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Reverend Benjamin Cory Meeker
1. Reverend Benjamin Cory Meeker was born on 4 Oct 1842 in New Jersey; died on 28 Sep 1924 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. Benjamin married Laura Livingstone Scudder on 7 Oct 1868 in Lawrenceville, Mercer, New Jersey. Laura (daughter of William Lawrence Scudder and Rebecca Rue) was born on 15 Jun 1845 in Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey; died on 1 Sep 1932 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Scudder Meeker
was born on 23 Jun 1870 in Pennsylvania; died on 1 Mar 1958 in Fontana, San Bernardino, California. - 3. Benjamin Campbell Meeker
was born on 13 Nov 1871; died on 17 Jul 1872. - 4. Rebecca Scudder Meeker
was born on 6 Mar 1874 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jun 1963 in Bakersfield, Kern, California. - 5. Reverend John Scudder Meeker
was born on 15 Mar 1876 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania; died on 16 Nov 1952 in Halstead, Kansas; was buried in Nov 1952 in Emporia, Kansas. - 6. Olinda Abbott Meeker
was born on 7 Jan 1878 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Feb 1942 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. - 7. Reverend William Cory Meeker
was born on 22 Oct 1879 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Sep 1961 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas. - 8. Susan Mulford Meeker
was born on 12 Jun 1881 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Jul 1906 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. - 9. Phebe Virginia Meeker
was born on 17 Apr 1883 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Oct 1967 in Duarte, Los Angeles, California. - 10. Catherine Scudder Meeker
was born on 28 Oct 1885 in White City, Morris, Kansas; died on 4 Mar 1920 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio.
- 2. Mary Scudder Meeker
Generation: 2
2. Mary Scudder Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 23 Jun 1870 in Pennsylvania; died on 1 Mar 1958 in Fontana, San Bernardino, California. Mary married Reverend Thomas Franklin Barrier on 6 Sep 1899 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio. Thomas was born on 4 Feb 1865 in Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina; died on 27 Jun 1950 in Redlands, San Bernardino, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Dorothea Olinda Barrier
was born on 12 Jun 1901 in Cottonwood Falls, Chase, Kansas; died in Mar 1983 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. - 12. Laura Meeker Barrier
was born on 5 Jul 1904 in Oklahoma; died on 18 Nov 1990 in San Bernardino county, California. - 13. Paul Franklin Barrier
was born on 6 Mar 1906 in Oklahoma; died in Aug 1927. - 14. Sara Caroline Rue Barrier
was born on 27 Jun 1908 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma; died on 17 Jan 1963 in Los Angeles county, California.
- 11. Dorothea Olinda Barrier
3. Benjamin Campbell Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 13 Nov 1871; died on 17 Jul 1872. 4. Rebecca Scudder Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 Mar 1874 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Jun 1963 in Bakersfield, Kern, California. Rebecca married John William Carter on 16 May 1905 in Chimayo, Rio Arriba, New Mexico. John was born on 3 Jan 1868 in White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas; died on 19 Feb 1922 in Bakersfield, Kern, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. John William Carter, Jr.
was born on 6 Apr 1907 in Kansas; and died. - 16. Mary Amelia Carter
was born on 17 Oct 1908 in Kansas; died on 20 Jun 1993 in Fresno, California. - 17. Phebe Meeker Carter
was born on 17 Jul 1910 in Missouri; and died. - 18. Bessie LaVerne Carter
was born on 1 Jun 1912 in New Mexico; and died. - 19. Catherine Linda Carter
was born on 24 Aug 1914 in New Mexico. - 20. R.L. Carter
- 21. F.B. Carter
- 15. John William Carter, Jr.
5. Reverend John Scudder Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 15 Mar 1876 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania; died on 16 Nov 1952 in Halstead, Kansas; was buried in Nov 1952 in Emporia, Kansas. John married Mary Georgia Poage on 22 Sep 1908 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Mary was born on 2 Feb 1882 in Bolivar, Missouri; died on 29 Jun 1958 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; was buried in Jul 1958 in Emporia, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Mildred Virginia Meeker
was born on 12 Jul 1909 in Alamogordo, New Mexico; and died. - 23. Benjamin Scudder Meeker
was born on 29 Jul 1911 in Mount Pleasant, Utah; and died. - 24. Mary Frances Meeker
was born on 25 Dec 1913 in Mount Pleasant, Utah; and died. - 25. R.I. Meeker
- 22. Mildred Virginia Meeker
6. Olinda Abbott Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 7 Jan 1878 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Feb 1942 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. 7. Reverend William Cory Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 22 Oct 1879 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 24 Sep 1961 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas. William married Genevieve Cornelia Shepherd on 21 Jun 1904 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey. Genevieve was born on 26 Sep 1880 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey; died on 4 Nov 1953 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Dr. Cornelius Shepherd Meeker
was born on 25 Nov 1911 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; died on 29 Sep 1989 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas.
