Florence Nightengail Ashford (1867 - 1927)

Born 11 Apr 1867 in Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of William Ashford and Elvira (Lamson) Ashford

Wife of John Henry Mellen — married 25 Dec 1905 in Spencerport, Ogden, Monroe, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1927 at age 60 in Sherrill, Oneida, New York, United States

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Biography

Florence Ashford was born on April 11, 1867 in Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States. Her parents were William Ashford and Elvira Lamson.

She married John Mellen on December 25, 1905 in Spencerport, New York. She was his third wife.

Together they had 3 children:

1. Richard Mellen
2. Harold Mellen
3. Josephine Mellen

She died on July 20, 1927, in Sherrill, Oneida, New York, United States

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M823-VHJ : 29 May 2021), Florence Ashford in entry for Wm Ashford, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZN6-J7Z : 19 February 2021), Florance Ashford in household of William Ashford, Sodus, Wayne, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 189, sheet 414B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,944.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5MF-GHT : accessed 28 August 2021), Florence N Mellen in household of John H Mellen, Rochester Ward 19, Monroe, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 197, sheet 1B, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 990; FHL microfilm 1,375,003.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFZ-FSJ : 4 February 2021), Florence Mellon in entry for John Mellon, 1920.

• "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG27-Q7R6 : 20 October 2019), Florence N Mellen, 1927.

• Patenal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Margaret Mellen and second cousin. Their most recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, William Ashford and Elvira Lamson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: second cousin, based on sharing 55 cM across 5 segments; Confidence: High.

• Newspapers.com Marriage Index 1800-1999

• Diary belonging to her daughter Josephine Mellen owned by MAS