William Hastings Medaris 
William was born on June 6th, 1848 in Wayne County, Indiana. William's father was Stephen Cyrus Medaris and his mother was Millie Coble. His paternal grandparents were James Davis Medaris and Levisa King; his maternal grandparents were Peter Coble and Mary Catherine Kimbrough. He had two brothers and six sisters, named James, Stephen, Sarah, Minerva, Mary, Martha, Laura and Ada. He was the oldest of the nine children. He had three half-sisters named Della, Effie and Dossie. He died at the age of 85 in 1933 in Lawrence, Indiana.General Notes
He married Ruth (Temprance) Jeannette Melick on 29 April 1869 in Owen County, Indiana. Ruth was b. 16 Jan 1848 in Owen County, Indiana. William was a school teacher and principal.
Ruth died on 10 May 1897 at the age of 49 years old. She was buried in Dixon Cemetery. Dixon Cemetery is just south of Worthington, Indiana.. William remarried to (2) Carrie B. Knight on 6 Sept. 1899. Carrie was b. Dec 1869. Together they had only one child. The child died in infancy, presumably soon after birth. A gravestone in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Marshall Township of Lawrence County, Indiana simply reads "Infant daughter of W. H. and Carrie Medaris 1902". Carrie died in 1915, at the age of 46. She was buried in Fish Cemetery in Shawswick Township of Lawrence County, Indiana.
After Carrie's death, William married (3) Kitye Alice Kern, on 05 Sept. 1917 in Lawrence County, Indiana. He lived in Lawrence County until his death in 1933
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1667 in Middlesex County, Virginia
- b.21 Feb 1704 in Middlesex County, Virginia d.1799
- d.07 Feb 1720
- b.~ 1759 in Dragon Swamp, Middlesex County, Virginia d.1829 in Shelby County, Ohio
- b.20 Nov 1715 in Essex County, Virginia d.1795 in Tennessee
- b.13 Feb 1788 in Guilford County, North Carolina d.08 Feb 1878 in Owen County, Indiana
- b.~ 1762 in Chatham County, North Carolina d.19 May 1842 in Shelby County, Ohio
- b.23 Mar 1823 in Guilford County, North Carolina d.19 Jan 1900 in Owen County, Indiana
- b.07 Jan 1790 d.10 Apr 1838 in Shelby County, Ohio
- b.06 Jun 1848 in Wayne County, Indiana d.1933 in Lawrence, Indiana
- b.1762 in Orange County, North Carolina d.27 Jul 1815 in Orange County, North Carolina
- b.01 Feb 1794 in Orange County, North Carolina d.11 Mar 1831 in Morgan County, Indiana
- b.~ 1721 in Germany
- b.20 Mar 1764 d.06 Dec 1842
- b.23 May 1825 in North Carolina d.29 Jul 1879 in Owen County, Indiana
- b.24 Jun 1798 in Orange County, North Carolina d.05 Aug 1899 in Owen County, Indiana
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