MEEKS My brickwall

 This Family has made me crazy for years -   My ggg grandfather James Meeks apparently used the name Harris for quite a while in his youth   That is the name he gave when he married and was even listed on death certificate as "Meeks alias Harris"  also Charley Harris is named as his father and simply "Meeks" as mother

His brother Thomas has father unknown and Martha Meeks as mother. I have not yet located any records of  the oldest son Jackson beyond the 1870 census .  What I have tried to do is gather bits and pieces as I have seen them in the hope that it will someday  it will all "Click!"  So far , nothing.
Here are some of the notes- they may or may not be accurate, many are message board post.  My line is Martha to James to Wm "Paps" to Bessie.  Bessie's nephew took the Y-dna test.  The results seem to most strongly identify him as a Harris.  


1850 Wayne Co., Ky; District 2; 12 August; pg.19; Family 130:

On 1850 Census for Wayne Co, KY
Charles Harris  58   stonecutter Tennessee
Elizabeth Harris 45   Kentucky
Hiram Harris     13      "   (Could be Hiram Meeks)
Layfette         5        "
Milla            3       "
Srtha or Siatha  2        "
Patsy Harris     30       "  (TL note likely Martha Meeks)
Zacharias Meeks  2 OR 21   " (Hard to read)

TL notes -Hiram is possibly the son of Charles HARRIS and Dicey DAVIS.
Patsy Harris could be daughter of one them or a daughter in law? or sister to Elizabeth???
Layfette, Milla and Srtha are the probably the children of 
    Charles HARRIS and Elizabeth Elam MEEKS.
Zacharias is he a MYSTERY MAN or BABY BOY looking at actual census page - he could be either 2 or 21

1850 Wayne District 2; 12 August; pg.19  Family 131 (next door to Harris)

Samuel MEEKS, 61, m, - , Laborer, $0, b. Unknown.
Polly................, 25, f, - , Ky.
James M. McSENDON (?), 9, m, - , Ky.
Samuel MEEKS, 3, m, - , Ky.

-TL notes --(Wayne Co., Ky Marr. Records: Samuel Meeks m'd Polly Ann Bertram on 13 Jan 1845)
 So if only  Samuel Jr. is couple's child-  who is 9 yr old McSendon?------------

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