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Melvin Jay Conklin 1887–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUL 1887

Birth Location: Southport, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA

Death Date: 15 APR 1968

Death Location: Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA

Father: Charles Conklin

Mother: Clara Stilson

Spouse(s): Danae Putnam

Children(s): Scott Conklin

In 1887, Melvin Jay Conklin entered the world in Southport, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA, born to Charles Benjamin Conklin And Clara L Stilson. Melvin Jay Conklin married Danae Ardene Putnam, and had children including Scott Lawrence Conklin. Melvin Jay Conklin passed away in 1968 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Melvin Jay Conklin entered the world in Southport, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA, born to Charles Benjamin Conklin And Clara L Stilson.
  • Melvin Jay Conklin married Danae Ardene Putnam, and had children including Scott Lawrence Conklin.
  • Melvin Jay Conklin passed away in 1968 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Conklin
1866–1914
Birth Location: –
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Clara Stilson
1869–1912
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Danae Putnam
1887–1986
Birth Location: Granville Summit, Bradford Co., Pa., USA
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Children(s)

Scott Conklin
1909–1989
Birth Location: Gillett, Bradford Co., Pa., USA
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Melvin Conklin's Ancestors

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Melvin Conklin
1887–1968
Birth Place: Southport, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA
Parents
Charles Benjamin Conklin
1866–1914
Clara (L.) Stilson
1869–1912
Grandparents
John (Townsend) Conklin
1846–1921
Bradford Co., Pa., USA
Sarah (Ann) Culver
1843–1903
Pa., USA
Great-Grandparents
Amos Conklin
1813–1888
Mary Townsend
1818–1879
Joseph Culver
Delilah Cooley
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Conklin
1791–1868
Lucy Hardy
1794–1879
John Townsend
Ruth MNU

Melvin Conklin's Descendants

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Melvin (Jay) Conklin (7 JUL 1887–15 APR 1968) m. Danae (Ardene) Putnam (17 JUL 1887–21 JUL 1986)
  1. 1. Scott (Lawrence) Conklin 1909–1989 m. Verna (Myrtle Jane) Scott 1911–1998
    1. 1. Raymond (A.) Conklin 1930–1976
    2. 2. Lois (Verna) Conklin 1931–1989 m. Richard (Leon) Cronk 1928–1994
    3. 3. Barbara (Jane) Conklin 1932–2019 m. Vincent (John) Puls 1926–2010
    4. 4. Lawrence (Melvin) Conklin 1937–2021
    5. 5. Norman Conklin
    6. 6. Sylvia Conklin

Melvin Conklin's Timeline

2 Records

1887
7 JUL 1887
Birth of Melvin Jay Conklin in Southport, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA
Southport, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA
1968
15 APR 1968
Age 81
Death of Melvin Jay Conklin in Montour Falls, Schuyler Co., N.Y., USA
Montour Falls, Schuyler Co., N.Y., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1887
    Event Place: Southport, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 APR 1968
    Event Place: Montour Falls, Schuyler Co., N.Y., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co., N.Y., USA
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