James Arthur Melvin b. 20 Jun 1913 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA d. 2 Mar 1979 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA: The Lost Creek Settlement

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Name	James Arthur Melvin [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Born	20 Jun 1913	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [1, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Male
Maternal DNA	U5a1b1: found in most of Europe and in Kyrgyzstan [7]
Race	Negro [5, 6]
Occupation	Porter [3]
Reference Number	258
Residence	1930	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [1]
Residence	1935	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [6]
Residence	1940	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [2]
Residence	1940	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [6]
Residence	StreetAddress: Sycamore Street; Age: 26; Occupation: Painter; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker in private work; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 84-31; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; HomeOwnership: Owned; HoursWorked: 40; Income: 492; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 2000; WeeksWorked: 52; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
Residence	1954	Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA [3]
Died	2 Mar 1979	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [4, 5]
Died	Age: 65
Buried	Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Person ID	I258	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	Zella Mae Boone, b. 13 Mar 1916, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Married	14 Aug 1937	Vigo, Indiana, USA
Family ID	F17	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 20 Jun 1913 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - 1930 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - 1935 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Married - 14 Aug 1937 - Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - 1940 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - StreetAddress: Sycamore Street; Age: 26; Occupation: Painter; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker in private work; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 84-31; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; HomeOwnership: Owned; HoursWorked: 40; Income: 492; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 2000; WeeksWorked: 52; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head - 1940 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Residence - 1954 - Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA
	Died - 2 Mar 1979 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Buried - - Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

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Sources

[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 James Melvin
[S327] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Zella Melvin
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=usdirectories&h=560632237&indiv=try
[S327] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Zella Melvin
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=usdirectories&h=102064188&indiv=try
[S317] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 314-10-0086; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for James Melvin
[S266] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for James A. Melvin
[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: m-t0627-01103; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 84-31.
Record for Zella Malvin
[S255] 23andMe DNA, Karen Perkins.
Maternal DNA test report
Haplogroup: U5a1b1
Ethnic Origin: Europe and in Kyrgyzstan

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