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Family HistoryFamily History - Grace F. Egan


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 Grace F. Egan and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Grace F. Egan,1 born 12 September 1888 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan (parents not determined);1 died 21 February 1961 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1 Grace married, 19 April 1935, Francis E. ‘Frank’ Melvin (born Francis E. Byron)1 (born 24 July 1888 in Isabella Township, Isabella County, Michigan, the son of Theophilus ‘James’ Byron and Emma Dubois;2, 3, 4, 5 Frank died 19463). Grace is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1 Frank is buried in Surrey Township Cemetery, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan.3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Grace F. Egan Melvin, born: 12 September 1888 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 21 February 1961 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note detailing her husband, marriage, parents, and siblings; and provide the name and link for her husband).
  2. 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.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. 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.