Robert Melat and Elizabeth Keifer

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Husband Robert Melat ¹

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           Born: 23 Mar 1799 - ? Pennsylvania 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Sep 1887 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

       Marriage: 26 Jan 1819 - ? Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 1

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   Other Spouse: Charlotte Collingwood (1810-1880) 1 - 26 Jun 1840-1849 1

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Wife Elizabeth Keifer ¹

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           Born: 17 Apr 1801 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1844 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - ? Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: Frederick Keifer (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Susanna [Unk] (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Enoch Melat ³

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           Born: 14 May 1820 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: while young ?
         Buried: 

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2 M Robert Melat, Jr. ³

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           Born: 21 Jul 1823 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1884 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Julia Morrison (1832-1910) 4

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3 F Elizabeth Melat ³

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           Born: 26 Feb 1825 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1867
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alexander McCarty (      -1857/1858) 4

         Spouse: William Roberts (1803-1867) 5
           Marr: Bef 1861

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4 M John Ralston Melat ³

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           Born: 21 Apr 1827 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1899 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

         Spouse: Sarah Ann Kramer (1833-1912) 6
           Marr: 24 Mar 1850 6

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5 M William Perry Melat ³

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           Born: 19 Jul 1829 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jul 1898 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

         Spouse: Caroline Morrison (1837-1916) 7

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6 F Mary Ann Melat ³

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           Born: 24 Feb 1832 - Clarion Co, PA (Farmington Twp, Venango Co) 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Dec 1926 - Mill Village, LeBoeuf Twp, Erie Co, PA 8
         Buried:  - Mill Village Cemetery, Mill Village, LeBoeuf Twp, Erie Co, PA

         Spouse: John Woods Mays (1826-1899) 8 9 10
           Marr: 17 Oct 1850 8

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7 F Susanna Melat ³

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           Born: 21 May 1834 - ? Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Mar 1919 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 11
         Buried:  - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: James Brandon, Jr. (1835-1880/1889) 11
           Marr: 1858 11

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8 F Sara Melat ³

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           Born: 6 Sep 1836 3
     Christened: 
           Died: while young ?
         Buried: 

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9 M Jackson H. Melat ³

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           Born: 21 Mar 1839 - ? Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Aug 1862 - Washington, D. C. 3
 Cause of Death: Smallpox
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Robert Melat

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The year of his death was 1883 per cemetery book.

1 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 2.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 27.

3 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 4.

4 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 8.

5 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 9.

6 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 10.

7 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 11.

8 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 12.

9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028.

10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 843, 854.

11 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 13.