Melissa Ann Beller (abt. 1843 - 1857)

Born about 1843 in Carroll, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Sep 1857 at about age 14 in Mountain Meadow, Washington, Utah, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Ronald Prentice [send private message]

Biography

Melissa was born about 1843. She was the daughter of William Beller and his wife. Both parents die prior to 1850 and a question surrounds his mother as it is not clear if Martha (Wilburn) Beller who married William Beller ca 1821 in Alabama is the same person as Lovina Beller, the recorded spouse of William who died 1850 in Arkansas (see Martha's profile for details).

Melissa and her brother David become wards of their older sister Manerva and husband George Baker, whom they accompany on a migration to California. However, the family does not arrive at their destination, instead being victims of an attack known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Melissa perished during that attack sometime between September 7 and 11, 1857.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67H-CHJ : 12 April 2016), Malissa A Beller in household of Garret Greer, Crooked Creek, Carroll, Arkansas, United States; citing family 543, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #60503

• Baker-Fancher Party