Sunday's Obituary: Thomas J. Price 1869 - 1926

Thomas Jesse Price

15 Oct 1869 - 14 Jul 1926

Thomas Jesse Price was the the third husband of my husband's maternal great grandmother, Edna Metcalf. He and Edna were married in 1921. Their marriage ended in just 5 short years when Thomas died. Edna never remarried and for the next 31 years she was known by the family as "Granny Price" and "Mrs. Eddy Price" by most others. (Edna's children were all from her first marriage to Michael R. Melvin.)

Obituary of T. J. Price

T. J. Price, 57, Ex - Officer, Dies

Thomas Jesse Price, 56 years old, retired patrolman of the Louisville Police Department, died at 4:50 o'clock Monday afternoon at his home, 822 South Fifteenth Street, after an illness of four years. Mr. Price, a former railroad worker, was appointed on the police force in 1907 and was retired on a pension twelve years later, in 1917, as a result of injuries to his leg which he suffered after a battle with a negro.  Mr. Price was shot in his leg, leaving him slightly crippled.  Mr. Price is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edna Price, and two brothers, Benjamin F. Price and Harvey R. Price.  Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the resicence. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery.

This obituary was found in the photo album of Edna's daughter, Florence Polly (Melvin) Scott.

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Wordless Wednesday: Charles Walter (Bud) Melvin

"Uncle Bud" 1916, age 20
my husband's maternal granduncle
son of Michael R. and Edna (Metcalf) Melvin

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Louisville: Plight of the Melvin Children 1908-1919

U.S. orpans 1913 - From the Library of Congress

This is the record of Susan Marie Melvin's stay at the Louisville Industrial School (click to enlarge) and is just one page of a dozen or so that I received on her and her siblings from Louisville a few years ago. Although the text is short in length, it tells a clear story on what went on during the childhood of my husband Mike's grandmother Florence Polly and her siblings. I often think how different Mike's family was from mine; his lived in the big city and mine were farmers from rural areas. Being poor in a large city was a meaner life than being poor in the country, at least that's the way it appears to me.

I'm sure Michael R. Melvin was a decent guy when he wasn't drinking. His father, Nathan Melvin, was a Civil War veteran and a good one apparently, since he was promoted twice in less than a year. His mother was Elizabeth Gollaher, daughter of Austin Gollaher who was a childhood friend of Abraham Lincoln. Michael was the youngest of five children. He married Edna Metcalf  in 1893 when he was 21 and she was just 18. By 1905 Edna had given birth to Bessie, Bud, Ruth, Susan, Florence, and little William who died within 2 days of birth. In 1908 Edna was pregnant again when Michael deserted his family and left them with no means of support. In June of that year all the children, with the exception of Bessie, were removed to the Louisville Industrial School to be cared for until they each turned 21 years of age. The school, formerly called "Louisville House of Refuge", was created to house orphans and delinquent children. (Click here to see many old photos of the L.I.S. and some of the orphans). The Melvin children were neither orphans nor delinquents.

Sisters Florence and Myrtle Melvin
and "Mr. B..."? - circa 1919

Four years later, in August of 1912, the children were early released to their mother and the following year Edna was able to obtain a divorce from her husband. However, Michael refused to stay away and ended up beating his wife to the point she had to be hospitalized and so, in November of 1913, the younger children were once again placed in the Industrial School. Bessie, Bud and Ruth were free to work and contribute to the family welfare but Susan and Florence had to go back as well as their youngest sister Myrtle who had apparently lived at home since her birth in February of 1909. 

Michael R. Melvin died slightly less than a year later on October 25, 1914 from cancer of the stomach. His death certificate says he was a distiller. Sounds like he had plenty of access to liquor which was unfortunate for his wife and children, and likely had much to do with the cause of his death.

As can be seen from the Louisville Industrial School record above, Susan Marie Melvin contracted the flu and died from pneumonia in 1919 before she was old enough to leave the school. Florence, my husband's grandmother, was paroled to their sister, Mrs. Bessie Church, later that same year and Myrtle was paroled to their other sister, Mrs. Ruth Moore, at the same time. It is unclear why the children were not returned to their mother at this time. Edna had remarried in 1915 but it appears it was a short marriage and she finally married again in 1921 to retired police officer, Thomas Jesse Price.

