Frank Melvin Medaris1
b. 14 June 1893, d. October 1986
| Birth | 14 Jun 1893 | Frank Melvin Medaris was born on 14 Jun 1893 in Tennessee.1 |
| Marriage | 1905 | He married Margaret Franklin Blessing, daughter of Gardner A. Blessing and Caroline Minter Crockett, in 1905.1 |
| Children | | Frank and Margaret had three children: Frank C., Kenneth F., and Virginia C.1 |
| Cens-1920 | 21 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-1930 | 25 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 |
| Death | Oct 1986 | Frank died in Oct 1986 in Boca Raton, Florida, at age 93.1 |
Citations
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.