Ellsworth Melat1

b. 20 March 1913, d. 3 May 2012
Family
FatherFrank William Harry Melat1 b. 3 Jul 1883, d. 9 Feb 1970
MotherSarah Virtue Davis1 b. 15 Sep 1885, d. 10 Aug 1961
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Ellsworth Melat was born on 20 March 1913 in Michigan City, Indiana.1 He was the son of Frank William Harry Melat and Sarah Virtue Davis.1 He married Margaret E. Reeder, daughter of Harvey Joseph Reeder and Margaret Henry, on 24 February 1938.1 He died on 3 May 2012 in North Carolina at age 99. He was buried in Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Family

Margaret E. Reeder b. 24 Feb 1919, d. 29 Sep 2009
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Margaret E. Reeder1

b. 24 February 1919, d. 29 September 2009
Family
FatherHarvey Joseph Reeder1
MotherMargaret Henry1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Margaret E. Reeder was born on 24 February 1919 in Pomeroy, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Harvey Joseph Reeder and Margaret Henry.1 She married Ellsworth Melat, son of Frank William Harry Melat and Sarah Virtue Davis, on 24 February 1938.1 She died on 29 September 2009 in Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina, at age 90.2

Family

Ellsworth Melat b. 20 Mar 1913, d. 3 May 2012
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).
  2. [S114] Margaret E. Melat, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999), 188-07-4605     . Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Harvey Joseph Reeder1

Family
     Harvey Joseph Reeder married Margaret Henry.1

Family

Margaret Henry
Child

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Margaret Henry1

Family
     Margaret Henry married Harvey Joseph Reeder.1

Family

Harvey Joseph Reeder
Child

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Marlene Cheryl Melat1

Family
FatherEllsworth Melat1 b. 20 Mar 1913, d. 3 May 2012
MotherMargaret E. Reeder1 b. 24 Feb 1919, d. 29 Sep 2009
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Marlene Cheryl Melat is the daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder.1 She married Richard Mauer Heidbrink in August 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri.1 She and Richard Mauer Heidbrink were divorced.1 She married Gene Windels in August 1971.1

Family 1

Richard Mauer Heidbrink
Children

Family 2

Gene Windels

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Richard Mauer Heidbrink1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Richard Mauer Heidbrink married Marlene Cheryl Melat, daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder, in August 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri.1 He and Marlene Cheryl Melat were divorced.1

Family

Marlene Cheryl Melat
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Gene Windels1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Gene Windels married Marlene Cheryl Melat, daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder, in August 1971.1

Family

Marlene Cheryl Melat

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Deborah Beth Heidbrink1

Family
FatherRichard Mauer Heidbrink1
MotherMarlene Cheryl Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Deborah Beth Heidbrink is the daughter of Richard Mauer Heidbrink and Marlene Cheryl Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Steve Bradley Heidbrink1

Family
FatherRichard Mauer Heidbrink1
MotherMarlene Cheryl Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Steve Bradley Heidbrink is the son of Richard Mauer Heidbrink and Marlene Cheryl Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Lynne Ellen Melat1

Family
FatherEllsworth Melat1 b. 20 Mar 1913, d. 3 May 2012
MotherMargaret E. Reeder1 b. 24 Feb 1919, d. 29 Sep 2009
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Lynne Ellen Melat is the daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder.1 She married Samuel Smallwood Ellis in January 1959 in North Carolina.1 She and Samuel Smallwood Ellis were divorced.1 She married John Zacharius Polizos on 24 October 1969 in Fairfax, Virginia.1

Family 1

Samuel Smallwood Ellis
Children

Family 2

John Zacharius Polizos
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Samuel Smallwood Ellis1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Samuel Smallwood Ellis married Lynne Ellen Melat, daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder, in January 1959 in North Carolina.1 He and Lynne Ellen Melat were divorced.1

