Blanche Meeks

  General Notes:

The 1900 Federal Census for Richmond, VA, Marshall Ward, District 94, page 67B, dated April 25, 1900 records Blanche (June 1877 - VA/VA/VA) and John J. (Oct 1878 - VA/VA/VA) Shinault with their daughter, Hazel Shinault (April 1898) living at 2819 Rockets Street. Next door at 2821 Rockets Street are Blanche's parents: John (Aug 1846 - VA/VA/VA) and Mary A. (May 1851 - VA/VA/VA) Meeks with their son, Harry Meeks (Han 1872). John is working as a Driller at the Locomotive Works and has been married to Blanche for 3 years. They have had 1 child. John and Mary have been married for 31 years and have had 6 children of whom 4 are still living. John and Harry both work as Stationary Engineers.

Blanche married John J. Shinault on 23 Jun 1897 in Richmond, VA. (John J. Shinault was born circa 1879 in Virginia.)

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: John J. Shinault
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1879
Marriage Date: 23 Jun 1897
Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia
Father: M. Shinault
Mother: Bettie M. Shinault
Spouse: Blanche Meeks
FHL Film Number: 2048499
Reference ID: it1,p112

Blanche next married John Wesley Thurston on 4 Sep 1905 in Richmond, VA. (John Wesley Thurston was born on 5 Jun 1881 in Goochland Co., VA and died after 1942 in Richmond, VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: John W. Thurston
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1880
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1905
Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia
Father: J.D. Thurston
Mother: Martha Thurston
Spouse: Blanch Shinault
FHL Film Number: 2048499
Reference ID: it1,p31


Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Blanche Thurston [Blanche Meeks]
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Age: 31
Birth Date: 1882
Birth Place: Waynesboro
Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1913
Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia
Father: John F. Meeks
Mother: Mary A. Meeks
Spouse: Hunter M. Latimer
FHL Film Number:2048500

Blanche next married Living