Janet,
Here’s the information I
have on them:
From
Cemeteries
of Brown County, Illinois, pp 283-287
Beckam
Cemetery
George McMeins 1850-1902
[Misc Bur, p. 410, d. 6 Nov 1902]
John McMeins
1890-1934
Joseph Edward (Ted) McMeins
1877-1943
Donald Lee McMeins
1928-1943
In
“Family Relationships” section:
“The two latter, uncle and
nephew, perished in a stalled car one cold night near Camp Point. The third
person who died in the car is not buried here.” [The two persons referenced were
Joseph and Donald.]
In
a section listed “Accidental Deaths”:
“Graves of Donald McMeins
and small nephew recall to mind the tragedy in 1943 when three children perished
in a car near Camp Point”.
In
the Bell-Keith Cemetery there is a John McMeins, a mexican War Veteran, buried
with six other unnamed McMeins. There were no dates given for
him.
The
McMeins name has three other spelling variations: McMeans, Meins and
Means.
I
checked my other reference books but did not find any other references to the
three individuals you referred to.
I
did place your query on the Queries section of the Web Pages, so you may get
additional information later. Please remember to send address changes if you
change your email address.
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
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Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 11:54
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Subject: Brown County
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Dear
Ken,
I am
looking for information about Ted, John, and George McMeins from the Mt.
Sterling area. I think George was probably born around 1855. I'm not sure but I
think John and Ted were his sons. I heard something about a
drowning.
I know
this is not much to go on, but if you hear anything about this family pleas
contact me at [email protected].
Thanks much
Janet