Lest We Forget ; Our Melvins and Kin  by  Lionel Dane Melvin
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EDWARD MELVIN
(c1797-    )
 
John (2), Daniel (1).
 
Son of JOHN MELVIN (1762-1853) and Mary Turner of Bladen
County, N.C. Born c1797 in Bladen County, died in Bladen
before 24 Feb. 1851. Married Elizabeth Sutton around 1820,
the daughter of William Sutton and Ann Thomas, the daughter
of George Thomas and Margaret Russ, dau. of THOMAS RUSS and
wife, Mary. See RUSS FAMILY. Children of EDWARD MELVIN and
Elizabeth Sutton:
 
son, JOHN J. MELVIN, born c1822 in Bladen County, N.C. Mar-
     ried Mary Eliza Sykes, daughter of LUKE SYKES and Mary
     Atkinson, dau. of WILIE ATKINSON of Pitt and Bladen
     Counties.
son, Edward Melvin, born c1825 in Bladen County, N.C.
son, George Melvin.
 
ELIAS JOHNSON MELVIN
(1863-1912)
 
David J. (4), Arthur (3), Daniel (2), Daniel (1).
 
Son of DAVID JOHNSON MELVIN (1843-1915) of Cumberland County,
N.C., and Margaret C. Munroe. Born at Tar Heel, Bladen Co.,
2 June 1863, died in Juniper, Marion County, Georgia, 16 Feb.
1912 and buried in Juniper Cemetery. Married 14 Feb. 1883
Mary Lee Barker, born 25 Feb. 1865 in Thomaston, Upson County,
Ga., died 15 Feb. 1949 at Box Springs, Talbot County, Georgia,
buried in Juniper Cemetery, Marion County. Children of ELIAS
JOHNSON MELVIN and Mary Lee Barker:
 
son, William Henry Melvin, born 19 May 1885 in Juniper, Marion
     County, Ga., died 22 June 1903 and buried in Juniper Cem-
     etery.
dau. Annie Susan Melvin, born 28 March 1888 at Jupiter, Marion
     County, Ga. Married 7 Oct. 1906 Jim Helms.
dau. Maggie M. Melvin, born 25 Oct. 1890 at Juniper, Marion
     Co., Ga., died 1 Sept. 1972. Married, first, Estes Jones
     7 April 1912, second, a Mr. Mounds. Maggie M. Melvin is
     buried in Geneva, Talbot County, Georgia.
dau. Nanny Lee Melvin, born 14 Feb. 1894 in Juniper, Marion
     County, Ga. Married 26 Nov. 1911 Ira Belk.
son, DAVID GEORGE MELVIN, born 23 Nov. 1898 in Juniper, Ga.
     Married 29 June 1919 Ouida Naomi Harris.
son, Elias Julian Melvin, born 11 Sept. 1904 in Columbus, Ga.,
     died 12 Nov. 1904 and buried in Juniper Cemetery, Marion
     County, Georgia.
 
ELIZABETH BELLE DAVIS MELVIN
(1891-    )
 
Robert Alexis (5), David Bunyan (4), Robert (3), Daniel (2),
Daniel (1).
 
Daughter of ROBERT ALEXIS MELVIN (1849-1914) and Julia Eliza-
beth Young (1854-1933). Married Robert Isham Belch, son of
Isham James Belch and Mary Ann Wishart. Children:
 
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HTML Editor's note:

The line now reading:
John (2), Daniel (1)."

Apparently originally read:
John (2), Daniel (3).

The text in green is Lionel Melvin's correction, published in
Remember Our Melvins and Kin, Page 349.