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Descendants of Thomas Meacham

Generation No. 10

23. AMY PAULINE¹⁰ MEACHAM (STEPHEN ALONZO⁹, STEPHEN PEABODY⁸, THOMAS S.⁷, SAMUEL⁶, SAMUEL⁵, JEREMIAH⁴, JERMIAH MEACHAM (USA³ EMIGRANT), AMBROSE² MEACHAM, THOMAS¹) was born April 26, 1862 in Lancaster County, Neb., and died October 18, 1958 in Buried in Grand Island, Hall, Neb. cemetary 10/21/58. She married (1) ROBERT ROGGENKAMP June 02, 1880. He was born April 01, 1856 in on Atlantic Ocean near America, and died October 18, 1884 in San Bernardino, CA. She married (2) WILLIAM ANDREW KEISTER October 22, 1890, son of DANIEL KEISTER and MATILDA GRAFFIAS. He was born June 10, 1843 in Huntingdon, PA, and died July 07, 1918 in Valentine, Nebraska burried in Tekamah, Neb.

Notes for WILLIAM ANDREW KEISTER:
The Valentine Democrat Headlines for 7/11/1918 shows:

BLOW KILLED W.A.KEISTER
Says Coroner's Jury - Does Not Fix Blame but Bud Evans Faces Trial.

A coroner's inquest, presided over by Acting Coroner E. D. Clarke, was held Monday evening at the district court room in the court house, for the purpose of establishing the cause of the death of William A. Keister who died at his home in this city last Sunday morning.

Testimony offered at the inquest tended to strengthen the sentiment which had been rife since Mr. Keister's death to the effect that his demise was due to other than natural causes. Expert testimony offered by local physicians, backed up by the introduction in evidence of the skull of the deceased, left little doubt that the aged man's death was due to a blow on the head.

Further testimony showed that Mr. Keister had, a couple of weeks prior to his death, engaged in an altercation with Bud Evans at the latter's office in Fraternal Hall. The deceased was seen to stagger from the door which slammed behind him with his hand to his head. Asked by the witness what the trouble was, Mr. Keister replied that he had been struck by Evans, but that he was all right, whereupon he proceeded downstairs and home. A short time after a physician was summoned to attend the injured man whose condition grew worse as time passed, finally passing away early last Sunday morning. Following his death it was discovered that his skull had been fractured.

After hearing the testimony the jury, after deliberating for two days, on Wednesday evening returned the following verdict:

"William A. Keister came to his death from a fracture of the inner plate of the skull received in a manner to the jury unknown".

The jury was made up of the following well known men of the city: W. E. Haley, C. H. Cornell, H. W. Hoenig, E. C. Davenport, W. S. Jackson and C. A. Rosseter.

The Democrat is authorized to say that Bud Evans will be arrested on the charge of causing Mr. Keister's death. His arrest will perhaps occur before this newspaper reaches its readers. While there is, thus far, an absence of conclusive evidence that Evans struck the blow which fractured the skull of Mr. Keister, County Attorney Clarke feels that such evidence as has been offered fully justifies him in prosecuting the case.

*end of news story*

Children of AMY MEACHAM and ROBERT ROGGENKAMP are:

	i.		GUSTYNA B.¹¹ ROGGENKAMP, b. April 25, 1881, Bennet, Lancaster Co., Neb.; d. February 23, 1912; m. JOHN MCCARRY, December 21, 1904.
	ii.		MINNIE GRACE ROGGENKAMP, b. July 27, 1882, Bennet, Lancaster Co. Neb.; d. 1884, California, Stolen by Gypsies.
	iii.		MAUDE ALZINA ROGGENKAMP, b. October 09, 1884, San Bernardino, CA; d. 1971; m. (1) CARL WESLEY TITTLE; m. (2) LESTER GROOMS, September 13, 1919.

Children of AMY MEACHAM and WILLIAM KEISTER are:

iv.

AMY JUNIATA¹¹ KEISTER, b. March 16, 1892, Near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb.; m. EMANUEL ALBERT HUSTED, February 23, 1910; b. September 30, 1889, Ottumua, Wappello, IA.

