Melva Syretha (Mansker) Grissom (1915-1996)

Melva Syretha Grissom formerly Mansker aka Carmen

Born 17 Nov 1915 in Thebes, Alexander, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Edward Mansker and Hattie Island (Pearson) Burger

Sister of Chloe Fern Mansker, Edith Irma (Mansker) Wilson, Goldie Ray (Mansker) Sullens, Gordon G. Mansker, Hugh Wayte Mansker, Jacob L. Mansker, Paul Pearson Mansker and Clarence Ralph Mansker

Wife of Edward F. Grissom — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Wife of George Smith — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Wife of Ralph Irwin — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 1 Nov 1996 at age 80 in Saint Marys Hospital, Centralia Township, Marion, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Birth

Melva was born 17 Nov 1915 at Thebes, Illinois.^[1]^[2]

Residences

Melva was living with her parents at Thebes, Illinois during the 1920 census.^[3]
Melva was living with her father at Thebes, Illinois during the 1930 census.^[4]
Melva was living with George Smith at Thebes, Illinois in 1935 and during the 1940 census.^[5]
Melva lived for many years in Ahaheim, California before moving back to Alma, Illinois. She raised Richard (Ricky) Mansker after his parents were killed.

Marriage

When young, Melva dated Blackie Hubford and Cardinal's player, Pepper Martin^[6].

Melva married seven times; twice to Ed Grissom:

Melva married George Smith
Melva married Ed Grissom
Melva married Carmen
Melva married Ralph R. Irwin
Melva married Ed Grissom

Occupation

Death

Melva died 21 Dec 1996 at Centralia, Illinois. ^[7]^[8]

Burial

Melrose Abbey Memorial Park^[9]

Anaheim

Orange County

California USA

Obituary

Sources

↑ Find A Grave (see below)
↑ Hattie (Pearson) Burger list of family names and dates
↑ 1920; Census Place: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: T625_297; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22 Ancestry Record 6061 #109504001
↑ 1930; Census Place: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340141 Ancestry Record 6224 #83218460
↑ 1940; Census Place: Thebes, Alexander, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00758; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 2-23 Ancestry Record 2442 #141088043
↑ Dan Mansker remembers that Melva dated Pepper Martin
↑ Find A Grave (see below)
↑ Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #24055342
↑ Find A Grave (see below)

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melva by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melva:

~6.25% ~12.50% David Thomson : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T812180 [compare], FTDNA kit #400615
~0.39% Gina (Karushis) Waltemate : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gigi313