Brief Life History of James Lewis
When James Lewis Medlin was born on 18 February 1890, in Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Banister Medlin, was 36 and his mother, Wincy MaryAnn Gaddis, was 32. He married Mary Catherine Hughes on 1 July 1911, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Civil District 6, Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Civil District 6, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States in 1930. He died on 24 August 1941, in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Sparks Cemetery, Central, Carter, Tennessee, United States.
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- Jas Meddlin, "United States Census, 1910"
- James Meddlin, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- James Lewis Medlin, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English and Cornish: variant of Medlen .
Czech (Medlín): derivative of Medla, a name perhaps a nickname from mdlý ‘faint’, or an occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead from med ‘honey, mead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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