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     Geneva Melby married Burnice Johnson, son of Daniel S. Johnson and Maude Cathcart, in June 1940 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.
Note: Probably the Geneva B Johnson, b. 4 DEC 1921, d. 15 JAN 1989 at Indianapolis, listed in the SSDI. Possibly the daughter of Clarence Melby and Gina Marie Garnass.

     Edward Melcher was born on 17 April 1817 at Baden-Württemberg, Germany.¹ He married Clara (?).¹ Edward Melcher died on 30 January 1882 at age 64. He was buried in February 1882 at Long Creek Cemetery, Danville, Des Moines Co., IA, Findagrave #82324358.

     Frances Melcher was born on 20 September 1859 at Iowa.^2,1 She was the daughter of Edward Melcher and Clara (?)² Frances Melcher married Thomas Richard Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin and Amanda Patience Hunter, circa 1886 at Boone Co. (probably), IA.¹ Frances Melcher died on 14 November 1923 at age 64. She was buried in November 1923 at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Boone Co., IA, Findagrave #40451335.

     Martha Melhuish married Sidney Keith.

     George Melichar married Lottie Huppert, daughter of Henry Ulysses G. Huppert and Belle Goon, circa 1922.

     Amanda Meline married Lewis H. Woll on 17 January 1891 at Henry Co., IL.

     Cletis C. Mellinger was born on 28 November 1902. He married Cora May Green, daughter of Howard Irwin Green and Margaret Catherine Snyder, on 27 November 1924 at Nelsonville, Hocking Co., OH. Cletis C. Mellinger died before 1988.

     Margaret Mellinger was born on 10 November 1779 at Lancaster Co., PA. She married Henry Stauffer, son of Johannes Fellman Stauffer and Elizabeth Winckel, circa 1796 at Fayette Co. (probably), PA. Margaret Mellinger died on 29 January 1852 at Columbiana Co., OH, at age 72.

     Gabriel Lewis Mello was born on 21 June 1913 at Honolulu, Honolulu Co., HI. He married Mae Alma Martin on 23 November 1935 at Alameda Co., CA. Gabriel Lewis Mello died on 27 November 1998 at age 85.

     Ann Huston Mellon was also known as "Nancy" She was always listed as "Nancy" but probably her real given name was Ann, after her mother.¹ She was born on 16 April 1857 at Geneseo, Livingston Co., NY.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Mellon and Rose Anne Boyd.¹ Ann Huston Mellon married Hugh B. Ager, son of Arthur Ager and Margaret Sample, on 21 February 1882 at Macon, Lenawee Co., MI. Ann Huston Mellon died on 8 April 1928 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, at age 70.

     Blanche R. Mellon was born in February 1889 at Lenawee Co., MI.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Mellon Jr.¹
Note: This child is listed as "granddaughter" on the 1900 census, living in the household of Rose (Boyd) Mellon. The only other adult in the household at the time was Joseph Mellon Jr., listed as "S" single. It is not clear whether this Blanche was a daughter of Joseph Jr., or the other possiblity is that she was an illegitimate daughter of Mary Mellon who married Eugene Service in December, 1889. DLB 2015.¹

     Elmer Ellsworth Mellon was born on 23 January 1879 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.¹ He was the son of William Boyd Mellon and Mary Isabelle Haines.¹ Elmer Ellsworth Mellon married Mabel Kotts, daughter of Augustus Kotts and Ida Jane Hooton, on 9 September 1903 at Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI, No children. Elmer Ellsworth Mellon died on 15 May 1943 at Brooklyn, Jackson Co., MI, at age 64 Obit:

ELMER E. MELLON
Elmer Ellsworth Mellon, eldest son of William B. and Mary Isabelle Mellon, was born Jan. 23, 1879, in Tecumseh township and departed this life at his home in Brooklyn Saturday May 15, 1943, at the age of 64 years. He was married to Mabel Kotts of Tecumseh Sept. 9, 1903. He leaves to mourn their loss the widow Mabel, a sister Mrs. LeRoy Matthews of Tecumseh and a brother Winfield Mellon of Hudson and a large circle of friends and neighbors. He lived in and near Tecumseh all his life until he moved to Brooklyn in 1931 to buy poultry. In 1932 he started buying cream for the Fairmont Creamery in Detroit which he continued until August 1942. He was a great admirer of good horses and music. He was a kind and loving husband and friend and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Funeral services were held in the Hause Funeral Home in Clinton Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Richard Baker of Brooklyn officiating. The burial was in riverside Cemetery in Clinton with Sam Tilden, Hillard Howland, Theodore Taylor, Harry Jacox of Brooklyn and Duane and Wyman Service of Tecumseh as the bearers.

The Adrian Daily Telegram - 5/22/1943. He was buried in May 1943 at Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, Lenawee Co., MI, Findagrave #78225674.
Note: Elmer was not listed on the 1880 census, but is clearly listed in the family and identified as "son" in the 1900 census. DLB 2015.¹

     George Mellon was born circa 1814 at Virginia.¹ He married Lucinda McClain on 10 March 1861 at Platte City, Platte Co., MO. George Mellon died in 1888 at Platte Co., MO.

