Ira
Melson
Born in Ripley County, Indiana
Ancestors 
Son of Hiram Melson
and Elmira P. (Ellingwood) Melson
Brother of
Mahala Melson, Samuel Melson, Mary Ellen (Melson) Ruhlman, Lydia (Melson) Stoneking and Rebecca (Melson) Taylor
Husband of
Clara (Stegner) Melson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 75
in Ripley County, Indiana
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2018
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Biography
Ira was born about 1853. He is the son of Hiram Melson and Elmira Ellingwood. He married to Clara Stegner abt 1878/9. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Stegner of Franklin Twp, Ripley County, Indiana.
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- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-69TW-MPR?cc=1438024&wc=92KT-GPL%3A518664801%2C519614401%2C519622301 : 22 May 2014), Indiana > Ripley > Johnson Township > image 8 of 51; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB3-PH9?cc=1417683&wc=QZ27-C5Q%3A1589401272%2C1589402824%2C1589395978%2C1589395315 : 24 December 2015), Indiana > Ripley > Franklin > ED 155 > image 7 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCZQ-83Z?cc=1325221&wc=9B7N-RM6%3A1030552501%2C1035009201%2C1035017301 : 5 August 2014), Indiana > Ripley > ED 123 Franklin Township (south half) Milan town > image 12 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 September 2018), memorial page for Ira Melson (1853–1928), Find A Grave Memorial no. 44688737, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Moores Hill, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by dhintx (contributor 47160808) .
Research Notes
Ira Melson and Clara Stagner resided by Wm. and Elizabeth Stagner in 1900. The name Clar was started to be written when enumerating the household of William Stagner but crossed through and written over with son Wm. Stagner.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ira by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ira:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ira by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ira:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Honi Kleine 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch UC6657362 [compare]
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~0.78%
Audra (Chamberlain) Edwards :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PE5918433 [compare]
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