1860 Federal Census of Malinda Begley Family (taken from bottom of the first page).

1860 Federal Census of Malinda Begley and Family continued at the top of the second page

Wade and Malinda Valentine. We gratefully acknowledge the use of photographs of Wade and Belinda Valentine from the Family Collection researched and compiled by Karin Thomas published by Ancestry.com.

Death Certificate William Valentine

1959 Death Certificate of Leatheanne Eversole.

1946 Death Certificate Matt Valentine. Certificate is delayed meaning it was not issued at the date of the death. Loos to be issued Jan 8, 1947.

Death Certificate Rebecca Valentine Hazelwood

Wade and Malinda Begley Valentine. We gratefully acknowledge the use of photographs of Wade and Belinda Valentine from the Family Collection researched and compiled by Karin Thomas published by Ancestry.com.

1918 Death Certificate Jonathon Bailey

1880 U.S. Federal Census for 33 year old Jonathon (A. J.) Bailey, his wife Louisa (23) and children aged 1 through 8. Jonathon was a farmer.

1870 U.S. Federal Census for 43 year old Jonathan Bailey, his wife and seven children aged 1-18. They are shown extending from the bottom of one page on to the top of the next (highlighted in yellow and green).

Photo of Wilbur Meetre (1922-2003), paternal uncle of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

1918 WWI Draft Registration Card of 34 year old declared alien James Meetre. James was the paternal grandfather of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. Note item 15 concerning his citizenship (appears to say, Syria P.O. Suffad).

1910 U.S. Federal Census of James, Mabel and Charles Meetre living as lodgers on New York Avenue in Washington, DC. It is interesting to note that of the 12 lodgers living with the Wood family, seven were aliens born in Syria.

1912 Kentucky Death Certificate of Elizabeth Blanton (nee Stepp). Year of birth appears to indicate 1826 rather than 1830. Elizabeth was the maternal great, great grandmother of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

1863 U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Record for 30 year old William Blanton (line 7). William Blanton was husband of Elizabeth who were the maternal great, great grandparents of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

1911 Kentucky Death Certificate for William Blanton, the maternal great great grandfather of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

1880 U.S. Federal Census for 47 year old William Blanton, his wife Elizabeth and their six children (ages 5-21).

1900 U.S. Federal Census for 40 year old Robert  (1855-1934) and 43 year old Annie Blanton (nee Bailey 1854-1935) and their eight children aged 3-15. Robery and Annie were the maternal great grandparents of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

The 1920 Federal Census of Harry and Bessie (nee Blanton) Valentine and their three children at that time.  Harry and Bessie were the maternal grandparents of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. Their mother Harriet Valentine and two other siblings were not yet born at that time.

1930 Federal Census for Harry Valentine and his six children. His wife, Bessie died five years earlier. The record shows he was a widower (Wd.) Harry akso had a widowed woman of similar age living at the home as a housekeeper. Harry was the maternal grandfather of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

1934 Death Certificate of Robert Blanton, the maternal great grandfather of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. Death certificates, such as this one are rich sources of genealogical information.

1860 Federal Census for Jonathon and Louisa (nee Howard) Bailey, the maternal great, great grandparents of of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. By approximtely 1878 they would have 10 children.

An 1851 map showing the four southern Eyelets (major divisions) of Syria, which was part of the Ottoman Empire. Safed, today part of Israel, was in 1852 part of Acre, one of those Eyelets. Safed lies  just to the east of the town of Acre. This is the apparent birthplace of James Meetre, the paternal grandfather of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

Obituary of Janet Meetre  in the Greenbelt (Maryland) News Review written by her sister-in-law Cathie.

1860 Federal Census for Wade and Malinda (nee Begley) Valentine, maternal great grandparents of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. The  family appears over two pages. The bottom of the first page is shown at the top while the top of the second page is shown at the bottom of the figure.

Death Certificate of Harry Valentine, maternal grandfather of Rick,Jeff and Janet Meetre.

Death Certificate of James Meetre, grandfather of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. This is one of the sources of information giving Safed (located in the Ottoman Syria at that time).

1940 Federal Census for John and Margarette Meetre Pendlebury, aunt of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre.

1930 Federal Census for the family of James and Mabel (nee Jenkins) Meetre the paternal grandparents of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. The family lived in Detroit at that time.

1920 Federal Census for James and Mabel (nee Jenkins) Meetre snd family. James and Mabel were the paternal grandparents of Rick, Jeff and Janet Meetre. The family was living in Washington, DC.