     James Mellon was born on 2 April 1867 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI. He was the son of Joseph Mellon and Rose Anne Boyd. James Mellon died on 3 July 1867 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.

     John Mellon died in 1868 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI. He was born in 1868 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI. He was the son of Joseph Mellon and Rose Anne Boyd.

     John Mellon died before 28 November 1849 at County Antrim, Ireland.

     Joseph Mellon was born in 1828 at County Antrim, Ireland.¹ He was the son of John Mellon. Joseph Mellon married Rose Anne Boyd, daughter of James Boyd and Jane (?), on 28 November 1849 at Presbyterian Meeeting House, Clough, County Antrim, Ireland, Ten children born to the marriage, per Rose's 1900 census information. Looking at the gaps in the births between 1851 - 1857 and also 1862 - 1866, it would appear likely that three infants were lost during the period when the family lived at Geneseo, NY. DLB 2015.^1,2 Occupation: Laborer in 1860 at Geneseo, Livingston Co., NY.¹ Occupation: Farmer in 1870 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.³ Occupation: Farmer in June 1880 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.⁴ Joseph Mellon died on 3 July 1894 at Macon, Lenawee Co., MI, Obit:

Died, at his late residence in east Macon, July 3d, 1894, Joseph Mellin, aged 67 years. Mr. Mellin
was born in Ireland, county Antrim, in 1828. His father died when he was but 7 years of age; he
was left in charge of a goodly uncle. The early instructions were strictly of a religious character,
brought up under the influence and fostering care of the Presbyterian church, of which this uncle
was a member. In 1851, Mr. Mellin left Ireland and came to America, and settled in Livingston
County, N.Y. In the autumn of 1865, he moved to Lenawee County, Mich. in Macon township, and
has remained in this county and township until called, away by death, July 3d, 1894. He was
married to Miss Rosa Boyd, in 1849, who survives him. Their family consisted of ten children, four
of whom are still living. Mr. Mellin had many friends; a man of exceeding tender feelings himself;
he very carefully avoided injuring the feelings of others. His entire life has been marked by this
characteristic. Useful and beloved in his neighborhood, kind and gentle in his family, he has
passed a busy and quiet life. Strictly attentive to his worldly concerns, he has acquired a
competence for his loved ones who are left behind, of worldly goods sufficient to meet all wants
without lack of anything. In his death, the Reformed Church of East Macon, (known as the
DeSpelder Church) has lost a valuable elder. He was among its first organizers; has always been
ready by influence and pecuniary support, to extend the influence and usefulness of this, the
church of his choice. His sickness was protracted and very severe; at times his bodily sufferings
were very great, but not a murmur escaped his lips. A spirit of perfect resignation was manifested
throughout, and on the evening of July 3d his happy spirit took its flight to the God who gave it.
While one of his daughters sat beside him, he breathed an audible prayer and while in this act he
closed his eyes in death and without a sigh or tremor, passed away in the twinkling of an eye. His
funeral was attended from the DeSpelder Church by a large concourse of neighbors and friends,
attesting the fact of the estimation of all for the life and friendship of Joseph Mellin. His end was peace. "Blessed are the dead which die is the Lord from henceforth."

     Joseph Mellon Jr. was born circa 1858 at Geneseo, Livingston Co., NY, Death certificate says 1861 but he was listed on the 1860 census of Geneseo as of 5 JUL 1860 and age shown as "1". DLB 2015.¹ He was the son of Joseph Mellon and Rose Anne Boyd.¹

     Mary Campbell Mellon was born on 12 January 1866 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Mellon and Rose Anne Boyd.¹ Mary Campbell Mellon married Eugene David Service, son of Thomas Service and Mary J. Bennett, on 12 December 1889 at Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI. Mary Campbell Mellon died on 10 January 1943 at Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI, at age 76.

     Medora Price Mellon was also known as "Dora".¹ She was born on 16 December 1861 at Platte Co., MO.^2,1 She was the daughter of George Mellon and Lucinda McClain.² Medora Price Mellon married Charles E. Shaw, son of Joseph Addison Shaw and Missouri Catherine Ketner, on 1 September 1880 at Platte Co., MO. Medora Price Mellon died on 19 July 1921 at Platte Co., MO, at age 59. She was buried in July 1921 at Camden Point Cemetery, Camden Point, Platte Co., MO, Findagrave #28615257.

     Sarah D. Mellon was born circa 1862 at Livingston Co., NY.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Mellon and Rose Anne Boyd.¹ Sarah D. Mellon married Henry Herbert Haines, son of Henry Haines and Hannah Asenath Royce, on 12 September 1888 at Macon, Lenawee Co., MI. Sarah D. Mellon died on 26 April 1889 at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., MI.

