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Melissa Susan EDWARDS 1849–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1849

Birth Location: Kane, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 19 Jan 1940

Death Location: Iola, Allen County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: T Edwards

Mother: Susanah Miller

Spouse(s): Richard Manley

Children(s): Wesley Manley, Vinette Manley, Alma Manley

Melissa Susan EDWARDS was born in 1849 in Kane, Illinois, United States, the child of T J Edwards And Susanah Miller. In 1860, Melissa Susan EDWARDS resided in Oswego, Bristol, Kendall, Illinois, USA. Melissa Susan EDWARDS married Richard Lumsden Manley, and had children including Alma L Manley, Vinette Serena Manley, Wesley F Lesley Manley. Melissa Susan EDWARDS passed away in 1940 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melissa Susan EDWARDS was born in 1849 in Kane, Illinois, United States, the child of T J Edwards And Susanah Miller.
  • In 1860, Melissa Susan EDWARDS resided in Oswego, Bristol, Kendall, Illinois, USA.
  • Melissa Susan EDWARDS married Richard Lumsden Manley, and had children including Alma L Manley, Vinette Serena Manley, Wesley F Lesley Manley.
  • Melissa Susan EDWARDS passed away in 1940 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa EDWARDS's Ancestors

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Melissa EDWARDS
1849–1940
Birth Place: Kane, Illinois, United States
Parents
T J Edwards
1812–1891
Wales
Susanah Miller
1815–1886
England
Grandparents
John Miller
1773–1870
Rockingham co., Va.
Mary (Ann) Handley
1784–1871
Milwich, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa EDWARDS's Descendants

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Melissa (Susan) EDWARDS (26 Mar 1849–19 Jan 1940) m. Richard (Lumsden) Manley (04 Jul 1845–27 Jan 1906)
  1. 1. Wesley (F Lesley) Manley 1872–1886
  2. 2. Vinette (Serena) Manley 1881–1939
  3. 3. Alma (L) Manley 1883–1971 m. Rianrey Hitchcock 1867– m. Harvey (F) Hitchcock 1866–1934
    1. 1. Ruth (Maurine) Hitchcock 1915–1999
    2. 2. Esther (M) Hitchock 1915–2014
    3. 3. Ura (Claire) Hitchcock 1921–2014
    4. 4. Colonel (Manley (Buddy)) Hitchcock 1919–1934
    5. 5. Dorothy (Elaine) Hitchcock 1922–2001

Melissa EDWARDS's Timeline

5 Records

1849
26 Mar 1849
Birth of Melissa Susan EDWARDS in Kane, Illinois, United States
Kane, Illinois, United States
1860
1860
Age 11
Melissa Susan EDWARDS resided here in Oswego, Bristol, Kendall, Illinois, USA
Oswego, Bristol, Kendall, Illinois, USA
1940
19 Jan 1940
Age 91
Death of Melissa Susan EDWARDS in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
1940
19 Jan 1940
Age 91
Death of Melissa Susan EDWARDS in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
1940
19 Jan 1940
Age 91
Death of Melissa Susan EDWARDS in Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1849
    Event Place: Kane, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Oswego, Bristol, Kendall, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Oswego, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: M653_194; Page: 255; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iola, Allen County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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