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orleins.n*id;hca*itle• le 28 8*mgU77idh-)fist-8.in ttiis section and a generation of people who have been conspicuous in the social, political, church, commercial and State affairs for over a century.There tomorrow Meek will meet Meek and hundreds of members of this family will participate in a reunion and renew relationship, which in numbers will aggregate between two hundred and fifty and three hundred.Those who will gather in Decatur county’s garden spot are the deacetidunrs* i»i Thomas Meek and Martha Davis Meek, early settlers of Virginia, who when the BlueiGrass State was in its infancy, moved near the “Dark and Bloody Grounds” made famous in history of Kentucky. There to bless this union' were born fifteen children and notable in this the pioneergrandfather with ten of hischildren all who lived to old age, are today sleeping peacefully un a gentle rising slope, in the Hoosier State, for they rest beneath the sod of the beautiful burial place of tie dead, the Springhiii cemetery. The advent of Thomas Meek and his family was made in Indiana in 1826, they being amongst the eariicBfc set tiers,Their’s was the 1 i ro of tK» early pioneer and in me Springhiiineighborhood, then u total wilder-*ness, Thomas Meek carved out a home for his family and laid the foundation for his descendants, a heritage that was to follow through the decades.From the time of tfclt;- first advent into the Hooiier 6tatlt;, the MeeksUncle Tommy” Meek.Thomas Meek, and whose picture is portrayed above. Uncle Tommy is the oldest living Meek, and enjoys the distinction */f having lived longer than any of his people, although the Meek family is a generation noted for its long-IGed people. Other members ofbis family who lived u ripe oldage, were his sisters, Aunt Martha Braden and Mrs. Stewart, both of w!)i.m were called in their ninety-lirat year.As well as being the oldest living Meek, Uncle Tom, it might be said is also one of the most active. The weight of years to him is not a burden, tor as time has caressed, its touch has been as gentle as the summer zepbyrs and at ninety-two be i- today »ne of the young est old meu this county has ever honored.He w»r born at Georgetown,Ky., Alay 2, Ibid, a.i came to Indiana when out .*■ ult;* eleven summers. He today is vigorous, both in mind mi i body, in«l when in a reminiscent mood, he retains mem-.lt;:i of past days, kno/ia to tbe*i-nt generation ao hiRtory, andaucnence.Recitation—Miss Mary Robison.Music—By orchestra.Dinner.Address—Judge Addieon Patton, Boulder, Colo,M u sic—Quartette Springhiii girls.Address—Rev. Will Butler,Pittsburg, Pa. Subject, “WhenMeek meets Meek.”Music—Orchestra.Supper.Toasts and music.Mnsii*, vioiin—Uncle Tomni ;Aleek, at any time the audience requests.»♦»Flower Mission Day.!hem with -nrping inter-The (7. (!. T. U. will hold their annualjmeeting at the Poor Farm, Sunday afternoon. Rev. W. G. Jobnston, of the Christian church, will deliver the address.The hack will leave Dr. Wright’s corner at 1 o’clock. Price 15 cents round trip. The public is cordially invited.Notice of Final Settlement of Estate.i low Imppy it is to hold a re 1 . ;tiin of sucu u iiat”re as will be ••e one of the Meeks, and how just each of those three hundred \me odd members of this great family who will gather tomorrow, ,io homage to the grand old lady and gentleman who from theirNotice la hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees nf Ralph P. Pavey, de-to appear In the Dectnr Olrctftt Hourt, held «u, Greenshurg, Indiana, on the »Ui day oi Jum\ Ilka, and sliowcnuae, If any, s', ..y me Final Settlement Accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notlOed to then and there make proof lo( heirship* and receive their dlfltribafclve shares.John a.Mieks, Administrator.June 4, 1m.Ewlag A Hamilton, attorenyp.(First pub. June 6—at.)• ......Robert Wilkes—That’s all.
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Greensburg News
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Fri, Jun 05, 1908
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