Lest We Forget ; Our Melvins and Kin  by  Lionel Dane Melvin
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     June 1909 Eliza Gayner.
son, Olan Eugene Hobbs, born 12 December 1887 in Pocosin,
     Columbus County, N.C., died 15 June 1967 and buried
     in Panama City, Florida. Married 21 March 1906 Eva G.
     Dison.
son, George Wesley Hobbs, born 8 May 1890, Pocosin, Columbus
     County, N.C., died 14 June 1968 and buried in Panama
     City, Florida. Married 8 Sept. 1910 Mary Porter.
son, Emory Marvin Hobbs, born 5 May 1892 in Higgston, Mont-
     gomery County, Ga. Married 21 Nov. 1920 Alleverne Gay.
son, Carl Clayton Hobbs, born 30 March 1894 in Lothair,
     Montgomery County, Ga., died 31 Oct. 1939 and buried
     in Panama City, Fla. Married 5 April 1910 Daisy Pledger.
dau. Annie Lee Hobbs, born 29 Jan. 1896. Married 16 April
     1918 Guy S.D. Jencks.
dau. O. Virginia Hobbs, born 7 March 1895 in Ailey, Mont-
     gomery County, Ga. Married 16 March 1918 Otis H. Brig-
     man.
dau. Carrie Lucille Hobbs, born 10 May 1900 in Ashburn, Tur-
     ner County, Ga. Married 22 March 1925 Daniel E. Maxwell.
son, John D. Hobbs, born 24 July 1902 in Oakfield, Worth Co.,
     Georgia, died 8 Oct. 195(2) and buried in Panama City,
     Florida. Married 31 May 1942 Irene Cassidy.
son, Russell C. Hobbs, born 6 Sept. 1907 in Andrews, Florida.
     Married Emma Lozano.
 
Note: See SYKES and ATKINSON families for ancestry of Mary
     Eliza Sykes.
 
ARTHUR MELVIN
(1799-18__)
 
Daniel (2), Daniel (1).
 
Son of DANIEL MELVIN, II, (1769-1846) and Sarah West. Born
1799 in Turnbull Township, Bladen County, N.C. Died in Cum-
berland County, N.C. Married, first, Annie Jane Jessup, dau.
of Isaac Jessup and Elizabeth Ann Jessup, by whom two sons
were born. Married, second, Charlotte Averitt, daughter of
Henry Averitte* of Cumberland County, N.C. ARTHUR was one
of the administrators of his father's estate and soon after
receiving his share he must have sold it and moved to Cum-
berland County where he lived for most of his life. Child-
ren of ARTHUR MELVIN and Annie Jane Jessup:
 
son, WILLIAM H. MELVIN, born 1823, married Mary S_________.
son, Isaac C. Melvin (apparently he married Margaret Beard
     of White Oak, N.C., 7 March 1853.
 
Children of ARTHUR MELVIN and Charlotte Averitte:
 
son, ROBERT DANIEL MELVIN, married Molcy Fisher, daughter of
     Raiford Fisher of Cumberland County, N.C.
son, Joshua Melvin, married Ann Culbreth (see "Meet Our
     Ancestors" by Dr. V. Mayo Bundy for Culbreth Ancestry)
son, DAVID JOHNSON MELVIN, born 22 Sept. 1843, died 17 Oct.
     1915.
son, John A. Melvin, married Emmaline Smith of Cumberland
     County, N.C., 26 March 1859.
son, MARSHALL HAYSE MELVIN, born 5 Oct. 1845, died 3 Nov.
     1913 in Greensboro, N.C. Married 12 Nov. 1868 Sabra
 
* See Averitt Family of Pitt County, N.C.
 
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HTML Editor's notes:

The line now reading:
"son, WILLIAM H. MELVIN, born 1823, married Mary S_________."

Originally read:
"son, William H. Melvin, born 1823, married Mary S_________."
That is, WILLIAM H. MELVIN does have a head-of-family page.

The wife of ROBERT DANIEL MELVIN may have been Molcy Fisher.
This information suggested by James Hachey of Montreal, Quebec,
on Wed, April 18, 2007 1:37 pm.
His information comes from: FamilySearch.org - Search,
Submitted by Leah Beard.

Therefore, the lines now reading:
"son, ROBERT DANIEL MELVIN, married Molcy Fisher, daughter of
      Raiford Fisher of Cumberland County, N.C."

Originally read:
"son, Robert D. Melvin, married a Fisher."

This new information comes from: FamilySearch.org - Search,
Submitted by Leah Beard.

Also, ROBERT DANIEL MELVIN does have a head-of-family page.

HTML Editor's note concerning the names in red:

The spelling of Averitt or Averitte is inconsistent in several
pages.  Perhaps Averitte is correct.