Ithamer Thomas Redmond Medaris 
Ithamer was born on March 28th, 1812 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Ithamer's father was James Davis Medaris and his mother was Levisa King. His paternal grandparents were Oliver Medaris and Wilmuth Redmond. He had eight brothers and a sister, named Jonathan, Riley, Salathiel, Massey, Stephen, Nathaniel, James, Abraham and Teancy. He was the second oldest of the ten children. He had a half-sister named Mary. He died at the age of 79 on March 1st, 1892 in Franklin twp, Owen County, Indiana. He was buried in Andrew Livingston Cemetery.General Notes
In 1850 he is living in Washington, Owen County, Indiana. 1860 he is in Beech Creek, Greene County, Indiana. Ithamer shows in the 1880 Indiana census as I. Thomas Madaras. He shows on earlier deed records as Ithamer R. Meddri.
The following obituatry for Ithamer appeared on Mar. 24, 1892.
Ithamer Medaris was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, near Greensboro, in 1811, and died March 1, 1892, in Owen county, Indiana. When 18 years of age Ithamer Medaris and his brother Johnathon, came to Ohio, where the remained a year or two. His father and family joined him a little later. Ithamer returned to North Carolina, where he married Elizabeth Stone. After two years he returned to Ohio and remained one year and then came to Indiana, in 1838, and followed farming and boating for a livelihood. Eight children were the result of their marriage, four boys and four girls, to sons and two daughters and the widow still living to mourn his death. He was always a Democrat, and was loved by all who knew him. He was not a member of any church, but believed in the Saviour and his God. His illness dated back to last August. He was ready and willing to die, and expressed great hope in meeting his Savior.
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- b.~ 1620 in Maderia, Portugal or Virginia d.1680
- 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.28 Mar 1812 in Guilford County, North Carolina d.01 Mar 1892 in Franklin twp, Owen County, Indiana
- b.07 Jan 1790 d.10 Apr 1838 in Shelby County, Ohio
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