NINTH GENERATION

1311. Charles Henry MEEKER was born on 24 Nov 1866 in Syracuse, NY. He was buried in 1935 in Green Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, CT. He died on 9 Oct 1935 in New Haven, CT. He appeared on the census 1900 Census in 49 Middletown Ave, New Haven, CT. ⁽⁴⁹⁾ Meeker, Charles H., age 34, born Nov 1865 New York
Meeker, Jennie L.,wife, age 28, born Feb 1871 CT
Meeker,William F.,son, age 7, born July 1892 CT
Meeker, Mabel M, daughter, age 5 born Oct 1894 CT
Meeker, Raymond C., son, age 3 born Dec 1896 CT
Meeker, Jennie L., daughter age 1/12 born Apr 1900 CT

He was married to Jennie L. ALLEN on 12 Oct 1889 in New Haven CT. Jennie L. ALLEN was born in Feb 1871 in CT. On the 1900 census is states that Jennie was born Feb 1871 and that she was 29.
And that Charles was born in Nov 1865 he was 34. Then Charles was about 5 years older than Jennie.
On their son Calvin's birth certificate it states that he is the 5th child and 4 are living and that Charles is age 30 and Jennie is age 35.
On their daughter Grace's birth certificate is states that she is the 7th child and 6 are living and that Charles is age 36 and Jennie is 42.
Also on the 1900 census it only mentions one of the twins..William age 7...where was Ward? She died in Feb 1903 in New Haven CT. She appeared on the census 1900 Census in 49 Middletown Ave, New Haven, CT. Charles Henry MEEKER and Jennie L. ALLEN had the following children:

1569 i. Charles Henry Jr. MEEKER was born in 1890 in New Haven CT. He was buried in 1892 in Fair Haven Cemetery, New Haven, CT. He was ill with Croupous Bronchitis in 1892 in New Haven CT. He died on 6 Aug 1892 in New Haven CT.
+1570 ii. Ward Banks (Twin) MEEKER.
+1571 iii. William Frederick (Twin) MEEKER.
1572 iv. Mabel M. MEEKER (Private).
+1573 v. Calvin Raymond MEEKER.
+1574 vi. Jennie Louise MEEKER.
+1575 vii. Grace Lillian MEEKER.

He was married to Evelyn Luceil SIMMONS (daughter of George F. SIMMONS and Melissa E. DAVIS) on 29 Apr 1906 in Dighton, MA. Evelyn Luceil SIMMONS was born on 4 Apr 1890 in Sommerset, MA. She was buried in 1962 in Hamden Plains Cemetery, Hamden, CT. She died on 24 Feb 1962 in New Haven CT. In the 1910 census at Wallingford, CT Evelyn age 21, is listed as the head of the household with 8 children.
Walter B age 17., William F age 17., Mabel M age 16., Raymond C age 13., Jennie L age 9., Grace L age 7., Evelyn L age 3., & James N age 2.,

Where was Charles? Why was the first child listed as Walter and not Ward? And Raymond C who's birth certificate says "Calvin Raymond" must have started using the name Raymond at a young age. Charles Henry MEEKER and Evelyn Luceil SIMMONS had the following children:

+1576 i. Evelyn Luceil MEEKER.
1577 ii. James N. MEEKER was born on 27 Aug 1908 in New Haven CT. He was buried in 1922 in Green Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, CT. He died on 10 Nov 1922 in New Haven CT.
1578 iii. Arthur MEEKER was born in 1911 in New Haven CT. He was a Laborer between 1931 and 1933 in J.N. Rice Co., New Haven CT. He was buried in 1935 in Green Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, CT. He was ill with Pelvic Abcess in 1935 in New Haven CT. He died on 10 Mar 1935 in New Haven CT.
+1579 iv. Charles Henry Jr. MEEKER.
1580 v. Russell S. MEEKER was born in 1914 in New Haven CT. He died on 3 Oct 1955 in Middletown, CT.
1581 vi. Franklin MEEKER was born on 20 Jan 1916 in New Haven CT. He was buried in 1933 in Green Lawn Cemetery, East Haven, CT. He died on 17 Feb 1933 in New Haven CT.
+1582 vii. Eleanor Eunice MEEKER.
+1583 viii. Robert Simmons MEEKER.
+1584 ix. Marjorie Belle MEEKER.
+1585 x. Carl Albert MEEKER.
+1586 xi. Doris Mae MEEKER.