Margie Ethel Melat1

b. 18 January 1887, d. 15 July 1974
Family
FatherHomer Burton Melat1 b. 27 May 1858, d. 13 Aug 1942
MotherMary Hulda Brown1 b. 11 Feb 1863, d. 16 Jan 1950
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Margie Melat
     Margie Ethel Melat was born on 18 January 1887 in Rockland Township.1 She was the daughter of Homer Burton Melat and Mary Hulda Brown.1 She married John William Maxwell, son of William M. Maxwell and Irene Fullerton, on 22 April 1919.1 She died on 15 July 1974 in Oil City at age 87.1 She was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.1
     Margie Ethel Melat graducated from Edinboro Normal School and taught school in Rockland and Cranberry Townships. She also spent several years teaching in California before her marriage.1

Family

John William Maxwell b. 23 Mar 1887, d. 13 Jan 1951
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

John William Maxwell1

b. 23 March 1887, d. 13 January 1951
Family
FatherWilliam M. Maxwell1
MotherIrene Fullerton1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     John William Maxwell was born on 23 March 1887 near Emlenton, Venango County.1 He was the son of William M. Maxwell and Irene Fullerton.1 He married Margie Ethel Melat, daughter of Homer Burton Melat and Mary Hulda Brown, on 22 April 1919.1 He died on 13 January 1951 at age 63.1 He was buried in Old Zion Cemetery, Mariasville, Richland Township, Venango County.1

Family

Margie Ethel Melat b. 18 Jan 1887, d. 15 Jul 1974
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

William M. Maxwell1

Family
     William M. Maxwell married Irene Fullerton.

Family

Irene Fullerton
Child

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Irene Fullerton1

Family
     Irene Fullerton married William M. Maxwell.

Family

William M. Maxwell
Child

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Merle Melat Maxwell1

b. 18 July 1921, d. 11 December 1968
Family
FatherJohn William Maxwell1 b. 23 Mar 1887, d. 13 Jan 1951
MotherMargie Ethel Melat1 b. 18 Jan 1887, d. 15 Jul 1974
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Merle Maxwell
     Merle Melat Maxwell was born on 18 July 1921.1 He was the son of John William Maxwell and Margie Ethel Melat.1 He was unmarried.1 He died on 11 December 1968 at age 47.1 He was buried in Old Zion Cemetery, Mariasville, Richland Township, Venango County.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Leonard Nelson Maxwell1

b. 31 March 1920, d. 7 December 2000
Family
FatherJohn William Maxwell1 b. 23 Mar 1887, d. 13 Jan 1951
MotherMargie Ethel Melat1 b. 18 Jan 1887, d. 15 Jul 1974
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Leonard Nelson Maxwell was born on 31 March 1920 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1 He was the son of John William Maxwell and Margie Ethel Melat.1 He married Clara June Elliott on 29 December 1944.1 He died on 7 December 2000 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 80.2 He was buried in Zion Union Cemetery, Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2
     Leonard Nelson Maxwell served in the Army Air Corps at the end of World War II.2 He was employed by National Transit prior to World War II and after the war, he worked at Pennzoil for 37 years.2

Family

Clara June Elliott
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Leonard Nelson Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 8 Dec 2000. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Clara June Elliott1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Clara June Elliott married Leonard Nelson Maxwell, son of John William Maxwell and Margie Ethel Melat, on 29 December 1944.1

Family

Leonard Nelson Maxwell b. 31 Mar 1920, d. 7 Dec 2000
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

David Elliott Maxwell1

b. 11 December 1955, d. 6 October 1974
Family
FatherLeonard Nelson Maxwell1 b. 31 Mar 1920, d. 7 Dec 2000
MotherClara June Elliott1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     David Elliott Maxwell was born on 11 December 1955 in Oil City.1 He was the son of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott.1 He was unmarried. David died in an automobile accident on 6 October 1974 near Oil City at age 18.1 He was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Richard Henry Maxwell1

Family
FatherLeonard Nelson Maxwell1 b. 31 Mar 1920, d. 7 Dec 2000
MotherClara June Elliott1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Richard Henry Maxwell is the son of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott.1 He married Debra Greiger on 13 April 1968.1

Family

Debra Greiger
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Kevin A. Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 May 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Debra Greiger1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Debra Greiger married Richard Henry Maxwell, son of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott, on 13 April 1968.1

