Zelda Irene Melat1
b. 24 February 1915, d. 8 October 1993
| Father | Boyd Emerson Melat1 b. 18 Jul 1890, d. 14 Jan 1976 |
| Mother | Rose Jane Fry1 b. 4 Sep 1892, d. 31 Oct 1980 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Zelda Irene Melat was born on 24 February 1915 in Rockland Township.1 She was the daughter of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry.1 She was unmarried. She died on 8 October 1993 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 78.2
Zelda Irene Melat was educated in University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.1
Citations
- [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).
- [S114] Zelda I. Melat, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 159-20-7310. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
Jack Richard Melat1
b. 1917, d. May 1917
| Father | Boyd Emerson Melat1 b. 18 Jul 1890, d. 14 Jan 1976 |
| Mother | Rose Jane Fry1 b. 4 Sep 1892, d. 31 Oct 1980 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Jack Richard Melat was born in 1917 in Rockland Township.1 He was the son of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry.1 He died in May 1917 in Rockland Township.1 He was buried in Melat Cemetery, Rockland Township.1
Citations
- [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).
Dorothy Mae Melat1
b. 12 April 1918, d. 13 October 1993
| Father | Boyd Emerson Melat1 b. 18 Jul 1890, d. 14 Jan 1976 |
| Mother | Rose Jane Fry1 b. 4 Sep 1892, d. 31 Oct 1980 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Dorothy Mae Melat was born on 12 April 1918 in Rouseville.1 She was the daughter of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry.1 She married Wesley Ray Ewing on 15 April 1939.2 She died on 13 October 1993 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 75.3
Family | Wesley Ray Ewing b. 29 Apr 1916, d. 11 Feb 1991 |
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Citations
- [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).
- [S8] Obituary of Wesley R. Ewing, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Feb 1991, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
- [S114] Dorothy M. Ewing, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 172-40-1258. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
Wesley Ray Ewing1
b. 29 April 1916, d. 11 February 1991
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Wesley Ray Ewing was born on 29 April 1916 in Franklin.1 He married Dorothy Mae Melat, daughter of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry, on 15 April 1939.1 He died on 11 February 1991 in Oil City at age 74.1 He was buried in Graham Cemetery, Franklin.1
Family | Dorothy Mae Melat b. 12 Apr 1918, d. 13 Oct 1993 |
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Citations
- [S8] Obituary of Wesley R. Ewing, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 12 Feb 1991, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
- [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).
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
Richard Earl Ewing1
b. 8 April 1940, d. 3 May 2010
| Father | Wesley Ray Ewing1 b. 29 Apr 1916, d. 11 Feb 1991 |
| Mother | Dorothy Mae Melat1 b. 12 Apr 1918, d. 13 Oct 1993 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Jacob Baum Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Richard Earl Ewing was born on 8 April 1940 in Sandy Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2,1 He was the son of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat.1 He married Janet Eileen Horn, daughter of John Wade Horn and Hazel Pearl DeLong, on 17 June 1967.1 He died on 3 May 2010 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at age 70.2 He was buried in Graham Cemetery, Sandy Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania.2
Richard Earl Ewing served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.2 He was a chemist, working for Cyclops in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.2
Family | Janet Eileen Horn |
Janet Eileen Horn1
| Father | John Wade Horn2 b. 14 Jun 1913, d. 30 Sep 1990 |
| Mother | Hazel Pearl DeLong2 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Jacob Baum Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Janet Eileen Horn is the daughter of John Wade Horn and Hazel Pearl DeLong.2 She married Richard Earl Ewing, son of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat, on 17 June 1967.1
Family | Richard Earl Ewing b. 8 Apr 1940, d. 3 May 2010 |
