Franklin Melrose

1833 - 1911  (77 years)

• Name	Franklin Melrose
  Birth	8 Dec 1833	Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military service	From 1861 to 1864
  	Civil War - 48th IL Infantry, Company I
  Occupation	Farmer
  Death	19 Jan 1911	Grayville, White County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Burial	Scottsville Cemetery, Scottsville, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  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)
  Notes	September 15, 1861, with his brother Charles, mustered into the 48th ILInfantry at Camp Butler, IL. for a 3 year hitch. Saw action at FortHenry, Shiloh, Corinth, Memphis, Vicksburg, Jackson, Mission Ridge,Knoxville, and Atlanta to name a few. The Unit was in a total of 27major battles and numerous skirmishes.
  Person ID	I23696	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

  
  

  Marriage	cir 1855	Scottsville, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F9114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Marriage	21 Dec 1865	White County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F9115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Dec 1833 - Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   Marriage - cir 1855 - Scottsville, Wayne County, Illinois, USA   Marriage - 21 Dec 1865 - White County, Illinois, USA   Death - 19 Jan 1911 - Grayville, White County, Illinois, USA Burial - - Scottsville Cemetery, Scottsville, Wayne County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend

  
  

• Sources

  [S383] 1900 census - Grayville, White Co., IL. familysearch.org [S379] Familysearch.org. [S382] Cemetery records. [S384] IL Marriage Index.