Family

Lynne Ellen Melat
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

John Zacharius Polizos1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     John Zacharius Polizos married Lynne Ellen Melat, daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder, on 24 October 1969 in Fairfax, Virginia.1

Family

Lynne Ellen Melat
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Cheryl Lynne Ellis1

Family
FatherSamuel Smallwood Ellis1
MotherLynne Ellen Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Cheryl Lynne Ellis is the daughter of Samuel Smallwood Ellis and Lynne Ellen Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Darlene Esther Ellis1

Family
FatherSamuel Smallwood Ellis1
MotherLynne Ellen Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Darlene Esther Ellis is the daughter of Samuel Smallwood Ellis and Lynne Ellen Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Laurie Beth Ellis1

Family
FatherSamuel Smallwood Ellis1
MotherLynne Ellen Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Laurie Beth Ellis is the daughter of Samuel Smallwood Ellis and Lynne Ellen Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Margaret Krista Polizos1

Family
FatherJohn Zacharius Polizos1
MotherLynne Ellen Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Margaret Krista Polizos is the daughter of John Zacharius Polizos and Lynne Ellen Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Katherine Marie Polizos1

Family
FatherJohn Zacharius Polizos1
MotherLynne Ellen Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Katherine Marie Polizos is the daughter of John Zacharius Polizos and Lynne Ellen Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Paula Gene Melat1

Family
FatherEllsworth Melat1 b. 20 Mar 1913, d. 3 May 2012
MotherMargaret E. Reeder1 b. 24 Feb 1919, d. 29 Sep 2009
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Paula Gene Melat is the daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder.1 She married Frederick Cornelius Craig Jr. on 4 September 1965 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.1 She and Frederick Cornelius Craig Jr. were divorced.1 She married Thomas Carlaine Jones on 5 December 1969.1

Family 1

Frederick Cornelius Craig Jr.
Child

Family 2

Thomas Carlaine Jones
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Frederick Cornelius Craig Jr.1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Frederick Cornelius Craig Jr. married Paula Gene Melat, daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder, on 4 September 1965 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.1 He and Paula Gene Melat were divorced.1

Family

Paula Gene Melat
Child

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Thomas Carlaine Jones1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Thomas Carlaine Jones married Paula Gene Melat, daughter of Ellsworth Melat and Margaret E. Reeder, on 5 December 1969.1

Family

Paula Gene Melat
Children

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Frederick Cornelius Craig III1

Family
FatherFrederick Cornelius Craig Jr.1
MotherPaula Gene Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Frederick Cornelius Craig III is the son of Frederick Cornelius Craig Jr. and Paula Gene Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Thomas Gregory Jones1

b. 26 February 1971, d. 29 August 1971
Family
FatherThomas Carlaine Jones1
MotherPaula Gene Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Thomas Gregory Jones was born on 26 February 1971.1 He was the son of Thomas Carlaine Jones and Paula Gene Melat.1 He died on 29 August 1971.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Angela Marie Jones1

Family
FatherThomas Carlaine Jones1
MotherPaula Gene Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Angela Marie Jones is the daughter of Thomas Carlaine Jones and Paula Gene Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Elizabeth Anne Jones1

Family
FatherThomas Carlaine Jones1
MotherPaula Gene Melat1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
Descendants of Adam Stroup
     Elizabeth Anne Jones is the daughter of Thomas Carlaine Jones and Paula Gene Melat.1

Citations

  1. [S481] Letter from Ellsworth Melat (Biglersville, PA) to Kipp Melat, 1979; Personal Files (Manassas, Virginia).

