Elijah G Medaris
Elijah was born in 1833 in
Ohio
. Elijah's father was
George Washington Medaris
and his mother was
Elizabeth Salter
. His paternal grandparents were
Oliver Medaris
and
Wilmuth Redmond
. He had five brothers and six sisters, named
William
,
Oliver
,
Levi
,
Jesse
,
George
,
Synthia
,
Hester
,
Lib
,
Elizabeth
,
Matilda
and
Mary
. He was the fifth youngest of the twelve children. He had six half-brothers and three half-sisters, named
Zachariah
,
Charles
,
Gideon
,
Thomas
,
Chemiah
,
Eli
,
Manerva
,
Ruth
and
Martha
.
General Notes
In 1870 they lived in Lake Township, Berrian County, Charlotteville P.O., Michigan. Elijah owned a sawmill and had several employees. The value of his property was listed as $10,000.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Domingo Medearis
- b.~ 1620 in Maderia, Portugal or Virginia d.1680
Charles Medaris
- b.~ 1667 in Middlesex County, Virginia
Elizabeth
John Thomas Medaris
- b.21 Feb 1704 in Middlesex County, Virginia d.1799
Mary
- d.07 Feb 1720
Oliver Medaris
- b.~ 1759 in Dragon Swamp, Middlesex County, Virginia d.1829 in Shelby County, Ohio
Edward Davis
Rachael Davis
- b.20 Nov 1715 in Essex County, Virginia d.1795 in Tennessee
Francis Reade
*
Mary Reade
Jane Chrisman
George Washington Medaris
- b.17 Jul 1796 in North Carolina d.17 Jul 1881
Wilmuth Redmond
- b.~ 1762 in Chatham County, North Carolina d.19 May 1842 in Shelby County, Ohio
Elijah G Medaris
- b.1833 in Ohio
Elizabeth Salter
- b.~ 1800 d.1843
*
There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
Details of Elijah's family with Josephine Worby