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JOHAN FRIEDRICH ERMENTRAUDT
4-6-2-4-8 BARBARA JANE ARMENTROUT (MELHORN)
b: 13 Sept 1862, Rock. Co., Va.; d: 29 Nov 1922; m: 14 Jan 1891, Covington, Va., to WILTON
ASHBY MELHORN, b: 20 July 1862, Woodstock, Va.; d: 22 July 1929, Ohio; son of John Wesley Melhorn and wife Frances
CAmmon.
CHILDREN: 1. Ralph W (1892-1947). 2. Eva R (1892-1954).
Barbara Jane was bapt. at Pk. Mtn. Ch., 20 Sept 1863.1 Her name appears in the 1870 and 1880 cen. rec. as a girl of 8 and
18 years respectively.2 She was past her 28th birthday when she and Wilton Ashby Melhorn were mar. in Covington, Va., in
1891. Two children were born to them. The mar. license was issued in Rock. Co., Va.,3 and the ceremony was performed by
Rev I Condor. Barbara's husband, Wilton Ashby, was named for the Confederate General Ashby by his father Capt John W
Melhorn who commanded Co. C, 10th Regt. Va. Inf. CSA during the Civil War. After their mar. they made their home in
Charlottesville, Va., where the twins were born. They later moved to New Philadelphia, Ohio, where they were members of
the Luth. Ch. and he worked at his profession as an electrician.4 Barbara died in 1922 and her husband Wilton died 7 years
later in 1929. Both were buried at New Philadelphia, Ohio. nfd
1. Pk. Mtn. Ch. Bapt. Rec.-1148. 2. Rock. Co., Va., 1870 & 1880 USC. 3. Rock. Co., Va., Mar. Rec. Bk 2-87. 4. Letter, Velma Pauline
Melhorn, dau.-in-law, Owosso, Mich., 15 Feb 1959.
4-6-2-4-8-1 RALPH WILTON MELHORN (twin)
b: 24 Jan 1892, Charlottesville, Va.; d: 23Apr1947, Owosso, Mich.; m: 16Apr1917, Sistersville,
W. Va., to VELMA PAULINE JONES, b: 5 June 1894, Palestine (near Fairmount), W. Va.; dau. of Virgil Newton Jones and
wife Myrtle Lilly Boyers.
CHILDREN: 1. Wilton N (1920- ). 2. Marilyn P (1926- ).
Ralph W grad. from Ohio State Univ. with a BS degree in Geology. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WW I in an
Aerial Photo Topographic Unit, Sec. No. 62, ASA. In 1917 he and Velma P Jones were mar. and 2 children were born to them.
After the war Ralph served as a geologist for 2 of the major oil cos. During WW II he was district geologist for PAW and at the
time of his death in 1947 he was in private business as a geology consultant. nfd (Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, 15 Feb 2025)
4-6-2-4-8-1-1 WILTON NEWTON MELHORN
b: 8 July 1920, Sistersville, W. Va.; m: 21Aug1961, Bloomington, Ind., to AGNES LEIGH BECK
OGG, b: 13 June 1926, Wilkinsburg, Penna.
CHILDREN: none in 1962.
Wilton N is a grad. of Mich. State Univ., East Lansing, Mich., and has grad. degrees from N. Y. Univ. and the Univ. of Mich.
He was commissioned in the US Army Air Corps in WW II and saw service as a meteorologist. He was an instructor for a time
in the States and later served in the Pacific Theater. He was returned to inactive duty with a Major's Commission in the U S
Air Force. In 1958 he was assoc. prof. of geology at Purdue Univ. He and Agnes LB Ogg were mar. in 1961. She has a BA
degree in phychology from Chatham Col., Pittsburgh, Penna. nfd (Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, mother)
4-6-2-4-8-1-2 MARILYN PATRICIA MELHORN (EDDY)
b: 1Mar1926, Wooster, Ohio; m: 1948, Owosso, Mich., to JACK DAVIS EDDY, b: 17 May 1923;
son of Jess and Esther Eddy. _
CHILDREN: 1. Jeffery Ralph, b: 2 Sept 1954, Owosso, Mich. 2. Gregory Lee, b: 21 June 1958, Owosso, Mich. nfd
(Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, mother)
4-6-2-4-8-2 EVA ROSALIND MELHORN (HART) (RUPERT) (twin)
b: 24 Jan 1892, Charlottesville, Va.; d: 11 June 1954; m(l): 19 June 2024 to HARRY CARTEN
HART, b: Feb 1877; d: Aug 1933. m(2): 30 Aug 2024 to HOWARD LEE RUPERT, b: 1Nov1889; d:?
