Place: Center Mem Cem, Watertown, Washington, Ohio, USA[1]
Note
From Washington County Ohio History - Williams (Published 1882) Page: 645
Samuel MELLOR, Jr married: Nancy JADON of Washington County and improved a farm in the Wolf Creek bottom. They had seven(7) children -
1). Susan (Susanna Dunsmoor)
2). Jesse MELLOR - b: 14 Sep 1810 Married: Mary Ann Kidwell
(See: Washington County Marriage Records under: Mellor/Camp)
3). Mary (ADAMS)
4). Prudence (ADAMS)
5). Nancy (GOODFREY)
6). Joanna (RODGERS)
7). Walter MELLOR
He married second: Joanna BACON of Washington County, by whom he had one child -
1). Henry L. Mellor
From Morgan County Ohio History (Published about 1883) - Mellor: Page 357
Samuel MELLOR, Jr., one of the pioneers of Ohio was born in Liverpool, England in 1794. In 1802 the family emigrated to Washington County, Ohio, where they resided until 1833 when they removed to Morgan County, Ohio (This is the first County North of Washington County and they probable did not move far) and settled on a farm in the southern part of Malta Twp. (Malta village is about 35 miles north of Marietta with some descendants of Susannah Mellor and her husband Hiel DUNSMOOR still there). He was a farmer and also worked at his trade - coopering. Samuel Jr. MELLOR died 1880 aged 86. A prominent citizen and served several years as infirmery director. His first wife was Margaret YOUNG of Washington County, who bore six(?) children:
1). George W
2). Almyra (KEYSER)
3). John Benjamin
4). William V
5). Samuel E.
From Washington County Ohio History - Williams (Published 1882) - Page: 645
About 1795 Samuel MELLOR, Sr. and his brother-in-law, Matthew Corner emigrated with their families from England and settled on donation lands along the west bank of Wolf Creek (probably east branch of Wolf Creek in "Bear Creek Allotment") in Watertown Twp. There were five sons and four daughters:
DEATH: From Center Memorial Cemetery: Page-19
Samuel MELLOR died September 14, 1850 aged 72 years.
(Calculated birthdate: 1778)
HISTORY: The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Susannah A. Northrup was Samuel Mellor, who was born in England, Sept. 14, 1778. He came to America and settled on a farm in Waterford township, Washington Co., Ohio, where he married Miss Nancy Jordan, born April 6, 1790. She died Jan. 30, 1861, in Warren township, Washington Co., Ohio, and was buried in Waterford township. Her husband had passed away eleven years earlier, Sept. 14, 1850. They had two sons and five daughters.
DEATH: Probate Record - Washington County, Ohio
Samuel MELLOR's Will - Know all men that I Samuel Mellor of the Township of Watertown, County of
Washington and State of Ohio, being sensible that my time on earth must soon ...
CENSUS: Source Information: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Ohio Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.n: This database contains indexes to the Ohio (U.S.A.) portion of the 1790-1870 U.S. Federal Censuses as well as indexes to the 1840 Pensioners List, the 1890 Veteran's Schedule, and other early censuses. Information contained in these indexes can include name, state, county, township, year of record, and name of record set.
CENSUS: Ohio Census, 1790-1890
Name: Samuel JR. Mellor
State: OH
County: Washington County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1810
Record Type: Tax list
Page: 116
Database: OH 1810 Washington Co. Census Index
CENSUS: Source Information:
Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Ohio Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.s indexes to the Ohio (U.S.A.) portion of the 1790-1870 U.S. Federal Censuses as well as indexes to the 1840 Pensioners List, the 1890 Veteran's Schedule, and other early censuses. Information contained in these indexes can include name, state, county, township, year of record, and name of record set.
CENSUS: 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Mellor
Home in 1930: Harrison, Perry, Ohio
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's name: Henry L
Spouse's name: Iza
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Mellor 53
Iza Mellor 49
Virginia L Mellor 10
Henry L Mellor 84
Rory Mellor 24
CENSUS: 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel Millar [Samuel Mellor]
Home in 1920: Harrison, Perry, Ohio
Age: 43 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Isa
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 604
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Millar 43
Isa Millar 38
Roy Millar 15
Roy Millar 15
Esther Millar 14
Virgina Millar 7/12
SOURCE: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES WISCONSIN CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN AND MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLED FAMILIES.
↑ 1.01.11.2 International Genealogical Index (IGI): Text: Samuel Mellor; Male; Birth: 14 SEP 1778 , Cheshire, England; Christening: 11 OCT 1778 Mobberley, Cheshire, England; Death: 14 SEP 1850 Watertown, Washington, Ohio; Burial: Center Mem Cem, Watertown, Washington, Ohio; Spouse: Nancy Jadding; Marriage: 25 OCT 1806 , Washington, Ohio; No source information is available.
Ancestral File Number: 8JS5-6K
Acknowledgments
Mellor-18 was started through the import of CampFamily.ged on 14 March 2011.
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