1855 The estate of William Meals was administered by James Davis.
The Star and Banner, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1855. [11]
1836 Mr William Meals and Miss Leah Yetts, both of Huntington Twp, Adams County, were married on September 15. [1]
1838 Son Abraham Miehls was baptized on July 29 at the Upper Bermudian Church, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [2] [3]
1841 Hannah Elizabeth Meals, daughter of Wm and Leah Meals, was born on March 3. She was baptized on May 25 at the Upper Bermudian Church, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [4]
1844 Leah Barbara Meals, daughter of William and Leah Meals, was born on August 11. She was baptized on September 22 at the Upper Bermudian Church, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [5]
1850 William Meals (age 38, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Huntington, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Leah Meals (age 34), Abraham Meals (age 12), Leah Meals (age 6), Margaret Yeats (age 22), John Ziegler (age 18), and Simeon Yeats (age 66). [6]
1853 Wm. Franklin Amos Meals, son of William and Leah Meals, was born on January 27. He was baptized on May 4 at the Upper Bermudian Church, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He died on August 7. [7]
1855 William Meals died on August 12, 1855, at age 44y 5m 17d, and was buried at Upper Bermudian Cemetery. [8] William died of Bil. Collic at Up[per] Ber[mudian] in Huntington Township. [9] [10]
c 1855 A memorandum of moneys paid to widow and heirs named Leah Meals, Abraham Meals, and Leah Meals. [12]
1860 Abraham Meals (age 22), Leah Meals (age 15), Margaret Meals (age 25), Elizabeth sheats? Meals (age 15) lived in Huntingdon Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
1870 Abraham Meals (age 32, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Huntington Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Hannah Meals (age 28), and Katie Meals (age 2). Abraham Meals's occupation was farmer. [13]
1880 Leah Meals (age 67, born in Pennsylvania, widowed), mother, lived in Huntington Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in the household of son Abraham. [14]
1887 A memorial for Leah B Meals reports her death on April 16, 1887, at age 71y 10m 2d, and burial at Upper Bermudian Church Cemetery, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania [15] [16]. Leah Meals died at Huntington Twp, Adams County [17]. There is also a marker for Leah Meals, wife of William, at the Silver Spring Cemetery. [18]
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[2] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] H. C. Bradsby, Aaron Sheely, M. A. Leeson, History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania [Adams] (Warner, Beers:1886), 461, [GoogleBooks].
[4] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[5] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[8] Upper Bermudian Lutheran Church Cemetery Photos, [USGenWeb].
[9] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA, Adams, York Springs, Lutheran, Holy Trinity Lutheran, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 39446984, [FindAGrave].
[11] The Star and Banner, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1855, page 3, [NewspapersClip].
[12] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Adams estate 3281, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[14] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[15] Find A Grave Memorial 39351302, [FindAGrave].
[16] Upper Bermudian Lutheran Church Cemetery Photos, [USGenWeb].
[17] Newspaper, Gettysburg Truth April 30, 1887.
[18] Pennsylvania State Library, Zeamer Collection - Cumberland County, Silver Spring Twp, Silver Spring Church Graveyard & Private Graveyard, [PA Zeamer].