James Riley Medlock (1864 - 1921)

Born 29 May 1864 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Jannie (Stamey) Medlock — married 5 Jan 1889 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1921 at age 57 in Pickens County, South Carolina

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Biography

When James Riley Medlock [1] was born on 29 May 1864, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Reuben Greenberry Medlock, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Alexander, was 29.

Reuben Greenberry Medlock Male 1830–1865 and Margaret Alexander Female 1834–1902

He married Nancy Jannie Stamey on 6 January 1889, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters.

Children (12)

1. John Henry Medlock Male 1882–1970
2. Emma Medlock Female 1884–Deceased
3. Fred Medlock Male 1885–Deceased
4. Reuben Greenberry Medlock Male 1886–1977
5. Gaston Medlock Male 1887–1971
6. Erskine Fred Medlock Male 1888–1970
7. Leona Lillian Medlock Female 1893–1974
8. Olive Mae Medlock Female 1895–1971
9. Janie Medlock Female 1895–Deceased
10. John Gaston G Medlock Male 1896–1971
11. Odis Mckinley Medlock Male 1900–1977
12. Lora Belle Medlock Female 1902–1994

He died on 12 August 1921, in Liberty Twp, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, ^[1]at the age of 57, and was buried in West View Cemetery, Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina, United States. ^[2]

Research Notes

MEDLOCK FAMILY INFORMATION: [2][3]

• James Riley Medlock  30 May 1863 – 12 August 1921 ( I see 29 May 1864 )? m: Nancy Janie Stamey

• Marriage

Name: J R Medlock

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 23

Birth Year: abt 1866

Marriage Date: 5 Jan 1889

Marriage Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Spouse: N G Stamey

Spouse Gender: Female

Spouse Race: White

Spouse Age: 22

Event Type: Marriage

Source Information: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

Children

1.         1: John Henry  1883 – 1970  (Son of John J.)
2.          2: Emma Medlock  1884
3.          3: Erskine Fred Medlock  1888 – 1970 m: Annie Fowler (Meyers)  1894 – 1862
4.          4: Reuben Greenberry Medlock  1889 – 1977 m: Annie James   1889 – 1977
5.          5: Leona Lillian Medlock  1893 – 1974 m: Will C. Adams and Joe Lee Howie
6.          6: Ollie Mae Medlock  1895 – 1971 m: George Raymond Barrett
7.          7: John Gaston Medlock  1896 – 1971 m: Reedie T. Townsend and Zoe Pauline Gillespie
8.          8: Janice Medlock  ????

Sources

1. ↑ South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N966-WLN : 12 March 2022), James Riley Medlock, 1921.
2. ↑ *Find A Grave: Memorial #34825413 page for James Rilley Medlock (29 May 1864–12 Aug 1921), citing West View Cemetery, Liberty, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).

• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TM-883 : accessed 30 July 2022), James R Medlock, Oaklawn Township Ward 1, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 14A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,530.