Sixth Generation

825. Erastus Meadows was born on 16 April 1842 in Knox Co., IL. He lived with his mother in Berwick, Warren Co., IL on 7 September 1860. Erastus died in Warren Co., IL on 29 September 1882 and was buried at Meridian Cemetery in Berwick, Warren Co., IL in September 1882 .³⁴⁵⁵

Erastus Meadows and Mary Rosetta Purdy were married on 31 October 1861 in Warren Co., IL.³⁴⁵⁶ They^³⁴⁵⁶ appeared in the census on 16 June 1870 in Berwick, Warren Co., IL.³⁴⁵⁷ They^³⁴⁵⁷ appeared in the census on 1 June 1880 in Berwick Twp., Warren Co., IL.³⁴⁵⁸ Mary Rosetta Purdy was born in May 1844 in Illinois. She appeared in the census on 17 June 1900 in Abingdon, Knox Co., IL.³⁴⁵⁹ She appeared in the census on 22 April 1910 in Abingdon, Knox Co., IL.³⁴⁶⁰ Mary lived in the household with her daughter Neva in Abingdon, Knox Co., IL on 26 January 1920. Mary died in Abingdon, Knox Co., IL on 10 August 1920 and was buried at Meridian Cemetery in Berwick, Warren Co., IL in August 1920 .³⁴⁶¹

Erastus Meadows and Mary Rosetta Purdy had the following children:

3088	i.	Orvin Meadows was born circa 1865 in Warren Co., IL.
3089	ii.	Leonora Adaline "Addie" Meadows was born circa 1869 in Warren Co., IL.
3090	iii.	Tessie Meadows was born in April 1872 in Warren Co., IL.
3091	iv.	Pearlie Meadows was born circa 1873 in Warren Co., IL.
3092	v.	Neva Meadows was born in May 1877 in Warren Co., IL.
3093	vi.	Dinah A. Meadows was born in January 1883 in Warren Co., IL. Unsure of this child's name. It could be Dinah, Duma or Donna.