Despite their hard childhood, Bessie, Bud, Ruth, Florence and Myrtle were a close knit family and all managed to become responsible, hard working, and apparently, well balanced citizens in the end.

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Wordless Wednesday: Silas J. Metcalf - Cooper

Barrel making - Silas Jefferson Metcalf (center) - circa 1890 - 1900 Larue Co., Kentucky

Photo courtesy Lou Lucas 1998, copied from her collection.


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Tombstone Tuesday: Silas Jefferson Metcalf

S. J. METCALF

CO. D.

37 KY. INF.

Riverview Cemetery, Nelson Co., Kentucky

Maternal great, great grandfather of my husband Mike, father of Edna Metcalf Melvin and approximately 19 others by three wives. See more at this link: Amanuensis Monday: The Will of Silas J. Metcalf.

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Amanuensis Monday: The Will of Silas J. Metcalf

Silas J. Metcalf
Copied from photo
owned by Lou Lucas, in 1998

Silas Jefferson Metcalf was the maternal great, great grandfather of my husband Mike. He was born in Nelson Co., Kentucky on August 11, 1818 and died April 6, 1906 in Larue Co., Kentucky. He was the husband of Mary Emily Cundiff and the father of Edna (Metcalf) Melvin-Price. Silas served on the Union side in the Civil War, 37th Kentucky Infantry. He was married three times: 1) Ellen Jenkins, 2) Margaret Jane Gollaher (daughter of Benjamin Austin Gollaher and sister of Elizabeth Gollaher Melvin) and 3) Mary Emily Cundiff. Silas had approximately 20 children by the three wives.

Last Will and Testament of Silas Jefferson Metcalf

       I S. J. Metcalf, of the County of LaRue, State of Kentucky, do hereby make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by me.

     I hereby will and direct that my funeral expenses and other just debts be paid as soon after my decease as possible.

     Whatever else may remain after complying with above request, I hereby will and bequeath to my son-in-law Thomas B. Howell.

     And lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said son-in-law Thomas B. Howell as executor of this my last will and testament and request that he be permitted to qualify without security and not requested to return an inventory and appraisment nor make any settlement of my estate.

     This 28th day of October, 1905.

                                                                    S. J.
                                                               his  X  mark
                                                                 Metcalf 

Witnesses:

J. Ekra Rapier

James E. Rapier

     At a county court begun and held at Hodgenville, Kentucky, on the 23rd day of April, 1906, an instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of S. J. Metcalf Decd. was produced in open court and offered for probate which was fully proven by the oath of James E. Rapier one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who testified that he attested said will at the request of testator in his presence and in the presence of J. Ekra Rapier the other subscribing witness thereto, and that J. Ekra Rapier attested said will in his presence and in the presence of testator at his request and that testator signed said will in their presence, and that testator was of sound mind and capable of making a will. It is therefore ordered that such be established as the last will and testament of S. J. Metcalf Decd. and the same is ordered to record as I have truly recorded the same together with this certificate in my office.

     Given under my hand this 27th day of April, 1906.

                             W. A. Robinson, clk.

                             By Chas. Walters, D. C.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Edna (Metcalf) Melvin Price

"Eddie"

Edna Emona (or Amona) Price

daughter of Silas Jefferson and Mary Emily (Cundiff) Metcalf

b. 29 May 1874 - d. 10 Dec 1957

Wife of Mike Melvin, Albert Smithson, and Thomas Jesse Price

Maternal great grandmother of my husband, Mike

Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky

~Click here to see photo and obituary~

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Wordless Wednesday: Geneva (Metcalf) Luenz

Geneva Metcalf, wife of William Luenz
(Maternal great grand-aunt of my husband, Mike)

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Wordless Wednesday: Women's History - MELVIN

Great grandmother Eddy and three of her daughters

Mike's maternal great grandmother, Edna (Metcalf) Melvin-Smith (seated)

 with daughters:

Left to Right: Myrtle, Ruth and Florence (grandmother)

Circa early 1940s

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Boy Hero Saves Life of Young Abe Lincoln

THERE'S ONE IN EVERY FAMILY!

“Where is my old friend and playmate Austin Gollaher? I would rather see Gollaher than any man living.” ...Abraham Lincoln

Ah...boy heroes. Doesn't every family have one? But this hero belongs to us all, because without his intervention, we might not have had a President named Abraham Lincoln.

