In his obituaries, a son is mentioned, "James Calvin Meador of San Francisco.
• First Wife?: I don't have a name for who he was married to in 1917 (as indicated on his draft registration card; he didn't marry Pauline until 1927).
• 1920 Census: I'm missing the 1920 Census for James; this could hold clues about his first wife, and possibly his son, James Calvin.

Sources

1. ↑ Their marriage date via James' tombstone.

• FamilySearch Person: G5LK-BYV
• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 98; Digital film/folder number: 004120351; FHL microfilm: 1240830; Image number: 777; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00838-8, (FamilySearch Record: M9FW-126 : accessed 30 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QNS-ZTP, James L Meadow (6), single son, in household of Calvin J Meadow (42) in Beat 3 Concord Precinct, Union, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972599; FHL microfilm: 1374774; Image number: 370; Sheet number: 19; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03447-5, (FamilySearch Record: MPDY-G4Y : accessed 30 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJT-NTK, James Meadows (16), single son, in household of C J Meadows (51) in Beat 3, Union, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
• WWI Draft: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; Digital film/folder number: 005151978; FHL microfilm: 1683990, (FamilySearch Record: KZ89-827 : accessed 30 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTH-3WW8 Image number 00558, Name James Lewis Meador, Military Draft Registration Date from 1917 to 1918, Military Draft Registration Place Union, Mississippi, United States, Birth Date 10 Mar 1894, Birth Place New Albany, Mississippi, United States, Citizenship Place United States, Race White.
• Marriage: "Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995," Original data Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 61379 #64114978 : accessed 30 April 2024), James Louis Meador (33) marriage to Pauline Tamblyn on 2 Jul 1927 in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.
• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 95; Digital film/folder number: 004953924; FHL microfilm: 2342008; Image number: 708; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03695-7, (FamilySearch Record: SP7W-981 : accessed 30 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZR-976G, James L Meadows (36), married head of household in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Born in Mississippi.
• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 61; Digital film/folder number: 005461342; Image number: 172; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B, (FamilySearch Record: K4CX-4RD : accessed 30 April 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-6H67, Jame L Meador (46), married head of household in Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Born in Mississippi.
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census," National Archives at Washington, DC, Washington, D.C., Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, Year 1950, Census Place Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, Roll 6208, Page 72, Enumeration District 98-436, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 62308 #106756631 : accessed 30 April 2024), Janis L Meador lodger, Federal Inspector, in household of Janis L Meador (55) in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Born in Mississippi.
• Obituary (1): "JAMES LEWIS MEADOR," The Memphis Press-Scimitar (Memphis, Tennessee) Fri, Oct 26, 1979, page 19, (Newspapers Clip: 146348393 : accessed 30 April 2024).
• Obituary (2): "JAMES L MEADOR," The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) Sat, Oct 27, 1979, page 4, (Newspapers Clip: 146348465 : accessed 30 April 2024).
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), (Find A Grave: Memorial #115169137 : accessed 30 April 2024), Memorial page for James Lewis Meador (10 Mar 1894-25 Oct 1979), citing Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Sharon Fortner Wright (contributor 47356606).