Barbara (Binkley) Mellinger (1773 - 1863)

Born 12 Apr 1773 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Benedict Mellinger — married 3 Oct 1793 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1863 at age 90 in Plain Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Barbara Binkley was born 12 April 1773 ^[1] at Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania.

She married Benedict Mellinger 3 October 1793 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. ^[2]

Children of Barbara Binkley and Benedict Mellinger

1. Fronica Mellinger.
2. Anna Mellinger.
3. Barbara Mellinger.
4. Mary Mellinger.
5. Elizabeth Mellinger.
6. John Mellinger.
7. Benedict Mellinger.
8. Catherine Mellinger.
9. Christian Mellinger.

In 1850 she was living with her husband and 5 adult daughters (Frances, Anna, Barbara, Mary and Elizabeth) in Ohio. ^[3]

In 1860 she was 87 and living with the same 5 adult daughters in Ohio. ^[4]

Barbara died 27 April 1863 ^[1] at Wayne Co., Ohio.

She was buried in Reedsburg Cemetery.^[1] Note: headstone has exact birth and death dates etched.

Research Notes

• David GRAFF of Earl Tp (wife Barbara) left a will in Lancaster Co, PA; one provision was for his grandchildren David and Barbara Binkley, children of his daughter Barbara, late the wife of Christian BINKLEY. Will signed 22 Sept 1783, probated 24 Nov 1784.
• Alternate birth date: 30 Nov 1773 ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43698073/barbara-mellinger: accessed 28 October 2023), memorial page for Barbara Binkley Mellinger (12 Apr 1773–27 Apr 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #43698073, citing Reedsburg Cemetery, Reedsburg, Wayne County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Ferree (contributor 51165528).
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYF-KMGF : 13 January 2021), Barbara Binkley, 1793.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7D-5D9 : Thu Oct 05 00:52:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Benedict Mellinger and Barbara Mellinger, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLM-C7R : Thu Oct 05 11:18:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Barbary Mellinger and Fanny Mellinger, 1860.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: MCTD-MHS