1850 Joseph Males (age 37, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Washington, Butler County, Pennsylvania with Hannah Males (age 31), Isaac Males (age 7), Perry Males (age 5), George W Males (age 3), Wm C Males (age 1), and Susanah Douglass (age 22). [1]
1860 Joseph Meals (age 46, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Concord, Butler County, Pennsylvania, at post office Butler, with Hannah Meals (age 40), Isaac Meals (age 16), Samuel Meals (age 14), Neomi Meals (age 8), Thomas Meals (age 5), and Margret Meals (age 1). [2]
1862 A FindaGrave memorial reports that [daughter] Margaret Josephine Meals died on November 25. Margaret Josephine Meals was buried at Mount Varnum Cemetery, North Washington, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Margaret Josephine Meals was born on May 11, 1859. [3]
1870 Joseph Meals (age 56, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Concord, Butler County, Pennsylvania, at post office Hooker, with Hannah Meals (age 51), Isaac Meals (age 27), Naomi Meals (age 19), Thos Jefferson Meals (age 17), Alford S Meals (age 5), and Joseph Meals (age 12). [4]
1893 A memorial stone for Joseph G Meals (1813-1893) was placed at Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. [5] [6]
1896 A memorial stone for Hannah Meals (1820-1896) was placed at Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. [7] [8]
1898 A FindaGrave memorial reports that [son] William C. Meales died on November 10 in Clarendon Heights, Warren County, Pennsylvania. William C. Meales was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Pleasant Twp, Warren County, Pennsylvania. He was born on September 27, 1849 in Washington Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. [9]
1915 A FindaGrave memorial reports that [son] Samuel P Meals died on November 30 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Samuel P Meals was buried at Highwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was born on June 8, 1844 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. [10]
1924 [son] George Washington Meals died on November 24. George Washington Meals was buried at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California. He was born about 1847 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. [11] [12]
1926 A FindaGrave memorial reports that [son] Col Thomas Jefferson Meals died on August 29 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Col Thomas Jefferson Meals was buried at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. He was born on November 7, 1854 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. [13]
1936 [daughter] Naomi Kidder died on October 15 in Los Angeles County, California at age 84. [14]
1948 A FindaGrave memorial reports that [son] Alfred Sheridan Meals died on March 1 in Ohio. Alfred Sheridan Meals was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was born in October, 1865 in Pennsylvania. [15]
A biosketch reports [16]:
Joseph G. Meals, second son of George Meals, was born in Worth township, Butler county, June 6, 1813. He removed with his parents into Concord township when about four years old, and later to Washington township. He married Hannah Hilliard, a daughter of Isaac Hilliard, to whom were born ten children. Five of these grew to maturity, viz.: Isaac; Samuel P.; Naomi J., wife of E. E. Kidder; Thomas J., and Sheridan T. Mr. Meals was a stonemason, and followed his trade in connection with farming until his death, May 5, 1893. His widow resides with her daughter in Warren, Ohio. He was an elder in the United Presbyterian church, and in politics, a Republican.
[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Find A Grave Memorial 77889550, [FindAGrave].
[6] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial 77889563, [FindAGrave].
[8] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[12] California, Death Index, 1905-1929, [AncestryRecord].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[14] California, Death Index, 1905-1929, [AncestryRecord].
[15] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[16] Robert C. Brown, ed., Michael A. Leeson, John Meagher, John Franklin Meginness, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (1895), 1293, [InternetArchive].