Martin Luther Melick (1853 - 1919)

Born 27 Jan 1853 in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 7 Jul 1919 at age 66 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Martin Luther Melick was born on 27 Jan 1853 in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America.^[1] He was the son of Henry H Melick and Lydia Hileman and grew up in Lower Augusta Township.^[2][3]

Martin attended Pennsylvania College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (present-day Gettysburg College) and became a Lutheran pastor, beginning his ministry in 1880.^[1]

Martin married Mary E Fortner on 25 Dec 1879 at Mary's parents' home in Nescopeck, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.^[1][4][5] Around 1880, they moved to Nebraska and Martin pastored several churches in Nebraska and Iowa throughout his career.^[6] In 1885, they were living in Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska, in 1900 they lived in Fort Madison, Lee County, Idaho, and in 1910 they lived in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. They had three children:^[7][8][9]

• Hattie Pearl (Melick) Weil (1881-1961)
• Grace L (Melick) Miller (1882-1954)
• Lloyd Franklin Melick (1884-1966)

Martin died at his daughter Grace's home in Omaha, Nebraska on 7 Jul 1919.^[1][6][10] He was buried in Graceland Park Cemetery in Omaha.^[11]

Disambiguation

• Not to be confused with Martin Luther Malick (1850–1919) (FamilySearch profile GWXC-CJ5) who was married to Mary Jane Emrick and the son of John E Melick and Elizabeth Shearer and who also lived in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in the mid to late 1800's.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Rev. M. L. Melick Died Here Monday," Omaha World-Herald [Nebraska], 9 Jul 1919, page 1, column 1; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116286702/ : accessed 12 Jan 2023).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; page 147, family 1088, dwelling 1089, Luther Malick in Henry H Malick household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5J-349.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; page 40, family 285, dwelling 293, Luther Malick in H H Malick household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZGY-SC8.
4. ↑ "Married," Melick-Fortner, The Sunbury Gazette-American [Pennsylvania], 23 Jan 1880, page 3, column 8; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87539415/marriage-of-mellck-fortner/ : accessed 12 Jan 2023).
5. ↑ Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Berwick First United Methodist Church records, 1867-1881, Marriages, pages 228-229, Rev. M. Luther Melick and Mary E. Fortner, 25 Dec 1879; "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013," database with images, Ancestry, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record 2451 #5699078 : accessed 12 January 2023.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Rev. M.L. Melick Dies at Home of His Daughter in Omaha," The Omaha Evening Bee [Nebraska], 9 Jul 1919, page 7, column 2; image copy, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116273702/ : accessed 11 Jan 2023).
7. ↑ "Nebraska State Census, 1885," ED 478, Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; page 17, family 169, M L Melick household; "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3F9-6GN : accessed 12 Jan 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", ED 72, Fort Madison City ward 4, Lee County, Idaho, USA; sheet 7B, family 163, lines 83-87, ML Melick household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92J-X56.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," ED 49, Omaha Ward 7, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; sheet 2B, family 11, Martin L Melick household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML47-YCJ.
10. ↑ Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968 database, Ancestry, Martin L Melick, 1919, Douglas, Nebraska, USA, Ancestry Sharing Link, (Ancestry Record 62095 #94169 : accessed 12 January 2023; citing certificate #7154, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152343071/martin-i-melick: accessed 12 January 2023), memorial page for Martin I. Melick (27 Jan 1853–7 Jul 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #152343071, citing Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by SRGF (contributor 47487065).

See also:

• Father's probate records which include a list of children, including Martin L Melick:
  Nebraska, Lancaster County, Probate Records, Volume 6, page 22-26, Henry H. Melick will and probate records, 1888; database with images, "Nebraska, Wills and Probate Records, 1806-1989," Ancestry.com, Ancestry Record 9073 #100391, requires subscription.
• Newspaper article with photo of Martin:
  "Plans Proceeding for Anniversary," The Wayne Herald [Nebraska], 25 Sep 1941, page 2, columns 1-3; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116288894/ : accessed 12 Jan 2023); clipping of Rev. M. L. Melick photo.