1037. James Austin Meader (1848 - 1911) Gender: M
Born: 1848
Died: 1911
1037. James Austin Meader (1848 - 1911)
James Austin Meader, son of Valentine Meader (1810-1893) [1016] and his wife Sarah (1818-1886), was born February 22, 1848 in Elkhart County, IN and died in IA in 1911.
He married:
1) Theresa R. Bishop September 27, 1869. She was born in 1849 in OH and died June (or August) 10, 1885 in Polk County, IA. They lived in Madison Township, Polk County. Both are buried in the United Brethren Church cemetery there, where James' dates are given as 1846-1911 and Theresa's as 1848-1885.
The children of James Meader and Theresa Bishop were:
2488 i. i. Sarah Meader, born in 1871 in IA.
2489 ii. Clara Meader, born in 1873 in IA.
iii. Ernest Meader, born about 1874 in Iowa and died June 10, 1884. He was not listed on the 1880 Census.
2) Unknown.
The children of James Meader and his second wife were:
2707 iv. Mary Meader, born January 31, 1877 and died February 5, 1894.
v. Frank Meader, born April 6, and died November 11, 1893.
[note: the listing for the fifth child, Frank Meader, is from the notes to Volume IV. This Frank Meader is listed in the published Volume IV as the eighth child of Charles Meader [1038]].
- [Deloris Meader, Bayport, MN]