TALL TALES

Back in 1997 my mother-in-law tried to tell me about an ancestor on her side of the family that she'd heard stories about all her life. This ancestor had saved Abraham Lincoln from drowning in Knob Creek when they were just boys. Her details were extremely sketchy and she pronounced the surname in various ways and, well...she just looked like she was telling me a "tall tale". To say I was skeptical would be an understatement. I was not the least bit interested in wasting time on silly stuff....but I was taught to always show respect for my elders so I turned away before I rolled my eyes. I've learned many a lesson about arrogance since then. It is unproductive and unattractive and you often get your nose rubbed.

I don't know how long it was, probably only a week or two, but something made me go digging. Maybe it was my husband Mike saying he'd heard the tale from others in the family. Could there be something to the story? Before long I came up with the man's name, Benjamin Austin Gollaher, and he was Mike's maternal third great grandfather. At that time there wasn't much on the Internet about him but I talked with Mike's cousins who confirmed the story and said they had proof of it.

Later that year we made a trip to LaRue Co., Kentucky and the surrounding areas and we found out all we needed to know. I was relieved that only my husband would see me eat humble pie! He didn't even say "I told you so" because he was just as surprised as I was that the stories were actually true. 

Even Gollaher's tombstone in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery reflected his friendship with Abraham Lincoln.

Best of all was the newspaper clipping, hand dated 1953. This clipping gives our family our own personal interest story. It not only confirms all the stories but it also shows the pocket knife given to Austin Gollaher by his friend, the young Abe Lincoln and the pocket watch that once belonged to Gollaher. 

In this article's photo are Mike's granduncle C. W. "Uncle Bud" Melvin, his grandaunt Myrtle Melvin and his great grandmother Edna "Eddy" Metcalf Melvin Price who remembers the stories told by her husband's grandfather Austin Gollaher. The article also mentions his grandaunt Bessie (Melvin) Church and it was Bessie's daughter Evelyn who made me a copy of this article. Click the article to enlarge.

There is now a huge assortment of articles on the Internet about Austin Gollaher and his heroic act of fishing his pal Abe from the swollen waters of Knob Creek so I won't bother to repeat those here. Interested persons have only to Google his name and Lincoln's to read some of them. There is even a page for him on Facebook "Austin Gollaher Descendants" where his portrait can be seen and on his Find A Grave memorial is a lengthy biography.

The quote by Lincoln at the beginning of this blog was supposedly said to Dr. Jesse Rodman of Hodgenville sometime before Abe invited his friend Austin to the White House. The story above says Lincoln actually wanted him to fill a position there although I have not heard that repeated elsewhere. All the stories seem to agree that President Lincoln offered to pay for Gollaher's trip to the White House but Gollaher turned him down due to his fear of trains!

The pocket knife and watch were in Uncle Bud's possession for many years but when he died his wife kept the items and we believe her children (Bud's step-children who are not related to the family) now have them. It would be nice to have them back in the family.

[Submitted for the 100th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy: "There's One In Every Family!"]

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Wordless Wednesday: Emily Metcalf Wade

MARY EMILY (METCALF) WADE

June 18, 1877 - November 16, 1961

My husband's maternal great grandaunt

Daughter of Silas Jefferson and Mary Emily Cundiff Metcalf
Wife of Clarence Woodson Wade

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The MELVIN Gals ~ 1941 Plymouth Sedan ~ Louisville, Kentucky

In this photo are some of the MELVIN women from my husband's family standing in front of a 1941 Plymouth Sedan. Left to right: Cousin LaVerne Moore (daughter of Wm. & Grandaunt Ruth MELVIN Moore), Grandaunt Myrtle MELVIN Robinson, Great Grandmother Edna Metcalf MELVIN-Price, Grandaunt Bessie MELVIN Church. Photo taken somewhere in the West end of Louisville probably around 1943-44.

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Metcalf, Melvin, Smithson, Price - Grandma Eddy's Obit

Edna A. "Eddy" Metcalf 1874-1957 

Daughter of Silas Jefferson Metcalf and Mary Emily Cundiff 

Edna was married to Mike Melvin in 1893, Albert Smithson in 1915, and Thomas J. Price in 1921.

