Franklin Henry Melrose

1866 - 1946  (80 years)

• Name	Franklin Henry Melrose
  Birth	21 Feb 1866	Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Death	7 Nov 1946	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Marshal Melrose,   b. cir 1864   2. William S. Melrose,   b. 26 Aug 1866, Illinois, USA d. 11 Aug 1944, Union, McHenry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years) ▻ Anna Loretta Way,  m. 9 Jul 1889   3. Franklin Henry Melrose,   b. 21 Feb 1866, Illinois, USA d. 7 Nov 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 80 years) ▻ Mary Emma Cotter,  m. 10 Jun 1887   4. Maggie Melrose,   b. cir 1872, Illinois, USA
  Notes	The Melrose family was living in Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois, at the time of the 1900 census. At the time of his mother's death in 1913, he was living in Sumner, Illinois. The family was living in Ward 19, Chicago, at the time of the 1930 census.
  Person ID	I12352	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	John Melrose,   b. cir 1824, Edwards County, Illinois, USA d. 27 Apr 1900, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine Witters,   b. 15 Apr 1832, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Jan 1913, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1854	Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F5243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Emma Cotter,   b. 19 Aug 1869   d. 27 Mar 1956, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1887	Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Walter Lawrence Melrose,   b. 26 Oct 1889, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA d. May 1973, Barrington, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, USA (Age 83 years)   2. Lester Franklin Melrose,   b. 14 Dec 1891, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA d. 12 Apr 1968, Clermont, Lake County, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)   3. Muriel Anna Melrose,   b. 4 Nov 1895, Illinois, USA d. Jun 1974, Downers Grove, Du Page County, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)   4. Mamie Melrose,   b. 17 Sep 1898, Illinois, USA d. May 1971, Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)   5. Belle Bertha Melrose,   b. 14 Dec 1901, Illinois, USA d. 20 Nov 1994, Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 92 years)   6. Franklin Taft Melrose,   b. 26 Nov 1907, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA d. 1 Sep 1941, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA (Age 33 years)   7. Hubert Lee Melrose,   b. cir 1911, Illinois, USA d. 31 Dec 1953 (Age ~ 42 years)
  Family ID	F4894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Feb 1866 - Illinois, USA Marriage - 10 Jun 1887 - Richland County, Illinois, USA Census - 1930 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 7 Nov 1946 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Melrose Family Left to right: Mary Emma Cotter Melrose, Franklin Henry Melrose, unknown, Berenice Melrose

  
  

  Newspaper Articles

  Announcement of Marriage of Franklin Melrose and Mary Emma Cotter Olney (Illinois) Advocate, 17 June 1887

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] 1900 Census, Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois.