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  1. John Russell Madaris: Birth: 25 May 1878 in Georgia. Death: 21 Feb 1938 in Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia

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a. Note:   CENSUS: 1910 SPALDING COUNTY, GEORGIA - Line Creek District # 1159 - Enumerated April 19, 1910 - SD# 6 - ED# 126 - Sheet $ A - Household # 53 Living in the household of: John Madaris, M, 24, Md 7 years, GA, GA, GA, Farmer, Farms 51 acres Minnie, F, 20, 2 of 2 children living, GA, GA, GA Loressa, F, 4, GA John D., M, 2, GA Elizabeth Madaris, F, Mother, 51, Widowed, 1 of 2 children living, GA, GA, GA Martha Dutton, F, Grandmother, 84, widowed, 5 of 10 children living, GA, GA, GA
  CENSUS: 1920 FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA - Woolsey District - Enumerated January 6, 1920 - SD# 6 - DE# 13 - SH# 4B - Household # 41 John R. Madaris, M, Rents, 43, GA, GA, GA, FArming, 36 acres Minnie, 31, GA Loressa, F, 14, GA John R., Jr., M, 12, GA James A., M, 4 & 6/12, GA Willie, M, 3 & 4/12, GA Vera E., F, 4/12, GA Elizabeth Madaris, F, Mother, 60, WD, GA, GA, GA
  DEATH: Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2562&enc=1> Name: Rebeca Madaris [Rebeca Dutton] Birth Date: 1849 Birth Place: Fayette County, Georgia Death Date: 17 Jan 1927 Death Place: Fayetteville, Fayette Death Age: 75 Race: White Ethnicity: American Marital Status: Married Gender: Female Father Name: John Duttons Mother Name: Martha Pete Spouse Name: Bill Madaris FHL Film Number: 2364436
  Sources: The Descendancy of Charles Medaris This information has been donated by the listed contributors and compiled by Brian Kelly Madaris. for the Madaris, Medearis, Medaris, McDaris, McDearis, Medaries Family Tree Home Page.. http://www.mindspring.com/~kellcin/index.htm.
  Sources: William Alfred Madaris (8) ( William Fletcher 7, Thomas 6, John 5, Charles 4 ) born April 1848 in Coweta County, Georgia. William worked on his fathers farm and likely took care of the farm with his mother during the War for Southern Independence while his father was away.
  Sources: William married 1) Millie Elizabeth McBurnett in Coweta County, on 28 October 1867. Elizabeth was b. 12 Mar. 1853 in Georgia, d. 28 July 1920 in Cedartown, Georgia of tuberculosis. She is buried at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery outside of Cedartown, Georgia. Elizabeth was the daughter of J. Thomas and Margaret Ann Winkles McBurnett. Margaret was of Cherokee Indian descent..
  Sources: William and Elizabeth had the following children:.
  Sources: 1.William Fletcher Madaris (9) b. 1871; d. 31 Dec. 1945.
  Sources: 2.Thomas Washington Joshua Madaris (9) b. 22 May 1872; d. 05 Jan. 1933
  Sources: As our (Georgia) family lore has it; one day William went to the well for a bucket of water and was never heard from again. However research has discovered more of a controversy. There appears to have been a quick separation between William and Elizabeth after the birth of their son Thomas. She remarried to Leroy Easterwood on the 08 Feb. 1876 in Carroll County, Georgia. But what happened?.
  Sources: William and Elizabeth appear to have started off on shakey ground, as they were apart at the time of the 1870 census. William was at the home with his parents and Elizabeth is nowhere to be found. It is possible that William was at home helping on the family farm while his father was dealing with the issues involved in his having shot Sterling Thomas. But there may have been some improprieties on both William and Elizabeth's part..
  Sources: Elizabeth is in the 1880 census of Polk County, Georgia with her new husband Leroy Easterwood. Thomas Washington (9) is listed in the census record with the Easterwood family and is listed as Thomas Easterwood. William Fletcher (9) does not show in the family of Lee and Elizabeth and we now know that he went to Alabama with his father..
  Sources: But the story gets even more confusing. It appears that William married 2) Elizabeth Rebecca Dutton sometime after he and Elizabeth McBurnett separated. James Henry Madaris (11) had stated that Thomas Washington (9) had a brother named John R. Madaris. John is found in the City of Fayetteville, Georgia Cemetery, buried next to Elizabeth Rebecca Madaris and an unnamed child of Elizabeth's. Her death certificate states she was married to Bill Madaris. Research on the Dutton family finds them in 1850 Coweta County in the 19th district, very near the Madaris family. There is no marriage certificate found for Elizabeth Dutton and William or Bill Madaris..
  Sources: It appears that William married Elizabeth Rebecca Dutton about 1875. She was born abt. 1844 in Georgia, although most of her census records say she was born about 1860. The fact that she was 06 years old in the 1850 census indicates that she was less than truthful with the census takers about her age. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Martha A. Pate Dutton. It is likely that this was a common law marriage and it also appears that William left this family after only a few years..
  Sources: This union had two known children. .
  Sources: 1.Baby Elizabeth R. Madaris (9) An unnamed baby who possibly died at birth, identified on the headstone only by this name. When the name is listed as Baby "mothers name" it usually means an un-named stillborn.
  Sources: 2.John Russell Madaris (9) b. 25 May 1878 in Fayette County, Georgia, d. 21 Feb. 1928 in Fayette county, Georgia.
