History of Henry County, Illinois (1910). Kinner, Henry L., 1851. Chicago: The Pioneer Pub. Co. Call No. 31833008779792. 181-182.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...William and Agnes (Reed) McMeekin, both of whom were born in the vicinity of Belfast, Ireland. The father was a fisherman and shipbuilder in his native land and for some time was also a sailor. He first came to the United States in 1846 but subsequently returned to Ireland and in 1854 once more crossed the Atlantic to America, taking up his abode on Mill Creek, near Milan, in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he removed to Rural township and in 1858 came to Henry county and purchased a farm of eighty acres near Orion in Western township, on which he still resides with his wife. He has now made his home on that place for more than a half century and is well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as a most substantial and worthy citizen. His political allegiance is unfalteringly given to the republican party, and during the Civil war he was a member of the Union League. Unto him and his wife were born nine children, seven sons and two daughters, as follows: James R.; Mary, the wife of W. T. McWhinney; William, of this review; Frank; John; Robert C.; Hugh H.; and Alexander and Aida, who are at home.
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The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois (1901). Clark, S. J. Pub. Co. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1901. Call No. 1762417. 434-435.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...His father, William McMeekin, was born in Ireland, and about 1854 came to this country, locating in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Reed, also a native of the Emerald Isle. Subsequently they came to Henry County and took up their residence on a farm in Western township, which has been their home since 1858. The father has transformed the wild prairie land into highly cultivated fields, and has made excellent improvements thereon. He is now seventy-nine years of age, while his wife is sixty-eight.
The children born to this worthy couple are as follows: James, a farmer of Western township; Mary J., wife of W. T. McWhinney, of the same township; William, our subject; Frank, one of the publishers of the Port Byron Globe, of Port Byron, Rock Island county; John, an employee of the Moline Plow Company; Robert, who assists in the operation of the home farm; Hugh, who is also engaged in farming upon the home place and is employed as a telegraph operator by the Rock Island & Peoria Company; Alexander and Alida, both at home, and the latter now a school teacher. The children were all provided with good common school educations, and Frank took a course of stenography and bookkeeping at a business college. Politically the family is identified with the Republican party, and the father and seven sons have twice cast their ballots for William McKinley. The parents are active and faithful members of United Presbyterian Church, and Mr. McMeekin was one of the founders of the Homestead church in Rural township, Rock Island county.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...William and Agnes (Reed) McMeekin, both of whom were born in the vicinity of Belfast, Ireland. The father was a fisherman and shipbuilder in his native land and for some time was also a sailor. He first came to the United States in 1846 but subsequently returned to Ireland and in 1854 once more crossed the Atlantic to America, taking up his abode on Mill Creek, near Milan, in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he removed to Rural township and in 1858 came to Henry county and purchased a farm of eighty acres near Orion in Western township, on which he still resides with his wife. He has now made his home on that place for more than a half century and is well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as a most substantial and worthy citizen. His political allegiance is unfalteringly given to the republican party, and during the Civil war he was a member of the Union League. Unto him and his wife were born nine children, seven sons and two daughters, as follows: James R.; Mary, the wife of W. T. McWhinney; William, of this review; Frank; John; Robert C.; Hugh H.; and Alexander and Aida, who are at home.
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The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois (1901). Clark, S. J. Pub. Co. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1901. Call No. 1762417. 434-435.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...His father, William McMeekin, was born in Ireland, and about 1854 came to this country, locating in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Reed, also a native of the Emerald Isle. Subsequently they came to Henry County and took up their residence on a farm in Western township, which has been their home since 1858. The father has transformed the wild prairie land into highly cultivated fields, and has made excellent improvements thereon. He is now seventy-nine years of age, while his wife is sixty-eight.
The children born to this worthy couple are as follows: James, a farmer of Western township; Mary J., wife of W. T. McWhinney, of the same township; William, our subject; Frank, one of the publishers of the Port Byron Globe, of Port Byron, Rock Island county; John, an employee of the Moline Plow Company; Robert, who assists in the operation of the home farm; Hugh, who is also engaged in farming upon the home place and is employed as a telegraph operator by the Rock Island & Peoria Company; Alexander and Alida, both at home, and the latter now a school teacher. The children were all provided with good common school educations, and Frank took a course of stenography and bookkeeping at a business college. Politically the family is identified with the Republican party, and the father and seven sons have twice cast their ballots for William McKinley. The parents are active and faithful members of United Presbyterian Church, and Mr. McMeekin was one of the founders of the Homestead church in Rural township, Rock Island county.
