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Stephen Alonzo Meacham (b. August 06, 1822, d. May 16, 1904)

Stephen Alonzo Meacham (son of Stephen Peabody Meacham and Dorothy (Dollie) Maria Ransom)⁴⁸¹ was born August 06, 1822 in Hopkinton,St. Lawrence Co. NY⁴⁸¹, and died May 16, 1904 in Houden Kevalpaha, Neb⁴⁸¹. He married Nancy (Eliza) Martin on March 13, 1842, daughter of Mary Swearingon.

Notes for Stephen Alonzo Meacham:
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Note that the sibling information came through e-mail from a Ernest E. Stander on 4/1/2000.

Below from:
Contact Name: Jerry Smith
Other E-mail: katmandew@abe.midco.net
Home Address: 713rd Ave. N. E.
City: Aberdeen
State: SD

Hi Carol,

Thanks for the Christmas letter and card. Nice of you to think of me.
I have been working with the Census on line. I was wondering if you have done the census work already for the Meacham line.
Got Stephen Alonzo Meacham for 1870 and 1880, but would like to know if you know where He was in the 1850, 1860 and 1900 census.

1870 Census: Palmyra Precinct, Post Office Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. Taken: 1st of June.
Dwelling and Family #134.
Mechan, S., 48, Male, White, Farmer, 4000, 3200, Birth place ('') for Neb., (Should be New York.)
N., 47, Female, White, House Keeping, Birth place (") for Neb., (Should be Ohio.)
P., 15, Female, White, At School, Iowa.
R., 10, Male, White, At School, Nebraska.
A., 8, Female, White, Nebraska.
A. S., 5, Female, White, Nebraska.

1880 Census: Nemaha Precinct, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Taken: 1st of June.
Dwelling and Family #3.
Stephen A. Mecham, 58, Head, Farmer, NY, NY, NY.
Nancy Mecham, 57, Wife, Keeping House, OH, Virginia, Virginia.
Mary Mecham, 35, Daughter, At Home, Iowa, NY, OH.
Rodolphus, Mecham, 20, Son, Laborer, NE, NY, OH.
Amy Mecham, 18, Daughter, At Home, NE, NY, OH.
Alzina Mecham, 15, Daughter, At Home, NE, NY, OH.
Oscar Miller, 32, Ward, Laborer, Michagan, NY, Unknown.

I also found Nancy (Martin) Meacham's mother in the 1860 and 1870 census in Nebraska.
Would you happen to know of any other Census I should be looking at.

1860 Census: DeSoto, Washinton county, Nebraska Territory. Taken: 7th of July.
Mary Martin, 62, Female, $850, Virginia.
Amanda Butler, 25, Female, Ohio.
Kate, 3 Female, Nebraska.
(Note: Amanda Butler is Mary Martin's daughter. Mary's son Zack Martin in this census as well, in dwelling #546.)

1870 Census: De Soto Precinct, Washington County, Nebraska. Taken: 6th of July.
Butler, Stephen, 37, M, W, Farmer, 2500, 500, New York.
Amanda, 35, F, W, Keeping House, Ohio.
Catie, 13, F, W, At School, Nebraska.
Preston, 8, M, W, Nebraska.
Charles, 5, M, W, Nebraska.
Martin, Mary, 72, F, W, At Home, Virginia.
(Note: Mary Martin is 72 years old living with her daughter Amanda Butler and her family.)

Hope you have a Merry Christmas.

Jerry

More About Stephen Alonzo Meacham:
Ancestral File: # 2863-96.⁴⁸¹
Baptism: Bet. April 10, 1917 - 1938, LDS Church.⁴⁸¹
Sealed to parents (LDS): November 14, 1934, Salt Lake City, UT LDS temple.⁴⁸¹

More About Stephen Alonzo Meacham and Nancy (Eliza) Martin:
Marriage 1: March 13, 1842
Marriage 2: March 13, 1842, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois..⁴⁸¹

Children of Stephen Alonzo Meacham and Nancy (Eliza) Martin are:

+Amy Pauline Meacham, b. April 26, 1862, Lancaster County, Neb.⁴⁸¹, d. October 18, 1958, Grand Island, Hall, Neb.⁴⁸¹.
S. R. Meacham, d. date unknown.
Zacharia Swearingen Meacham, d. date unknown.
Mary Malvina Meacham, d. date unknown.
Marquise De Lafayette Meacham, d. date unknown.
Helen Mar Meacham, b. December 01, 1850, Molino, Hancock Co., Illinois⁴⁸¹, d. 1850⁴⁸¹.
Dolly Maria Meacham, d. date unknown.
Ruben Daniel Meacham, b. March 30, 1853, Kanesville-Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa⁴⁸¹, d. 1853⁴⁸¹.
Phebe Eveline Meacham, d. date unknown.
Almira Adelaide Meacham, b. 1858, De Soto, Washington Co., Nebraska⁴⁸¹, d. 1858⁴⁸¹.
Silvia Alzine Meacham, d. date unknown.