Hopkins Co., TX - Obit - William Meaders
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MEADERS, WILLIAM - Affectionately known as Grandpa Meaders, quietly passed
away at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. W. B. Jones, in Sunrise addition.
He was one of the oldest men in Oklahoma, being in his 96th year. He was born
in Banks County, Georgia, on July 13, 1813. He fought for which he thought was
right in the Civil War, joining the Confederate ranks soon after the outbreak
of that conflict. After the war was ended, he moved to near Ladonia, Texas,
and later moved in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Four years ago he
came to Ada and has since lived among his children. His wife died about twenty
years ago and he is survived by three children: J.W. Meaders of Sulphur
Springs, Texas, Mrs. Mollie Stephens who lives in Georgia, and Harrison
Meaders whose home is in Mississippi. Mr. Meaders was a member of the Masonic
fraternity. The remains will be shipped in Sulphur Springs, Texas, where
burial will follow in that city. (Sulphur Springs Gazette, Fri. Jan. 28, 1910)
(He is buried in the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery along the side of his wife,
Orphie Meaders, 1813 - 1896 - J. T. )