Laura Melvill Medaris

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Laura Melvill Medaris

Laura was born in March 1877 in Kansas. Laura's father was William J. R. Medaris and her mother was Parmela A How. Her paternal grandparents were John (Redd) Redmond Medaris and Rachel Beezley. She had a brother and four sisters, named William, Sara, Ida, Flora and Jessie. She was the second youngest of the six children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Charles Medaris ^*
  - b.~  1667 in Middlesex County, Virginia
  
  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
  
  Mary Reade ^*
  
  John (Redd) Redmond Medaris
  - b.1784 in Guilford County, North Carolina d.>  1870
  
  Wilmuth Redmond
  - b.~  1762 in Chatham County, North Carolina d.19 May 1842 in Shelby County, Ohio
  
  William J. R. Medaris
  - b.1841 in Ohio
  
  Rachel Beezley
  
  Laura Melvill Medaris
  - b.Mar 1877 in Kansas
  
  Parmela A How
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)