Brief Life History of Joseph E
When Joseph E Medlin was born on 1 June 1867, in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, United States, his father, Samuel Henderson Medlin, was 24 and his mother, Sarah A. Lesley, was 23. He married Mary Magdeline Emerson about 1889, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Township 4 Hurricane, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1920 and Gantt, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 23 June 1936, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in New Hope Church, Oconee, South Carolina, United States.
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- Joseph E Mechlin, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph E. (Joe) Medlin - Government record: birth-name: Joseph E. Medlin
- Joe Medlin, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1871 · KKK Supression
In March of 1871, in an attempt to supress the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina, President Grant sends troops in. Later that year in October, the KKK are told to disarm and break up. They do not do this and later many are arrested by the US marshals.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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