Notes for AMY JUNIATA KEISTER:
Junie was into genealogy for many years. She sent a letter to Courtney on 9/30/1939 to Courtney titled "Generations Back to Adam". It went like this:
Dear Courtney:
Just a line I have to put my hair up on curlers tonight, and I am going to the temp tomorrow for all day. So will make this short. This is a true ancestral line back to Adam. I have copied it in my book. Our church has it traced back to Adam through Kings who always kept their genealogy. Most anyone can look onto one of the lines that the church has worked out, if they go back far enough. You see the Meachams came into the line in the 110th generation. Of course many generations have been skipped but the bible has the generations up to Jesus Christ's birth, and even farther. I think you will all enjoy having this, you can keep it. All of my grandchildren are the 118th generation that is why 118 is in front of my grandchildren. My great grandchildren are the 119 generation. Though you might like the information the Opposite side of this page. Love from your mother, Juanita Husted.

Deut. 32: 3&4 The Lord is the Rock. Jacobs Blessing Gen. 28:14 Birthright:
Any right acquired by birth, especially the rights of the first born son. The father's rank and position as head of the family or tribe passed at death to the oldest son. He received a double portion of the fathers property (Deut 21:15-17). The first born son of a king succeeded to the throne (2Chron 21:3) unless set aside by divine degree -- as in the case of Solomon. The first born could sell his birthright or by wrong doing, it could be taken away --- Esau denied the birthright blessing of God when he sold his birthright to Jacob. Jacobs Blessing. Gen 28:14.. Send Family sheets pedigree also to: The Genealogical Society, Index Bureau, 80 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1. Adam
2. Seth
3. Eros
4. Cainan
5. Mahalaleel
6. Jarad
7. Enoch
8. Methuselok
9. Lemech
10. Noah
11. Shem
12. Sprhaxad
13 . Salak
14. Eber
15. Peleg
16. Reu
17. Serug
18. Nahor
19. Terah
20. Abraham
21. Isaac
22. Jacob
23. Judah
24. Zarah
25. Darda or Dardamus
26. Erichthonius
27. Tros
28. Flus
29. Laomedon
30. Prim King of Troy
31. Meuion (Married daughter of Prim)
32. Thor
33. Vingener
34. Hloritha
35. Einridi
36. Vingethorr
37. Vingener
38. Moda
39. Magi
40. Seskef
41. Bedwig
42. Hwala
43. Athra
44. Itormann
45. Heremod
46. Sceaf
47. Scealdea
48. Beowa
49. Tecti
50. Geata
51. Godulf
52. Flcwald
53. Finn
54. Fredulf
55. Fredalaf
56. Woden or Oden
57. Skiold of Denmark
58. Fridleif
59. Fridlrod
60. Fridleif
61. Havar
62. Frodi
63. Vermand
64. Olaf (The mild/dan md.)
65. Dan the Proud
66. Frodi the Peaceful
67. Half Dan
68. Fridleif
69. Frodi the Valiant
70. Half Dan
71. Helgi
72. Rolfkraki
73. Hroar
74. Valdar
75. Harald
76. Half Dan
77. Ivar Vidfadme
78. Ande the Deep minded
79. Randver
80. Sigurd Rign (Dan Md)
81. Fronde
82. Eistein
83. Half Dan
84. Eistein (Dan Md)
85. Ivar, Earl of Upland
86. Eistein Glumra
87. Rognwald, Earl of more
88. Rolf. Duke of Normandy (D927)
89. William I (D943)
90. Richard I (D996) The Fearless
91. Richard II The Good (D1026)
a. 92. Robert, Duke of Normandy (d1035) Called Magnificent or Devil
93. Drogo de Montacute
94. William de Montacute
95. Drue de Montacute Jr.
96. William de Montacute
97. William de Montacute
98. William de Montacute
99. Sir Simon de Montague or Montacute Md. Princess Aufricia (Daughter of King Fegus of Scotland)
100. William de Montagute
101. Sir William de Montague (b1427)
102. William de Montague 1456 (Md. Eliz. de Mohum Descendant of William the Lion Hearted
103. William Montague (d. 3/2/1556)
104. Robert Montague (d 1/16/1575)
105. William Montague
106. Peter Montague
107. Richard Montague (d 12/14/1681)
108. Mary Montague, md Joseph Warriner
109. Hannah Warriner md Robert Pease Jr.
110. Bethia Pease md Samuel Meacham. b 7/22/1712
111. Samuel Meacham (11/15/1739) md. Phebe Main
112. Joshua Meacham b 4/12/1773
113. Moses Meacham (b 2/19/1804)
114. Leonidas Clinton Meacham (b 8/20/1826)
115. Leonidas Americus Meacham (b 10/19/1854)
116. Leonidas Smart Meacham (b 5/10/1877)
117. Leonidas Devon Meacham (b 7/20/1903)
118. Leonidas Ralph Meacham (b 4/23/1926)