Janet Rae Ewing1
b. 27 July 1949, d. 11 January 1968
| Father | Wesley Ray Ewing1 b. 29 Apr 1916, d. 11 Feb 1991 |
| Mother | Dorothy Mae Melat1 b. 12 Apr 1918, d. 13 Oct 1993 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Janet Rae Ewing was born on 27 July 1949.1 She was the daughter of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat.1 She was unmarried.1 Janet died on 11 January 1968 in an automobile accident at age 18.1
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
Joan Rose Ewing1
b. 25 January 1942, d. 31 May 2015
| Father | Wesley Ray Ewing1 b. 29 Apr 1916, d. 11 Feb 1991 |
| Mother | Dorothy Mae Melat1 b. 12 Apr 1918, d. 13 Oct 1993 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Joan Rose Ewing was born on 25 January 1942 in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat.1 She married Harold Curier Wetzel on 22 June 1963 in Knox, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Robert L. Patton on 26 June 1993.2 She died on 31 May 2015 in Knox, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, at age 73.2 She was buried in Mt. Joy Cemetery, Knox, Clarion County.2
Joan Rose Ewing was a registered nurse. During her nursing career she worked for Dr. Fred Stahlman, Oil City Hospital Pediatrics, Visiting Nurses and retired from the Clarion Hospital in 1999.2
Family 1 | Harold Curier Wetzel b. 12 Nov 1935, d. 28 Sep 1982 |
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Family 2 | Robert L. Patton |
Harold Curier Wetzel1
b. 12 November 1935, d. 28 September 1982
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Harold Curier Wetzel was born on 12 November 1935.1 He married Joan Rose Ewing, daughter of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat, on 22 June 1963 in Knox, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.1 He died on 28 September 1982 at age 46.1
Family | Joan Rose Ewing b. 25 Jan 1942, d. 31 May 2015 |
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Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
Lisa Marie Wetzel1
| Father | Harold Curier Wetzel1 b. 12 Nov 1935, d. 28 Sep 1982 |
| Mother | Joan Rose Ewing1 b. 25 Jan 1942, d. 31 May 2015 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Lisa Marie Wetzel is the daughter of Harold Curier Wetzel and Joan Rose Ewing.1 She married John Lieberum.2
Family | John Lieberum |
| Child |
Melissa Jo Wetzel1
b. 31 December 1970, d. 27 September 2019
| Father | Harold Curier Wetzel1 b. 12 Nov 1935, d. 28 Sep 1982 |
| Mother | Joan Rose Ewing1 b. 25 Jan 1942, d. 31 May 2015 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Melissa Jo Wetzel was born on 31 December 1970.1 She was the daughter of Harold Curier Wetzel and Joan Rose Ewing.1 She married Scott Johnson on 1 July 2000.2 She died on 27 September 2019 in Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, at age 48.2
Family 1 | Lawrence Best Jr. |
| Child |
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
- [S1502] "Melissa Jo Johnson," exploreVenango, online, Oil City, PA, (www.exploreVenango.com), 30 Sep 2019.
- [S1262] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 24 Sep 1995; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
Betsy Erin Wetzel1
| Father | Harold Curier Wetzel1 b. 12 Nov 1935, d. 28 Sep 1982 |
| Mother | Joan Rose Ewing1 b. 25 Jan 1942, d. 31 May 2015 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Betsy Erin Wetzel is the daughter of Harold Curier Wetzel and Joan Rose Ewing.1 She married Stanley Allen Botts on 29 October 1994.2
Family | Stanley Allen Botts b. 26 May 1974, d. 19 Jun 2011 |
| Children |
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
- [S962] "Obituary of Stanley Allen Botts," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 21 Jun 2011. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
- [S1262] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 24 Sep 1995; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
- [S1260] Kipp Melat, "Melat Reunion Newsletter", Summer 1997 (Fairfax, VA).
Judith Mae Ewing1
| Father | Wesley Ray Ewing1 b. 29 Apr 1916, d. 11 Feb 1991 |
| Mother | Dorothy Mae Melat1 b. 12 Apr 1918, d. 13 Oct 1993 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Judith Mae Ewing is the daughter of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat.1 She married Donald Eugene Fike on 4 December 1965.1 She and Donald Eugene Fike were divorced.1 She married William Nordsworthy.1 She married Fred Riske on 10 November 2012.
