William Perry Melat and Caroline Morrison

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Husband William Perry Melat ¹

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           Born: 19 Jul 1829 - Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jul 1898 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Robert Melat (1799-1887) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Keifer (1801-Abt 1844) 4

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Caroline Morrison ²

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           Born: 12 Jan 1837 - Dunkle, Hamilton Twp, McKean Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1916 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Zephaniah Morrison (1814-1875) 5 6
         Mother: Amanda Northrup (1819-1843) 2

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Children

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1 M Homer Burton Melat ²

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           Born: 27 May 1858 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Aug 1942
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Mary Hulda Brown (1863-1950) 7
           Marr: 11 Feb 1884

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2 F Abbie Amanda Melat ^{2 8}

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           Born: 18 Feb 1860 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Dec 1928 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 9

         Spouse: Miles Briggs Smith (1855-1925) 8 10 11
           Marr: 3 Jul 1879 8

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3 F Florence May Melat ²

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           Born: 5 Jul 1862 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Mar 1891 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 12
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Albert Jackson Carner (1855-1936) 12 14
           Marr: 6 May 1883 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

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4 M Benjamin Franklin Melat ²

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            AKA: Frank Melat 15
           Born: 27 Sep 1864 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Apr 1950 - Shreveport, Caddo Co, LA 16
         Buried:  - Shreveport, Caddo Co, LA

         Spouse: Susan Romelda "Mel" Flowers (1871-1945) 16 17
           Marr: 19 Sep 1891 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 18

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5 F Caroline Louise Melat ²

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           Born: 13 Jun 1869 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jul 1952 16
         Buried:  - Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co, MA

         Spouse: George Hazen Peacock (1858-1940) 16
           Marr: 20 May 1903 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 16

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6 M William Stanley Melat ²

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           Born: 4 Jan 1872 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 May or 6 Nov 1878
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M Jesse Morrison Melat ^{2 19}

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           Born: 28 Oct 1874 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Sep 1967 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 20
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Elizabeth Mary Smith (1884-1961) 19 20
           Marr: 28 Oct 1908 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA

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8 F Bessie Maybel Melat ²

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           Born: Oct 1878 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Nov 1931 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 21
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Robert Francis Bushnell (1875-1952) 21
           Marr: 19 Oct 1900 - Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 21

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General Notes: Wife - Caroline Morrison

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Year of birth was 1835. [DKM, 9] Date of death Jan 16. [DKM, 9]

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

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

3 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.

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

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 720.

6 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 128.

7 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 24.

8 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 21.

9 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 81.

10 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1121.

11 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 25.

12 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 36.

13 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 22.

14 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 829.

15 Unknown, A Feltenberger Genealogy (Franklin, PA: Privately published, ~1965), Pg 5.

16 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 27.

17 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1125.

18 Helen M. Snyder, Snyder - Bump History (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1983), Pg 15.

19 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 129.

20 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 28.

21 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 29.