Brief Life History of Willis Robert
When Willis Robert Medlin Sr was born in 1795, in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Drury Medlin, was 26 and his mother, Fereby Whitley, was 26. He had at least 1 son with Mary Nunnelly. He lived in Union, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1870. He died in 1880, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Willis Medlin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Willis R. Medlin on WikiTree
- Willis Medlin, "United States Census, 1850"
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1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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