Ancestry of
Jon Meacham

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Pena White

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• • 3rd Great-grandmother of Jon Meacham — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 35 
  • Father:
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 8 Sep 1818 
  • Birth Location:
  • Mississippi 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 17 Dec 1897 
  • Death Location:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • William J. Kirby
  • Marriage Date:
  • 29 Mar 1838 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Williamson County, Tennessee 
  • Child:

  Alice B. Kirby (Ahnentafel No:17 )

  • Notes: 

  • Pena White's given name is also seen as Peana.

• Sources for Pena White

  • ¹ Federal Census, TN, Williamson County, 1860, Dist. 1, p. 2, Image 2 of 152.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/24/2025).
  • ³ Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Death certificate for daughter Alice B Meacham.
  • ⁴ Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Marriage record for William J Kirby and Peana White.

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