Lest We Forget ; Our Melvins and Kin  by  Lionel Dane Melvin
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     bible and has been my source of information on her
     branch of the Melvin family. In every sense a lady
     and a cousin of whom we should be proud. Lives in
     Greensboro, N.C.
son, Robert Boyles Melvin, born 31 Aug. 1921, died 11 Feb.
     1924 of an accident.
son, Paul Lanier Melvin, born 9 Dec, 1925 in Greensboro,
     died 3 Sept. 1976 in Atlanta, Ga. Married Frances
     Elizabeth Caswell. Paul served in the U.S. Navy in
     World War II and held an official position with
     Bell Telephone Co. at the time of his death. Children
     of Paul Lanier Melvin and Frances Elizabeth Caswell:
     son, Paul Lanier Melvin, Jr., born 19 October 1954.
     dau. Martha Frances Melvin, born 27 February 1957.
son, William Parker Melvin, born 12 Aug. 1928. Married
     26 Aug. 1950 Eleanor McNair of Sanford, N.C. William
     (Bill) was the youngest of his family to see military
     service. In 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy for three
     years. Children of William Parker Melvin and Eleanor
     McNair:
     dau. Patricia Melvin, born 22 July 1953
     dau. Julianne Melvin, born 6 July 1955
     dau. Catherine Melvin, born 22 Oct. 1958
     son, William Parker Melvin, Jr., born 23 Dec. 1964.
 
     William Parker Melvin, Sr., married, second, Patricia
     Neal 29 April 1972 and now lives in Richmond, Va.
 
ALMAN WADELL MELVIN
(1875-1907)
 
Arthur Wade (4), Robert (3), Daniel (2), Daniel (1).
 
Son of ARTHUR WADE MELVIN (1828-1881) of Bladen County, N.C.,
and Anastasia FitzRandolph, born 14 Feb. 1832, died 1 Feb.
1907, the daughter of BENJAMIN FITZRANDOLPH (KEMP)(1798-1841)
and Sarah Young, who was a daughter of DAVID YOUNG and
Hannah Hendon, the first wife of DAVID YOUNG. ALMAN WADELL
MELVIN was born in Cypress Creek Township of Bladen County,
N.C., 28 July 1875, died at White Oak, Bladen County, N.C.,
14 Feb. 1907 and buried in the David B. Melvin Cemetery. Mar-
ried 16 Dec. 1896 at Parkersburg, N.C. Hulon Brittania Barn-
hill, born 12 March 1875, died 18 June 1944, the daughter of
Columbus Barnhill and Martha Amy Pridgen. After the death of
her husband, she married, second, Griff Jones of Bladen Co.,
N.C., and after the death of Griff Jones, she married Fred
Duncan of Denair, California. Children of ALMAN W. MELVIN
and Hulon Brittania Barnhill:
 
son, COLUMBUS WALTER MELVIN, born 16 Nov. 1897 in Bladen Co.,
     N.C. Married 12 April 1925 Mattie Ellen Gooden.
son, Griff Atwood Melvin, born 23 April 1899 in Bladen Co.
     Never married.
dau. Mamie Thelma Melvin, born 1 Jan. 1901 in Bladen County.
     Married 19 June 1918 HENRY MELVIN - four children.
dau. LALAH RUTH MELVIN, born in Bladen County, N.C., 20 Aug.
     1902. Married 20 June 1930 in Clarkton, N.C., Paul Bose-
     man.
 
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HTML Editor's notes:

The three lines now reading:

"and Sarah Young, who was a daughter of DAVID YOUNG and
 Hannah Hendon, the first wife of DAVID YOUNG. ALMAN WADELL
 MELVIN was born in Cypress Creek Township of Bladen County,"

were changed by Lionel after the book was published.
Originally they read:

"and Sarah Young, who was a daughter of DAVID YOUNG and Eliz-
 abeth Singletary, a second wife of DAVID YOUNG. ALMAN WADELL
 MELVIN was born in Cypress Creek Township of Bladen County,"

Two names on this page are in all capitals, but there is no
family page for KEMP, nor any head-of-family entry for either
HENRY MELVIN or BENJAMIN FITZRANDOLPH (KEMP)(1798-1841)
elsewhere in this book.  However, there is a head-of-family
entry for Mamie Thelma Melvin.

The spelling of LALAH RUTH MELVIN was provided by her daughter,
Flora Ruth (Boseman) Johnson, on February 3, 2007.
In the book it originally read: LALA RUTH MELVIN.
Likewise, the original Bosman here has been corrected to Boseman.