She was the daughter of William and Rhoda Smith Potts of Lick Creek. She married Milton Sykes Meacham in 1861. They had the following children: Elizabeth Jane Cotton, Edna Fitzpatrick, John Milton Meacham, Lenora Hughes, Mary Addie Hardison, Robert Newell Meacham, Dora Blankenship, William Meacham, Florance Meacham, and Joseph Early Meacham, and Sara Ella Irwin.

A picture of her one of her coverlets and some history can be found in the book "Williamson County: More Than a Good Place to Live" by Rick Warwick.

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Piney Meacheam
United States Census, 1900
Name Piney Meacheam
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Civil District 3 Hillsboro town, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Gender Female
Age 58
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife
Number of Living Children 10
Years Married 39
Birth Date Apr 1842
Birthplace Tennessee
Marriage Year (Estimated) 1861
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother of how many children 11
HOUSEHOLD
Milton S Meacheam Head M 60 Tennessee
Piney Meacheam Wife F 58 Tennessee
William Meacheam Son M 26 Tennessee
Joseph E Meacheam Son M 21 Tennessee
Sarah E Meacheam Daughter F 20 Tennessee
William Boyd Grandson M 8 Tennessee

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Piney J Meacheam
United States Census, 1880
Name Piney J Meacheam
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place District 3, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Gender Female
Age 36
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Occupation Keeping House
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife
Birth Year (Estimated) 1844
Birthplace Tennessee, United States
Father's Birthplace North Carolina, United States
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee, United States
Sheet Letter D
Sheet Number 39
Person Number 1
Volume 2
HOUSEHOLD
Mildin Meacheam Self M 39 Tennessee, United States
Piney J Meacheam Wife F 36 Tennessee, United States
Edney E Meacheam Daughter F 16 Tennessee, United States
John M Meacheam Son M 14 Tennessee, United States
Piney L Meacheam Daughter F 12 Tennessee, United States
Mary H Meacheam Daughter F 11 Tennessee, United States
Robt N Meacheam Son M 10 Tennessee, United States
Dora N Meacheam Daughter F 7 Tennessee, United States
William Meacheam Son M 5 Tennessee, United States
Joseph E Meacheam Son M 1 Tennessee, United States

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