Otto and Martha (Sullivan) Meek 1900 & 1910

Census 1900 Iowa Lee Des Moines

Family 167
Otto B Meek, head, W, M, Jan 1854, 46, Md 23, Iowa, Virginia, Ohio
Martha A Meek, wife, W, F, May 1858, 42, Md 23, 3 children 3 living, Missouri, Kentucky, Missouri
Johnson H Meek, son, W, M, Nov 1890, 9, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Jefferson E Meek, son, W, M, Jan 1893, 7, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Kern E Meek, dau, W, F, Dec 1897, 2, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri

Census 1910 Iowa Lee Des Moines Twp p 27

Family 1
Otto B Meek, head, M, W, 56, M1 33, Iowa, Virginia, Ohio
Marcha A Meek, wife, F, W, 52, M1 33, 4 children 4 living, Missouri, Kentucky, Missouri
Johnson H Meek, son, M, W, 19, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Earl J Meek, son, M, W, 17, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Kern E Meek, dau, F, W, 12, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Mary A Meek, dau, F, W, 3, sgl, Iowa, Iowa, Missouri

Census 1920 Missouri Adair Walnut p 213

Family 71
Otto B Meek, head, M, W, 66, Md, Iowa, Virginia, Ohio
Martha A Meek, wife, F, W, 61, Md, Missouri, Kentucky, Missouri
Johnson H Meek, son, M, W, 29, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Jefferson E Meek, son, M, W, 27, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Kern E Meek, dau, F, W, 22, sgl, Missouri, Iowa, Missouri
Mary A Meek, dau, F, W, 18, sgl, Iowa, Iowa, Missouri

Hearne says they lived in "Lindenville". There is no such place. The choices are:

Lindenwood St. Louis East No Yes No
Lindersville Adair North Yes No No

Lindersville makes much more sense. Fewer letter changes. Closer. It is the same county that Otto and Martha move to in 1920.javascript:void(0)

Publish Post
1 40.0944743 -92.7054734

In 1920 they are living in Walnut, Adair, Missouri, which is only a few miles away in Adair County.

Walnut
Sequence Latitude(DEC) Longitude(DEC) Latitude(DMS) Longitude(DMS) Map Name
1 40.0839175 -92.7640859 400502N 0924551W Nind
2 40.0833631 -92.7168624 400500N 0924301W Gifford

If you look in the 1880 Census, there is a Martha Sullivan in Walnut, but she is only 7, so that is not her.