Henry Melson

1816 - 1906  (89 years)

• Name	Henry Melson  [1]
  Birth	16 Mar 1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as Henry Melson the head of HH#50, a 33 year old farmer with real estate valued at $3,000. Listed with him was Nancy Melson, age 22.
  Record ID	41164
  Death	9 Feb 1906  [2]
  Burial	Edgehill Cemetery, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 4]
  	His tombstone shows him as Henry Melson, husband of Emma C. Melson, 16 Mar 1816 - 9 Feb 1906.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1770   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Henry Melson,   b. 16 Mar 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Feb 1906  (Age 89 years) ▻ Nancy (--?--),  m. Abt 1848 ;   Emma C. James,  m. 20 Jan 1852 + 2. John Revel Melson,   b. 14 May 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Apr 1899  (Age 82 years) ▻ Catharine 'Caty' or 'Katie' Milliner,  m. Abt 1845 ;   Frances Catharine S. Watson,  m. 18 Dec 1858 ;   Catherine Milliner > 3. Nancy Melson,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William Lewis,  m. Abt 1848 ;   William Hickman,  m. 18 Jul 1852
  Person ID	I41164	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Mother	Polly Melson,   b. Abt 1797, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 9 Jun 1852, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 55 years)
  Family ID	F43045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy (--?--),   b. Abt 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1848  [3]
  Family ID	F12935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Emma C. James,   b. 21 Jan 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Sep 1889 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1852	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as Henry Melson of P. and she was shown as Emma James, of Molly.
  Children	+ 1. Medora S. 'Dora' Melson,   b. 1855, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Oct 1944 (Age 89 years) ╚═ David Frank White  (Age 47 years)  m. 27 Nov 1873   2. Algernon J. Melson,   b. 5 Aug 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Mar 1936, Manhattan, New York, USA (Age 65 years) ╚═ Evaline T. Barnes  (Age 40 years)  m. 22 Feb 1893
  Family ID	F20360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Mar 1816 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 20 Jan 1852 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Edgehill Cemetery, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126907052/henry-melson, 2259.