Mary Elizabeth Melat1

b. 12 August 1864, d. 1938
Family
FatherJohn Ralston Melat1 b. 21 Apr 1827, d. 2 Feb 1899
MotherSarah Ann Kramer1 b. 2 Feb 1833, d. 7 Mar 1912
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Mary Elizabeth Melat was born on 12 August 1864 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1 She was the daughter of John Ralston Melat and Sarah Ann Kramer.1 She married John Richard Welsby, son of Thomas Welsby, on 31 May 1883 in Rockland Township, Venango County.2 She died in 1938 in Whiting, Lake County, Indiana.1 She was buried in Cedar Park Cemetery, Whiting, Indiana.1
     Mary Elizabeth Melat and John Richard Welsby moved from Pennsylvania to Indiana in 1891.3 She and John Richard Welsby lived in Whiting, Lake County, Indiana, where John was a stillman for the Standard Oil Company.4,5,6,7 She and John Richard Welsby moved from Indiana to St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, by 1930.8

Family

John Richard Welsby b. Jan 1860, d. 16 Oct 1937
Children

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased), also recollections of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  3. [S39] "100-year-old likes the 13th" (Jennie Matson's 100th Birthday), Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.
  4. [S973] Tha Hammond Times, Hammond, IN, Obituary of John Welsby, 17 Oct 1937, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).
  5. [S385] 1900 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., North Tp., Whiting, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, Jan 1860, PA/Eng/PA, md16y, stillman; Mary, Aug 1863, PA/PA/PA, 3child/2lvg; Gertrude, Dec 1885, PA; Roy, Apr 1888, PA).
  6. [S1189] 1910 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., Whiting, Ward 3, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, 50, OH/Eng/US, md27y, stillman, S.O. Co.; Mary, 45, PA/PA/PA, 3child/2lvg).
  7. [S1284] 1920 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., Whiting, Ward 3, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, 59, PA/Eng/US, stillman, Standard Oil Co.; Mary, 55, PA/PA/PA).
  8. [S1085] 1930 U.S. Census, Florida, Pinellas Co., St. Petersburg, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, 70, PA/Eng/PA, no occupation; Mary E., 65, PA/PA/PA).
  9. [S114] Roy R. Welsby, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

John Richard Welsby1

b. January 1860, d. 16 October 1937
Family
FatherThomas Welsby1
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     John Richard Welsby was born in January 1860.1 He was the son of Thomas Welsby.1 He married Mary Elizabeth Melat, daughter of John Ralston Melat and Sarah Ann Kramer, on 31 May 1883 in Rockland Township, Venango County.1 He died on 16 October 1937 in Whiting, Indiana, at age 77.2 He was buried in Ridge Lawn Cemetery, Gary, Indiana.2
     John Richard Welsby and Mary Elizabeth Melat moved from Pennsylvania to Indiana in 1891.3 He and Mary Elizabeth Melat lived in Whiting, Lake County, Indiana, where John was a stillman for the Standard Oil Company.2,4,5,6 He and Mary Elizabeth Melat moved from Indiana to St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, by 1930.7

Family

Mary Elizabeth Melat b. 12 Aug 1864, d. 1938
Children

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S973] Tha Hammond Times, Hammond, IN, Obituary of John Welsby, 17 Oct 1937, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).
  3. [S39] "100-year-old likes the 13th" (Jennie Matson's 100th Birthday), Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.
  4. [S385] 1900 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., North Tp., Whiting, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, Jan 1860, PA/Eng/PA, md16y, stillman; Mary, Aug 1863, PA/PA/PA, 3child/2lvg; Gertrude, Dec 1885, PA; Roy, Apr 1888, PA).
  5. [S1189] 1910 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., Whiting, Ward 3, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, 50, OH/Eng/US, md27y, stillman, S.O. Co.; Mary, 45, PA/PA/PA, 3child/2lvg).
  6. [S1284] 1920 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., Whiting, Ward 3, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, 59, PA/Eng/US, stillman, Standard Oil Co.; Mary, 55, PA/PA/PA).
  7. [S1085] 1930 U.S. Census, Florida, Pinellas Co., St. Petersburg, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, 70, PA/Eng/PA, no occupation; Mary E., 65, PA/PA/PA).
  8. [S114] Roy R. Welsby, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Thomas Welsby1

b. circa 1884, d. before 1900
Family
FatherJohn Richard Welsby1 b. Jan 1860, d. 16 Oct 1937
MotherMary Elizabeth Melat1 b. 12 Aug 1864, d. 1938
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Thomas Welsby was born circa 1884 in Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of John Richard Welsby and Mary Elizabeth Melat.1 He died before 1900.2,1

