Born in Doe Run, St. Francois, Missouri, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Stephen A. Huff
— married
5 Nov 1904 in Iron Co., MO
Descendants 
Mother of
Betty V. (Huff) Weise
Died about
at about age 89
in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2015
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Biography
Melvina was a daughter of Robert Canter (1840–1926).
She married 1) George F. Vaughn on 12 Aug 1896 in Iron County, Missouri;[1] 2) Stephen A. Huff (1833–1917) on 5 Nov 1904 in Iron County, Missouri[2] and 3) Louis Simeon Burch, aka Simeon Burch, nickname Sim Burch (1876–1951) in 1919 in Iron County, Missouri.[3]
James E. Weise, son of Betty Huff-Weise-Sumpter was mostly raised in his early years by his grandmother, Melvina Birch.
Children
Children included (listing may be incomplete and incompletely verified):
- Robert Franklin Vaughn (1901–1977)
- Betty V (Huff) Weise Sumpter (1906–1991)
Sources
- ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQP9-N2MM : 18 January 2020), Melvina J. Canter in entry for George F. Vaughan, 1896.
- ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQP9-NJZM : 18 January 2020), Mrs. Melvina Vaughn in entry for Stephen A. Huff, 1904.
- ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQPS-48W2 : 18 January 2020), Mrs. Melvina J. Huff in entry for L. S. Burch, 1919.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16764556/melvina-j-burch: accessed 08 July 2023), memorial page for Melvina J. Canter Burch (28 Jul 1875–1 Jul 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16764556, citing Pendleton Cemetery, Doe Run, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Cindy Heutel (contributor 46851057).
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