Person:Reuben Meadors (1)

Meadors, Reuben, age 57, farmer, RE = $1000, born NC
, Jane, age 52, born TN
, Jemima, age 16, born KY
, Nancy, age 15, born KY
, Job [transcribed as John], age 12, born KY
, Hannah, age 9, born KY

16 April 1867
Settlement of Estate of Reuben Meadors dec’d, James Meadors Administrator
To Anna Taylor & Dempsey Taylor, beginning 28 Feb 1863 - $693.55
To Elizabeth & M. E. White, beginning 9 Dec 1862 - $683.55
To Jemima Angel & heirs beginning 15 April 1863 - $693.55
To Nancy Angel & heirs, beginning 15 April 1863 – 4683.55
To John Meadors & heirs beginning 16 Aug 1865 - $183.55
To Joseph Meadors & heirs beginning 3 May 1863 - $418.55
To Jeremiah Meadors & heirs beginning 14 Feb 1864 - $193.55
To Jacob Meadors & heirs beginning 26 Oct 1862 - $494.55
To Job Meadors & heirs beginning 15 Aug 1865 - $183.55
To James Meaders & heirs beginning 2 Jan 1864 - $343.55

Reuben Meadors
3 males under 10 [James, Joseph, John]
1 male 26-45 [ Reuben]
1 female 26-45 [Jane]

Reuben Meaders
1 male under 5 [Jacob]
2 males 5-10 [Jeremiah, Joseph]
2 males 10-15 [John, James]
1 male 30-40 [Reuben]
1 female 5-10 [Anna]
1 female 30-40 [Jane]

1 child missing - Jane born 27 May 1826

Reuben Meadows
1 male under 5 [Job]
1 male 5-10 [Jacob?]
1 male 40-50 [Reuben]
1 female under 5 [Nancy]
1 female 5-10 [Jemima]
2 females 10-15 [Anna, Elizabeth]
1 female 40-50 [(b 1790-1800) Jane (1797)]
[Not with family in this census: Jane (1826), Jeremiah (1822), Joseph (1820), John (1818) & James (1817)]

Post Office = Williamsburg
Rhueben Meadors, age 67, born NC, $2000 real estate, $1000 personal property, farmer
, Mary, age 53, born KY
, Liarana female, age 16, born KY [Luraney Creekmore]
, Amelia Ann, age 11, born KY [Permelia Ann Creekmore]
next listed is Rueben's brother, Jeremiah and family

Alternate date of birth for Reuben May 6, 1776
Alternate date of death for Reuben April 25, 1829

Birth: Jan. 10, 1793, North Carolina, USA
Death: Mar. 9, 1861, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Husband of Jane Campbell Meadors (1798-1854)
Burial: Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

John Meadows, 3 males under 10 [Reuben, Joseph, Jacob], 1 male 26-44 [John], 1 female 26-44 [Delilah]

p. 15
April 1st 1822
Surveyed for Reuben Meadors 100 acres of land by virtue of part of Kentucky Land office warrant No. 7437 and bearing date the 3rd day of Dec 1821
Situate lying in Whitley county on the rough Shoal branch beginning at three white oaks running thence S15E174 poles to a black oak thence 71E38 poles to a black oak thence S75E60 poles to a white oak thence N89E158 poles to a black oak poplar and buckeye thence N23W12 poles to a hickory thence N89W100 poles to a black oak thence N49W262 poles to the beginning
John Meadors HK [housekeeper], William Jones ChM [chainman], Reuben Meadors marker

