John R Melvin
1802 - 1889 (86 years)-
Name John R Melvin Birth 15 Aug 1802 West Salem, Mercer, PA 
Gender Male Census 1 Oct 1850 West Salem, Mercer, PA
; age 46, born PA, farmerCensus 19 Jun 1860 West Salem, Mercer, PA
; age 58, born PADeath 1889 Mercer Co, PA
Person ID I4880 Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart Last Modified 6 May 2013
Father Richard Melvin, b. 1768, Ireland d. 19 Dec 1824, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 56 years) Mother Nancy Watson, b. 1767 d. 1816, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 49 years) Family ID F1421 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 
Elizabeth “Betsy” Woods, b. 16 Mar 1806, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 2 Jun 1846, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 40 years) [1] Marriage 29 Nov 1829 Children + 1. Squire Lester Melvin, b. 15 Sep 1831, Mercer Co, PA d. 25 Jan 1916, West Salem, Mercer, PA (Age 84 years)+ 2. Emeline Melvin, b. 5 Jun 1833, West Salem, Mercer, PA d. 9 Feb 1895, Greenville, Mercer, PA (Age 61 years)3. Franklin Melvin, b. 1839, Mercer Co, PA d. Bef 1888 (Age < 49 years)4. Elizabeth Melvin, b. 1842, West Salem, Mercer, PA 5. Malia Melvin, b. 1845, West Salem, Mercer, PA Family ID F1420 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 May 2013
Family 2 Rebecca Early Woods, b. 13 Sep 1823, Delaware, Mercer, PA d. 10 Apr 1855 (Age 31 years) Marriage 2 Apr 1850 Mercer Co, PA
Family ID F1422 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Harriet Sponsler Children 1. Charles Melvin, b. 1857, West Salem, Mercer, PA Family ID F3177 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 May 2013
Family 4 Annie M Logan Marriage 10 May 1870 Family ID F3178 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 May 2013
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Notes - JOHN R. MELVIN, farmer, post-office Greenville, was born in West Salem Township, upon the farm where his son, Lester, now lives, August 15, 1802, and is a son of Richard and Agnes (Watson) Melvin, natives of Ireland. They immigrated to Wilmington, Del., in 1792, whence they removed to the Red Stone Settlement, in Westmoreland County, Penn. In the spring of 1798 Richard Melvin came to Mercer County and selected a tract of land in West Salem Township, upon which he built a cabin, and then returned to his home. In 1799 he brought out his family, then consisting of his wife and one son, James R., and took up his residence in his cabin home. Four children were born after their coming to the Shenango Valley: Agnes, who died in girlhood; Sarah, who married William Hollingsworth; John R., and Mary, who became the wife of Michael Reed, all of whom are dead except John B. The father died December 19, 1824, aged fifty-six years, and his widow survived him till 1848. Our subject grew to manhood on the old homestead, and was married November 26, 1829, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Woods, a pioneer of West Salem Township. She bore him eight children, only three of whom grew to maturity: Lester, Emeline, wife of John Laird, of Greene Township, and Franklin, deceased. Mrs. Melvin died June 2, 1846, and he was again married, April 2, 1850, to Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Woods, of Pymatuning Township. No children survive of this union, his second wife dying April 10, 1855. Mr. Melvin was then married to Mrs. Harriet Fell, nee Sponsler, who bore him one son, Charles, of West Salem. He was again married, May 10, 1870, to Annie M., daughter of George and Sarah Logan, of Greene Township. Mr. Melvin has spent his whole life in West Salem Township, and both he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has always supported the Democratic party; has filled the office of justice of the peace fifteen years in succession, and united seventy-five couples in marriage. He has been one of the most prominent supporters of the public schools since their establishment, and has won and retained the respect and confidence of the best people of his native county.
From History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania , 1888
- JOHN R. MELVIN, farmer, post-office Greenville, was born in West Salem Township, upon the farm where his son, Lester, now lives, August 15, 1802, and is a son of Richard and Agnes (Watson) Melvin, natives of Ireland. They immigrated to Wilmington, Del., in 1792, whence they removed to the Red Stone Settlement, in Westmoreland County, Penn. In the spring of 1798 Richard Melvin came to Mercer County and selected a tract of land in West Salem Township, upon which he built a cabin, and then returned to his home. In 1799 he brought out his family, then consisting of his wife and one son, James R., and took up his residence in his cabin home. Four children were born after their coming to the Shenango Valley: Agnes, who died in girlhood; Sarah, who married William Hollingsworth; John R., and Mary, who became the wife of Michael Reed, all of whom are dead except John B. The father died December 19, 1824, aged fifty-six years, and his widow survived him till 1848. Our subject grew to manhood on the old homestead, and was married November 26, 1829, to Elizabeth, daughter of William Woods, a pioneer of West Salem Township. She bore him eight children, only three of whom grew to maturity: Lester, Emeline, wife of John Laird, of Greene Township, and Franklin, deceased. Mrs. Melvin died June 2, 1846, and he was again married, April 2, 1850, to Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Woods, of Pymatuning Township. No children survive of this union, his second wife dying April 10, 1855. Mr. Melvin was then married to Mrs. Harriet Fell, nee Sponsler, who bore him one son, Charles, of West Salem. He was again married, May 10, 1870, to Annie M., daughter of George and Sarah Logan, of Greene Township. Mr. Melvin has spent his whole life in West Salem Township, and both he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has always supported the Democratic party; has filled the office of justice of the peace fifteen years in succession, and united seventy-five couples in marriage. He has been one of the most prominent supporters of the public schools since their establishment, and has won and retained the respect and confidence of the best people of his native county.
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Sources - [S137] John G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1909), pg 702.
- [S137] John G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1909), pg 702.