Brief Life History of Melvina
When Melvina Graviet was born on 17 September 1881, in Texico, Curry, New Mexico, United States, her father, George Washington Gentry, was 38 and her mother, Susanna Yoakum, was 44. She married Charles Ezra Mower on 27 December 1899, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 1 years. She died on 16 September 1958, in Baldwin Park, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (51)
- Melvina Cramer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Melvina Cramer, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Elvina Grariet, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1872–1959 Male
1881–1958 Female
Children (4)
1915–1986 Male
1917– Female
1920–2002 Male
1921–1986 Male
Parents and Siblings
1843–1897 Male
1837–1896 Female
Siblings (8)
1865–1948 Male
1867–1942 Female
1869–1941 Female
1871–1941 Female
1873–1942 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1893
Age 12
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 21
Name Meaning
French: topographic name derived from Old French grave ‘gravel’ (see Grave ), or a habitational name from (Le) Gravier, the name of several places in various parts of France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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