92. Robert Duke of Normandy (d 1035) Called Magnificent or Devil
93. William the Conqueror (d April 1097)
94. Henry I (d 12/2/1135)
95. Matilda of Eng (d 9/7/1151)
96. Henry II
97. William Longspree
98. Stephen Longspree
99. Ella Longspree
100. Alan de Zovch (d1314)
101. Alen de Charlton (d 12/3/1360)
102. William de Montogue 1456 (Md Eliza de Mohum, Decendent of William the Lion Hearted
103. William Montague, (d. 3/2/1556)
104. Robert Montague
105. William Montague
106. Peter Montague
107. Richard Montague (d 12/14/1681)
108. Mary Montague, md Joseph Warriner
109. Hanna Warriner, md Robert Pease Jr.
110. Bertha Please md Samuel Meacham b 7/22/1712
111. Samuel Meacham, md Phebe Main
112. Joushua Meacham, b 4/12/1773
113. Moses Meacham
114. Leonidas Clinton Meacham
115. Leonidas Amerecus Meacham
116. Leonidas Smart Meacham
117. Leonidas Devon Meacham
118. Leonidas Ralph Meacham

Our Branch of Meachams:
b 1613, Jermiah Meacham, md Margaret
b 1634 Jermiah Meacham, md Mary Tresk
b 1673 Jermiah Meacham, md Debora Brown
b1712 Samuel Meacham, md Bethia Pease
111. b 1739, Samuel Meacham, md Phebe Main
112. b 1771, Thomas Meacham, md Sarah Bond Cauly
113. b 1797, Stephen Peabody Meacham, md Della Maria Romsome
114. b 1822, Stephen Alonza Meacham, md Nancy Martin
115. b 1862, Amy Pauline Meacham, md W. A. Keister
116. b 1892, Juanita Keister, md A. Husted

This is note the end of her letter however most of the information given in the letter from here on is located in the tree line. Therefore, we shall say she closed her letter anyway. I received this information from Lester Grooms who got it from Courtney. I appreciate all the information he has sent and all the work Junie did on her line.

ORPHA BELL KEISTER, b. June 25, 1893, Near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb.; d. December 1983, Buried in Lusk, Wyo. cemetary; m. GEORGE LOGAN MILLER; b. June 25, 1887, Valentine, Neb; d. March 18, 1964, Buried in Lusk, Wyo. cemetary 3/21/64.

Notes for ORPHA BELL KEISTER:
Orpha Bell married "Barney" Miller. After Barney died she traveled to Hawaii and California many times. She lived and worked at the ice cream factory in Lusk, Wyoming until she retired.

There was one year that Georgia, her daughter, and Orpha got into a bad car accident on I-25 right out of Denver. Orpha suffered a broken neck. It took a long time for her to recover. She did without becoming paralyzed. While living at a Senior Center in Cheyenne, after retiring, she was enjoying life to the fullest when one day she was crossing the street and was hit by a car. This happened several years after the car accident. This too took a long time to recover.

Later on she moved to a Senior Center in Guernsey, Wyoming. Here she was close to both her daughters, Dorothy and Georgia. She was there for about 5 to6 years when it came time for her to move to a nursing home in Torrington, Wy. Within the year she died and is buried at the Lusk Cemetery. She never remarried.

Notes for GEORGE LOGAN MILLER:
Rev. Foster officiated the burial of "Barney" Miller.

A businessman Mr. Miller moved to Lusk in the early 1920s. There he operated a movie theater, bar and pool hall.

	vi.		MINA RUTH KEISTER, b. July 31, 1895, Near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb.; d. 1996, Fort Laramie, WY was buried in Cheyenne, WY; m. ALBERT HOLT; b. March 07, 1893, Johnstown, Brown, NE; d. February 17, 1952, died in CA was buried in Cheyenne, WY.
	vii.		ELIZA DEWEY KEISTER, b. May 20, 1898, near Norden, Keyapaha Co. Neb..
	viii.		NEVA PAULINE KEISTER, b. January 03, 1904, Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.; d. January 29, 1921; m. LEONARD PETERSON, July 08, 1920; b. Abt. 1900, Poss. Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb..

Notes for NEVA PAULINE KEISTER:
Mother and Child died during birthing. .

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