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Surnames: Meads, meade, Kiplinger, Ball, Adams
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Researching this family, anyone with a connection or information please contact me
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History of Daviess County Indiana
Page 510
Receiving his early education in the public schools of Washington Township, Daviess
County, and when quite a young man, Joseph H. Meads left the paternal home and went to the
state of Illinois where he secured employment with the Illinois Central Railroad Company.
In 1863 he went to New Albany, Indiana where he clerked at a store for about a year. With
the exception of a few months spent in the town of Harrisonville, Indiana, Joseph Meads
had farmed all his active life until his retirement in 1912. During this time, he
acquired a farm consisting of one hundred acres in Washington Township, Daviess Township,
where he lived until he sold out in 1912 when he moved to Washington (Indiana) in with his
daughter Lillian. The subject's wife was born November 27th, 1845, and her maiden
name was Theresa McClellan. She was a native of Barr Township, Daviess County, and died
on Dec. 10th, 1910. To their union was born the following children: Anna, who died at
age 7; James M., wh!
ose life history is given elsewhere in this volume; Lillian,; Charles, who married
Claudia Porter and lives on a farm in Barr Township; Alfred, who married Belle Edwards
and lives in Washington where he makes his headquarters as a railroad fireman,; Harry,
who died at about age 7,; Elwood, who married Bettie Edwards and lives in Veale
Township,; and Gertrude, who is the wife of Elwood Williams.