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Cornelius Higgins Melvin

Cornelius Higgins Melvin

Male 1835 - 1916  (81 years)

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  • Name Cornelius Higgins Melvin 
    Birth Abt 1835  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth Abt 1835  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Birth 1835  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Born 1 Jan 1835  New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1836  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Birth Abt 1836  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Birth 1837  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Name Cornelious Melvin  [2
    Name Cornelius H Melvin  [1, 5, 7
    Name Cornelius H. Melvin  [6
    Reference Number 5890 
    Residence Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1870  [5
    Rochester Ward 7, Monroe, New York 
    Residence 1875  Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1880  Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1900  Greece, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1910  Greece, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 26 Dec 1916  [9
    Person ID I5890  FelsingFam
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 

    Father Frank Melvin,   b. Bef 1817 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Evaline K Burtreag,   b. Bef 1817 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Lawrence,   b. Jul 1835, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1902, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1880  Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Married 1883  [2
    Photos
    1900 United States Federal Census
    1900 United States Federal Census
    Database online. Monroe, New York, ED 11, roll T623 1072, page 18B.
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lida C Osborne,   b. 27 Sep 1843, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1878, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1867  Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Children 
    +1. Edgar B Melvin,   b. 7 Jun 1867, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1943  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     2. Ada L Melvin,   b. 17 Dec 1872, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1878, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1581  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary L Robinson,   b. 1842, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1916, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 May 1903  Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12
    Photos
    1910 United States Federal Census
    1910 United States Federal Census
    Database online. Greece, Monroe, New York, ED , roll T624_988, part , page .
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Josephine Maddocks,   b. 1852 
    Married 24 Jun 1880  Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1835 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1835 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1835 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jan 1835 - New York, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1836 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1836 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1837 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Oct 1867 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1875 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jun 1880 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jun 1880 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Greece, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 May 1903 - Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Greece, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    1910 United States Federal Census
    1910 United States Federal Census
    Database online. Greece, Monroe, New York, ED , roll T624_988, part , page .
    1900 United States Federal Census
    1900 United States Federal Census
    Database online. Monroe, New York, ED 11, roll T623 1072, page 18B.
    1870 United States Federal Census
    1870 United States Federal Census
    Database online. Rochester Ward 7, Monroe, New York, post office Rochester, roll 969, page 334, image 671.
    C osborn 1875
    C osborn 1875
    Date:1/20/2012 8:21:16 PM
    1880 United States Federal Census
    1880 United States Federal Census
    Page 26
    Page 26
    c melvin 73
    c melvin 73
    c melvin
    c melvin
    From Military pension file. Note that he refers to his first wife by another name.

  • Sources 
    1. [S23] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Greece, Monroe, New York, ED , roll T624_988, part , page .
      Record for Cornelius H Melvin
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Database online. Greece, Monroe, New York, ED , roll T624_988, part , page .


    2. [S5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Monroe, New York, ED 11, roll T623 1072, page 18B.
      Record for Cornelious Melvin
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Database online. Monroe, New York, ED 11, roll T623 1072, page 18B.


    3. [S62] Rochester Marriage Archives, Melvin/Maddocks P83.
      Cornelius H Melvin of Rochestrer, NY 45 w salesman born NYC, NY fth Frank Melvin mth Evaline K Burtreag prev marr 1 Josephine Maddocks of Rochester 28 w born Antony Co fth Ernst Dudley mth Alice Eason prev marr 3 Rev Algernon S Cra

    4. [S181] Military Pensions, military pension document gives date of birth.
      Page 26
      Page 26
      c melvin 73
      c melvin 73


    5. [S4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Rochester Ward 7, Monroe, New York, post office Rochester, roll 969, page 334, image 671.
      Record for Cornelius Melvin
      1870 United States Federal Census
      1870 United States Federal Census
      Database online. Rochester Ward 7, Monroe, New York, post office Rochester, roll 969, page 334, image 671.


    6. [S7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      Record for Cornelius H. Melvin
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census


    7. [S537] Rochester, New York Directory, 1888-91, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Database online.
      Record for Cornelius

    8. [S399] 1875 New York State Census, William Osborne.
      ward 7, page 100
      896 frame house value $3000 #919
      Name/age/sex/relation to head of household/State or County of birth/married or sgl/occupation/voter/owner of land
      William Osburn/72/male/head/Connecticut/married/gas fitter/voter/owner of land
      Anna Osburn/48/female/wife/New York/married
      Charles Melvin/40/male/son-in-law/New York/married/Bookkeeper
      Leidda Melvin/34/female/wife/New York/married
      William H Osburn/20/male/son/Monroe/single/clerk in d.g. store
      Edgar Melvin/7/male/grandson/Monroe
      (Y?)dda Melvin/2/female/granddaughter/Monroe
      C osborn 1875
      C osborn 1875
      Date:1/20/2012 8:21:16 PM


    9. [S182] Rochester Cemetery Transcriptions, Osborne, Lida C.
      MELVIN, Ada L. 17 Dec 1872-9 Apr 1878
      MELVIN, Emma 1902 age 65y 3m, wife of C. H. Melvin
      MELVIN, Lida C. Osborne 27 Sep 1843-3 May 1878, wife of Cornelius H. Melvin
      MELVIN, M. C. ? ? 1835-26 Dec 1916
      MELVIN, Mary Robinson 21 Feb 1916, age 74


    10. [S181] Military Pensions, document from C H Melvin military pension file.

    11. [S181] Military Pensions.

    12. [S63] Bay County, Michigan Marriage Ledger, Melvin, Cornelius/Robinson, Mary.
      County: Bay
      Vol: E
      Page: 200
      Record #: 9262
      Date of License: May 28, 1903
      Name of Groom: Cornelius Melvin
      Name of Bride: Mary Lewis, nee Mary Robinson
      Age of Groom: 67
      Age of Bride: 63
      Race of Groom: W
      Race of Bride: W
      Residence of Groom: York State
      Residence of Bride: Rochester, NY
      Birthplace of Groom: New York
      Birthplace of Bride: New York
      Occupation of Groom: Lumber Inspector
      Occupation of Bride: Domestic
      Father of Groom: Frank
      Father of Bride: (AH?) Robinson
      Mother of Groom: Margaret
      Mother of Bride: Mary R (???)
      # of prev marriages for Groom: 2
      # of prev marriage for Bride: 1
      Date of Marriage: May 28, 1903
      Place of Marriage: Bay City
      Person officiating: (AH?) Hill, clergyman
      Witness: Edgar Melvin
      Residence: Bay City
      Witness: Lillian Melvin
      Residence: Bay City