Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Walter Harris


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Walter Harris and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Walter Harris,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Walter married Louise Miller (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Walter Harris and Louise Miller:

+2i. Frances S. Harris, born 28 January 1910 in Brunswick, Holton Township, Muskegon County, Michigan; died 1982. Married Clarence A. Melvin.

Second Generation
2. Frances S. Harris2 (Walter1), born 28 January 1910 in Brunswick, Holton Township, Muskegon County, Michigan;1, 2 died 1982.1 Frances married, 2 May 1931 in Porter County, Indiana, Clarence A. Melvin2 (born 25 March 1912 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan, the son of Francis E. ‘Frank’ Melvin (born Francis E. Byron) and Margaret M. ‘Maggie’ Walker (born Margaret Crippen);2, 3 Clarence died 19803). Frances and Clarence are buried in Hart Cemetery, Hart, Oceana County, Michigan.1, 3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Hart Cemetery, Hart, Oceana County, Michigan, Frances S. Melvin, born: 1910; died: 1982 (from record).
  2. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Clarence Melvin, born: 25 March 1910 [sic, he was born in 1912, three months before the death of his birth mother] in Farwell, Michigan; father: Frank Melvin; mother: Margaret Walker; one previous marriage; Frances Harris, born: 28 January 1908 in Brunswick, Michigan; father: Walter Harris; mother: Louise Miller; one previous marriage; married on 2 May 1931 in Porter County, Indiana.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Hart Cemetery, Hart, Oceana County, Michigan, Clarence A. Melvin, born: 1912; died: 1980 (from record, which gives the names and links for his father and two siblings).