Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....Meekin, Capt. J. H.  March 1836 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

P. 1208
Capt. J. H. Meekin
The subject of this record was born March, 1836, in Floyd county, Indiana. His 
parents, neither of whom are living, were Charles H. and Rebecca Y. (Hymes) 
Meekin. He 

was united in marriage, in 1864 in this county, to Jennie W. Russell. His wife 
was also born here, in 1842; her father, James B. Russell has gone to his 
great reward; her 

mother, Sarah J. (White) has also passed away. The issue of this union is two 
children: Charles H. and Jouett Meekin. Comrade Meekin was a pilot on the Ohio 
and 

Mississippi rivers when the late war of the Rebellion broke out. He was 25 
years of age when he enlisted, Aug. 15, 1862, in Cairo, Ill., in the U.S. 
Navy; he served on the 

gunboat “Tyler” as pilot, was then transferred to steamer “Baltic” as pilot in 
the Mississippi Marine Brigade serving as such until May, 1863, when he was 
granted an 

honorable discharge by the medical board in consequence of injured eyesight, 
the result of varioloid. His father, Charles H. Meekin served as Capt., on the 
steamer “Baltic” 

of the Mississippi Marine Brigade for about twelve months. Comrade Meekin has 
served two terms as township trustee, beginning in 1886, he is living in 
retirement and his 

address is New Albany, Indiana.

Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.



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