Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Flora Bryan


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 Flora Bryan and three of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Flora Bryan,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Flora married Henry Patenode (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Flora Bryan and Henry Patenode:

+2i. Mary Mabelle Patnode, born 21 November 1893 in Clare County, Michigan; died 11 November 1939 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan. Married Francis E. ‘Frank’ Melvin (born Francis E. Byron).

Second Generation
2. Mary Mabelle Patnode2 (Flora1), born 21 November 1893 in Clare County, Michigan;1, 2 died 11 November 1939 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan.1 Mary married, 8 July 1913 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan, Francis E. ‘Frank’ Melvin (born Francis E. Byron)2 (born 24 July 1888 in Isabella Township, Isabella County, Michigan, the son of Theophilus ‘James’ Byron and Emma Dubois;3, 4, 5, 6 Frank died 19464). Mary is buried in Garfield Township Cemetery, Lake, Clare County, Michigan.1 Frank is buried in Surrey Township Cemetery, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan.4

Children of Mary Mabelle Patnode and Francis E. ‘Frank’ Melvin (born Francis E. Byron):

+3i. Donald F. Melvin, Sr., born 4 June 1916 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan; died 31 October 2003 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. Married Isabel R. Wizner.
+4ii. Keith C. Melvin, born 6 April 1925 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan; died 4 October 2009 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. Married Betty J. Zimmerman.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Garfield Township Cemetery, Lake, Clare County, Michigan, Mary Mabelle Patnode McMullen, born: 21 November 1893 in Clare County, Michigan; died: 11 November 1939 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
  2. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Francis E. Melvin, age 24, born in Isabella County, Michigan, painter, father: Alfred A. Melvin; mother: Sarah Clark; previously married once; Mary M. Patnode, age 19, born in Clare County, Michigan, housekeeper, father: Henry Patnode; mother: Flora Bryan; not previously married; married on 8 July 1913 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan.
  3. Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Isabella County, Francis E. Byron, born: 24 July 1888 in Isabella Township, Isabella County, Michigan; father: James Byron, farmer, born in New York; mother: Emma Bryon, born in Canada.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Surrey Township Cemetery, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan, Frank E. Melvin, born: 1888; died: 1946 (from record, which includes the text from two obituaries; and provides the names and links for his father, two siblings, three wives, and three children).
  5. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Francis E. Melvin, age 19, born in Isabella County, Michigan, com[mon] laborer; father: Alfred A. Melvin; mother: Sarah A. Clark; not previously married; Margaret M. Walker, age 16, born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; father: Edward F. Walker; mother: Charity E. Brush; not previously married; married on 27 October 1907 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Clare County, Farwell, E.D. 38, Sheet No. 3B, Alfred A. Melvin, 62, New York, second marriage, laborer, odd jobs; wife of 31 years Sarah A. Melvin, 50, Pennsylvania, second marriage, one child, one living; son (adopted) Francis E. Melvin, 21, Michigan, laborer, odd jobs; daughter-in-law and wife of 2 years Margaret M. Melvin, 18, Michigan, no children.
Third Generation
3. Donald F. Melvin, Sr.3 (Mary,2 Flora1), born 4 June 1916 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan;1 died 31 October 2003 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1 Donald married, 6 November 1944, Isabel R. Wizner1 (born 2 October 1922 in Rhodes, Gladwin County, Michigan, the daughter of Andrew P. Wiznerowicz and Pauline Jablonski;2 Isabel died 9 June 1987 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan2). Donald and Isabel are buried in St. Andrew Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1, 2

4. Keith C. Melvin3 (Mary,2 Flora1), born 6 April 1925 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan;3 died 4 October 2009 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.3 Keith married Betty J. Zimmerman (born 6 April 1928 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, the daughter of Paul J. Zimmerman and Ora May Gentz;4 Betty died 23 November 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan4). Keith and Betty are buried in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.3, 4

  1. Find a Grave (website). St. Andrew Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Donald F. Melvin, Sr., born: 4 June 1916 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan; died: 31 October 2003 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note detailing his marriage and wife; and provides the names and links for his father, two siblings, and wife).
  2. Find a Grave (website). St. Andrew Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Isabel R. Wizner Melvin, born: 2 October 1922 in Rhodes, Gladwin County, Michigan; died: 9 June 1987 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, and husband).
  3. Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Keith C. Melvin, born: 6 April 1925 in Farwell, Clare County, Michigan; died: 4 October 2009 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and wife).
  4. Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Betty J. Zimmerman Melvin, born: 6 April 1928 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 23 November 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which includes a naming her two husbands and parents; and provides the names and links for her parents, two husbands and two children).