Obituary error: Age at death should read 83 instead of 73.
For more information on this lineage see my blog on The Melville Scots

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The Melville Scots

The Melville Scots of Fife

The Melvilles, originally from Normandy, settled in 12th century Scotland and gave their name to the lands of Midlothian and Fife.

The name originated from the barony of Malaville or Malleville in the Pays de Caux in Normandy. Guillame (William) de Malleville accompanied William the Conqueror to England and fought at the Battle of Hastings. Like many of major Scottish families, the de Mallevilles came to Scotland with King David I when he returned in 1124 after 30 years spent at the English court. They were granted lands in Midlothian, outside Edinburgh by King David.

Read more of this fascinating history:

History of the Melville Clan

The family seat is Glenferness in Nairn. Melville Castle in Lothian, the original family home, was rebuilt by the Dundas family who took the title "Viscount Melville" although they have no connection with the Melville line.

The castle is now Melville Castle Hotel

Clan crest over the entryway of the castle

                                                                                                                              

The Descendants of John Melville (Melvin) of Leuchers Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland

First Generation:

John Melvin was born in 1652 in Leuchers Parish, Fifeshire, Scotland. About 1675 he married Hanna Lewis in Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Hannah was the daughter of John Lewis and Mary Browne and was born in 1655 in Malden, Massachusetts.

John Melvin is first mentioned in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, recorded as a "taylor". He served as a private under Captain Joseph Sill in the company which joined that of Captain Thomas Henchman and marched to Patchouge (now the southeasterly part of the town of Worcester, Massachusetts), and camped for a night in a large wigwam which had been very recently occupied by a band of hostile Indians. The next morning the companies marched back to Hassanamisco and there separated, the captain and part of the men tramping on to Marlborough, and then on November 16 to Springfield, where 39 of the men were left as guards.

As John Melvin's receipt was dated November 30, 1676, he must have quitted his company at that date. On September 23, 1676, he signed another receipt for pay for services under Captain John Cutler whose company had served under Captain Thomas Henchman at Hassanamisco. January 3, 1681, John Melvin, "taylor", bought from Matthew Smith, for 38 pounds, a house and land in Charlestown, Massachusetts. On October 25, 1684, John Melvin, "taylor," and Robert Melvin, carpenter, each paid his first rate as a member of the Scots Charitable Society of Boston, a charitable organization founded for the purpose of assisting distressed prisoners who were shipped by the English government to America after the disastrous battle of Dunbar, Scotland, where the Scotch were defeated. John Melvin's subscriptions to this Society went on until May 4, 1696.

In 1691 John Melvin made another purchase of lands, and later bought or sold other lands. About 1696 he removed to Concord, Massachusetts and on April 3, June 3, and July 3, 1701, he sold lands in Charlestown, Concord, and Malden. Later John deeded thirty acres of meadow and upland in Concord to his son David. In one of the deeds the name is spelled Melville. John Melvin's will was drawn August 18, 1726, in Concord.

John Melvin died in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massechusetts on August 21, 1726, "in the 74th year of his age," as stated on his gravestone. .....Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Stearns, Whitcher and Parker, Vol. II, Lewis Publishing, New York, 1908. p. 667. He was buried in Charleston, Middlesex Co., Massechusetts.

Hannah Lewis was admitted to full communion in First Church, Charlestown, MA 30 Jan 1680. (NEGHR vol 23 pg 438 ) "January 30, 1681: Hannah Melvyn, ye wife of Jno. Melvyn, admitted to full communion in this church." (First Church was the State Church, or the Congregational Church, now the United Church of Christ.) Hannah died on 23 May 1696 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

John, Hannah and son Jonathan are buried in
 Old Hill Burying Ground in Concord.

Second Generation:

Jonathan Melvin, (John) was born 29 May 1688 in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and on 28 Feb 1714 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, married Sarah Hartwell, daughter of Ebenezer Hartwell and Sarah Smedley. Sarah was born 28 Jul 1694 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Jonathan died on 13 Feb 1737 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Sarah died before 26 Jan 1769 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Sarah was also married to Elisha Smith.

Tombstone:

Here lies the Body of Mr. Jonathan Melven who died February 13th 1737 in the ___ year of his age. Job XIV 12: So man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be railed out of their sleep.

