Melvin was born in 1895. He was the son of John Barnes and Olive Mowry. He passed away in 1983.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPJ-PJY : accessed 2 January 2021), John M Barnes, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 8B, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 639; FHL microfilm 1,374,652.
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3T5-FPL : 2 April 2020), John M. Barnes in entry for Millard M. Barnes and Ruth E. Bussing, 19 Apr 1919; citing Marriage, Hanover, Branch, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4210037.
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