     Vivian Victoria Mellon was born on 4 March 1881 at Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI.¹ She was the daughter of William Boyd Mellon and Mary Isabelle Haines. Vivian Victoria Mellon married LeRoy Neafie Matthews, son of Charles A. Matthews and Sarah Isabelle Munger, on 14 December 1898 at Lenawee Co., MI. Vivian Victoria Mellon died on 10 October 1963 at Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI, at age 82

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Services were held Saturday at the Green Dunn Funeral Home for Mrs. LeRoy Matthes, 82, of 606 W. Kilbuck St, who died Thursday morning at Herrick Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for the past four days. She had been in failing health for several years. for the past three years she had been cared for at the Basinger Nursing Home. Vivian Victoria Mellon Matthews was born in Tecumseh, March 4, 1881, the only daughter of William and Mary Haines Mellon. She married LeRoy Matthews Dec. 14, 1898. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge of Tecumseh, a life member of Tecumseh Grange and a past member of the Royal Neighbors. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Roy Allshouse of Onsted and Mrs. Leo Suydam of Adrian, 11 grandchildren and five step-grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, Gladys Kempf, and two brothers. The Rev. Alvin Brazee officiated and burial was in the Brookside Cemetery. The bearers were Grangers Floyd Barrett, Leland Downing, Herbert Long, Charles Patterson, Harold Rohrback and Dew Bilby. A memorial service was held by the Rebekah's.

She was buried in October 1963 at Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI, Findagrave #35663622.

     William Boyd Mellon was born on 10 May 1851 at County Antrim, Ireland.^1,2,3 He was the son of Joseph Mellon and Rose Anne Boyd.¹ William Boyd Mellon married Sarah E. Easlick on 2 January 1873 at Lenawee Co., MI. William Boyd Mellon married Mary Isabelle Haines, daughter of Henry Haines and Hannah Asenath Royce, on 22 May 1878 at Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI.² Occupation: Farm laborer in 1880 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.² William Boyd Mellon lived in June 1880 at Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.² Occupation: Farmer in 1900 at Tecumseh Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.³ He lived on 22 June 1900 at Tecumseh Twp., Lenawee Co., MI.³ He died on 8 October 1924 at Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI, at age 73. He was buried in October 1924 at Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., MI, Findagrave #112611204.

     Winfred Willard Mellon was born on 25 April 1883 at Lenawee Co., MI.¹ He was the son of William Boyd Mellon and Mary Isabelle Haines.¹ Winfred Willard Mellon married Agusta Grace Kinder, daughter of Saint Clair Kinder and Susan Clorinda Parsons, on 1 October 1921 at Hillsdale, Hillsdale Co., MI. Winfred Willard Mellon died on 6 November 1943 at Hudson, Lenawee Co., MI, at age 60.

     George W. Mellott was born in March 1845 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Lydia M. Skinner in 1871. George W. Mellott died on 15 November 1921 at Hancock Co., OH, at age 76. He was buried in November 1921 at Bechtel Cemetery, Van Buren Twp., Hancock Co., OH, Findagrave #38152250.

     Hollis Kendall Mellott was born on 12 May 1916 at McConnellsburg, Fulton Co., PA. He was the son of Jay Harvey Mellott and Olive B. Kendall.¹ Hollis Kendall Mellott married Ruth Salome Sollenberger, daughter of Amos Elmer Sollenberger and Prudence Elizabeth Zook, in 1948. Hollis Kendall Mellott died on 16 February 2006 at Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA, at age 89.

     Jay Harvey Mellott was born in March 1882 at Belfast, Fulton Co., PA.¹ He married Olive B. Kendall on 7 February 1909. Jay Harvey Mellott died on 27 January 1949 at age 66.

     Metta J. Mellott was also known as Maria Appears to be her birth name, per 1880 census.¹ She was born on 3 September 1872 at Findlay, Hancock Co., OH.^1,2 She was the daughter of George W. Mellott and Lydia M. Skinner.¹ Metta J. Mellott married Clarence Preston, son of Alva L. Preston and Margaret Bushong, on 30 November 1893 at Hancock Co., OH. Metta J. Mellott died on 21 March 1926 at Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, at age 53. She was buried in March 1926 at Bechtel Cemetery, Van Buren Twp., Hancock Co., OH, Findagrave #41120716.

     Axel Mellquist was born in 1886 at Sweden.¹ He immigrated in 1911; from Sweden.¹ He married Edith Stevens, daughter of Elmer Ellsworth Stevens and Mary Louisa Parke.¹ Axel Mellquist lived on 3 January 1920 at 297 West Park Street, Aurora, Kane Co., IL, with his parents in-law, mechanical engineer.¹ He died in 1952. He was buried in 1952 at Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery, Kane Co., IL, Findagrave #125409256.

     Barbara Mellquist was born on 23 October 1924 at Aurora, DuPage Co., IL.¹ She was the daughter of Axel Mellquist and Edith Stevens.¹ Barbara Mellquist was educated in 1944; listed and shown in the State University of Iowa at Iowa City Hawkeye yearbook. She married Raymond Edward Hallman, son of Frank Joseph Hallman and Helen Dorothy Iwankowski, before 1949, Barbara was listed as Barbara Mellquist Hallman in the 1949 University of Iowa Hawkeye. Barbara Mellquist and Raymond Edward Hallman were divorced before July 1951. Barbara Mellquist married George Eugene Von Rosen, son of Urban Fischer Von Rosen and Almyra Eleanor Campbell, on 5 July 1951 at Cook Co., IL.