Third Generation:


Ebenezer Melvin, Capt. (Rev War), (Jonathan, John) was born 10 Nov 1725 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and in 1751, married Susanna Densmore, daughter of Thomas Dinsmore. Susanna was born 8 Jul 1727 in Bedford, Massachusetts. Ebenezer died after 1790 in Hollis, Groton Co., New Hampshire and was buried in Hollis, Groton Co., New Hampshire.

Ebenezer served in the French War, 1757, was a captain in Hollis and removed 1770 from Hollis to Groton. He removed from Groton to Plymouth 1790. 

Fourth Generation:

Ebenezer Melvin, Jr., (Ebenezer, Jonathan, John) was born 28 Dec 1752 in Hollis, Hillsboro Co., New Hampshire, and on 20 Feb 1777 in Hollis, Hillsboro Co., New Hampshire, married Joanna Bayley, daughter of David Bailey and Rebecca. Joanna was born 30 Jan 1758 in Hollis, Hillsdale Co., New Hampshire. Ebenezer Jr died on 16 May 1825 in Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire and was buried in Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Joanna died on 22 Feb 1820 in Hollis, New Hampshire and was buried in Old Graveyard, Groton Co., New Hampshire.

Excerpt from "Palmer Groups", by Leavitt:

" Ebenezer Melvin resided on his father's homestead farm and owned and managed a saw mill in Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. A granddaughter now living (1901 5) in Plymouth, New Hampshire, says that her grandfather was a very devout and religious man and that, when a little child and he was living at her father's home, she used to stand by his door where she was attracted by the sound of his voice as he poured forth such fervid prayers, long and marked by such beauty of faith as to deeply impress her childish mind, as he plead for the spiritual welfare of his children in the home of her mother, where his last years were passed."

Fifth Generation:

Nathan Melvin, (Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Jonathan, John) was born 26 Oct 1779 in Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, and married Sukey Jones. According to census records, Nathan was in Groton Twp, Grafton Co., New Hampshire in 1810; Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky in 1820 and 1830. He does not appear in an 1840 census; however his widow Margaret Melvin is listed in Jefferson Co., Kentucky (Louisville). He also married on 26 Apr 1827 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, Margaret Erwin, Mrs.. Bond states Mrs. Margaret Erwin is widow of ____ Erwin, and of lawful age. Married to Nathan Melvin by MG of the Presbyterian Church, Blackburn VDM . No children of this marriage in these records.

Sixth Generation:

Lucius Melvin, (Nathan, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Jonathan, John) was born 8 Jul 1809 in Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, and on 10 May 1833 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, married Catherine Rentch, daughter of Michael Rench and Mary (Polly) Patrick. Catherine was born in 1810 in Kentucky. Lucius died about 1858 in Nelson Co., Kentucky. Catherine died after 1870 in Kentucky.

Seventh Generation:

Nathan L. R. Melvin, (Lucius, Nathan, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Jonathan, John) was born 18 Sep. 1835 in Bardstown, Nelson Co., Kentucky, and on 13 Jan. 1861 in Hodgenville, LaRue Co., Kentucky, married Elizabeth Gollaher, daughter of Benjamin Austin Gollaher and Mary "Polly" Price. Elizabeth was born 14 Jan. 1831 in LaRue Co., Kentucky. Nathan L. R. died in Nov. 1908 in LaRue Co., Kentucky and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, LaRue Co., Kentucky. Elizabeth died on 4 Jun. 1898 in LaRue Co., Kentucky and was also buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, LaRue Co., Kentucky. Elizabeth had a prior marriage to George P. Redman who died in 1860.

Notes for Nathan L. R. Melvin:

Birth and death dates: Civil War Pension Record, National Archives. Marriage: Pension Record, LaRue Co. Kentucky. Married in presence of T. Price and J. Barnett. George Price signed as security. Burial: Tombstone in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Larue Co., Kentucky; Military: Civil War Union Sgt. Co E 37th KY, Vol. Mounted Inf. Religion: Received by experience at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in 1860. Residence: 1850 Nelson Co., 1860 Larue Co., 1861 4 miles from New Haven. Occupation: Farmer