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S385] 1900 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., North Tp., Whiting, John Welsby household, National Archives, (John Welsby, Jan 1860, PA/Eng/PA, md16y, stillman; Mary, Aug 1863, PA/PA/PA, 3child/2lvg; Gertrude, Dec 1885, PA; Roy, Apr 1888, PA).

Jennie Gertrude Welsby1

b. 13 December 1885, d. 24 December 1990
Family
FatherJohn Richard Welsby1 b. Jan 1860, d. 16 Oct 1937
MotherMary Elizabeth Melat1 b. 12 Aug 1864, d. 1938
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     Jennie Gertrude Welsby was born on 13 December 1885 in Pennsylvania.2 She was the daughter of John Richard Welsby and Mary Elizabeth Melat.1 She married John Matson on 2 June 1909.1,3 She died on 24 December 1990 in Dyer, Lake County, Indiana, at age 105.2
     Jennie Gertrude Welsby and John Matson were living in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, in 1930 where John was a machinist for an oil refinery.4

Family

John Matson
Children

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S114] Jennie G. Matson, 307-72-3902, Social Security Death Index, Master File, www.ancestry.com (Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S39] "100-year-old likes the 13th" (Jennie Matson's 100th Birthday), Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.
  4. [S977] 1930 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., North Tp., John Matson household, National Archives, (John Matson, 49, IL/Norway/Norway, machinist at oil refinery; Gertrude, 44, PA/PA/PA; Donna, 20, IN/IL/PA; Doris, 18, IL/IL/PA; John Robert, 8, IL/PA/PA).

John Matson1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     John Matson married Jennie Gertrude Welsby, daughter of John Richard Welsby and Mary Elizabeth Melat, on 2 June 1909.1,2
     John Matson and Jennie Gertrude Welsby were living in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, in 1930 where John was a machinist for an oil refinery.3

Family

Jennie Gertrude Welsby b. 13 Dec 1885, d. 24 Dec 1990
Children

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S39] "100-year-old likes the 13th" (Jennie Matson's 100th Birthday), Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.
  3. [S977] 1930 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., North Tp., John Matson household, National Archives, (John Matson, 49, IL/Norway/Norway, machinist at oil refinery; Gertrude, 44, PA/PA/PA; Donna, 20, IN/IL/PA; Doris, 18, IL/IL/PA; John Robert, 8, IL/PA/PA).

John Robert Matson1

b. 7 September 1921, d. circa 1939
Family
FatherJohn Matson1
MotherJennie Gertrude Welsby1 b. 13 Dec 1885, d. 24 Dec 1990
ChartsDescendants of Robert Melat
     John Robert Matson was born on 7 September 1921 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.2,1,3 He was the son of John Matson and Jennie Gertrude Welsby.1 He died circa 1939.1,4

Citations

  1. [S339] J. R. Melat Family Record, unknown compiler, in possession of Eugene Bell, Franklin, PA (deceased). Hereinafter cited as J.R. Melat Family Record.
  2. [S1273] Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922, John Robert Matson, viewed at Family Search (familysearch.org).
  3. [S977] 1930 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lake Co., North Tp., John Matson household, National Archives, (John Matson, 49, IL/Norway/Norway, machinist at oil refinery; Gertrude, 44, PA/PA/PA; Donna, 20, IN/IL/PA; Doris, 18, IL/IL/PA; John Robert, 8, IL/PA/PA).
  4. [S39] "100-year-old likes the 13th" (Jennie Matson's 100th Birthday), Unknown newspaper, undated clipping, Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia.