Benjamin MELVIN
Public Member Trees (Ancestry.com)
1850 Census Marion, Lawrence, Indiana, page 340B
1860 Census Marion, Lawrence, Indiana , page 850
NOTE: member of the 24th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. Not found in 1870 census
NOTE: member of the 24th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. Not found in 1870 census
NOTE: member of the 67th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War. Records states that he survived the war. No difinitive match found in 1870 or later censuses
NOTE: not with family at time of 1860 census
NOTE: not with family at time of 1860 census
He married Mary Ann Jackson 7 Dec 1837 at Lawrence, Indiana . Mary Ann Jackson was born at Virginia 22 Feb 1817 .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Harriet Emily Melvin
born 1838.
William Henry Melvin
born 1839.
Martha A. Melvin
born 1842.
Ezekiel M. Melvin
born 1844.
Thomas C. Melvin
born 1845.
Dabney Melvin
born 1847.
Jordan Melvin
born 1848.
Benjamin Melvin
born Mar 1850.
Sarah Melvin
born 1852.
Elizabeth Melvin
born 1855.
Jane Melvin
born 1857.
Noah Melvin
born 2 Jul 1859.
Benjamin Melvin died 1860 at Lawrence, Indiana .
Mary Ann Jackson died Bef 1870 at Lawrence, Indiana .