From Civil War Pension record: Occupation: Laborer in 1904. Description: Height: 5'7", florid complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes. Enlisted at Hodgenville 10 Aug 1863, in the Union Army, at Lebanon. He was a Corporal in Co. E, 37th Ky. Infantry and was promoted to Sergeant. Nathan contracted cold from exposure while in the service, which was followed by fever and then chronic diarrhea. He was honorably discharged on December 29, 1864. He returned home to farm near White City. He was treated for his physical problems by Dr. Jesse Rodman until the doctor died in 1875. He was then treated by Dr. M. Wilkinson of New Haven, Dr. Hugh Rodman of New Haven, and Dr. J. M. Young of Hodgenville. He filed for pension, and obtained his pension in the early 1880's. He signed his name to his pension papers. Prior to service: resided on head waters of Knob Creek in Larue Co near N. A. Rapier's, four miles from New Haven for 22 years. Nathan L. R. Melvin drew a pension of $6 and $12 a month for military service.

Eighth Generation:

Michael R. Melvin, (Nathan, Lucius, Nathan, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Jonathan, John) was born 6 Jun 1871 in LaRue Co., Kentucky, and on 24 Dec 1892 in LaRue Co., Kentucky, married Edna A. "Eddy" Metcalf, daughter of Silas Jefferson Metcalf, (Civil War Veteran) and Mary E. Cundiff. Edna was born 28 May 1874 in Athertonville, LaRue Co., Kentucky. Michael died after 25 Oct 1914 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky at the age of 42 years. Edna was also married to Albert Smithson and Thomas Jesse Price. No children from those marriages.

Children of Mike and Edna Melvin:

Bessie Elizabeth, Charles Walter "Bud", Ruth Bell, Susan Marie, Florence Polly, William (died in infancy), and Myrtle Maxine.

Notes on Mike and Eddy, what we know.....

On June 19, 1908 all the children from this marriage, except Bessie, William (deceased) and Myrtle, were removed from the home by juvenile court and placed in the Louisville Industrial School to be cared for. Myrtle was placed there on November 29, 1913. Mike deserted the family and Edna did not have sufficient means of support. Later, in 1913, Mike, who could not be kept away, was put in jail for drunkeness and beating his wife. Edna was in the hospital, because of these injuries, when Myrtle was taken from the home and placed in the School. Bessie, the oldest, was working at a tobacco factory. Susan had been discharged in August 1912 to the care of her mother. She also returned on Nov. 29, 1913 and remained there until January 1919, when she contracted Influenza and then Pneumonia. Susan died 21 Jan. 1919 while still in the care of the School.

Microfilm roll #7018153 Series L 2938 & L 2935 - Jefferson Co. State Archives Center Department of Human Services - Accession No. M1994-605. "Individual History Book Index - White Females #5 1903 - 1911" pages 136, 137, 138 and "Individual History Book - White Females #6 1911 -1921" pages 39, 40, 41, and 74.


Ninth Generation:

Florence Polly Melvin (Michael, Nathan, Lucius, Nathan, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Jonathan, John) was born 12 Jun 1903 in Larue Co., Kentucky, and died 12 Mar 1989 in Ocala, Florida. She married (1) Harvey J. Moore, 10 Oct 1922 in Larue County, Kentucky, son of Cornelius Moore and Emily Farmer. He was born 28 Oct 1903 in Jackson County, Kentucky, and died 23 Jan 1930 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. She married (2) Elza Chandler Scott, 11 Apr 1931 in Hamilton, Ohio, adopted son of Ottway Scott and Mary Arnold. He was born 14 Sep 1895 in Grant Co., and died 01 Jun 1969 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jefferson Co., KY. She married (3) Louis George Hartwein, 11 Nov 1972 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, son of Louis Hartwein and Anna Planje. He was born 12 Nov 1897 in Missouri, and died 21 Mar 1979 in Fort Myers, Lee Co., Florida.

With Florence Polly the Melvin name "daughters out" for our family. Mike Logsdon, her grandson and the father of my children, is the handsome guy to the right sporting the Melville Tartan Kilt and the Prince Charlie jacket. -------->

 

The Melville clan has two mottoes - "Pro rege et patria" which means "For king and country" and "Denique coelum" which means "Heaven at last".

The names Melvin and Melville are one in the same; as is Robert and Bob, or Jim and James. The name Melville was vulgerized during the Scottish Reformation period. The Scottish Reformer Andrew Melville wrote his name as Melvin and Melville on the same piece of paper.

                                                                            

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