James
Davis
Medaris
Born in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Oliver Medaris
and Wilmuth (Redmond) Medaris
Brother of
John Redd Medearis, Abraham Medaris, George Washington Medaris and Telithicunny A. D. (Medaris) Emry
Husband of
Levisa (King) Medaris
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Catherine (Kimbro) Medaris
— married
1839 in Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Jonathan H Medaris, Ithamer Thomas Redmond Medaris, Stephen Cyrus Medaris and Abraham Medaris
Died
at age 89
in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2018
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Biography
1790 United States Federal Census [1]
- Name: Oliver Madaris
- Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Guilford, North Carolina
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 3
- Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
- Free White Persons - Females: 2
- Number of Household Members: 6
First Marriage Record
[2]
- Name: James Davis Medearsis
- Gender: Male
- Birth Place: NC
- Birth Year: 1788
- Spouse Name: Levisa King
- Marriage Year: 1809
- Number Pages: 1
1830 United States Federal Census
[3]
- Name: James D Medaris
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1830
- Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
- Page: 162
1840 United States Federal Census
[4]
- Name: James Modoris [James Medaris]
- Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Montgomery, Owen, Indiana
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 3
- Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 8
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8
1848 Land Office Record
[5]
- Name: James D Medaris
- Issue Date: 10 May 1848
- Place: Owen, Indiana, USA
- Land Office: Vincennes
- Meridian: 2nd PM
- Township: 11-N
- Range: 4-W
- Section: 12
- Accession Number: IN2500__.226
- Document Number: 33724
1849 Land Office Record
[6]
- Name: James D Medaris
- Issue Date: 10 Apr 1849
- Place: Owen, Indiana, USA
- Land Office: Vincennes
- Meridian: 2nd PM
- Township: 11-N
- Range: 4-W
- Section: 11
- Accession Number: IN2510__.209
- Document Number: 34210
Second Marriage Record
[7]
- Name: James Davis Medearsis
- Gender: Male
- Birth Place: NC
- Birth Year: 1788
- Spouse Name: Mary Catherine Coble [Kimbrough on Find A Grave]
- Number Pages: 1
1850 United States Federal Census
[8]
- Name: James Medearis
- Age: 60
- Birth Year: abt 1790
- Birthplace: North Carolina
- Home in 1850: Montgomery, Owen, Indiana, USA
- Gender: Male
- Family Number: 233
- Household Members: Name Age
- James Medearis 60
- Mary C Medearis 52
- Elizabeth Cobb 24
- Mary Madearis 9
1870 United States Federal Census
[9]
- Name: Jas D Medaris
- Age in 1870: 80
- Birth Year: abt 1790
- Birthplace: North Carolina
- Dwelling Number: 122
- Home in 1870: Montgomery, Owen, Indiana
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Post Office: Cuba
- Occupation: Farmer & Minister
- Male Citizen over 21: Y
- Personal Estate Value: 450
- Real Estate Value: 1140
- Inferred Spouse: Mary Cath Medaris
- Household Members: Name Age
- Jas D Medaris 80
- Mary Cath Medaris 72
Find A Grave Burial Record
[10]
- Name: James Davis Medaris
- Birth Date: 13 Feb 1788
- Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Death Date: 8 Feb 1878
- Death Place: Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America
- Cemetery: Cuba Cemetery
- Burial or Cremation Place: Owen County, Indiana, United States of America
- Has Bio?: N
- Father: Oliver Medaris
- Mother: Wilmuth Medaris
- Spouse: Mary Catherine Medaris
- Children:
- Jonathan H. Medaris
- Mary Jane Medaris
- Abraham Medaris
- Nathaniel Davis Medaris
- Levicy Jane Howard
- James Douglas Medaris
- Stephen Cyrus Medaris
- Ithamar Thomas Redmond Medaris
- Salathiel H. Medaris
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index
[11]
- Soldier: James D Medaris
- Widow: Mary Catharine Medaris
- Military Service Location: North Carolina
- Pension Number - #1: SO 9539
- Pension Number - #2: SC 8433
- Pension Number - #3: WO 20422
- Pension Number - #4: WC 14049
- Roll Number: 64
- Archive Publication Number: M313
Sources
- ↑ 1790 United States Federal Census, Oliver Medaris, Year: 1790; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 502; Image: 293; Family History Library Film: 0568147. Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://ancstry.me/37wGlzv.
- ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. James Davis Medaris married Levisa King in 1809, Source number: 8831.733; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. See: https://ancstry.me/30RSFrh.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH59-H12 : 22 August 2017), James D Medaris, Guilford, North Carolina, United States; citing 162, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 121; FHL microfilm 18,087.
- ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census, James Medaris, Year: 1840; Census Place: Montgomery, Owen, Indiana; Roll: 89; Page: 72; Family History Library Film: 0007728. Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. See: https://ancstry.me/2Gg2yp8.
- ↑ Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes, James D. Medaris, issued 10 May 1848 in Owen, Indiana. Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. See: https://ancstry.me/2sQyAFg.
- ↑ Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes, James D. Medaris, issued 10 April 1849 in Owen, Indiana. Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. See: https://ancstry.me/30OvxKm.
- ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. James Davis Medaris married Mary Catherine Coble, Source number: 8831.733; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. See: https://ancstry.me/2RlIU1C.
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, James Medaris, born about 1790 in North Carolina, Year: 1850; Census Place: Montgomery, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M432_164; Page: 19A; Image: 42. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. See: https://ancstry.me/2uogwTo.
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Censu, James D. Medaris, age 80, born in North Carolina, Year: 1870; Census Place: Montgomery, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 313A; Family History Library Film: 545847. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. See: https://ancstry.me/2Rj8STo.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 23 January 2020), memorial page for James Davis Medaris (13 Feb 1788–8 Feb 1878), Find A Grave: Memorial #20299947, citing Cuba Cemetery, Owen County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Amanda Gualtieri (contributor 46920174).
- ↑ War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15. James D. Medaris, widow Mary Catharina Medaris. Ancestry.com. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. See: https://ancstry.me/37pEnR6.
See also:
- ANCESTRY.COM MEDARIS FAMILY TREE
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Anita (Bachman) Lackey.
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