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Rufus F. Melvin 1842–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Mercer, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1918

Death Location: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Father: Hezekiah Melvin

Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

Spouse(s): Nancy Carr

Children(s): Dollie Melvin

Rufus F. Melvin was born in 1842 in Mercer, Virginia, USA, the child of Hezekiah Melvin And Elizabeth White Dove Melvin Thomas. Rufus F. Melvin married Nancy Carr, and had children including Dollie Melvin. Rufus F. Melvin passed away in 1918 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus F. Melvin was born in 1842 in Mercer, Virginia, USA, the child of Hezekiah Melvin And Elizabeth White Dove Melvin Thomas.
  • Rufus F. Melvin married Nancy Carr, and had children including Dollie Melvin.
  • Rufus F. Melvin passed away in 1918 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hezekiah Melvin
1794–1860
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Thomas
1811–1860
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Carr
1849–1910
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Dollie Melvin
1880–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Rufus Melvin's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Melvin
1842–1918
Birth Place: Mercer, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Melvin
1794–1860
Virginia
Elizabeth ("White Dove" Melvin) Thomas
1811–1860
Giles, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
"Hawk" (HEZEKIAH A. "Hawk") Melvin
1760–
Mercer County, (Now) West Virginia
ELIZABETH THOMAS
1769–1833
Mercer County, (Now) West Virginia
John (Lonnie) Thomas
1774–1838
Giles, Virginia, United States
Phoebe Blankenship
1781–1860
Giles, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thomas
1737–1797
Johanna ^1752
1752–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Thomas
1706–1780
Katherine Gore
1707–1787

Rufus Melvin's Descendants

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Rufus (F.) Melvin (1842–1918) m. Nancy Carr (Jan 1849–1910)
  1. 1. Dollie Melvin 1880– m. W (Hamp) Wiles 1876–1954
    1. 1. Edward Wiles 1907–1969 m. Clara Shrader 1918–2000 m. Nannie (B.) Wiles 1911–1993
      1. 1. Harry (Edward) Wiles 1935–2000
    2. 2. Anna Wiles 1910–
    3. 3. Mae Wiles 1912–
    4. 4. William (A) Wiles 1905–
    5. 5. Hampton Wiles 1902–
    6. 6. Edna (R B) Wiles 1907–
    7. 7. Mckinley Wiles 1897– m. Ida Wiles 1901–

Rufus Melvin's Timeline

3 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Rufus F. Melvin in Mercer, Virginia, USA
Mercer, Virginia, USA
1867
1867
Age 25
Rufus F. Melvin was married in Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Mercer, West Virginia, United States
1918
1918
Age 76
Death of Rufus F. Melvin in Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Mercer, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Mercer, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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