James Andrew McDaris

Brief Life History of James Andrew

When James Andrew McDaris was born on 16 August 1797, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Rice Medaris, was 50 and his mother, Rachel E McPheeters, was 37. He married Martha Patricia Buckner in 1817, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 1 October 1883, in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Philadelphia Cemetery, Union, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Andrew McDaris
1797–1883
Martha Patricia Buckner
1797–1887
Marriage: 1817
Matilda Roberts
1808–
James Rufus McDaris
about 1834–after 1861
Robert Henry McDaris Sr
1823–1907
John McDaris
1824–
William Thomas Taylor McDaris
1826–1903
Eliza Matilda McDaris
1828–1901
Charles W Medaris
1832–1910
Martha Jane Medaris
1835–
Rachel L McDarius
1836–1903
John W Medaris
1837–1925
Harvey Perkins McDaris
1841–1908
Mary McDaris
1844–1916
Henry Medaris
1846–

Sources (6)

  • Jas Mcdarius, "United States Census, 1850"
  • James A. Mederis, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jimmie Mcdaris in entry for Jno. Mcdaris, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"

World Events (8)

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."

1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery

Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

Name Meaning

Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhruis ‘son of Dubhros’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + ros ‘wood’. See Doris .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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