(l)CHILDREN: 1. Carten M (1923-1962). 2. Barbara A (1925-1925). 3. Agnes J (1928- ).
(2)CHILDREN: none.
Eva mar. Harry C Hart in 1920. The ceremony was performed at the residence of Bishop Muldoon by Chaplain F C
Renier, USA. They were the parents of 3 children. Harry died in 1933 and Eva was remar. 8 years later to Howard L
Rupert. There were no children to the 2nd mar. Eva died in 1954 and burial was at New Philadelphia, Ohio. nfd
(Data, Velma Pauline Melhorn, sis.-in-law)
4-6-2-4-8-2-1 CARTEN MELHORN HART
b: 29 Jan 1923, Ironton, Ohio; d: 20 Jan 1962, Manila, Philippine Republic; m: 11 Feb 1946,
Long Beach, Calif., to MARILYN LUCILE BRAIN.
CHILDREN: l. Laurel Lynn, b: 10 Oct 2024 (adopted). 2. Deborah Dee, b: 11Apr1955. 3. Robby Prescott, b: 30 Apr
1957.
Carten M was a Lt. Com. in the US Navy stationed at Manila, P. R. He died there from a cerebral hemorrhage. Burial was
in the Golden Gate National Cem., San Bruno, Calif. nfd (Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, aunt, 12 Apr 2024)
4-6-2-4-8-2-2 BARBARA ANN HART
b: 21Jan1925, Ironton, Ohio; d: Jan 1925, Ironton, Ohio. nfd
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4-6-2-4-8 BARBARA JANE ARMENTROUT (MELHORN)
b: 13 Sept 1862, Rock. Co., Va.; d: 29 Nov 1922; m: 14 Jan 1891, Covington, Va., to WILTON
ASHBY MELHORN, b: 20 July 1862, Woodstock, Va.; d: 22 July 1929, Ohio; son of John Wesley Melhorn and wife Frances
CAmmon.
CHILDREN: 1. Ralph W (1892-1947). 2. Eva R (1892-1954).
Barbara Jane was bapt. at Pk. Mtn. Ch., 20 Sept 1863.1 Her name appears in the 1870 and 1880 cen. rec. as a girl of 8 and
18 years respectively.2 She was past her 28th birthday when she and Wilton Ashby Melhorn were mar. in Covington, Va., in
1891. Two children were born to them. The mar. license was issued in Rock. Co., Va.,3 and the ceremony was performed by
Rev I Condor. Barbara's husband, Wilton Ashby, was named for the Confederate General Ashby by his father Capt John W
Melhorn who commanded Co. C, 10th Regt. Va. Inf. CSA during the Civil War. After their mar. they made their home in
Charlottesville, Va., where the twins were born. They later moved to New Philadelphia, Ohio, where they were members of
the Luth. Ch. and he worked at his profession as an electrician.4 Barbara died in 1922 and her husband Wilton died 7 years
later in 1929. Both were buried at New Philadelphia, Ohio. nfd
1. Pk. Mtn. Ch. Bapt. Rec.-1148. 2. Rock. Co., Va., 1870 & 1880 USC. 3. Rock. Co., Va., Mar. Rec. Bk 2-87. 4. Letter, Velma Pauline
Melhorn, dau.-in-law, Owosso, Mich., 15 Feb 1959.
4-6-2-4-8-1 RALPH WILTON MELHORN (twin)
b: 24 Jan 1892, Charlottesville, Va.; d: 23Apr1947, Owosso, Mich.; m: 16Apr1917, Sistersville,
W. Va., to VELMA PAULINE JONES, b: 5 June 1894, Palestine (near Fairmount), W. Va.; dau. of Virgil Newton Jones and
wife Myrtle Lilly Boyers.
