Ancestry of
Jon Meacham

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Ethel M. Hand

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• • Great-grandmother of Jon Meacham — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 11 
  • Father:
  • Charles Louis Hand 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Virginia Kannapel   
  • Birth Date:
  • 22 Jul 1891 
  • Birth Location:
  • Indiana 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 12 Sep 1925 
  • Death Location:
  • Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Saint Mary's Cemetery, Newton, Harvey, Kansas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • James Bevan Austin
  • Marriage Date:
  • 3 Aug 1915 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Aloysis Church, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri 
  • Child:

  Jean Bevan Austin (Ahnentafel No:5 )

• Sources for Ethel M. Hand

  • ¹ Federal Census, KS, Harvey County, 1900, Newton Ward 4, E.D. 88, Sheet 8B, Image 16 of 34.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/24/2025).
  • ³ Missouri, U.S., Jackson County Marriage Records, 1840-1985, Marriage certificate for James B Austin and Ethel Hand.
  • ⁴ Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, Death certificate for Ethel M Austin.
  • ⁵ The Evening Kansan-Republican (Newton, Kansas), 06 AUG 1915, Wedding of James Bevan Austin and Ethel Hand.
  • ⁶ The Weekly Kansan Republican (Newton, Kansas), 23 MAY 1918, p. 4, Birth notice for daughter Bevin and Ethel (Hand) Austin.

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