Leander Melrose

1817 - 1872  (54 years)

• Name	Leander Melrose
  Birth	10 Apr 1817	Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Apr 1872	Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Burial	Bethel Cemetery, Ellery, Leech Township, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Leander Melrose,   b. 10 Apr 1817, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA d. 8 Apr 1872, Wayne County, Illinois, USA  (Age 54 years) ▻ Rebecca Batson,  m. 8 Jun 1837 ;   Elizabeth Batson   2. Elizabeth Melrose,   b. 6 Jan 1820, Edwards County, Illinois, USA d. 15 Feb 1878, Illinois, USA  (Age 58 years)   3. Archibald Melrose,   b. 31 Oct 1821, Edwards County, Illinois, USA d. 16 May 1871, Wayne County, Illinois, USA  (Age 49 years) ▻   4. William Melrose,   b. 28 Mar 1823, Edwards County, Illinois, USA d. 18 Feb 1879, Scottsville, Wayne County, Illinois, USA  (Age 55 years) ▻   5. John Melrose,   b. cir 1824, Edwards County, Illinois, USA d. 27 Apr 1900, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Catherine Witters,  m. 23 Apr 1854   6. Harriet Melrose,   b. 4 Nov 1828, Edwards County, Illinois, USA d. 21 May 1857, Edwards County, Illinois, USA  (Age 28 years) ▻ Samuel M. Story,  m. 7 Mar 1848   7. Maria Melrose,   b. 1831, Edwards County, Illinois, USA d. 1879, White County, Illinois, USA  (Age 48 years)   8. Franklin Melrose,   b. 8 Dec 1833, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 19 Jan 1911, Grayville, White County, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years) ▻   9. Elizabeth Melrose,   b. 1836, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   10. Rebecca Melrose,   b. 12 Mar 1839, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 10 Jan 1869, Grayville, White County, Illinois, USA  (Age 29 years) ▻ Samuel M. Staley,  m. 1 Dec 1858   11. Charles Melrose,   b. 15 Feb 1841, Scottsville, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 23 Jul 1892, Grayville, White County, Illinois, USA  (Age 51 years) ▻   12. Sidney Melrose,   b. 14 Aug 1843, Leech Township, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 5 Apr 1864, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 20 years)
  Person ID	I23688	Private
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	William Melrose,   b. 25 Jul 1788, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA d. 3 Jun 1844, Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Tooley,   b. 1803, Virginia
  Marriage	1 Apr 1819	Edwards County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F9105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Batson,   b. 4 Oct 1819, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 22 Jun 1845, Wayne County, Illinois, USA (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1837
  Children	1. Christina Melrose,   b. cir 1840   2. Gibson Melrose,   b. 19 Feb 1845, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 12 Aug 1896, Edwards County, Illinois, USA (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F9118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Batson,   b. 14 Oct 1829, Wayne County, Illinois, USA d. 15 Nov 1915, Wayne County, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F9119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Apr 1817 - Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA   Death - 8 Apr 1872 - Wayne County, Illinois, USA Burial - - Bethel Cemetery, Ellery, Leech Township, Wayne County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S379] Familysearch.org. [S382] Cemetery records.