Meckes Family History

Meckes Family History
John Meckes was born about 1789 in Chestnuthill Twp, Northampton County, Pa, and died March 1842 in Penn Forest Twp, Carbon County, Pa. His parents were Valentine Meckes and Hannah Hagel.

He married Charlotte Frantz in 1813 in Chestnut Hill Twp, Monroe Co., Pa. She was the daughter of Henry Frantz and Maria Hahn. She was born November 11, 1794 and died February 22, 1863 in Chestnut Hill Twp, Northampton Co., Pa. Charlotte was listed in the 1850 Census (Penn Forest, Carbon Cty, Pa) as living with sons John, Reuban & Samuel.

Children of John Meckes and Charlotte Frantz

Name	Born	Baptized	Death	Marriages	Notes
ELIZABETH	May 13, 1825, Northampton Co, Pa	N/A	1882, Tunkhannock Twp., Monroe Co., Pa	James Keiper	none
ADAM	January 14, 1815, Northampton Cty, Pa	N/A	February 12, 1897, Meckesville, Carbon, Pa.	ANNA	none
PHILIP	January 20, 1819, Northampton Cty, Pa	N/A	November 19, 1900, Eldred Twp, Carbon Cty, Pa	N/A	none
JOHN WILLIAM	November 01, 1826	N/A	N/A	N/A	none
REUBEN	November 10, 1828	N/A	N/A	N/A	none
SAMUEL W.	September 21, 1834	N/A	N/A	N/A	none