Family Group Sheet
NameRonald Allen Meadows
Birth4 May 1895, Talcott, Summers Co., West Virginia
Death22 Dec 1955
BurialGreenbrier Burial Park, Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia
Marriage10 Nov 1925, Summers Co., West Virginia
SpouseLura Vivian Quesenberry, 5C4R
Birth11 Nov 1900, Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia
Death9 Mar 1966, Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia
BurialGreenbrier Burial Park, Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia
FatherGeorge Oscar Quesenberry (1863-1918)
MotherSarah “Sallie” Mobley (1870-1962)
Notes for Ronald Allen Meadows
Summers Co., West Virginia birth register lists Ronald Meadows, born 4 May 1895, parents Wm P. and Cora E. Meadoes.
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Ronald Meadows, age 22, residence Talcott, Summers Co., West Virginia, born 4 May 1895 in Talcott, W. Va., occupation farming, employer father, single, no dependents.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Ronald Allen Meadows, age 46, residence 214 Ballengee St, Hinton, Summers Co., WVa, born 4 May 1895 in Talcott, WVa, employer Meadows Furniture Co., contact Mrs. R. A. Meadows, same address.
Date of death is from his gravestone. I cannot find him in the West Virginia death records.
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Ronald Meadows, age 22, residence Talcott, Summers Co., West Virginia, born 4 May 1895 in Talcott, W. Va., occupation farming, employer father, single, no dependents.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 Apr 1942, records Ronald Allen Meadows, age 46, residence 214 Ballengee St, Hinton, Summers Co., WVa, born 4 May 1895 in Talcott, WVa, employer Meadows Furniture Co., contact Mrs. R. A. Meadows, same address.
Date of death is from his gravestone. I cannot find him in the West Virginia death records.
Notes for Lura Vivian Quesenberry
Her death certificate records Lura Vivian Meadows, age 65 years 3 months 28 days, born 11 Nov 1900 in Hinton, West Virginia, died 9 Mar 1966 in Hinton, Summers Co., West Virginia, widowed, father George O. Quesenberry, mother’s maiden name Sally Mobley, burial in Greenbrier B. Pk.
Notes for Ronald Allen & Lura Vivian (Family)
1925 marriage register for Summers Co., WV lists on p. 9, line 13128, the marriage on 10 Nov 1925 of Ronald A. Meadows, age 30, and Lura V. Quesenberry, age 24, both born in and residents of Summers Co., by H. P. Hockman. (The register form has columns for the parents of the bride and groom, but they are blank for the entire page.)
Census
In 1930 they were living in Hinton, WV with Lura’s widowed mother:
Meadows, Lura, dau, 27, age at first marriage 24, b. WV Va Tx; Ronald A., son-in-law, 34, age at first marriage 30, b. WV WV WV, ???taker furniture co.
See Sallie’s census notes for further details.
1940 census of Summers Co., West Virginia, Greenbrier district, Hinton ward 4, ED 45-5, enumerated 30 April, lists on p. 9B as family #209:
Meadows, Ronald, 43, manager of retail furniture store; Lura, wife, 39, bookkeeper for retail furniture store. Both born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935.
Meadows, Lura, dau, 27, age at first marriage 24, b. WV Va Tx; Ronald A., son-in-law, 34, age at first marriage 30, b. WV WV WV, ???taker furniture co.
See Sallie’s census notes for further details.
1940 census of Summers Co., West Virginia, Greenbrier district, Hinton ward 4, ED 45-5, enumerated 30 April, lists on p. 9B as family #209:
Meadows, Ronald, 43, manager of retail furniture store; Lura, wife, 39, bookkeeper for retail furniture store. Both born in Virginia, living in same house in 1935.