History of Henry County, Illinois (1910). Kinner, Henry L., 1851. Chicago: The Pioneer Pub. Co. Call No. 31833008779792. 181-182.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...William and Agnes (Reed) McMeekin, both of whom were born in the vicinity of Belfast, Ireland. The father was a fisherman and shipbuilder in his native land and for some time was also a sailor. He first came to the United States in 1846 but subsequently returned to Ireland and in 1854 once more crossed the Atlantic to America, taking up his abode on Mill Creek, near Milan, in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he removed to Rural township and in 1858 came to Henry county and purchased a farm of eighty acres near Orion in Western township, on which he still resides with his wife. He has now made his home on that place for more than a half century and is well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as a most substantial and worthy citizen. His political allegiance is unfalteringly given to the republican party, and during the Civil war he was a member of the Union League. Unto him and his wife were born nine children, seven sons and two daughters, as follows: James R.; Mary, the wife of W. T. McWhinney; William, of this review; Frank; John; Robert C.; Hugh H.; and Alexander and Aida, who are at home.
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The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois (1901). Clark, S. J. Pub. Co. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1901. Call No. 1762417. 434-435.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...His father, William McMeekin, was born in Ireland, and about 1854 came to this country, locating in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Reed, also a native of the Emerald Isle. Subsequently they came to Henry County and took up their residence on a farm in Western township, which has been their home since 1858. The father has transformed the wild prairie land into highly cultivated fields, and has made excellent improvements thereon. He is now seventy-nine years of age, while his wife is sixty-eight.
The children born to this worthy couple are as follows: James, a farmer of Western township; Mary J., wife of W. T. McWhinney, of the same township; William, our subject; Frank, one of the publishers of the Port Byron Globe, of Port Byron, Rock Island county; John, an employee of the Moline Plow Company; Robert, who assists in the operation of the home farm; Hugh, who is also engaged in farming upon the home place and is employed as a telegraph operator by the Rock Island & Peoria Company; Alexander and Alida, both at home, and the latter now a school teacher. The children were all provided with good common school educations, and Frank took a course of stenography and bookkeeping at a business college. Politically the family is identified with the Republican party, and the father and seven sons have twice cast their ballots for William McKinley. The parents are active and faithful members of United Presbyterian Church, and Mr. McMeekin was one of the founders of the Homestead church in Rural township, Rock Island county.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...William and Agnes (Reed) McMeekin, both of whom were born in the vicinity of Belfast, Ireland. The father was a fisherman and shipbuilder in his native land and for some time was also a sailor. He first came to the United States in 1846 but subsequently returned to Ireland and in 1854 once more crossed the Atlantic to America, taking up his abode on Mill Creek, near Milan, in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits. Subsequently he removed to Rural township and in 1858 came to Henry county and purchased a farm of eighty acres near Orion in Western township, on which he still resides with his wife. He has now made his home on that place for more than a half century and is well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as a most substantial and worthy citizen. His political allegiance is unfalteringly given to the republican party, and during the Civil war he was a member of the Union League. Unto him and his wife were born nine children, seven sons and two daughters, as follows: James R.; Mary, the wife of W. T. McWhinney; William, of this review; Frank; John; Robert C.; Hugh H.; and Alexander and Aida, who are at home.
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The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois (1901). Clark, S. J. Pub. Co. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1901. Call No. 1762417. 434-435.
(Information below is under William McMeekin, William's son)
...His father, William McMeekin, was born in Ireland, and about 1854 came to this country, locating in Rock Island county, Illinois, where he was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Reed, also a native of the Emerald Isle. Subsequently they came to Henry County and took up their residence on a farm in Western township, which has been their home since 1858. The father has transformed the wild prairie land into highly cultivated fields, and has made excellent improvements thereon. He is now seventy-nine years of age, while his wife is sixty-eight.
The children born to this worthy couple are as follows: James, a farmer of Western township; Mary J., wife of W. T. McWhinney, of the same township; William, our subject; Frank, one of the publishers of the Port Byron Globe, of Port Byron, Rock Island county; John, an employee of the Moline Plow Company; Robert, who assists in the operation of the home farm; Hugh, who is also engaged in farming upon the home place and is employed as a telegraph operator by the Rock Island & Peoria Company; Alexander and Alida, both at home, and the latter now a school teacher. The children were all provided with good common school educations, and Frank took a course of stenography and bookkeeping at a business college. Politically the family is identified with the Republican party, and the father and seven sons have twice cast their ballots for William McKinley. The parents are active and faithful members of United Presbyterian Church, and Mr. McMeekin was one of the founders of the Homestead church in Rural township, Rock Island county.
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William McMeekin, Born March 25, 1821, Died June 28, 1910; His Wife Agnes Reid, Born Oct 16, 1832, Died Oct. 5, 1922
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