Joel B Meador 
Joel B was born on February 27th, 1810 in , Smith, Tennessee. Joel B's father was Jeptha Moore MEADOR and his mother was Sarah HIRES. His paternal grandparents were Joel MEADOR and Sarah "Sallie" MOORE; his maternal grandfather was Lewis HIRES and his maternal grandmother is Mary Ann (Mariam) UNKNOWN. He had seven brothers and two sisters, named Ambrose, Matthew, Iredil, Elias, Martin F., Granville, Simon W, Mary and Mary Ann. He was the second oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 89 on November 7th, 1899 in , McDonald, MO. He was buried in Meador Cemetary.General Notes
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 17V7-0JG
Joel B. Meador was born in Smith County, TN (now Macon) and may haveaccompanied his father to Marion County, IL in 1828, although the firstrecord of him there is the 1850 census. In 1859 he came to McDonaldCounty, MO where he spent the remainder of his life. He and his wife areburied in the Meador Cemetery there.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1659 in Charles Parish, York County, Crown Colony Of, Virginia d.21 Nov 1721 in , Essex, Virginia
- b.1698/1700 in Old Rappahannock, Essex, Va d.05 May 1768 in , Cumberland, Va
- b.1659 in , Of Essex, Virginia d.17 Aug 1694 in Essex County, Virginia
- b.1738 in Cumberland Co, Va, Virginia d.1798 in , Franklin Co, Va
- b.1702 in , Franklin, Va d.17 Oct 1774 in , Cumberland, Va
- b.08 Mar 1760 in , Bedford Co., Virginia d.18 Apr 1834 in , Smith Co, Tennessee
- b.1730 in , Essex, Virginia d.11 Feb 1818 in , Franklin Co, Va
- b.08 May 1787 in , Franklin, Va d.13 Dec 1848 in , Marion, Il
- b.Mar 1762 in , Franklin, Va d.> 1840 in , Smith Co, Tennessee
- b.27 Feb 1810 in , Smith, Tennessee d.07 Nov 1899 in , McDonald, MO
- d.~ 1794 in , Hardy, VA
- b.~ 1791 in <, Bedford, Virginia> d.23 Jun 1848 in ,, IL
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Joel B and Mary Melinda were married in a religious ceremony on January 30th, 1832 in , Marion, IL. They had six sons and six daughters, named Francis Washington, William A., Jeptha Iredill, Harmon H., Hardy Matthew, Robert Nelson, Mary Anna, Sarah J., Matilda E., Isabella, Lucinda Hannah and Rachel.
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Children
Mary Anna Meador
Mary Anna was born on February 15th, 1833 in Illinois. She died at the age of 42 on August 25th, 1875 in Illinois.
Francis Washington Meador
Francis Washington was born on August 16th, 1834 in Illinois. He died about 1865.
Harmon H. Meador
Harmon H. was born on December 17th, 1841 in Illinois. He died at the age of 20 on October 25th, 1862 in Springfield,Missouri.
Isabella Meador
Isabella was born on October 25th, 1845 in Illinois. She died at the age of 51 in 1896 in Anderson,McDonald County,Missouri.
Hardy Matthew Meador
Hardy Matthew was born on December 15th, 1850 in Marion County,Illinois. He died at the age of 78 on March 8th, 1929 in Anderson,McDonald County,Missouri.
Robert Nelson Meador
Robert Nelson was born on June 10th, 1853 in Illinois. He died at the age of 78 on September 18th, 1931 in Pineville,McDonald County,Missouri.