Family Group Sheet
NameDavid H. Meadows or Meador(s)
Birthabt 1825, Virginia
Death1905, Fayette Co., West Virginia
Marriageabt 1851, Raleigh Co., Virginia (later West Virginia)
SpouseMahala Lilly
Birthabt 1833, Virginia
Deathbef 1900, West Virginia
Children
Birth23 Mar 1858, Raleigh Co., Virginia (later West Virginia)
Death8 Aug 1925, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseLula McCarty , 3C2R
Notes for David H. Meadows or Meador(s)
The H probably stands for Harrison, since according to Raleigh Co. birth records that was the middle name of his son David H. Meadows Jr., born 13 Jan 1856.
Census
In 1900 he was recorded in Sewell Mountain, Fayette Co., West Virginia, with his son John, as David H. Meadows, age 72, b. Nov 1827, WVa Va WVa, widowed.
Census Notes for David H. & Mahala (Family)
1860 census of Raleigh Co., Virginia, Beaver Creek neighborhood, Shady Spring P.O., enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 15 as family #94:
David Meadows, 35, farmer; Mahala, 27; Nany A., 7; John L., 6; David H., 4; Solomon W., 2. All born in Virginia.
1870 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Shady Spring precinst, Marsh Fork P.O., enumerated 5 Aug, lists on p. 3 as family #21:
Meador, David, 44, farming; Mahala, 36; Nancy A., 18; John T., 17. All born in Virginia.
It is the bottom of the page, but the top of the next page starts at new family. Comparing the 1860 and 1880 censuses, it appears that the younger children of the family have been accidentally omitted. It should show David 14, Solomon 12, Taswell 7, James 4, and Mary 1.
1880 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Shady Spring precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 12 as family #95/99:
Meador, David, 54, farmer, b. WVa Va Va; Mahaly, 46, wife, b. WVa Va Va; Taswell J., 17, son; James D., 14, son; Mary S., 11, dau; Feb A., 8, dau; Martha E., 8, granddau; George W., 5, son; Andrew C., 1, son. All children born WVa WVa WVa.
David Meadows, 35, farmer; Mahala, 27; Nany A., 7; John L., 6; David H., 4; Solomon W., 2. All born in Virginia.
1870 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Shady Spring precinst, Marsh Fork P.O., enumerated 5 Aug, lists on p. 3 as family #21:
Meador, David, 44, farming; Mahala, 36; Nancy A., 18; John T., 17. All born in Virginia.
It is the bottom of the page, but the top of the next page starts at new family. Comparing the 1860 and 1880 censuses, it appears that the younger children of the family have been accidentally omitted. It should show David 14, Solomon 12, Taswell 7, James 4, and Mary 1.
1880 census of Raleigh Co., West Virginia, Shady Spring precinct, enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 12 as family #95/99:
Meador, David, 54, farmer, b. WVa Va Va; Mahaly, 46, wife, b. WVa Va Va; Taswell J., 17, son; James D., 14, son; Mary S., 11, dau; Feb A., 8, dau; Martha E., 8, granddau; George W., 5, son; Andrew C., 1, son. All children born WVa WVa WVa.
