William MELROSE

1815 - 1888  (72 years)

• Name	William MELROSE
  Birth	28 Mar 1815	Wood County, West Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Mar 1888	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Person ID	I91	James Melrose
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald MELROSE,   b. 25 Jun 1780, Somerset County, New Jersey d. 12 Sep 1840, Edwards County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Benedicta Townley RIGG,   b. 5 Sep 1781, West Virginia d. 9 Sep 1835, Edwards County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Mar 1807	Wood County, West Virginia
  Notes	In the spring of 1818 Archibald and Benedicta made preparations to leave Wood County (Wood County land records) and arrived at their new home on Boultinghouse Prairie, Edwards County, Illinois on 10 July 1818. They were not alone in this move from Wood County. Among the other families who settled in Edwards County were Rigg, Beauchamp and Tavenner. (A History of Wood County)
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy MICHELS,   b. 30 Apr 1815, Kennebec County, Maine d. 18 Jan 1900, Acton, Los Angeles County, California (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1836	Edwards County, Illinois
  Notes	In the 1850's William and Nancy moved to Iowa where William's brother John Solomon Melrose and sisters Mary (Melrose) Hanna and Rebeckah B. (Melrose) Virden had moved in 1845. This group first settled at, and were founders of Waterloo, Iowa. Later John Solomon moved to Goldfield in Wright County and operated a store there. William and Nancy Melrose later moved to California.
  Children	1. Mary MELROSE,   b. 18 Aug 1837   d. 11 Oct 1838 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary MELROSE,   b. 17 Jan 1839, Edwards County, Illinois d. 24 Nov 1910 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Archibald MELROSE,   b. 21 Sep 1840, Edwards County, Illinois d. 21 Sep 1842 (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Unnamed MELROSE,   b. 31 Aug 1843, Edwards County, Illinois d. 31 Aug 1843 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Martha MELROSE,   b. 28 Oct 1845, Edwards Co., Illinois d. Jul 1887, Washington State (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Harriet MELROSE,   b. 24 Dec 1847, Edwards County, Illinois d. 20 Nov 1890 (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. George MELROSE,   b. 16 Feb 1850, Edwards County, Illinois d. 30 Dec 1896, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. Norman MELROSE,   b. 28 Feb 1854, Edwards County, Illinois d. 2 Feb 1922 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

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  		Melrose-William-LA-Cemetery-d-26-APR-1888 Name: Melrose Wm Lot No. 1552 Age: 73 Sex: M Date of Interment: 26 APR 1888 The Los Angeles Cemetery Assn.

  
  

• Notes

  William Melrose was a nephew of William Melrose Sr. and a first cousin of William Melrose Jr.