April 2nd 1822
Surveyed for Reuben Meadors 50 acres of land by virtue of part Kentucky Land office warrant No. 7437 band bearing date the 3rd day of December 1821
Situate lying in Whitley County on the Rough Shoal branch beginning at a black oak running thence N85W151 poles to a Spanish oak thence S39W64 poles to a poplar and hickory thence S15W70 poles to a black walnut and elm thence S81E121 poles to the beginning.
John Meadors HK, William Jones ChM, Reuben Meadors marker
Joseph Gilless surveyor
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p. 24
April 19th 1823
Surveyed for Reuben Meadors 50 acres of land by virtue of Kentucky Land office warrant No.8414 and bearing date May the 13th 1822. Situate in Whitley County on the waters of Beckey’s Creek beginning on a black oak and hickory running thence S13W20 poles to a dogwood and white oak thence N77W38 poles to a black oak thence S47W42 poles to a gum thence N72 poles to three small white oaks thence N50W30 poles to a gum thence S66W18 poles to a gum thence N14W36 poles to a gum thence N30E24 poles to a white oak thence N52W44 poles to a white oak thence north 26 poles to a white oak thence N80E20 poles to a poplar and sassafras thence S41E200 poles to the beginning.
Pleasant Meadors HK, Samuel Mumholland ChM, Reuben Meadors marker
Joseph Gilless surveyor
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p. 84
May 3rd 1826
Surveyed for Reuben Meadors 150 acres of land by virtue of three Kentucky Land office warrants No. 14331 and No. 14337 each bearing date the 1st day of March 1825 and No. 15619 bearing date the 3rd day of December 1825
Situate in Whitley County on Cumberland River and the Rough Shoal branch beginning on an elm Richard White’s corner at the mouth of aid branch thence down the river with the meanders thereof S37W17 poles thence S54W30 poles thence S58W18 poles thence S48W24 poles thence S60W97 poles to a poplar and beech at the mouth of a small branch thence S13E40 poles to a white oak thence S34E40 poles to a hickory thence S22E71 poles to two hickories thence N29 E10 poles to a walnut and elm a corner of said Meadors’ former survey with the same N15E70 poles to a poplar and hickory thence N39E64 poles to a Spanish oak thence N22E100 poles to a stake thence S71E130 poles to a stake thence S71W89 poles to a black oak thence S23E46 poles to two [unreadable] thence S68E52 poles to a red oak thence N41E142 poles to a stake in a line of Robert Mayfield’s thence with the same N49W32 poles to a sweet gum and double white oak in a small hollow thence N21E60 poles to a double gum a corner of Richard White’s thence with his line S40W86 poles to two black oaks thence N71W154 poles to the beginning.
John Meadors HK, Robert Mayfield ChM, Timothy Perkins marker
Joseph Gilless surveyor

May 3rd 1826
Surveyed for Reuben Meadors assignee of John Meadors assignee of George Boy[unreadable] 100 acres of land by virtue of Knox Circuit Court Certificate No. 166 bearing date the 6th day of October 1813.
Situate in Whitley county formerly part of Knox on the head of Beckey’s Creek beginning on an ash and white oak on the point of a hill near two large rocks running thence N28W45 poles to a dogwood and black oak thence N6W120 poles to two white oaks thence N7036 poles to a dogwood and gum [unreadable] north 62 poles to a Spanish oak and two hickories thence 65W39 poles to a poplar [unreadable] 56 poles to a gum thence S23E174 poles to a stake thence S53E45 poles to the [bottom of page missing]

May 2nd 1826
Surveyed for Reuben Meadors 50 acres of land by virtue of Kentucky Land office warrant No. 14336 bearing date the first day of March 1825
Situate in Whitley County on the waters of Beckey’s creek beginning on a gum thence N9E120 poles to a black oak thence N71E100 poles to a hickory thence S85E40 poles to a maple and gum thence S1W?0 poles to a stake thence S74W102 poles to a stake thence S5W76 poles to a stake thence S68W45 poles to the beginning
John Meadors HK, Robert Mayfield ChM, Reuben Meadors marker
Joseph Gilless surveyor

p. 41 – Deed Book 3 Page 416
8 May 1850, Ruben Meadors and wife to Joseph Meadors in consideration of $1.00 and the natural love and affection hath and doth by these present convey to the said Joseph certain tracts of land inWhitley County on the Jelico River. Signed Ruben Meadors, Jenny Meadrs
P. 41 – Deed Book 3 Page 419
8 May 1851, Ruben Meadors and Jane his wife to James Meadors in consideration of $1.00 and the love and affection we have for him convey a tract of land on Gellico River. Signed Ruben Meadors, Jenny Meadors.
p. 41 – Deed Book 3 Page 420
19 May 1851, Ruben Meadors and his wife Jane to John Meadors in consideration of $1.00 and the love and affection we have for him a tract of land on Ryans Creek
p. 43 – Deed Book 3 Page 473
20 Oct 1851, Rhuben Meaders and Jane Meaders his wife of Whitley County to James Meaders in consideration of $1.00 a tract of land on the waters of Gellico River

Reuben Meadors, b. 10 Jan 1793, d. 9 Mar 1861

April 1827
Lewis Webb vs Wm & R Meadows
Dismissed at the Plaintiffs Cost

2 July 1827
Joseph J. Faris vs Reuben Meadows – In chancery
By Consent of the parties the following decree is ordered to be entered, the Injunction attached heretofore by the Complainant Faris is made perpetual and the Complainant is to pay the sheriffs Cost and the Deft Meadows is to pay the Clerks and Money’s paid which is to be [ ?] by the Clerk and the Complainant may have execution therefore