Melissa P.

1836 - 1874  (37 years)

• Name	Melissa P.
  Born	16 Nov 1836	New York
  Gender	Female
  _UID	4F680CC22F834E4F8DEC3FF7FD8873C84395
  Died	29 Jun 1874	Calhoun Co., Michigan   [1]
  	Cause: of paralysis
  Buried	Fairview Cem., Homer, Calhoun Co., Michigan
  Person ID	I80616	Branch 001 Roger De Toneii 1029 FR
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2016

  
  

  Family	Sidney H. STAFFORD,   b. Jun 1834, New York ,   d. 1 Oct 1900, Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Census	1870	Homer, Calhoun Co., Michigan
  Notes	Census: 17 Jun 1870. Listed as Sidney Stafford with wife Melissa and son Clarence.
  Children	1. Clarence STAFFORD,   b. Sep 1862, Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F26941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wife of Sidney H Stafford Sidney H. STAFFORD and Melissa P. appeared in the census in 1870 in Homer, Calhoun Co., Michigan. 17 Jun 1870. Listed as Sidney Stafford with wife Melissa and son Clarence. They were married.  Melissa P. was born on 16 Nov 1836 in New York. She died of paralysis on 29 Jun 1874 at the age of 37 in Calhoun Co., Michigan.2 Sidney H. STAFFORD and Melissa P. had the following children: Clarence STAFFORD, born Sep 1862, Michigan; married Abbie BENNET, abt 1886. Obit Homer Index, Homer Michigan 7/1/1874 D- in village on 29th, Mrs. Melissa, wife of Sidney H. Stafford, in her 40th yr. She was the first burial in the new cemetery, located N of this village (Note - this is referring to Fairview Cem.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S4549] Michigan Genealogical Death Index (Reliability: 2).