Researching Lee Meadows
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4188 people with the Meadows surname? In that year Meadows was ranked number 1016 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Lee Meadows on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lee Meadows and the Meadows Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Meadows Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Meadows family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5937 people with the Meadows surname in the UK? Meadows is now ranked number 1008 for popularity in the UK. |
Meadows Genealogy Databases
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Meadows Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Meadows surname in the USA? Meadows is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Lee Meadows. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lee Meadows
Lee Meadows
Henry Lee "Specs" Meadows (July 12, 1894 – January 29, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher over parts of 15 seasons (1915–1929) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates.
He was the National League wins leader in 1926 with Pittsburgh. For his career, he compiled a 188–180 record in 490 appearances, with a 3.37 ERA and 1063 strikeouts.
As a hitter, Meadows posted a .180 batting average (201-for-1117) with 80 runs, 5 home runs, 75 RBI and 34 bases on balls. Defensively, he was below average, recording a .947 fielding percentage which was 11 points lower than the league average at his position.
Meadows played on two National League pennant winners with the Pirates (1925 and 1927), winning the 1925 World Series. He opposed future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson as the Game 1 starting pitchers of that '25 Series. He finished 0–2 in two postseason appearances with a 6.28 ERA.
Meadows currently ranks sixth in Pirates history with a .629 winning percentage, with an 88-52 won-loss record.
Meadows was one of the few players in the early 20th century who wore glasses in the field, earning him the nickname "Specs." He was born in Oxford, North Carolina and died in Daytona Beach, Florida at the age of 68.
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