James William Harden Meeks (1 July 1868 – 1949) was the son of Joseph Anderson Meeks (6 May 1830 – 19 Jan 1899) and Harriett Ann E. Auld [Hartie, Harty] (24/25 Dec 1835 – 27 Jan 1914), who married on 24 December 1850 in Union Parish Louisiana. James married on 27 April 1893 in Union Parish to Ada Brantley (1875 – 1945), the daughter of Martin Batte Brantley and Marie W. Taylor [Rose].