Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Meadows, 4C1R
Birth18 Dec 1894, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death19 Mar 1974, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherSolomon William Meadows (1858-1925)
MotherLula McCarty (~1864-1939)
Marriageabt 1935, probably Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseStella Gearhart
Birth12 Oct 1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death25 Sep 1986, Clark Co., Kentucky
BurialBrown Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherCharles William Gearheart (1881-1968)
MotherSudie McClurg (1883-1977)
Other spousesHarlan “Harlie” Amburgey, 3C1R
Children
Notes for John Meadows
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records John Meadows, age 22, residence 167 Engel, Detroit, Michigan, born 18 Dec 1894 in Mt. Sterling, Ky, occupation heater in forging plant, employer Anderson Drop Forge Mfg Co., married supporting a wife and child.
The SSDI lists John Meadows, born 18 Feb 1895, died Mar 1974, last residence Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky, SSN issued in Michigan before 1951.
The Kentucky death index lists John Meadows, age 80, died 19 Mar 1974 in Fayette Co., residence Bath Co.
His gravestone has the dates 1894 - 1974, years only.
The SSDI lists John Meadows, born 18 Feb 1895, died Mar 1974, last residence Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky, SSN issued in Michigan before 1951.
The Kentucky death index lists John Meadows, age 80, died 19 Mar 1974 in Fayette Co., residence Bath Co.
His gravestone has the dates 1894 - 1974, years only.
Notes for Stella Gearhart
The SSDI lists Stella Meadows, born 12 Oct 1905, died Sep 1986, last residence Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists Stella G. Meadows, age 80, died 25 Sep 1986 in Clark Co., residence same. (The G probably stands for Gearhart.)
The Kentucky death index lists Stella G. Meadows, age 80, died 25 Sep 1986 in Clark Co., residence same. (The G probably stands for Gearhart.)
Census Notes for John & Stella (Family)
1940 census of Bath Co., Ky, White Sulphur precinct, ED 6-6 (outside Salt Lick, towards Yale), enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 1A as family #7:
Medows, John, 45, clerk for retail coal dealer; Stella, wife, 34; Amburgey, Cleo, stepson, 13; Bobby, stepson, 12; Wayne, stepson, 4. Stella, Cleo and Bobby living in Rowan Co. in 1935.
Wayne should be recorded as son, with the surname Meadows, rather than as a stepson.
Medows, John, 45, clerk for retail coal dealer; Stella, wife, 34; Amburgey, Cleo, stepson, 13; Bobby, stepson, 12; Wayne, stepson, 4. Stella, Cleo and Bobby living in Rowan Co. in 1935.
Wayne should be recorded as son, with the surname Meadows, rather than as a stepson.