  Sources: Elizabeth died 17 Jan. 1927 in Fayetteville, Georgia. She is buried in the City of Fayetteville Cemetery between two of her children; John R. and the baby..
  Sources: William Alfred relocated to Alabama and remarried a few years later to Alice Lee Blackwell in Pike County, Alabama, 06 Feb. 1891. Alice was 13 years younger than William, b. 22 Oct. 1861.
  Sources: William worked as a carpenter in Alabama. He is responsible for most of the Alabama Madaris' of today and half the Georgia tribe. Between his two wives William had 10 children. According to his Alabama family, William did not allow his children to attend school until it became mandatory under the law. Only the two youngest children received any formal education.
  Sources: William and Alice had 8 children:.
  Sources: 1.Charles Thomas Madaris (9) b. 03 Dec 1893. Married Martha Lavinia Ferguson.
  Sources: 2.Ada Barbara Madaris (9) b. 12 Jan 1896, d. 12 Jan. 1982. She married 1) ???? Emfinger and moved to Kissemme FL. She married 2)???? Brown.
  Sources: 3.Judge A. Madaris (9) b. 1900, he died as a young child.
  Sources: 4.Mattie J. Madaris (9) b. 1904, it is believed she died in her early 20's. According to her neice, Daisy, Mattie ran away from home at age 16 when her father caught her putting flour on her face as powder. William did not allow her to wear make up. He "had a fit" and she ran away. It is uncertain what happend to her after that.
  Sources: 5.John Henry Madaris (9) b. 1906
  Sources: 6.Perry E. Madaris (9) b. 1908, Perry also lived with his brother, Charles' family. When he was older he worked for Charlie at the sawmill. Perry's behavior became disruptive to the family and Charlie eventually asked him to leave. Perry did leave and was not seen for many years. Charlie's oldest daughter, Daisy, said that her father spent the remainder of his days slowing down for hitch hikers looking to see if it was Perry. After Charlie's death, the family did locate Perry. He had fathered an illegitimate son, had severe diabetes and was married to an older woman. After his wife died Perry was put in the Veterans Hospital in Dadeville, Alabama where he stayed until he died in January 1976.
  Sources: 7.Jesse James Madaris (9) b. 04 June 1911 in Perote, Pike County, Alabama, d. 12 July 1986 in Demopolis, Marengo County, Ala. He married Martha Ann Louise Gray. She was born 08 Nov. 1915 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, d. 01 July 2001. Martha was the daughter of Robert Egather and Wilma Viola Padgett Gray . Jesse worked in a saw mill, was a truck driver and was in the National Guard during WWII. Martha was a seamstress and clerk. Jesse is buried in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Demopolis, Ala.
  Sources: 8.Lena Madaris (9) b. 26 Dec. 1914, d. 07 Dec. 1999 in Meridian, Mississippi. She married 1) Mr Thompson 2) Clyde Ham 3) Floyd Sentell.
  Sources: William died in 1921 in Pike County, Troy, Alabama. He is buried in the Sandfield Cemetery , located at Zebulon Baptist Church on Hwy. 223 in Banks, Alabama. After William's death, Alice & the younger children moved first to Randall, Alabama then eventually came to live with Charlie and Mattie. Findagrave.
  Sources: According to oldest daughter Daisy Styles, Charlie built a small house for his mother and siblings near their home. In 1935, Alice suffered a stroke, the family was facing yet another move from Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama to Braggs, Lowndes Co., Alabama and still had a house full of youngsters. Lena had obtained her LPN license, was married and had moved to Mississippi. So the decision was made to place Alice with Lena and her husband. Alice died 13 July 1940, age 78 years, 8 months, 21 days and is buried at Rosehill Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale Co, Miss. According to Lena Madaris Sentell (the youngest child of William and Alice's), the family records were destroyed in a fire in the home of Charles Thomas who raised the other children after his fathers death..
  Sources: (1998) Mrs. Lena Madaris Sentell of Mississippi, said that her father died in 1921 when she was only 6 years old. They never knew any history about their father and never knew their grandparents. She said that she knew that William had been married once before but did not know that he had children from that marriage. She was quite enlightened to find out that she had more family than she ever knew about. I enjoyed my conversations with Lena and it was such a great opportunity to speak to the daughter of someone who was born in 1848! We lost Lena in 1999 and I wish I would of had more opportunities to speak with her about our family..
  Sources: Why does it seem that William was such a traveler, leaving two families before settling in Alabama with his third family. Well the fact is that in the post Civil War years in the south, women outnumbered men by 3 to 1, even more in places. So many men had died in the war and left women alone to raise children and run a farm. There was considerable competition for men and Lord knows men are weak; not making an excuse. If a woman wanted to keep a man she had to be competitive in personality and likely looks. I would assume that finances could also play an important part of winning this competition. This competition produced a lot of odd facts in the history books. Many abandoned families, women marrying men much older than themselves. William's grandfather married a 30 year old woman when he was 72. This pattern is found in all of Williams uncles and many of his brothers. It is also found in many southern families during this time period..
  Sources: So although the well story was passed down on our side of the family in Georgia, it is obvious that the family knew that William and his oldest son, William Fletcher, moved to Alabama. Divorce or separations were quite controversial in the 1880's and the "well" story was likely told rather than tell the truth. There had been no contact between the Alabama families of William and Alice and the Georgia families of William and Elizabeth until we rediscovered each other in 1994..


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