Joel Meader, son of David Meader (1751-1838) [0047] and Sarah Bean (1751-1838), was born, possibly in Starksboro, VT, October 2, 1781. He moved first to Farnham, Quebec, Canada, and then in 1838 to Indiana, possibly the Elkhart area. He married Rebecca Austin.
| 1543 | i. | Rhuhama Meader, possibly born in 1801. |
| 1544 | ii. | Annie Meader, probably born in 1803. |
| 0233 | iii. | David Meader, born in Starksboro on August 20, 1805 and died December 9, 1869. |
| 1015 | iv. | Andrew Meader, born January 7, 1808. |
| 1016 | v. | Valentine Meader, born April 12, 1810 and died December 6, 1893. |
| 1017 | vi. | Mary Meader, born march 13, 1813 and died March 20, 1889. |
| 1018 | vii. | (Samuel) Jephtha Meader, born July 9, 1818 and died March 25, 1900. |
| 1019 | viii. | Joel Meader was born in 1822 or 1823. |