Brief Life History of Melvia Jane
When Melvia Jane Clothier was born on 26 September 1888, in Peace Creek, Reno, Kansas, United States, her father, James Byron Clothier, was 40 and her mother, Anna Elizabeth Marshall, was 37. She married Hugh Wade Prior on 8 February 1911, in Sylvia, Reno, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sylvia, Reno, Kansas, United States in 1930 and Hayes Township, Reno, Kansas, United States in 1940. She died on 28 September 1968, in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Peace Creek Cemetery, Stafford, Stafford, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Melvia Prior in household of H W Prior, "Kansas State Census, 1915"
- Melvia Jane Prior, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- M J Clothies in household of J B Clothies, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
Spouse and Children
1889–1978 Male
1888–1968 Female
Children (8)
1912–1994 Male
1914–1988 Male
1915–1916 Male
1916–1989 Male
1920–1923 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1848–1933 Male
1851–1948 Female
Siblings (17)
1870–1957 Male
1871–1958 Male
1874–1875 Male
1875–1953 Female
1876–1916 Male
+12 More Children
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 6
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a maker or seller of cloth and clothes, from Middle English cloth (Old English clāth) + the agent suffix -(i)er.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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