Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....Meador, James Daniel May 12, 1925
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Breckinridge Herald News, May, 1925
Octogenarian Succumbs

James D. Meador, 89, Came to Ky. With His Parents In
Covered Wagon, 37 Grandchildren Living

One of Cloverport's oldest citizens, James Daniel Meador,
89 years old, died Tuesday evening, May 12 at 11:30 o'clock
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry C. Pate, and Mr. 
Pate.  His death was caused from kidney trouble superinduced
by senility.  He was taken ill about five weeks ago, and for
the past three weeks was confined to his bed.  Prior to this,
he had always enjoyed excellent health, and was a man of large
physique.  His faculties of seeing and hearing were unusually
good for one of his years.  He was of a jovial nature and
kindhearted.

Coming to Kentucky when he was four years old with his parents
from Bedford County, Virginia, where he was born November 8, 1835,
Mr. Meador has spent practically all of his life in Breckinridge
county.  His parents drove through the State and finally located
at what was then known as "Custer Crossroads."  This was where
Mr. Meador was reared on a farm, and where he later married
Miss Eliza Turpin Nov. 25, 1860.  To this union 9 children were
born, two of whom are deceased, Mrs. Charles Mattingly and 
Mrs. John Hall.  The surviving ones are Ross Meador of
Bentonville, Ark., Ruther Meador and Mrs. Ada Dhonau of
Nickerson, Kans., Daniel Meador, of Plevna, Kan., Mrs. Oscar pate,
of Wichita, Kans., Walter Meador and Mrs. H. C. Pate, of Cloverport.
With these there are thrity-five grandchildren, and several great
grandchildren, one brother, Mack Meador of Hardin county, Ky., and
three sisters, Mrs. Richard Popham, of Louisville, Mrs. Sarah Lyons
and Mrs. Lucy Oliver, of Custer.

Mr. Meador, in his younger days was a farmer and lived near Cloverport. 
For several years he kept the old toll gate on the pike between
Cloverport and Hardinsburg.  During the latter part of his life he 
has been living with his daughter, Mrs. H. C. Pate, and Mr. Pate.

The funeral was held at the Pate House Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
R. L. Oelze was in charge.  After the service at the house, the funeral
party motored to the Turpin family graveyard near Harned, where the 
interment was held.


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