Gerald Leroy Britton1

ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Gerald Leroy Britton married Karen Irene Campbell, daughter of Bruce William Campbell and Betty Lois Melat, on 12 June 1971.1

Citations

  1. [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Diane Kay Britton1

FatherGerald Leroy Britton1
MotherKaren Irene Campbell1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Diane Kay Britton is the daughter of Gerald Leroy Britton and Karen Irene Campbell.1 She married Dustin E. Turner on 21 October 1995 in Willow Street Free Methodist Church, Oil City.1

Citations

  1. [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Dustin E. Turner1

ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Dustin E. Turner married Diane Kay Britton, daughter of Gerald Leroy Britton and Karen Irene Campbell, on 21 October 1995 in Willow Street Free Methodist Church, Oil City.1

Citations

  1. [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Beth Arlene Campbell1

FatherBruce William Campbell1 b. 15 Jan 1920, d. 27 Dec 1980
MotherBetty Lois Melat1 b. 13 Jun 1924, d. 22 May 2014
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Beth Arlene Campbell is the daughter of Bruce William Campbell and Betty Lois Melat.1 She married Paul Martin Herman on 2 August 1980 in Seneca, Cranberry Township.1

Citations

  1. [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Paul Martin Herman1

ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Paul Martin Herman married Beth Arlene Campbell, daughter of Bruce William Campbell and Betty Lois Melat, on 2 August 1980 in Seneca, Cranberry Township.1

Citations

  1. [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Erin Amy Herman1

FatherPaul Martin Herman1
MotherBeth Arlene Campbell1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Erin Amy Herman is the daughter of Paul Martin Herman and Beth Arlene Campbell.1

Citations

  1. [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Andrea Ann Herman1

FatherPaul Martin Herman1
MotherBeth Arlene Campbell1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Andrea Ann Herman is the daughter of Paul Martin Herman and Beth Arlene Campbell.1

Citations

  1. [S426] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Betty Melat Campbell (Oil City, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 1979. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Boyd Melat Jr.1

b. 17 February 1926, d. 16 September 1998
FatherBoyd Emerson Melat1 b. 18 Jul 1890, d. 14 Jan 1976
MotherRose Jane Fry1 b. 4 Sep 1892, d. 31 Oct 1980
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Boyd Melat Jr. was born on 17 February 1926 in Rockland Township.1 He was the son of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry.1 He married Patricia Ann Thompson on 3 May 1948.1 He died on 16 September 1998 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 72.2
     Boyd Melat Jr. and Patricia Ann Thompson lived in Cranberry Township, Venango County.

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S114] Boyd Melat, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 198-18-3520     . Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Patricia Ann Thompson1

b. 6 August 1929, d. 27 June 2022
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Patricia Ann Thompson was born on 6 August 1929 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She married Boyd Melat Jr., son of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry, on 3 May 1948.1 She died on 27 June 2022 in Franklin, Venango County, at age 92.2 She was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County.2
     Patricia Ann Thompson and Boyd Melat Jr. lived in Cranberry Township, Venango County.

Family

Boyd Melat Jr. b. 17 Feb 1926, d. 16 Sep 1998
Children

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1494] "Obituaries: Patricia Thompson Melat," exploreVenango, Your Guide to Venango County, Pennsylvania, (www.explorevenango.com: accessed 3 Jul 2022).

Margaret Jane Melat1

FatherBoyd Melat Jr.1 b. 17 Feb 1926, d. 16 Sep 1998
MotherPatricia Ann Thompson1 b. 6 Aug 1929, d. 27 Jun 2022
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Margaret Jane Melat is the daughter of Boyd Melat Jr. and Patricia Ann Thompson.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Rebecca Beryl Melat1

FatherBoyd Melat Jr.1 b. 17 Feb 1926, d. 16 Sep 1998
MotherPatricia Ann Thompson1 b. 6 Aug 1929, d. 27 Jun 2022
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Rebecca Beryl Melat is the daughter of Boyd Melat Jr. and Patricia Ann Thompson.1 She married Steven Alan Huff on 29 November 1969.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Steven Alan Huff1

ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Steven Alan Huff married Rebecca Beryl Melat, daughter of Boyd Melat Jr. and Patricia Ann Thompson, on 29 November 1969.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Steven Alan Huff Jr.1

FatherSteven Alan Huff1
MotherRebecca Beryl Melat1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Steven Alan Huff Jr. is the son of Steven Alan Huff and Rebecca Beryl Melat.1 He married Christine Watson in July 1994.2

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1262] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 24 Sep 1995; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

April Christine Huff1

FatherSteven Alan Huff1
MotherRebecca Beryl Melat1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     April Christine Huff is the daughter of Steven Alan Huff and Rebecca Beryl Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Linda Suzanne Melat1

FatherBoyd Melat Jr.1 b. 17 Feb 1926, d. 16 Sep 1998
MotherPatricia Ann Thompson1 b. 6 Aug 1929, d. 27 Jun 2022
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Linda Suzanne Melat is the daughter of Boyd Melat Jr. and Patricia Ann Thompson.1 She married Larry Edward Wessell, son of Harold Wessell, on 18 July 1972.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Larry Edward Wessell1

