Stephen Meek

Stephen Meek
BornJuly 4, 1807
DiedJanuary 8, 1889(1889-01-08) (aged 81)
Occupation(s)Trapper, Guide
SpouseElizabeth Schoonover

Stephen Hall L. Meek (July 4, 1807 – January 8, 1889) was a fur trapper and guide in the American west, most notably a guide on a large wagon train that used a trail known as the Meek Cutoff. A native of Virginia, both he and his younger brother Joseph Meek would spend their lives as trappers west of the Rocky Mountains.