Brief Life History of Melvin Leighton
When Melvin Leighton Battles M.D. was born on 2 March 1879, in South Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Orlin Thomas Battles Sr, was 31 and his mother, Sabra Covert, was 25. He married Edna Tipton Grimes on 18 June 1903, in Irondale, Jefferson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Norwalk, Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 27 November 1945, in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States.
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- Melvin L Battles, "United States Census, 1940"
- Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1910
- Melvin L. Battles, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
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.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Battle .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Major Melvin L. Battles
Major Melvin L. Battles, M.D. One of the outstanding figures in professional circles in Huron County is Doctor Battles, of Norwalk, who is a veteran of the World War. He was born at South Euclid, …
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