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Bishop Gerald Eldon Melchin

Male 1921 - 2016  (95 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bishop Gerald Eldon Melchin was born 14 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Arthur Melchin and Rosetta L. "Rose" Willis); died 15 Jun 2016, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Queens Park Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Melchin was born 7 Mar 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Herman Gustave Melchin and Florentine Muller); died 24 Feb 1952; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada.

    Arthur — Rosetta L. "Rose" Willis. Rosetta (daughter of Amos Willis and Lydia Ann Oberholtzer) was born 17 Aug 1893, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1969, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rosetta L. "Rose" Willis was born 17 Aug 1893, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Amos Willis and Lydia Ann Oberholtzer); died 2 Dec 1969, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Bishop Howard Arthur Melchin was born 15 Oct 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 2010, Raymond, Alberta; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada.
    2. 1. Bishop Gerald Eldon Melchin was born 14 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 2016, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Queens Park Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Herman Gustave Melchin was born 2 Jan 1874, Garnsee, , Elblag, Poland (son of Martin Melchin and Anna Maria "Maria" Baesel); died 15 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Herman — Florentine Muller. Florentine was born 9 May 1873, , Germany; died 30 Dec 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Florentine Muller was born 9 May 1873, , Germany; died 30 Dec 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 2. Arthur Melchin was born 7 Mar 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1952; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada.
    2. Oscar Melchin was born 31 Oct 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Frieda Melchin was born 25 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Herman Gustave Melchin was born 14 Jan 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Matilda Augusta Melchin was born Aug 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Albert Carl Melchin was born 5 Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Florence Melchin was born Feb 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Ina Melchin was born Abt 1912; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Amos Willis was born 5 Apr 1869, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario (son of James Willis and Rachel Wakeford); died 28 Oct 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Amos married Lydia Ann Oberholtzer 22 Dec 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Isaac Oberholtzer and Mary Ann Wismer) was born 15 Sep 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lydia Ann Oberholtzer was born 15 Sep 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Isaac Oberholtzer and Mary Ann Wismer); died 15 Oct 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Ethel May Willis was born Dec 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Rosetta L. "Rose" Willis was born 17 Aug 1893, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1969, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. Freamen Amos Willis was born 5 May 1895, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 1951, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
    4. Mary Beatrice "Beatrice" Willis was born 25 Nov 1896, Gorrie, Huron Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Lydia Rae Willis was born 25 Aug 1898, Gorrie, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; died 23 Dec 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John James Willis was born 12 Jun 1900, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Nora Alemeda Willis was born 26 Sep 1902, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Eldon Oliver Willis was born 13 Apr 1905, Gorrie, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Ruby Adeline Willis was born 31 May 1907, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Harry Willis was born 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Martin Melchin was born 1822; died 1884.

    Martin — Anna Maria "Maria" Baesel. Anna was born 29 May 1836, , Poland; died 16 Jul 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Maria "Maria" Baesel was born 29 May 1836, , Poland; died 16 Jul 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Wilhelmine Augusta "Augusta" Melchin was born 10 Oct 1866, , Germany; died 2 Sep 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Herman Gustave Melchin was born 2 Jan 1874, Garnsee, , Elblag, Poland; died 15 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Erdman Rudolph Melchin was born 27 Dec 1879, Garnsee, , Elblag, Poland; died 10 Aug 1898, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  James Willis was born 9 Apr 1839, Nayland, , Suffolk, England; died 14 Feb 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fordwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario.

    James — Rachel Wakeford. Rachel (daughter of Thomas Wakeford and Sarah Bristow) was born 13 Jul 1851, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1918, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fordwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Rachel Wakeford was born 13 Jul 1851, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Thomas Wakeford and Sarah Bristow); died 11 Sep 1918, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fordwich Presbyterian Cemetery, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. 6. Amos Willis was born 5 Apr 1869, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario; died 28 Oct 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Adeline Willis was born 9 Apr 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Isaac Oberholtzer was born 24 May 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Jacob M. Oberholtzer and Hannah Erb); died 24 Feb 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac married Mary Ann Wismer 20 Sep 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of David S. Wismer and Elizabeth "Betsy" Weber) was born 20 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Ann Wismer was born 20 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of David S. Wismer and Elizabeth "Betsy" Weber); died 26 Feb 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. David Schlichter Oberholtzer was born 28 Aug 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Lydia Ann Oberholtzer was born 15 Sep 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Joseph Albert Oberholtzer was born 27 Nov 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1940, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried , Buffalo Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, United States.
    4. Mary Ann Oberholtzer was born 1 Jan 1872, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Henry Oberholtzer was born 2 Mar 1875, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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