Elmer Earle Meadows
Last updated 25 Oct 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 29 Jun 1913 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States
Died: 10 Nov 1992 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
marriage-meadows-caswell-license-affidavit-1937: Affidavit for marriage license forElmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1937); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Yuma ⟩ Marriage Applications, 1937”, image 1668; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Earle Meadows).
marriage-meadows-caswell-1938: Marriage license and certificate for Elmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1938); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Maricopa ⟩ Marriage Licenses”, image 74347; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Earle Meadows).
military-draftreg-elmer-meadows-1940: Draft registration for Elmer Earle Meadows (1940); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ McGroarty-Meffley ⟩ Mead, Henry-Means, James”, images 1065,1066; citing “Draft Registration Cards for California, October 16, 1940 – March 31, 1947; NAID: 7644723; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147; National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Earle Meadows).
misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica: “Earle Meadows,” Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/sports/pole-vault: accessed 31 Aug 2023), published 4 May 1999, last update 25 Jun 2023 [this page includes multiple articles, including one on Earle Meadows]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Earle Meadows).
periodical-compton-track-suit-looming-1948: “Compton Track ‘Suit’ Looming,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Aug 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Long Beach ⟩ Long Beach Press–Telegram ⟩ 1948 ⟩ June ⟩ Jun 01 1948, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 2; citing “Long Beach Press–Telegram (Long Beach, California), 1 Jun 1948 (Tuesday), Home Edition, page A–13, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Earle Meadows).
periodical-earle-meadows-secretly-wed-1937: “Earle Meadows Secretly Wed,” sports news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1937 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 14” page 31; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 14 Dec 1937 (Tuesday), Part 2, page 11, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Earle Meadows).
periodical-earle-meadows-now-captain-1945: “Earle Meadows Now Captain,” sports story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1945 ⟩ February ⟩ Feb 10 1945, Sat ⟩ Page 8, column 3; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 10 Feb 1945 (Saturday), page 8, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Earle Meadows).
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obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (79) and location (Corinth, Miss). Using death date of 10 Nov 1992 gives a birth date range from 11 Nov 1912 to 10 Nov 1913.
marriage-meadows-caswell-license-affidavit-1937: Affidavit for marriage license forElmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1937); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Yuma ⟩ Marriage Applications, 1937”, image 1668; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (24) and location (Corinth, Miss.). Using his age and the affadavit date of 1 Nov 1937 gives a birth date range from 2 Nov 1937 1912 to 1 Nov 1913.
military-draftreg-elmer-meadows-1940: Draft registration for Elmer Earle Meadows (1940); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ McGroarty-Meffley ⟩ Mead, Henry-Means, James”, images 1065,1066; citing “Draft Registration Cards for California, October 16, 1940 – March 31, 1947; NAID: 7644723; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147; National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (6 29 1913 [mdy]), age (27), and location (Corinth, Mississippi). Using his age and the registration date of 16 Oct 1940 gives a birth date range from 17 Oct 1912 to 16 Oct 1913.
misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica: “Earle Meadows,” Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/sports/pole-vault: accessed 31 Aug 2023), published 4 May 1999, last update 25 Jun 2023 [this page includes multiple articles, including one on Earle Meadows]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (June 29, 1913) and location (Corinth, Miss., U.S.).
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misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica: “Earle Meadows,” Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/sports/pole-vault: accessed 31 Aug 2023), published 4 May 1999, last update 25 Jun 2023 [this page includes multiple articles, including one on Earle Meadows]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov. ⟨conflict⟩ 1992). See Research notes for conflict details.
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date ([last] Tuesday [10 Nov 1992]) and location (Fort Worth [, Texas]).
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1916 – 1992)
Married: Jun 1937 in Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, United States
census-us-1950-p1-ca-losangeles-294b-1: 1950 U.S. Census, population schedule, California, Los Angeles County, Compton, enumeration district 19-294B, sheet 1; 1950 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 2 Sep 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ Compton ⟩ 19-294B”, image 2; citing “Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 2131 (of 6373), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 3
Comment Detail: Source identifies Marguerite Meadows as divorced.
military-draftreg-elmer-meadows-1940: Draft registration for Elmer Earle Meadows (1940); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ McGroarty-Meffley ⟩ Mead, Henry-Means, James”, images 1065,1066; citing “Draft Registration Cards for California, October 16, 1940 – March 31, 1947; NAID: 7644723; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147; National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Marguerite Eleonor Meadows as the wife of Elmer Earle Meadows.
periodical-compton-track-suit-looming-1948: “Compton Track ‘Suit’ Looming,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Aug 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Long Beach ⟩ Long Beach Press–Telegram ⟩ 1948 ⟩ June ⟩ Jun 01 1948, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 2; citing “Long Beach Press–Telegram (Long Beach, California), 1 Jun 1948 (Tuesday), Home Edition, page A–13, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source notes that Margaret (Marguerite) is the former wife of Earle Meadows.
periodical-earle-meadows-secretly-wed-1937: “Earle Meadows Secretly Wed,” sports news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1937 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 14” page 31; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 14 Dec 1937 (Tuesday), Part 2, page 11, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source includes indirect date ("yesterday ... had been married for nearly six months" [June 1937 for a story published 14 Dec 1937]), explicit month ("last june"), and location (Yuma, Ariz.).
marriage-meadows-caswell-license-affidavit-1937: Affidavit for marriage license forElmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1937); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Yuma ⟩ Marriage Applications, 1937”, image 1668; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source indicates intent to marry sometime after 1 Nov 1937.
marriage-meadows-caswell-1938: Marriage license and certificate for Elmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1938); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Maricopa ⟩ Marriage Licenses”, image 74347; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (4th day of July A.D. 1938) and location (Phoenix [, Arizona]).