Family

Richard Henry Maxwell
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Kevin A. Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 May 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Andrew Jeremy Maxwell1

Family
FatherRichard Henry Maxwell1
MotherDebra Greiger1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Andrew Jeremy Maxwell is the son of Richard Henry Maxwell and Debra Greiger.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Rebecka Ann Maxwell1

Family
FatherRichard Henry Maxwell1
MotherDebra Greiger1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Rebecka Ann Maxwell is the daughter of Richard Henry Maxwell and Debra Greiger.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Charity Joy Maxwell1

Family
FatherRichard Henry Maxwell1
MotherDebra Greiger1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Charity Joy Maxwell is the daughter of Richard Henry Maxwell and Debra Greiger.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Elizabeth Sue Maxwell1

Family
FatherRichard Henry Maxwell1
MotherDebra Greiger1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Elizabeth Sue Maxwell is the daughter of Richard Henry Maxwell and Debra Greiger.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Martha Louise Maxwell1

Family
FatherLeonard Nelson Maxwell1 b. 31 Mar 1920, d. 7 Dec 2000
MotherClara June Elliott1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Martha Louise Maxwell is the daughter of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott.1 She married Walter Harman.1 She and Walter Harman were divorced.1

Family

Walter Harman
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Walter Harman1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Walter Harman married Martha Louise Maxwell, daughter of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott.1 He and Martha Louise Maxwell were divorced.1

Family

Martha Louise Maxwell
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Jesse Harman Maxwell1

Family
FatherWalter Harman1
MotherMartha Louise Maxwell1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Jesse Harman Maxwell is the son of Walter Harman and Martha Louise Maxwell.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Westley Joel Maxwell1

Family
FatherWalter Harman1
MotherMartha Louise Maxwell1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Westley Joel Maxwell is the son of Walter Harman and Martha Louise Maxwell.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Esther Irene Maxwell1

Family
FatherLeonard Nelson Maxwell1 b. 31 Mar 1920, d. 7 Dec 2000
MotherClara June Elliott1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Esther Irene Maxwell is the daughter of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott.1 She married Samuel Gordon Armagost on 16 December 1978.1

Family

Samuel Gordon Armagost
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Leonard Nelson Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 8 Dec 2000. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Samuel Gordon Armagost1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Samuel Gordon Armagost married Esther Irene Maxwell, daughter of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott, on 16 December 1978.1

Family

Esther Irene Maxwell
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Leonard Nelson Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 8 Dec 2000. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

April Christine Armagost1

Family
FatherSamuel Gordon Armagost1
MotherEsther Irene Maxwell1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     April Christine Armagost is the daughter of Samuel Gordon Armagost and Esther Irene Maxwell.1 She married Jason Britton.2

Family

Jason Britton
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Leonard Nelson Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 8 Dec 2000. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  3. [S1244] Facebook, online www.facebook.com, April Britton.
  4. [S1260] Kipp Melat, "Melat Reunion Newsletter", Summer 1997 (Fairfax, VA).

Glynnis Suzanne Armagost1

Family
FatherSamuel Gordon Armagost1
MotherEsther Irene Maxwell1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Glynnis Suzanne Armagost is the daughter of Samuel Gordon Armagost and Esther Irene Maxwell.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Kevin Arthur Maxwell1

b. 25 June 1957, d. 19 May 2010
Family
FatherLeonard Nelson Maxwell1 b. 31 Mar 1920, d. 7 Dec 2000
MotherClara June Elliott1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Kevin Arthur Maxwell was born on 25 June 1957 in Oil City.1 He was the son of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott.1 He married Catherine Lee Stack.1 He died on 19 May 2010 in Rochester, New York, at age 52.2

Family

Catherine Lee Stack
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Kevin A. Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 May 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Catherine Lee Stack1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Catherine Lee Stack married Kevin Arthur Maxwell, son of Leonard Nelson Maxwell and Clara June Elliott.1

Family

Kevin Arthur Maxwell b. 25 Jun 1957, d. 19 May 2010
Children

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Beth Rena Maxwell1

Family
FatherKevin Arthur Maxwell1 b. 25 Jun 1957, d. 19 May 2010
MotherCatherine Lee Stack1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Beth Rena Maxwell is the daughter of Kevin Arthur Maxwell and Catherine Lee Stack.1 She married Brian Frawley.2

