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Lest We Forget ; Our Melvins and Kin by Lionel Dane Melvin NCMcKay Home "Lest" Contents Page Book Index-> A-F, G-Mc, M-Q, R-Y <--Pg. 066 Pg. 068--> 67 son, Keith Melvin, born 24 May 1899 in Bladen County, N.C. Married, first, E.C. Davis, born 11 April 1910. Married, second, Mary Ellen Davis, born 7 July 1923. dau. Rochelle Melvin, born 16 July 1901 in Bladen County, N.C., died 8 Jan. 1967. dau. Mary Melvin, born 27 Nov. 1926 in Winston Salem, N.C. Name was changed to Madge Sanders after having been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Sanders of Sanford, N.C., in May or June of 1927. Married Billy Albert Lane of Idalou, Texas, born 4 May 1928. No child- ren of this marriage to date. Adopted son: Peter James Lane, born 6 Aug. 1961. Rochell Melvin married 28 March 1936 Adrian Aubrey Smith who died in a landslide at Fletcher, N.C. JANE MELVIN (c1748-1836) Daughter of DANIEL MELVIN, I (Immigrant), and Jane Thomas of Bladen County, N.C. Born c1748 in Bladen County or in one of the western counties of North Carolina, died in 1836 at the home of her sister Susanna and her husband, Christopher Sutton, buried at Reeves' Store about two miles southeast of Ammon, Bladen County. Married Edward Reeves, born 1721 and granted 27 Sept. 1751 100 acres of land in Bladen near the 100 acre tract granted to DANIEL MELVIN, I, one year later. Edward Reeves died in 1826 at the age of 105. Some of the family say that he came from Brandywine Creek, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, however, conflicting accounts say that he came from Tar River in North Carolina, from Wales, England. To have settled in a wilderness, Edward and JANE did well in educating their children. In my possession there are several notes and receipts signed by, and in many cases written by, their sons in well worded context and in neat sure handwrit- ing. Children of JANE MELVIN and Edward Reeves: son, Jeremiah Prothera Reeves, born 1769, died on his own land near White Lake, Bladen County, N.C., in 1846. Married c1791 his first cousin, Nancy Russ, dau. of Ann (Nancy) Melvin and Eleaser Russ. A brother of Nancy Russ Reeves, Eleaser Russ, Jr., showed up in the 1830 census of Marion County, Ga. son, William Reeves, 1771?, died 1855 in Bladen County, N.C. Married, first, Lois Bevan, second, a Miss Jordan. dau. Nancy Reeves, born 1772, died 1857, Washington County, Tenn. Married James Cassady. son, Robert Reeves, born 1774?, died 1836 in Bladen County, N.C. Married, first, Rachael Thomas; second, Jennie Mel- vin. Of Robert Reeves' children only one can be accoun- ted for here: son, Edward Reeves, born 16 Aug. 1799 in Bladen, died 20 Nov. 1854 in Vicksburg, Miss. Married in 1825 Nancy Melvin, daughter of JOHN MELVIN and Mary Tur- ner of Bladen County, N.C. Children: son, David Melvin Reeves, died 26 April 1849 in Bladen County. son, James T. Reeves, born 12 July 1836 in Bladen County, married 1868 Saburnia Houston. <--Pg. 066 Pg. 068--> |
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