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Family #2
Spouse/Partner: Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1916 – 1992)
Married: 4 Jul 1938 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
census-us-1950-p1-ca-losangeles-294b-1: 1950 U.S. Census, population schedule, California, Los Angeles County, Compton, enumeration district 19-294B, sheet 1; 1950 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 2 Sep 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ Compton ⟩ 19-294B”, image 2; citing “Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 2131 (of 6373), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 3
Comment Detail: Source identifies Marguerite Meadows as divorced.
military-draftreg-elmer-meadows-1940: Draft registration for Elmer Earle Meadows (1940); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ McGroarty-Meffley ⟩ Mead, Henry-Means, James”, images 1065,1066; citing “Draft Registration Cards for California, October 16, 1940 – March 31, 1947; NAID: 7644723; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147; National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Marguerite Eleonor Meadows as the wife of Elmer Earle Meadows.
periodical-compton-track-suit-looming-1948: “Compton Track ‘Suit’ Looming,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Aug 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Long Beach ⟩ Long Beach Press–Telegram ⟩ 1948 ⟩ June ⟩ Jun 01 1948, Tue ⟩ Page 13”, column 2; citing “Long Beach Press–Telegram (Long Beach, California), 1 Jun 1948 (Tuesday), Home Edition, page A–13, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source notes that Margaret (Marguerite) is the former wife of Earle Meadows.
periodical-earle-meadows-secretly-wed-1937: “Earle Meadows Secretly Wed,” sports news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1937 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 14” page 31; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 14 Dec 1937 (Tuesday), Part 2, page 11, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source includes indirect date ("yesterday ... had been married for nearly six months" [June 1937 for a story published 14 Dec 1937]), explicit month ("last june"), and location (Yuma, Ariz.).
marriage-meadows-caswell-license-affidavit-1937: Affidavit for marriage license forElmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1937); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Yuma ⟩ Marriage Applications, 1937”, image 1668; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source indicates intent to marry sometime after 1 Nov 1937.
marriage-meadows-caswell-1938: Marriage license and certificate for Elmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1938); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Maricopa ⟩ Marriage Licenses”, image 74347; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (4th day of July A.D. 1938) and location (Phoenix [, Arizona]).
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: 16 Nov 1992 at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Graduation: R.L. Paschal Senior High School, Abt 1932 at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Graduation: University of Southern California, 1936 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Employer: Grant V. Jenkins, 16 Oct 1940 at Compton, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Military Rank: Captain, Bef 10 Feb 1945
Military Unit: 14th Air Force, Abt 10 Feb 1945
Cemetery: Larurel Land Memorial Park at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date ([next] Monday [16 Nov 1992]) and location (Laurel Land Memorial Park [, Fort Worth, Texas]).
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source notes Earle graduated from R.L. Paschal Senior High School.
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes graduation year (1936) and college (University of Sourthern California).
military-draftreg-elmer-meadows-1940: Draft registration for Elmer Earle Meadows (1940); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ McGroarty-Meffley ⟩ Mead, Henry-Means, James”, images 1065,1066; citing “Draft Registration Cards for California, October 16, 1940 – March 31, 1947; NAID: 7644723; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147; National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source includes registration date (Oct. 16, 1940), employer name (Grant V. Jenkins), and location (Compton, L.A. [County], Calif.).
periodical-earle-meadows-now-captain-1945: “Earle Meadows Now Captain,” sports story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1945 ⟩ February ⟩ Feb 10 1945, Sat ⟩ Page 8, column 3; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 10 Feb 1945 (Saturday), page 8, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes rank (Captain) and limiting date of 10 Feb 1945, the date of the article about his promotion.
periodical-earle-meadows-now-captain-1945: “Earle Meadows Now Captain,” sports story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1945 ⟩ February ⟩ Feb 10 1945, Sat ⟩ Page 8, column 3; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 10 Feb 1945 (Saturday), page 8, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes unit (14th Air Force) and the date of newspaper story of 10 Feb 1945.
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes location (Laurel Land Memorial Park [, Fort Worth, Texas]).
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Attributes
Residence: at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Education: University of Texas at Austin at Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
Occupation: filing clerk at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Residence: at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Residence: at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Residence: at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Religion: Baptist
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes relative date (65 years [before publication on 15 Nov 1992]) and location (Fort Worth [, Texas]).