Family

Brian Frawley

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Kevin A. Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 May 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

David John Maxwell1

b. 1984, d. 1984
Family
FatherKevin Arthur Maxwell1 b. 25 Jun 1957, d. 19 May 2010
MotherCatherine Lee Stack1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     David John Maxwell was born in 1984.1 He was the son of Kevin Arthur Maxwell and Catherine Lee Stack.1 He died in 1984.1,2 He was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Sugarcreek Borough.1

Citations

  1. [S425] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Leonard Maxwell (Oil City, PA (deceased)), as told to Kipp Melat, various dates. Notes in Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S962] "Obituary of Kevin A. Maxwell," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 May 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Boyd Emerson Melat1

b. 18 July 1890, d. 14 January 1976
Family
FatherHomer Burton Melat1 b. 27 May 1858, d. 13 Aug 1942
MotherMary Hulda Brown1 b. 11 Feb 1863, d. 16 Jan 1950
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
Boyd Emerson Melat
     Boyd Emerson Melat was born on 18 July 1890 in Rockland Township.1,2 He was the son of Homer Burton Melat and Mary Hulda Brown.1 He married Rose Jane Fry, daughter of John Harvey Fry and Nancy Jane Locke, on 24 November 1914.1 He died on 14 January 1976 in Oil City at age 85.1 He and Rose were buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.3
     Boyd Emerson Melat was worked in the oil business all of his life. He began as a laborer for his uncle Jess Melat who was a drilling contractor in the Venango County area. In the mid-1940s, Boyd became a lease foreman on the Monarch Lease in Cranberry Township for the Miami Oil Company. He retired in 1972.1 Boyd and Rose were members of the Cranberry Methodist Church.1

Family

Rose Jane Fry b. 4 Sep 1892, d. 31 Oct 1980
Children

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).
  2. [S82] Homer Melat Family Bible, The Holy Bible (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date); Kevin Maxwell, Oil City, PA. Hereinafter cited as Homer Melat Family Bible.
  3. [S20] Gravestone, Boyd E. Melat, Melat Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by transcribed by Kipp Melat.
  4. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Rose Jane Fry1

b. 4 September 1892, d. 31 October 1980
Family
FatherJohn Harvey Fry1 b. Apr 1862
MotherNancy Jane Locke1
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Robert Melat
     Rose Jane Fry was born on 4 September 1892 in Rouseville, Venango County.1 She was the daughter of John Harvey Fry and Nancy Jane Locke.1 She married Boyd Emerson Melat, son of Homer Burton Melat and Mary Hulda Brown, on 24 November 1914.1 She died on 31 October 1980 in Oil City at age 88.1 She and Boyd were buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.2
     Rose and Boyd were members of the Cranberry Methodist Church.1

Family

Boyd Emerson Melat b. 18 Jul 1890, d. 14 Jan 1976
Children

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).
  2. [S20] Gravestone, Boyd E. Melat, Melat Cemetery, Rockland Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by transcribed by Kipp Melat.
  3. [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

John Harvey Fry1

b. April 1862
Family
FatherFrederick Fry2 b. 16 Jun 1834, d. Jan 1916
MotherMary Jane Richey2 b. 1 Mar 1843, d. 11 May 1906
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     John Harvey Fry was born in April 1862 in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3 He was the son of Frederick Fry and Mary Jane Richey.2 He married Nancy Jane Locke circa 1889.3,4

Family

Nancy Jane Locke
Children

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).
  2. [S212] Obituary of Mary J. (Richey) Fry, Venango Citizen Press, Franklin, PA, 17 May 1906, Pennsylvania Room, Franklin Library, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  3. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., John Fry household, National Archives.
  4. [S8] Obituary of Rose (Fry) Melat, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  5. [S8] Obituary of Charles J. Fry, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Apr 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.

Nancy Jane Locke1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
     Nancy Jane Locke married John Harvey Fry, son of Frederick Fry and Mary Jane Richey, circa 1889.2,3

Family

John Harvey Fry b. Apr 1862
Children

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).
  2. [S152] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Cherrytree Tp., John Fry household, National Archives.
  3. [S8] Obituary of Rose (Fry) Melat, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
  4. [S8] Obituary of Charles J. Fry, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 9 Apr 1973, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.