- 26. Dr. Cornelius Shepherd Meeker
8. Susan Mulford Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 12 Jun 1881 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Jul 1906 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. 9. Phebe Virginia Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Apr 1883 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; died on 15 Oct 1967 in Duarte, Los Angeles, California. Phebe married Reverend Chester Garfield Fuson on 30 Dec 1909 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. Chester was born on 23 May 1881 in WaKeeney, Trego, Kansas; died on 8 Oct 1965 in Duarte, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Benjamin Willis Fuson
was born on 17 Feb 1911 in Canton, China; died on 3 Apr 1994 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. - 28. Chester Nelson Fuson
was born on 4 Sep 1913 in Guang-Zhou, Canton, China; died on 5 Feb 2006 in Kendal-at-Longwood, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. - 29. W.M. Fuson
- 27. Benjamin Willis Fuson
10. Catherine Scudder Meeker
(1.Benjamin1) was born on 28 Oct 1885 in White City, Morris, Kansas; died on 4 Mar 1920 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio. Catherine married Orville Turner Wilson on 15 Sep 1916 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. Orville was born on 19 Oct 1886 in Winchester, Jefferson, Kansas; died in 1963 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
11. Dorothea Olinda Barrier
(2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 12 Jun 1901 in Cottonwood Falls, Chase, Kansas; died in Mar 1983 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. Dorothea married Reverend Edward Murray Clark on 6 Sep 1923 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas. Edward was born on 26 Jan 1900 in Richwood, Union, Ohio; died in Dec 1978 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. D.W. Clark
- 31. Edward Paul Clark
was born on 2 May 1928 in El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma; died on 12 Jun 2006 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
- 30. D.W. Clark
12. Laura Meeker Barrier
(2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 5 Jul 1904 in Oklahoma; died on 18 Nov 1990 in San Bernardino county, California. Laura married Floyd Roy Lenox on 27 May 1930 in Oklahoma. Floyd was born on 22 Feb 1892 in Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma; died on 15 Sep 1985 in Redlands, San Bernardino, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. M. Lenox
- 33. Lenox
- 34. E.S. Lenox
- 35. J. Lenox
- 32. M. Lenox
13. Paul Franklin Barrier
(2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 Mar 1906 in Oklahoma; died in Aug 1927. 14. Sara Caroline Rue Barrier
(2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 27 Jun 1908 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma; died on 17 Jan 1963 in Los Angeles county, California. Sara married Frederick William Viehe on 23 Sep 1938. Frederick was born on 9 Jan 1911 in Bennettsville, South Carolina; died on 14 Aug 1960 in San Bernardino county, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. John William Carter, Jr.
(4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 Apr 1907 in Kansas; and died. John married Dorothy Heck in 1931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Mary Amelia Carter
(4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Oct 1908 in Kansas; died on 20 Jun 1993 in Fresno, California. Mary married Isaac M. Upton in 1927. Isaac was born on 4 Oct 1900 in Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1962 in Madera county, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Robert Marion Upton
was born on 6 Apr 1929 in Kern county, California; died on 21 Feb 1989 in Madera county, California. - 37. D.V. Upton
- 38. E.P. Upton
- 39. Laurence Gerald Upton
was born on 9 Aug 1935 in Kern county, California; died on 5 Sep 1986 in Mariposa county, California. - 40. Harold William Upton
was born on 26 Jun 1941 in Kern county, California; died on 1 Apr 2005 in Fresno, Fresno, California. - 41. D.A. Upton
- 36. Robert Marion Upton
17. Phebe Meeker Carter
(4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Jul 1910 in Missouri; and died. 18. Bessie LaVerne Carter
(4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Jun 1912 in New Mexico; and died. 19. Catherine Linda Carter
(4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 24 Aug 1914 in New Mexico. 20. R.L. Carter
(4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1)21. F.B. Carter
(4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1)22. Mildred Virginia Meeker
(5.John2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 12 Jul 1909 in Alamogordo, New Mexico; and died. Mildred married Thomas John Grant on 24 Aug 1937 in Summit, Union, New Jersey. Thomas was born in 1891 in Jamestown, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
23. Benjamin Scudder Meeker
(5.John2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 29 Jul 1911 in Mount Pleasant, Utah; and died. Benjamin married Gertrude Creswell Moore on 12 Sep 1942 in Birmingham, Alabama. Gertrude was born on 15 Dec 1909 in Birmingham, Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
24. Mary Frances Meeker
(5.John2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Dec 1913 in Mount Pleasant, Utah; and died. Mary married Chase Altman Wilson on 1 Sep 1938 in Del Norte, Colorado. Chase was born on 10 Mar 1914 in Wakeeney, Kansas; was christened in Wakeeney, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. R.I. Meeker
(5.John2, 1.Benjamin1)R.I. married K.S. Cooper [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
26. Dr. Cornelius Shepherd Meeker
(7.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 25 Nov 1911 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; died on 29 Sep 1989 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas. Cornelius married E.L. Lindemann [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. B.J. Meeker
- 43. R.W. Meeker
- 42. B.J. Meeker
27. Benjamin Willis Fuson
(9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 17 Feb 1911 in Canton, China; died on 3 Apr 1994 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. Benjamin married Daisylee McClure on 18 Jun 1938 in Berea, Madison, Kentucky. Daisylee was born on 17 Apr 1905 in Paris, Stark, Ohio; died in Apr 1989 in Salina, Saline, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Benny Fuson
- 45. William Fuson
- 46. David Fuson
- 44. Benny Fuson
28. Chester Nelson Fuson
(9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 4 Sep 1913 in Guang-Zhou, Canton, China; died on 5 Feb 2006 in Kendal-at-Longwood, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Chester married M.H. Darnell [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. A.D. Fuson
- 48. Dan Meeker Fuson
was born on 10 Dec 1951; died on 16 May 2007 in Brentwood, Williamson, Tennessee.
