Daniel Meekins Papers, PC.5306

Abstract

Daniel Meekins was a Manteo native and keeper of the local almshouse. The Daniel Meekins Papers, 1844-1920, consists of personal and professional papers created by Daniel Meekins and his father, Francis Meekins. Materials include correspondence, financial records, court documents, and other papers.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Daniel Meekins Papers
Call Number: PC.5306
Creator: Meekins, Daniel, 1863-1923
Date: 1844-1920
Extent: 0.200 cubic feet
Language: English
Repository: Outer Banks History Center

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Access Restrictions

Available for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by the United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying these materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.5306, Daniel Meekins Papers, Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC, U.S.A.

Collection Overview

The Daniel Meekins Papers, 1844-1920, consists of personal and professional papers created by Daniel Meekins and his father, Francis Meekins. The collection includes correspondence, deeds, insurance policies, financial records, papers related to the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, and summonses and other court documents. Included in the correspondence are two 1907 letters referencing samples of Russian potatoes sent to Meekins by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to see if the variety could thrive on Roanoke Island and a 1907 letter instructing Meekins on how to manage tuberculosis patients living in the almshouse.

Arrangement Note

Folders arranged alphabetically. Material within folders arranged chronologically.

Biographical/Historical

Daniel Meekins was born 17 June 1863 in Manteo, North Carolina. He was the son of Francis A. Meekins (1818-1881), a farmer and mechanic, and Elizabeth Baum Meekins (1828-1897). He married Clara Rowena Homer (1871-1950) in 1890 and the couple had two children: D. Victor Meekins (1897-1964) and Rowena Estelle Meekins (1903-1996). He worked as an oyster fisherman and was elected constable for a two-year term in 1902 before being named head of the keeper of the almshouse in 1904. He also worked as a census taker that year. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows Lodge No. 3 (Manteo, N.C.). Meekins died at his home after an eight-month illness 18 July 1923.

Contents of the Collection

Collection Contents

Chattel Mortgages and Contracts, 1892-1916

Box 1

Correspondence, 1889-1908

Box 1

Deeds, 1859-circa 1900s

Box 1

Horoscope and Application for Membership in the Psycho Success Club, 1907

Box 1

Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, 1890-1910

Box 1

Insurance Policies, 1907-1920

Box 1

Marriage License: Daniel Meekins and Rowena Homer, 1890

Box 1

F.A. Meekins Estate Papers, 1882

Box 1

Professional Papers, 1844-1908

Box 1

Receipts, 1844-1911

Box 1

Summonses, 1873-1916

Box 1

U.S. Lifesaving Service Buttons, circa 19th century

Box 1

Other Papers, circa 1900s

Box 1

Subject Headings

Meekins family

Meekins, Francis A., 1818-1881

Manteo (N.C.)--History--19th century

Roanoke Island (N.C.)--History--19th century

Acquisitions Information

Donated by the Estate of Roger Meekins, August 2019.

Processing Information

Processed by Samantha Crisp, October 2019.