Clarence Wagner Melvin b. 25 Feb 1912 Vigo, Indiana, USA d. 20 Aug 1993 Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA: The Lost Creek Settlement

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Name	Clarence Wagner Melvin [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Born	25 Feb 1912	Vigo, Indiana, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Maternal DNA	U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan [9]
Race	Black [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8]
Occupation	Houseman [7]
Reference Number	1670
Residence	1930	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [7]
	Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1935	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [4]
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [4]
	Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Died	20 Aug 1993	Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA [5]
	Age: 81
Person ID	I1670	Families

Father	Clarence D. Melvin, b. 3 Mar 1886, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA , d. 11 Sep 1919, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 33 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Luetta Catherine Shepard, b. 28 Feb 1875, Vigo, Indiana, USA , d. 17 Aug 1939, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F268	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Ethel Elaine Blakeney, b. 21 Apr 1930
Married	6 Dec 1974	Norfolk, Virginia, USA [1, 6, 8]
Family ID	F2865	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Juanita Frances Small, b. 14 Feb 1911, New York, USA , d. 27 Jan 1987, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA (Age 75 years)

Married 11 Nov 1939 New York, New York, USA

Divorced 30 Sep 1974 Virginia, USA [8]

Children

	1. D. Melvin
	2. Clarence Small Melvin, b. 18 Feb 1943, New York, USA , d. 9 May 2003, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA (Age 60 years) [natural]

Family ID F3112 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 25 Feb 1912 - Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - 1935 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Married - 11 Nov 1939 - New York, New York, USA
	Residence - Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1 Apr 1940 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Divorced - 30 Sep 1974 - Virginia, USA
	Married - 6 Dec 1974 - Norfolk, Virginia, USA
	Died - 20 Aug 1993 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

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Sources

[S246] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Clarence Waggoner Melvin
[S160] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 635; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 628.0; FHL microfilm: 2340370.
Record for Clarence Melvin
[S159] Indiana Births, 1880-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
Record for Clarence Melvin
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=inbirth1880&h=593033&indiv=try
[S150] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T627_1104; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 84-42.
Record for Clarence Melvin
[S317] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 314-10-0581; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Clarence W. Melvin
[S246] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Ethel Elaine Blakeney
[S258] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: 635; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0022; Image: 628.0; FHL microfilm: 2340370.
Record for Clarence Melvin
[S271] Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Juanita F Small Melvin
[S255] 23andMe DNA, Karen Perkins.
Maternal DNA test report
Haplogroup: U5a1b1
Ethnic Origin: Europe and in Kyrgyzstan

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