25 years. Virginia Meek died on March 3, 1900. They are buried at the cemetery of the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church ("Old Scotch") north of Hillsboro, in Washington County, Oregon. As Meek said "I want to live long enough to see Oregon securely American... so I can say that I was born in Washington County, United States, and died in Washington County, United States." His older brother Stephen Meek was also a trapper, and became known for his role in the ill-fated Meek Cutoff. The actor Peter Whitney was cast as Meek in the 1961 episode, "Who's Fer Divide?", on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. The episode focuses on the annexation of the Oregon Territory. John Alderson played Meek in the 1964 Death Valley Days episode, "From the Earth, a Heritage." In that segment, a rival trapper, Nat Halper, played by Peter Whitney, pressures Meek to sell his beautiful Indian wife, Tula (Marianna Hill). References External links Biography of Joseph Meek from the Oregon Encyclopedia The River of the West: Joe Meek's Years in the Rocky Mountains 1810 births 1875 deaths American folklore Mountain men Champoeg Meetings Members of the Provisional Government of Oregon People from Hillsboro, Oregon Oregon sheriffs Oregon pioneers American fur traders Burials in Oregon United States Marshals People of the American Old West