Margaret Franklin Blessing1

b. 26 December 1892, d. October 1968
FatherGardner A. Blessing1 b. 22 Jun 1854, d. aft 15 Apr 1910
MotherCaroline Minter Crockett1 b. Oct 1858, d. 16 Mar 1946
Birth26 Dec 1892 Margaret Franklin Blessing was born on 26 Dec 1892.1 
Marriage1905 She married Frank Melvin Medaris in 1905.1 
Children  Margaret and Frank had three children: Frank C., Kenneth F., and Virginia C.1 
Cens-192021 Jan 1920  The family lived in Harlan Co., Kentucky in 1920 where Frank worked as a time keeper in a coal company office.2 
Cens-193025 Apr 1930  In 1930 they lived in Perry Co., Kentucky where Frank was employed by GMH Coal. Caroline's widowed mother was enumerated with them in both 1920 and 1930.3 
DeathOct 1968 Margaret died in Oct 1968 in Danville, Kentucky, at age 75.4 
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited3 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites correspondence with Mary Miles Campbell (1948, Wytheville, VA), and Margaret Medaris (dau of Gardner Blessing), as well as notes from the Redmond Cole files for selected data on the William T. Blessing family.
  2. [S2990] Frank Medaris household, 1920 U.S. cens., Harlan Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., District 90, ED 90, sheet 12A (p. 165 stamped), dwelling 214, family 218, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2012. Household includes: Frank Medaris, 26, b. TN, parents b. TN, time keeper in coal company office; Margaret, wife, 26, b. VA; Frank C., son, 1/6/12, b. KY; Caroline Blessing, mother-in-law, 58, wid, b. VA.
  3. [S1220] Frank Medaris household, 1930 U.S. cens., Perry Co., Kentucky, pop. sched., Hazard district, ED 97-12, sheet unknown cd4, dwelling 244, family 252, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2012. Household includes: Frank Medaris, 36, marr at 24, rents home for $40 mos, is not a farm, owns a radio, b. TN, employed by GMH Coal Co.; Margaret, wife, 35, marr at 22, b. VA; Frank C., son, 11, b. KY; Kenneth, son, 10, b. KY; Virginia C., dau, 5 5/12, b. KY; Bell, mother, 70, wid, marr at 18, b. TN; Caroline Blessing, mother-in-law, 69, marr at 23, b. VA.
  4. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites the Social Security death index.