Ancestry of
Jon Meacham

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Matthew Meacham

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Jon Meacham — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 32 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 14 Feb 1813 
  • Birth Location:
  • Tennessee 
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  • Death Date:
  • 26 Oct 1883 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Campbell-Wilkins-Burns-Meacham Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Ann Cowan
  • Marriage Date:
  • 14 Dec 1837 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Williamson County, Tennessee 
  • Child:

  Matthew Alexander Meacham (Ahnentafel No:16 )

• Sources for Matthew 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., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Marriage record for Matthew Meacham and Mary Ann Cowan.

Jon Meacham image by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)