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Show Community 200th Anniversary Reunion of the Meeks family SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 1995 Contributed by Judge Norman H. Jackson August 18, 19, and 20 marks the 200th anniversary reunion of the Dr. Priddy Meeks family. The celebration begins Friday, August 18 at 5:00 p.m. at the Parowan Center where the dedication of the Meeks cabin will take place at Heritage Park. Continuing from will be a picnic and dance for all ages. 7:00-10:00p.- m. get-acquaint- ed The action moves to the Orderville L.D.S. Chapel on Saturday, August 19 at 11:00 until noon. This is your opportunity to Meet the Meeks who are you? with Norman and Ruth Jackson, Dot and Lenore Meeks as hosts and hostesses. At 2:00 p.m. in Mt. Carmel at the Old Rock Church, dedication of the Priddy Meeks monument will be made with Valton Jackson and Wells Meeks in charge. From 3:00-5:0- 0 p.m. in the town of Orderville there will be a town tour of the cemetery, DUP museum, United Order Replica & Meeks Home with Nora Meeks Heaton in charge. Saturday night is open with separate family reunion meetings and recreation. Family representatives of Dr. Meeks children are the Welcome Wagon here. The weekend concludes with a family church meeting at the Parowan fairgrounds with Valton Jackson in charge. Dr. Priddy Meeks was a pio- neer doctor and community leader who was born in South Carolina in 1795 and died in Orderville, Utah in 1886. He was converted to the LDS Church in Brown County, Illinois and joined LDS in Nauvoo, Illinois. He donated his oxen team and wagon to the vanguard Morman pioneer company. Later he arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1847 and assisted with settlement of the city. The remainder of his life was spent colonizing southern Utah. He assisted with the first settlements in Parowan (1851), Leeds-Harrisbur- g and Berryville (now Glendale) 1884. His family was the first in Mt. Carmel (1864) living in a dugout at this site and later moved to Orderville in 1879. He was the father of nineteen children. Descendants of Dr. Meeks and former patients continue to ( 1 882), Help Wanted Front desk, housekeeping, houseman needed. Apply in person at the Shilo Inn to Ray or Linda Clark. use many of his herbal remedies. and William Berry came to Long Dr. Meeks had three wives: Mary Valley looking for grazing and Polly Bartlett Meeks with farm land. In the spring of 1864, whom he carved a farmstead out this group returned to the valley, in the hill. The town was first called Windsor, then changed to Mt. Carmel by Joseph W. Young because the cedar covered hills of Indiana Territory; Sarah Meeks became the first white resembled the country of Mt. Mahurin Meeks, who died in settle in Lower LongValley when Carmel in Palestine. Sarah Deseret, the daughter of Orderville, Utah. The Meeks and he and his family built a dugout Adams families moved to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1841. They were part of the Mormon pioneer trek to the west arriving in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. His third wife was Mary Jane McCleve Meeks who was born in Crawfordsbum, Ireland and died in Orderville. She was baptized into the LDS church in the Irish Sea at age 10. In America her family joined the second Mormon handcart company. She Dr. Meeks and Mary Jane, was bom in Berryville and was the first child bom in Long Valley, present day Kane County. The settlers had to leave Long Valley during Indian difficulties but re- turned to stay in March of 187 1 . The Southern Utah painted 9 on their cart as the number trekking in her family. Mary Jane was by way of being and delivered over a mid-wif- e 700 babies without loss of life. The first written account of the exploration of Long Valley was given by John D. Lee in 1852. Coming from Parowan, the explorers were under the direction of Bishop John R. Smith with James Lewis as keeper of the records. Other members of the party were John D. Lee, John Steel, John Dart, Solomon Chamberlain, Francis T. Whitney and Dr. Priddy Meeks. The party entered the Sevier Valley, followed the Sevier River south, over the divide and down the east fork of the Virgin River through Long Valley. Stopped from going further by Zion Canyon on the west they retraced their tracks retumingto Parowan. In the summer of 1862, a group guided by Dr. Priddy Meeks, John you are outgoing and like to interact with lots of different people, then If JOIN OUR TEAM! introduces Shopping from home is as easy as 1-2- -3 Having trouble locating specific goods or services? To gain LOCAL, STATEWIDE and NATIONAL information from newspaper classified ads, simply follow the three steps listed below. The call and service is FREE! 8 Step 1: From your phone dial : ( a free call) from anywhere in Utah. 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