Person:George Meiks (2)

George H. Meiks Biography George H. Meiks, the subject of this sketch, attended dist. High school 2 years. He was a student of Northern Ind. Normal Sch. (now Valparaiso univ.), 2 terms, and later of marion (Ind.) Coll., Normal Dept. In 1898 he was graduated from Ind. law Sch., in Indianapolis, with an L.L.B. deg. After attending normal sch. he taught in the district schools 3 years. In 1896 he began reading law in Shelbyville, and following his graduation from law school in 1898, began the practice of law in Shelbyville. On Apr. 29, 1899, he formed a partnership with Charles A. hack, with whom he was associated until 1922. he since has practiced independently, with offices in Shelbyville. Mr. Meiks served as county atty. of Shelby County 2 terms, having been elected to the office in 1925. he was a member of the School Board from 1907 to 1910. He is chariman of the board of directors and vice-pres. of the Shelby Nat'l Bank. Mr. Meiks, who is a Republican, in a member of the following: Masonic lodge (Mem. of Chapter); Rotary Club (past pres.); Shelby County Chaper, Citizens Hist. Assn.; and Bapt. Church. Mr. Meiks, who especially enjoys farming, owns 640 acres of farmland located in Shelby County. On May 16, 1900, George H. Meiks married Stella L. Thompson, of Shelby Co., Ind., dau. of William C. and Angie (Stafford) Thompson, the former of whom engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Meiks are the parents of 2 children: (1) Lyman Thompson, born oct. 22, 1902. he was graduated from high sch., and later recd. an A.B. deg. from Depauw univ. In 1927 he recd. an M.M. deg. from Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Medicine, in Baltimore, md., and for 15 months was an interne [sic] at Johns Hopkins Hosp. he later was a student at Yale univ. Sch. Of Medicine, and during his second year ther, also a resident physician and an asst. resident physician to Yale Univ. Infirmary. Since 1931 he has served as physician in charge at the James Whitcomb Riley hosp. for Children, in Indianapolis, Ind., where he is also associate professor of pediatrics at In. Univ. Sch. of Medicine He married marie Olson, of Omaha, Neb. She was graduated from the Univ. of Neb. with an A.B deg., and was graduated in nursing in New york City. Dr. and Mrs. meiks are the parents of one child, Karen, a dau. (2) Dolores, born Dec. 30, 1904. She was graduated from high school and later recd. an A.B. deg. from DePauw Univ. She formerly was employed in the advertising dept of Marshall Field & Co., in Chicago, Ill. She married Marshall V. Jewell, of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs.Jewell reside in Evanston, Ill. They are the parents of 2 children, Robert Marshall and Gary. "Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana"

George H. Meiks - 2nd Posting

"George H. Meiks, Attorney-at-Law, Security Trust & Savings Building, Shelbyville, Indiana"

