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Obituary: John Daniel Meals, retired farmer and former county merchant, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at his home after a long illness. He was 82. Services were held at 2 Sunday afternoon at the New Liberty Baptist Church. The Rev. Fred Prince officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery with Dilday Funeral Home in charge. He was a lifelong resident of Clarksburg and a member of the Baptist Church. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lee Kelly Meals: two sons, Johnny Meals of Jackson, and Billy Meals of Clarksburg; four daughters: Mrs. Luther Gurley and Mrs. Homer Williamson, both of Clarksburg, Mrs. Oscar Cockran of Spring Creek, and Mrs. Fred Newman of Jackson and a sister, Mrs. Susie Johnson of Clarksburg. On 25 Dec 1899 when John Daniel was 22, he first married Nancy Mariah LITTLEPAGE, daughter of William Joseph LITTLEPAGE (1848-1929) & Sarah Jane MASSEY (1851-1896), in Madison County, Tennessee. Born on 12 Mar 1881 in Spring Creek, Madison County, Tennessee. At the age of 61, Nancy Mariah died in Cedar Grove, Tennessee on 29 Dec 1942. Buried in 1942 in New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Carroll County, Tennessee. Nancy Mariah's grandaughter, Linda Williamson Reed was recited this poem by hermother, Jesse Anna Meals Williamson when she was a little girl. Little Nancy Mariah Jumped in the fire The fire was so hot She jumped in the pot The pot was so black She jumped in the crack The crack was so high She jumped in the sky The sky was so blue She jumped in the canoe The canoe was so shallow She jumped in the tallow The tallow was so soft She jumped in the loft The loft was so rotten She jumped in the cotton The cotton was so white She jumped clean out of sight And that was the last of Little Nancy Mariah! They had the following children:
John Daniel second married Lee KELLY, daughter of ? KELLEY. Born in 1877. At the age of 86, Lee died in 1963. Buried in 1963 in Roans Creek Cemetery, Clarksburg, Carroll County, Tennessee. 132. Susan Elizabeth MEALS. Born on 5 Jan 1880 in Carroll County, Tennessee. At the age of 86, Susan Elizabeth died in Carroll County, Tennessee on 19 Apr 1966. Buried in Apr 1966 in Blair Cemetery, Clarksburg, 13th District, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1930. Occupation: Homemaker. Religion: Baptist. Alias/AKA: "Susie". On 28 Jan 1898 when Susan Elizabeth was 18, she married Benjamin Nicholas JOHNSON, son of William Joseph JOHNSON (1848-1901) & Tabitha B. GRANT (1841-1918), in Carroll County, Tennessee. Born on 21 Aug 1881 in 7th Civil District, Carroll County. At the age of 74, Benjamin Nicholas died in 1956. Buried in 1956 in Blair Cemetery, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 7, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1910. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1930. Occupation: Merchant at Jumbo and Clarksburg, 13th District, Carroll County, Tennessee. Religion: Baptist. Alias/AKA: "Ben". Benjamin Nicholas Johnson was the proprietor of a dry goods store at Clarksburg, Carroll County, Tennessee, in 1930. They had the following children:
133. Willie Jefferson MEALS. Born on 3 Mar 1881 in Carroll County, Tennessee. At the age of 73, Willie Jefferson died in Carroll County, Tennessee on 24 Dec 1954. Buried in Dec 1954 in Rosser Cemetery, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 7, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1900. Occupation: Homemaker. Religion: Baptist. On 16 Jan 1898 when Willie Jefferson was 16, she married Sidney Albert DOUGLAS, son of Frelinghuysen DOUGLAS (1846-) & Nancy J. BURNETT (1848-), in Carroll County, Tennessee. Born on 23 Jul 1875 in Carroll County, Tennessee. At the age of 43, Sidney Albert died in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee on 30 Dec 1918. Buried on 31 Dec 1918 in Rosser Cemetery, Carroll County, Tennessee. Resided in District 13, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1880. Resided in District 7, Carroll County, Tennessee in 1900. Occupation: Farmer. Alias/AKA: "Sid". Sidney Albert Douglas died from pneumonia as a result of influenza. Sidney became sick on the 26th of December and died at 2:20 p.m. on 30 December 1918. He was buried at Rosser Cemetery known then as Petty cemetery. Lewis Pendergrass the performed undertaker duties. Attending physician was Dr. H.D. McGill. They had the following children:
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