CHILDREN: 1. Wilton N (1920- ). 2. Marilyn P (1926- ).
Ralph W grad. from Ohio State Univ. with a BS degree in Geology. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WW I in an
Aerial Photo Topographic Unit, Sec. No. 62, ASA. In 1917 he and Velma P Jones were mar. and 2 children were born to them.
After the war Ralph served as a geologist for 2 of the major oil cos. During WW II he was district geologist for PAW and at the
time of his death in 1947 he was in private business as a geology consultant. nfd (Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, 15 Feb 2025)
4-6-2-4-8-1-1 WILTON NEWTON MELHORN
b: 8 July 1920, Sistersville, W. Va.; m: 21Aug1961, Bloomington, Ind., to AGNES LEIGH BECK
OGG, b: 13 June 1926, Wilkinsburg, Penna.
CHILDREN: none in 1962.
Wilton N is a grad. of Mich. State Univ., East Lansing, Mich., and has grad. degrees from N. Y. Univ. and the Univ. of Mich.
He was commissioned in the US Army Air Corps in WW II and saw service as a meteorologist. He was an instructor for a time
in the States and later served in the Pacific Theater. He was returned to inactive duty with a Major's Commission in the U S
Air Force. In 1958 he was assoc. prof. of geology at Purdue Univ. He and Agnes LB Ogg were mar. in 1961. She has a BA
degree in phychology from Chatham Col., Pittsburgh, Penna. nfd (Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, mother)
4-6-2-4-8-1-2 MARILYN PATRICIA MELHORN (EDDY)
b: 1Mar1926, Wooster, Ohio; m: 1948, Owosso, Mich., to JACK DAVIS EDDY, b: 17 May 1923;
son of Jess and Esther Eddy. _
CHILDREN: 1. Jeffery Ralph, b: 2 Sept 1954, Owosso, Mich. 2. Gregory Lee, b: 21 June 1958, Owosso, Mich. nfd
(Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, mother)
4-6-2-4-8-2 EVA ROSALIND MELHORN (HART) (RUPERT) (twin)
b: 24 Jan 1892, Charlottesville, Va.; d: 11 June 1954; m(l): 19 June 2024 to HARRY CARTEN
HART, b: Feb 1877; d: Aug 1933. m(2): 30 Aug 2024 to HOWARD LEE RUPERT, b: 1Nov1889; d:?
(l)CHILDREN: 1. Carten M (1923-1962). 2. Barbara A (1925-1925). 3. Agnes J (1928- ).
(2)CHILDREN: none.
Eva mar. Harry C Hart in 1920. The ceremony was performed at the residence of Bishop Muldoon by Chaplain F C
Renier, USA. They were the parents of 3 children. Harry died in 1933 and Eva was remar. 8 years later to Howard L
Rupert. There were no children to the 2nd mar. Eva died in 1954 and burial was at New Philadelphia, Ohio. nfd
(Data, Velma Pauline Melhorn, sis.-in-law)
4-6-2-4-8-2-1 CARTEN MELHORN HART
b: 29 Jan 1923, Ironton, Ohio; d: 20 Jan 1962, Manila, Philippine Republic; m: 11 Feb 1946,
Long Beach, Calif., to MARILYN LUCILE BRAIN.
CHILDREN: l. Laurel Lynn, b: 10 Oct 2024 (adopted). 2. Deborah Dee, b: 11Apr1955. 3. Robby Prescott, b: 30 Apr
1957.
Carten M was a Lt. Com. in the US Navy stationed at Manila, P. R. He died there from a cerebral hemorrhage. Burial was
in the Golden Gate National Cem., San Bruno, Calif. nfd (Letter, Velma Pauline Melhorn, aunt, 12 Apr 2024)
4-6-2-4-8-2-2 BARBARA ANN HART
b: 21Jan1925, Ironton, Ohio; d: Jan 1925, Ironton, Ohio. nfd
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