Family 1 | Donald Eugene Fike |
| Children |
Family 2 | William Nordsworthy |
Family 3 | Fred Riske |
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
Donald Eugene Fike1
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Donald Eugene Fike married Judith Mae Ewing, daughter of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat, on 4 December 1965.1 He and Judith Mae Ewing were divorced.1
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
William Nordsworthy1
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Family | Judith Mae Ewing |
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
Donald Eugene Fike Jr.1
| Father | Donald Eugene Fike1 |
| Mother | Judith Mae Ewing1 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Donald Eugene Fike Jr. is the son of Donald Eugene Fike and Judith Mae Ewing.1 He married Melinda Davidson on 22 December 2001.2
Family 1 | |
| Child |
Family 2 | Melinda Davidson |
Janet Renee Fike1
| Father | Donald Eugene Fike1 |
| Mother | Judith Mae Ewing1 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Janet Renee Fike is the daughter of Donald Eugene Fike and Judith Mae Ewing.1 She married Ronald Kelly.2
Family | Ronald Kelly |
| Children |
Crystal Lynn Fike1
| Father | Donald Eugene Fike1 |
| Mother | Judith Mae Ewing1 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
John Wesley Ewing1
| Father | Wesley Ray Ewing1 b. 29 Apr 1916, d. 11 Feb 1991 |
| Mother | Dorothy Mae Melat1 b. 12 Apr 1918, d. 13 Oct 1993 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of John Kerner Descendants of Robert Melat Descendants of Adam Stroup |
John Wesley Ewing is the son of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat.1 He married Beth Ann Karns, daughter of Kenneth E. Karns and Nancy Lee Fry, on 11 February 1978.1 He married Amy Morrison.2
Family 1 | Beth Ann Karns |
| Children |
Family 2 | Amy Morrison |
Beth Ann Karns1
| Father | Kenneth E. Karns2 |
| Mother | Nancy Lee Fry2 b. 28 Jan 1939, d. 5 Jan 2010 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of John Kerner Descendants of Robert Melat Descendants of Adam Stroup |
Beth Ann Karns is the daughter of Kenneth E. Karns and Nancy Lee Fry.2 She married John Wesley Ewing, son of Wesley Ray Ewing and Dorothy Mae Melat, on 11 February 1978.1 She married D. J. Heckathorn.3
Family 1 | John Wesley Ewing |
| Children |
Family 2 | D. J. Heckathorn |
Citations
- [S427] Letter from Patricia Melat (Cranberry, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
- [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, marriage license of John W. Ewing and Beth A. Karns, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
- [S962] "Obituary of Nancy Lee Fry Karns," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 7 Jan 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
Kenneth E. Karns1
| Father | Kenneth Ordell Karns2 b. 1917, d. 1967 |
| Mother | Jean L. Blauser3 b. 1922, d. 1981 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Kerner Descendants of Adam Stroup (#1) Descendants of Adam Stroup (#2) |
Kenneth E. Karns is the son of Kenneth Ordell Karns and Jean L. Blauser.2,3 He married Nancy Lee Fry, daughter of John Wesley Fry and Dorothy Jane Brown.
Family | Nancy Lee Fry b. 28 Jan 1939, d. 5 Jan 2010 |
| Children |
Citations
- [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, marriage license of John W. Ewing and Beth A. Karns, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
- [S292] Gravestone, K. Ordell Karns, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
- [S292] Gravestone, Jean L. Karns, Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Tp., Venango Co., PA; read by Kipp Melat.