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source notes Earle studed for his graduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin.
marriage-meadows-caswell-license-affidavit-1937: Affidavit for marriage license forElmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1937); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Yuma ⟩ Marriage Applications, 1937”, image 1668; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes affadavit date (1st day of November A.D. 1937) and occupation (Filing Clerk).
marriage-meadows-caswell-license-affidavit-1937: Affidavit for marriage license forElmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1937); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Yuma ⟩ Marriage Applications, 1937”, image 1668; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes affadavit date (1st day of November A.D. 1937) and residence location (Los Angeles, California).
marriage-meadows-caswell-1938: Marriage license and certificate for Elmer Earle Meadows and Marguerite Eleanor Caswell (1938); Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ Maricopa ⟩ Marriage Licenses”, image 74347; citing “County Marriage Records; Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona”
Comment Detail: Source includes event date (4th day of July, A.D. 1938) and residence location (Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California). The Azizona in the pre-printed form was crossed out and replaced by "California" written in.
military-draftreg-elmer-meadows-1940: Draft registration for Elmer Earle Meadows (1940); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 24 Oct 2023), “⟩ California ⟩ McGroarty-Meffley ⟩ Mead, Henry-Means, James”, images 1065,1066; citing “Draft Registration Cards for California, October 16, 1940 – March 31, 1947; NAID: 7644723; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147; National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source includes registration date (Oct. 16, 1940) and residence location (Los Angeles, L.A. [County], Calif.).
obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Earle Meadows as a Baptist.
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Earle won the gold medal in pole vault at the 1936 Olympics with a vault of 4.35 meters. [obituary-earle-meadows-1992, misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica]
Earle, along with USC teammate Bill Sefton, (the "Heavenly Twins"), set other records, and ultimately tied for the world record of of 4.54 meters on 29 May 1937. [misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica, misc-ntfhf-entry-for-earle-meadows] [This record was surpassed in the 1940s by Cornelius Warmerdam.]
Earle married Marguerite Caswell some six months before telling anyone, even Marguerite's father, Clyde Caswell. According to the Los Angeles Times, "... when the [USC] Trojans and Stanford tangled for high-point honors in the conference meet at the Coliseum last May 29, Meadows and Miss Caswell agreed that if he suceeded in breaking the world's pole-vault record of 14ft. 8-1/2in. they'd celebrate by getting married./He did---and they did." [periodical-earl-meadows-secretly-wed]
misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica: “Earle Meadows,” Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/sports/pole-vault: accessed 31 Aug 2023), published 4 May 1999, last update 25 Jun 2023 [this page includes multiple articles, including one on Earle Meadows]
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misc-ntfhf-entry-for-earle-meadows: “Earle Meadows: 1996 Hall of Fame Inductee,” USATF (https://www.usatf.org: accessed 31 Aug 2023), page URL (https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/earle-meadows)
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obituary-earle-meadows-1992: Obituary for Earl Meadows (1992); “Earle Meadows,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 May 2020), image “United States of America ⟩ Texas ⟩ Fort Worth ⟩ Fort Worth Star-Telegram ⟩ 1992 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 15 ⟩ pm-final-edition" page 37; citing “Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), 15 Nov 1992 (Sunday), page A-37, column 3”
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periodical-earle-meadows-secretly-wed-1937: “Earle Meadows Secretly Wed,” sports news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1937 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 14” page 31; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 14 Dec 1937 (Tuesday), Part 2, page 11, column 5”
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Death Date: The source gives a date of 11 Nov 1992. This database uses a date of 10 Nov 1992. I have seen other references (not used as sources) use the 11 Nov date, and it may be that the obituary date was a typo. [misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica]
FOLLOWUP
Earle may have been a "Jr." meaning his son was a "III". His father, Earl Meadows Sr. died in Asheville, NC 1 Feb 1972.
Earle was awarded a scholarship to USC. Since he was a track star (pole vault) at USC, the scholarship was presumably for sports. [obituary-earl-meadows-1992]
Earle had at least two brothers (Raw and Clyde) and two sisters (Elaine Scarborough and "Mrs. R.E. Nolan") [periodical-earle-meadows-now-captain-1945]
The affadavit for a marriage license for Elmer and Marguerite (for their second wedding) was signed in November 1937. This is months after their June 1937 marriage (elopment), and even farther removed from their July 1938 marriage. Was this a normal situation?
Two of Elmer Earle Meadow's children in this database are mentioned in Elmer's obituary as his children, but not in his wife Marguerite's obituary. Could they be the children of another mother whom Elmer married after his divorce from Marguerite?
misc-earle-meadows-entry-in-britannica: “Earle Meadows,” Encyclopedia Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/sports/pole-vault: accessed 31 Aug 2023), published 4 May 1999, last update 25 Jun 2023 [this page includes multiple articles, including one on Earle Meadows]
(no additional information)
periodical-earle-meadows-now-captain-1945: “Earle Meadows Now Captain,” sports story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Jun 2018), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Los Angeles ⟩ The Los Angeles Times ⟩ 1945 ⟩ February ⟩ Feb 10 1945, Sat ⟩ Page 8, column 3; citing “Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 10 Feb 1945 (Saturday), page 8, column 3”
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