Melvina Grinage
Daughter of James Grinage and Harriet Cork
Born 26 Apr 1858 in [Dover Hundred], Kent Co., Delaware
Died 12 Mar 1925 in Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey
Married ca. 1873 in [Mercer Co., New Jersey] to Louis Parsons
Born ca. 1849 in Ohio
Died 24 Jun 1926 in Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., New Jersey
To them were born:
Notes
- Melvina's age in the census records: in 1860, age 2; in 1870, age 12; in 1880, age 21 (twice);
in 1900, age 44 (b. Apr 1856); in 1910, age 55; in 1920, age 53.
- In 1900 Melvina was reported to be the mother of 12 children, of which 9 were alive.
- In 1910 Melvina was reported to be the mother of 13 children, of which 8 were alive.
- Melvina appears under the name Ellen in the 1860 census.
- Melvina appears under the name Nellie in the 1880 census (22 Jun 1880).
- Obituary, Trenton Evening Times, 12 Mar 1925:
MRS. LEWIS PARSONS
Mrs. Melvina Parsons, 65 years old, wife of Lewis Parsons, died this morning after an illness of several months.
Aside from her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. John A. Carhart, Mrs. John H. Thomas, Mrs. Arthur M. Laarz and Mrs. Edward Metzler;
four sons, James, Elwood, Richard and Frederick Parsons, and three sisters, Mrs. Benjamin Munson, of Camden, N.J., Mrs. Clara Davis and Mrs. Harvey
Lightcap, both of this city. The funeral will be held from the home of her son-in-law, John H. Thomas, 106 Chambers Street, Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, under direction of Murphy.
- Melvina was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey.
Sources
- 1860 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co.,
Dover Hundred, Page No. 107 [=107], 720-707, 15 Jun 1860
- 1870 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co.,
Hamilton Twp., Page No. 81 [=106], 684-679, 16 Jul 1870
- 1880 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co.,
Chambersburg, District 1, E.D. 111, Page No. 38 [=496B], 388-402, Clinton St. [sic], 14-15 Jun 1880
- 1880 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co.,
Chambersburg, District 1, E.D. 111, Page No. 61 [=508A], 618-641, Houghton St. [sic], 22 Jun 1880
- 1900 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co.,
Trenton, Ward 5, E.D. 72, Sheet No. 4A [=160A], 76-77, 66 Gordon St., 05 Jun 1900
- 1910 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co.,
Trenton, Ward 8, E.D. 74, Sheet No. 23B [=260B], 368-407, 20 Plum St., 26 Apr 1910
- 1920 - U.S. Census, New Jersey, Mercer Co.,
Trenton, Ward 8, E.D. 76, Sheet No. 20B [=220B], 369-382, 98 Breunig Ave., 22 Jan 1920