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Melvina Frances Harrison 1851–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1851

Birth Location: Hardy, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1922

Death Location: St David, Cochise, Arizona, USA

Father:

Mother: Lydia Delawder

Spouse(s): Jacob Sherman

Children(s): Walter Sherman

In 1851, Melvina Frances Harrison entered the world in Hardy, Virginia, United States, born to Harrison And Lydia Ann Delawder. Melvina Frances Harrison married Jacob Samuel Sherman, and had children including Walter Branson Sherman. Melvina Frances Harrison passed away in 1922 in St David, Cochise, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Melvina Frances Harrison entered the world in Hardy, Virginia, United States, born to Harrison And Lydia Ann Delawder.
  • Melvina Frances Harrison married Jacob Samuel Sherman, and had children including Walter Branson Sherman.
  • Melvina Frances Harrison passed away in 1922 in St David, Cochise, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lydia Delawder
1826–1902
Birth Location: Lost River, Hardy, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jacob Sherman
1847–1908
Birth Location: Mathias, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Walter Sherman
1880–1934
Birth Location: Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
WS

Melvina Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Melvina Harrison
1851–1922
Birth Place: Hardy, Virginia, United States
Parents
Lydia (Ann) Delawder
1826–1902
Lost River, Hardy, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvina Harrison's Descendants

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Melvina (Frances) Harrison (22 Nov 1851–10 Mar 1922) m. Jacob (Samuel) Sherman (15 Oct 1847–3 Sep 1908)
  1. 1. Walter (Branson) Sherman 1880–1934 m. Bertha (Septema) Coons 1889–1965
    1. 1. Lydia (May) Sherman 1917–1996 m. Robert (Henry) Sabin 1903–1953
      1. 1. Lawrence (Dean) Sabin 1932–2011 m. Mildred (Ann) Cooksley 1944–2021
      2. 2. Robert (Maurice) Sabin 1939–2013
      3. 3. Gilbert (H) Sabin 1941–2013 m. Elaine (Linnea) Slade 1940–2001
      4. 4. Bertha (Shirlene) Sabin 1946–2014 m. Richard (Calvin) Huffman 1935–2017
    2. 2. Alice (Bertha) Sherman 1914–1998 m. Clifford Coons 1913–1985
      1. 1. William (Eugene) Coons 1931–2019 m. Shirley (Eleanor) Bennett 1924–1999
      2. 2. Clifford (Kent) Coons 1945–1967
      3. 3. Infant Coons 1947–1947
    3. 3. Delia (Francis) Sherman 1909–1984 m. Lester (Ambrose) Sabin 1909–1976
      1. 1. Walter (Andy) Sabin 1932–2011
      2. 2. Helen (Ann) Sabin 1939–2023 m. Lloyd (Earl) Heder 1917–1974

Melvina Harrison's Timeline

3 Records

1851
22 Nov 1851
Birth of Melvina Frances Harrison in Hardy, Virginia, United States
Hardy, Virginia, United States
1922
8 Mar 1922
Age 71
Death of Melvina Frances Harrison in Pomerene, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Pomerene, Cochise, Arizona, United States
1922
10 Mar 1922
Age 71
Burial of Melvina Frances Harrison in St David, Cochise, Arizona, USA
St David, Cochise, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Hardy, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Pomerene, Cochise, Arizona, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1922
    Event Place: St David, Cochise, Arizona, USA
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