Charles Henry Melberger

Maleabout 1869–19 March 1900

Brief Life History of Charles Henry

Charles Henry Melberger was born about 1869, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Dora Heftman in 1894, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 19 March 1900, in his hometown, at the age of 32.

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Charles Henry Melberger
1869–1900
Dora Heftman
1873–1942
Marriage: 1894
Charles Henry Melberger
1895–1980
John Arbuckle Melberger
1897–1958

Sources (7)

  • Chas H Melberger in entry for Chas H. Melberger, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
  • Charles Melberger in entry for Charles Melberger, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008"
  • Charles in entry for Charles H Melberger and Grace M North, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1894Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (2)

    World Events (8)

    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

    Age 8

    Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 12

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German Mühlberger, a habitational name for someone from a place called Mühlberg (see Milberg ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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