- [S962] "Obituary of Dorothy Jane Brown Fry," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 5 Jan 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
Nancy Lee Fry1
b. 28 January 1939, d. 5 January 2010
| Father | John Wesley Fry2 b. 30 Sep 1914, d. 30 Jan 2004 |
| Mother | Dorothy Jane Brown2 b. 18 Jan 1921, d. 3 Jan 2010 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Kerner Descendants of Adam Stroup (#1) Descendants of Adam Stroup (#2) |
Nancy Lee Fry was born on 28 January 1939 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.3 She was the daughter of John Wesley Fry and Dorothy Jane Brown.2 She married Kenneth E. Karns, son of Kenneth Ordell Karns and Jean L. Blauser. She died on 5 January 2010 in Cranberry Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 70.3 She was buried in Heckathorn Cemetery, Cranberry Township.3
Family | Kenneth E. Karns |
| Children |
Citations
- [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, marriage license of John W. Ewing and Beth A. Karns, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
- [S8] John W. Fry obituary, The Oil City Derrick, Oil City, PA, 2 Feb. 2004, Oil City Library, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
- [S962] "Obituary of Nancy Lee Fry Karns," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 7 Jan 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
- [S962] "Obituary of Dorothy Jane Brown Fry," The Derrick (online), Oil City, PA, (www.thederrick.com), 5 Jan 2010. Hereinafter cited as The Derrick.
Cheryl Lynn Ewing1
| Father | John Wesley Ewing1 |
| Mother | Beth Ann Karns1 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of John Kerner Descendants of Robert Melat Descendants of Adam Stroup |
Cheryl Lynn Ewing is the daughter of John Wesley Ewing and Beth Ann Karns.1 She married (?) McLaughlin.2
Family 1 | (?) McLaughlin |
| Child |
Family 2 | Jesse Hanna |
| Child |
Rebecca Ann Ewing1
| Father | John Wesley Ewing1 |
| Mother | Beth Ann Karns1 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of John Kerner Descendants of Robert Melat Descendants of Adam Stroup |
Rebecca Ann Ewing is the daughter of John Wesley Ewing and Beth Ann Karns.1 She married (?) Downing.2
Family | (?) Downing |
| Child |
Arlene Rose Melat1
b. 20 December 1919, d. 18 October 1954
| Father | Boyd Emerson Melat1 b. 18 Jul 1890, d. 14 Jan 1976 |
| Mother | Rose Jane Fry1 b. 4 Sep 1892, d. 31 Oct 1980 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Arlene Rose Melat was born on 20 December 1919 in Fertigs, Cranberry Township, Venango County.1 She was the daughter of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry.1 She married Robert E. Dick, son of Clarence Dick.1 She died on 18 October 1954 at age 34.1 She was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township.1
Family | Robert E. Dick |
| Children |
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Citations
- [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).
Robert E. Dick1
| Father | Clarence Dick1 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Robert E. Dick is the son of Clarence Dick.1 He married Arlene Rose Melat, daughter of Boyd Emerson Melat and Rose Jane Fry.1
Family | Arlene Rose Melat b. 20 Dec 1919, d. 18 Oct 1954 |
| Children |
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Citations
- [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).
Clarence Dick1
Family | |
| Child |
Citations
- [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).
Dennis Joel Dick1
b. 29 June 1954, d. 25 September 1972
| Father | Robert E. Dick1 |
| Mother | Arlene Rose Melat1 b. 20 Dec 1919, d. 18 Oct 1954 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Dennis Joel Dick was born on 29 June 1954 in Oil City.1 He was the son of Robert E. Dick and Arlene Rose Melat.1 He died on 25 September 1972 in Oil City at age 18.1 He was buried in Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Township.1
Citations
- [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).
David Ellsworth Dick1
| Father | Robert E. Dick1 |
| Mother | Arlene Rose Melat1 b. 20 Dec 1919, d. 18 Oct 1954 |
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
David Ellsworth Dick is the son of Robert E. Dick and Arlene Rose Melat.1 He married Celia Elyse Kelly on 3 September 1966.1
Family | Celia Elyse Kelly |
| Children |
Citations
- [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).
Celia Elyse Kelly1
| Charts | Descendants of John Baney Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff Descendants of Robert Melat |
Celia Elyse Kelly married David Ellsworth Dick, son of Robert E. Dick and Arlene Rose Melat, on 3 September 1966.1
Family | David Ellsworth Dick |
| Children |
Citations
- [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).