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Leland Ward Melching Sr 1905–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 March 1905

Birth Location: Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 20 September 1966

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Genesee Prarie Cemetery

Father: August Melching

Mother: Alba Crew-Armstrong

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The story of Leland Ward Melching Sr began in 1905 in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America. Leland Ward Melching Sr passed away in 1966 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Genesee Prarie Cemetery.

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Biography

  • The story of Leland Ward Melching Sr began in 1905 in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America.
  • Leland Ward Melching Sr passed away in 1966 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Genesee Prarie Cemetery.

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Leland Sr's Ancestors

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Leland Sr
1905–1966
Birth Place: Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
August Carl Melching
1877–1961
Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio
Alba (Esther) Crew-Armstrong
1882–1954
Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
August (Frank) Melching
1849–1926
Sievershausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Augusta (Phenora) Melching
1846–1938
Sievershausen, Hannoversche Landkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Montcalm (B.) Armstrong
1843–1883
Wayne County, Ohio
Anna (Esther) Leitner
1857–1923
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
August Melching
1817–1896
Christina Bruggeman
1820–1895
Eleanor Pinkerton
1815–1882
Gideon Leitner
1821–1872
Elizabeth Heininger
1830–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leitner
1800–

Leland Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1905
13 March 1905
Birth of Leland Ward Melching Sr in Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America
Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America
1966
20 September 1966
Age 61
Death of Leland Ward Melching Sr in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Genesee Prarie Cemetery
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Genesee Prarie Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 March 1905
    Event Place: Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Michigan, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1966
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Genesee Prarie Cemetery

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