FatherHarold Wessell1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Larry Edward Wessell is the son of Harold Wessell.1 He married Linda Suzanne Melat, daughter of Boyd Melat Jr. and Patricia Ann Thompson, on 18 July 1972.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Harold Wessell1

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Trisha Ann Wessell1

FatherLarry Edward Wessell1
MotherLinda Suzanne Melat1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Trisha Ann Wessell is the daughter of Larry Edward Wessell and Linda Suzanne Melat.1 She married David Snyder.2

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1262] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 24 Sep 1995; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Jack Edward Wessell1

FatherLarry Edward Wessell1
MotherLinda Suzanne Melat1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Jack Edward Wessell is the son of Larry Edward Wessell and Linda Suzanne Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Robert Eugene Melat1

b. 20 June 1928, d. 19 June 2016
FatherBoyd Emerson Melat1 b. 18 Jul 1890, d. 14 Jan 1976
MotherRose Jane Fry1 b. 4 Sep 1892, d. 31 Oct 1980
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Robert Eugene Melat was born on 20 June 1928 in Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry.1 He married Barbara Jean Weaver, daughter of Fred H. Weaver and Lillian Detar, on 28 April 1948 in Van, Cranberry Township, Venango County.1,2 He died on 19 June 2016 in Cranberry Township, Venango County, at age 87.2 He was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township, Venango County.2
     Robert Eugene Melat and his wife owned and operated Melat’s Grocery and Esso Station in Victory Heights, Cranberry Township from 1962-1974. He retired in 1986 from Quaker State as a superintendent in the oil fields.2

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Robert E. Melat," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 June 2016. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Barbara Jean Weaver1

FatherFred H. Weaver1
MotherLillian Detar1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Barbara Jean Weaver is the daughter of Fred H. Weaver and Lillian Detar.1 She married Robert Eugene Melat, son of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry, on 28 April 1948 in Van, Cranberry Township, Venango County.1,2

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Robert E. Melat," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 June 2016. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Fred H. Weaver1

     Fred H. Weaver married Lillian Detar.

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Lillian Detar1

     Lillian Detar married Fred H. Weaver.

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Dixie Lynn Melat1

FatherRobert Eugene Melat1 b. 20 Jun 1928, d. 19 Jun 2016
MotherBarbara Jean Weaver1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Dixie Lynn Melat is the daughter of Robert Eugene Melat and Barbara Jean Weaver.1 She married Jon Steven Peterson on 4 May 1968.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Jon Steven Peterson1

ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Jon Steven Peterson married Dixie Lynn Melat, daughter of Robert Eugene Melat and Barbara Jean Weaver, on 4 May 1968.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Todd Steven Peterson1

FatherJon Steven Peterson1
MotherDixie Lynn Melat1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Todd Steven Peterson is the son of Jon Steven Peterson and Dixie Lynn Melat.1 He married Jackie (?) on 21 September 1996.2

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1259] Kipp Melat, "Melat Reunion Newsletter", Summer 1998 (Fairfax, VA).

Brad Jason Peterson1

FatherJon Steven Peterson1
MotherDixie Lynn Melat1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Brad Jason Peterson is the son of Jon Steven Peterson and Dixie Lynn Melat.1 He married Nicole Nowicki on 7 September 1996.2

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1260] Kipp Melat, "Melat Reunion Newsletter", Summer 1997 (Fairfax, VA).

Bret William Peterson1

FatherJon Steven Peterson1
MotherDixie Lynn Melat1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Bret William Peterson is the son of Jon Steven Peterson and Dixie Lynn Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

DiAnne Jane Melat1,2

FatherRobert Eugene Melat1 b. 20 Jun 1928, d. 19 Jun 2016
MotherBarbara Jean Weaver1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Descendants of John Winger
     DiAnne Jane Melat is the daughter of Robert Eugene Melat and Barbara Jean Weaver.1 She married Alan Leroy Slater, son of Leroy E. Slater and Susan Joanne Hart, on 31 March 1971.1

Family

Alan Leroy Slater b. 30 Sep 1950, d. 24 Jan 2014
Children

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S1501] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Darcy (Melat) Stover (Seneca, PA), as told to Kipp Melat, 2017. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Alan Leroy Slater1

b. 30 September 1950, d. 24 January 2014
FatherLeroy E. Slater2 b. 28 May 1922, d. 27 Jan 1977
MotherSusan Joanne Hart2
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of John Kerner
Descendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
Descendants of John Winger
     Alan Leroy Slater was born on 30 September 1950 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1,3 He was the son of Leroy E. Slater and Susan Joanne Hart.2 He married DiAnne Jane Melat, daughter of Robert Eugene Melat and Barbara Jean Weaver, on 31 March 1971.1 He died on 24 January 2014 at age 63.3
     Alan Leroy Slater also went by the name of Butch.3

Citations

  1. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S428] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Imogene Carner Hart (Fertigs, Cranberry Tp. (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, 1983. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  3. [S962] "Obituary of Alan Leroy "Butch" Slater," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 27 Jan 2014. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.