Ancestry of
Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

Matthew Alexander Meacham

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Jon Meacham — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 16 
  • Father:
  • Matthew Meacham 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Ann Cowan   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1 Jul 1852 
  • Birth Location:
  • Tennessee 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 6 Apr 1934 
  • Death Location:
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  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Leipers Fork Cemetery, Leipers Fork, Williamson, Tennessee 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Alice B. Kirby
  • Marriage Date:
  • 18 Nov 1873 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Williamson County, Tennessee 
  • Child:

  Cowan White Kirby Meacham (Ahnentafel No:8 )

• Sources for Matthew Alexander Meacham

  • ¹ Federal Census, TN, Williamson County, 1880, Dist. 3, E.D 230, p. 15, Image 15 of 28.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/24/2025).
  • ³ Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Death certificate for son Cowan White Kirby Meacham.
  • ⁴ Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Marriage record for M A Meacham and Alice B Kirby.

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