- 47. A.D. Fuson
29. W.M. Fuson
(9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1)W.M. married H.L. Finley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
30. D.W. Clark
(11.Dorothea3, 2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)31. Edward Paul Clark
(11.Dorothea3, 2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 2 May 1928 in El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma; died on 12 Jun 2006 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Edward married B.M. Hampton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 49. Linda Carol Clark
- 50. Andrew Paul Clark
- 51. Miles Alan Clark
- 49. Linda Carol Clark
32. M. Lenox
(12.Laura3, 2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)Family/Spouse: N.D. Vandever. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 52. T.E. Vandever
- 53. G.L. Vandever
- 54. L.C. Vandever
- 52. T.E. Vandever
33. Lenox
(12.Laura3, 2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)Family/Spouse: L.C. Reuss. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 55. A.T. Reuss
- 56. M.E.G. Reuss
- 55. A.T. Reuss
34. E.S. Lenox
(12.Laura3, 2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)E.S. married R.A. Hancock [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 57. J.R. Hancock
- 58. L.S. Hancock
E.S. married E. Golubski [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 57. J.R. Hancock
35. J. Lenox
(12.Laura3, 2.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)J. married R.R. Hillaire, Jr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 59. T.L. Hillaire
- 60. S.R. Hillaire
- 59. T.L. Hillaire
36. Robert Marion Upton
(16.Mary3, 4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 6 Apr 1929 in Kern county, California; died on 21 Feb 1989 in Madera county, California. Robert married M.V. Barba [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 61. J.R. Upton
- 61. J.R. Upton
37. D.V. Upton
(16.Mary3, 4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1)38. E.P. Upton
(16.Mary3, 4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1)39. Laurence Gerald Upton
(16.Mary3, 4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Aug 1935 in Kern county, California; died on 5 Sep 1986 in Mariposa county, California. Laurence married R.N. Rolston [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
40. Harold William Upton
(16.Mary3, 4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 26 Jun 1941 in Kern county, California; died on 1 Apr 2005 in Fresno, Fresno, California. Harold married D.R. Riggs [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
41. D.A. Upton
(16.Mary3, 4.Rebecca2, 1.Benjamin1)D.A. married R.M. Patton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
D.A. married M.R. Metz [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 62. K.R. Upton
- 62. K.R. Upton
42. B.J. Meeker
(26.Cornelius3, 7.William2, 1.Benjamin1)Family/Spouse: J.R. Lusk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
B.J. married M.I. Sheldon [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
43. R.W. Meeker
(26.Cornelius3, 7.William2, 1.Benjamin1)R.W. married B.A. Kuhfuss [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 63. B.C. Meeker
R.W. married B.E. Coburn [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 63. B.C. Meeker
44. Benny Fuson
(27.Benjamin3, 9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1)45. William Fuson
(27.Benjamin3, 9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1)46. David Fuson
(27.Benjamin3, 9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1)47. A.D. Fuson
(28.Chester3, 9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1)Family/Spouse: S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 64. Jessica Fuson
- 64. Jessica Fuson
48. Dan Meeker Fuson
(28.Chester3, 9.Phebe2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 10 Dec 1951; died on 16 May 2007 in Brentwood, Williamson, Tennessee. Family/Spouse: Nancy Eisenbrandt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 65. Matthew L. Fuson
- 66. Michael B. Fuson
- 65. Matthew L. Fuson