George H(olbrook) Meiks* was born in Marion Twp., Shelby Co., Ind., Sept, 16, 1873; son of Sampson and Barbara J. (Holbrook) Meiks. Sampson Meiks was born on a farm in Rush Co., Ind., Aug. 9, 1837. His father, Jacob Meiks, was born in Penn., in 1811, and when a young man came to Rush Co., Ind., where he engaged in farming. He died in 1874. In 1857 he changed the family name from Meincks to Meiks, in the Shelby County Circuit Court. He was of Holland Dutch ancestry. He and his wife are buried in the Bennett Cemetery, in Shelby County. Sampson Meiks was reared in Rush Co., Ind., and after his marriage moved to Shelby County, and purchased a farm in Marion Twp., where he reared his children. He engaged in farming in Shelby County. He died Mar. 25, 1895. He was a soldier in the Civil War, as were 2 of his brothers. His wife, Barbara J. (Holbrook) Meiks, who also is decd., was born in Shelby Co., Ind. She was the dau. of John and Mary Ann (Brown) Holbrook. Sampson and Barbara J. (Holbrook) Meiks are buried in the Bennett Cemetery, in Shelby Co., Ind. They were the parents of 6 children, 2 of whom died when young. Those living are as follows: (1) John W., who engages in farming in Shelby Co., Ind. (2) Maggie J. (Meiks) Mohr, who resides on a farm in Shelby County. (3) George Holbrook. (4) Scott, who is mgr. of the Producers Commission Ass., Indianapolis. He resides in Shelbyville. John Holbrook,* father of Barbara J. (Holbrook) Meiks, was born in Stokes Co., N.C., July 13, 1813, and when a youth came with his parents to Union Twp., Shelby Co., Ind. He was a farmer. He died Apr. 3, 1900. His wife, Mary Ann (Brown) Holbrook, who was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, in 1812, died in 1898. They were the parents of 8 children who reached maturity. George H. Meiks, the subject of this sketch, attended dist. high sch. 2 years. He was a student of Northern Ind. Normal Sch. (now Valparaiso Univ.), 2 terms, and later of Marion (Ind.) Coll., Normal Dept. In 1898 he was graduated from Ind. Law Sch., in Indianapolis, with an LL.B. deg. After attending normal sch. he taught in the dist. schs. 3 years. In 1896 he began reading law in Shelbyville, and following his graduation from law sch. in 1898, began the prac. of law in Shelbyville. On Apr. 29, 1899, he formed a partnership with Charles A. Hack, with whom he was associated until 1922. He since has practiced independently, with offices in Shelbyville. Mr. Meiks served as county atty. of Shelby County 2 terms, having been elected to the office in 1925. He was a mem. of the Sch. Bd. from 1907 to 1910. He is chmn. of the bd, of dirs., and vice-pres. of The Shelby Nat'l Bank. Mr. Meiks, who is a Republican, is a mem. of the following: Masonic Lodge (mem. of Chapter); Rotary Club (past pres.); Shelby County Chapter, Citizens Hist. Assn.; and Bapt. Church. Mr. Meiks, who especially enjoys farming, owns 640 acres of farmland located in Shelby County. On May 16, 1900, George H. Meiks married Stella L. Thompson, of Shelby Co., Ind., dau. of William C. and Angie (Stafford) Thompson, the former of whom engaged in farming. Mrs. and Mrs. Meiks are the parents of 2 children: (1) Lyman Thompson, born Oct. 22, 1902. He was graduated from high sch., and later recd. an A.B. deg. from DePauw Univ. In 1927 he recd. an M.D. deg. from Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Medicine, in Baltimore, Md., and for 15 months was an interne [sic] at Johns Hopkins Hosp. He later was a student at Yale Univ. Sch. of Medicine, and during his second year there, served as an instr. in New Haven Hosp., which instn. is operated in connection with the univ. He served also as resident physician and as asst. resident physician to Yale Univ. Infirmary. Since 1931 he has served as physician in charge at the James Whitcomb Riley Hosp. for Children, in Indianapolis, Ind., where he is also associate professor of pediatrics at Ind. Univ. Sch. of Medicine. He married Marie Olson, of Omaha, Neb. She was graduated from the Univ. of Neb. with an A.B. deg., and was graduated in nursing in New York City. Dr. and Mrs. Meiks are the parents of one child, Karen, a dau. (2) Dolores, born Dec. 30, 1904. She was graduated from high sch., and later recd. and A.B. deg. from DePauw Univ. She formerly was employed in the advertising dept of Marshall Field & Co., in Chicago, Ill. She married Marshall V. Jewell, of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Jewell reside in Evanston, Ill. They are the parents of 2 children, Robert Marshall and Gary.

• For further data regarding mems. of the Meiks and Holbrook families, see Edward H. Chadwick "Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana" (B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 1909), pp. 564, 632 and 972. "Citizens Historical Association" Indianapolis, No. 2 D12 E73 F4, JCC/DLH

The Shelby Republican Shelbyville, Ind., Friday, January 27, 1899 VOLUME XXXII. page 1 George H. Meeks, a young limb of the law from Shelbyville, was with friends here Sunday.

Shelby County, Addison Township, Shelbyville, In. June 9, 1900 William Thompson, Head, March 1846, 54, married 34 years, born In, Father IN, Mother Ohio, retired farmer Angie Thompsom, Wife, April 1849, 34, 3 children born, 2 alive, born IN, Father Kentucky, Mother Kentucky George H. Meiks, Sept 1873, age 26, Son-in-law Stella L. Meiks, Aug 1877, age 22, years married = 0

Shelby County 1920 Census , City of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana George H. Meiks - Head - M - W - 46 - Mrd - Lawyer Stella L. - Wife - M - W - 43 - She & parents born in Indiana Lyman T. - Son - M - W - 17 Dolores - Dau - F - W - 15

Shelby County 1910 Census - Addison Township - Residence = 337-344 Meiks, George H. - M - W - 35 Stella - F - W - 32 Lyran - M - W - 7 Delores - F - W - 5