Melissa (Church) Collins (1852 - 1918)

Born 18 Sep 1852 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois

Wife of Hiram Moon — married 30 Jun 1871 in Du Page County, Illinois

Died 27 Jan 1918 at age 65 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

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Biography

Daughter of Warren Church 1801–1884 and Emily Austin 1820–1903

Wife of 1. Hiram Moon, married in 1871, 2. Wiley D. Gunter 1850–1900 (married 1897) and 3. James Collins1838–1925 (married 1900)

In 1880, Hiram and Melissa lived in Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin; No children recorded; Hiram is a carpenter by trade, he most likely worked with his brother, William Noel Moon, also a carpenter by trade and who also lived in Lake Geneva.

1880: Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., Wisconsin; Hiram Moon Self 47 New York/New York/Canada; Melissa Moon Wife 26 Illinois/Vermont/New York

Sources

Illinois, Civil Marriages, 1833-1889; Hiram Moon; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 30 June 1871; Event Place: DuPage County, Illinois; Married by Justice of Peace, E. H. Ketcham; Spouse's Name: Melissa Church

Burial: Oakhill Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Find A Grave: Memorial #161951994 Melissa Collins

NOTE: At the time this profile was created, very few personal documents or vital records to date for Hiram or Melissa, their marriage date is found in the State of Illinois Marriage Index. Hiram's death date is found in the Death Index for Wisconsin state. To date no vital record of death for Melissa has been found

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