Joseph Melling

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Melling was born on 11 January 1859, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Melling, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Ward, was 39. He married Sarah Jane Walker in April 1888, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 20 September 1928, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Melling
1859–1928
Sarah Jane Walker
1864–1929
Marriage: April 1888
Margaret Ward Melling
1889–1978
Joseph Walker Melling
1890–1959
Emily Walker Melling
1892–1969
William Lapworth Melling
1895–1961
John Herbert Melling
1898–1955
Ada Mary Melling
1901–1977
Raymond Melling
1904–1982
Le Roy Melling
1907–1914

Sources (60)

  • Joseph Melling in household of Joseph Melling, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Joseph Melling, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Joseph Melling, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1883: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah Territory, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1878 · Bacup Natural History Society

The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from any of the places near Lancaster and near Liverpool. Both are probably so called from an Old English personal name Mealla + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas.

Irish: variant of Mellon .

German: habitational name from a place called Mellingen (see Mellinger ).

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

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Life Sketch of Joseph Melling

Written by Margaret Stubbs Daughter of Joseph Melling Our father Joseph Melling was born January 11th 1859, in Wiggen, Lancaster, England to Joseph and Margaret Ward Melling. He came to America …

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