Individual Details
Melvin Scott Stanwood
(10 Nov 1882 - 31 Aug 1962)
Events
| Birth | 10 Nov 1882 | Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1 May 1885 | Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | 10 Jun 1895 | Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1900 | Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota | | ||
| News | 20 Mar 1902 | Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Residence | 18 Feb 1904 | Grantsburg, Burnett, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| News | 18 Feb 1904 | Visits sister Georgiana - Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| News | 3 Mar 1904 | Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| News | 12 Oct 1905 | Tri State Telephone Company news - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 16 Aug 1908 | Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States - Charlotte Dunbar | | ||
| Census | 6 May 1910 | South Boise Village, Ada, Idaho, United States | | ||
| Correspondence | 15 Mar 1917 | Lottie Stanwood to Lavina Stanwood | | ||
| Correspondence | 7 Apr 1917 | | |||
| Correspondence | 1919 | Lottie Stanwood to Lavina Stanwood - Vallejo, Solano, California, United States | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Vallejo, Solano, California, United States | | ||
| News | 19 Feb 1920 | Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 2 Apr 1928 | Napa, Napa, California, United States - Birdie M Franklin | | ||
| Census | 10 Apr 1930 | Napa, Napa, California, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1930 | Gladys W | |||
| News | 20 May 1939 | Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| News | 25 Dec 1946 | Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| News | 30 Apr 1947 | Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Death | 31 Aug 1962 | Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States | |||
| Obituary | Sep 1962 | California | |||
| Burial | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Birdie M Franklin (1894 - 1938) |
| Spouse | Charlotte Dunbar (1890 - 1924) |
| Child | Bernice Stanwood I (1910 - 1986) |
| Child | Bert J Stanwood (1914 - 1944) |
| Spouse | Gladys W (1897 - 1988) |
| Father | Albert Jerome Stanwood (1848 - 1921) |
| Mother | Lavina Spencer Bursley (1848 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Georgiana Stanwood (1872 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Lavina Stanwood (1874 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Bert Jerome Stanwood (1875 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Stanwood (1878 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Frederick Clinton Stanwood (1880 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Susan Belle Stanwood (1885 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Fanny Stanwood (1888 - 1888) |
Endnotes
1. "Births Index 1870-1899", Sherburne History Center, entry for Melvin Scott Stanwood, b 10 Nov 1882, accessed 3 February 2013.
2. 1885 Minnesota State Census, Sherburne County || Sherburne Co., (Town not specified); pp. 6-7 (447-448 written in margins), family no. 46, Albert, Lavina, Georgiana, Lavina, Bertie J., Benjamin, Freddie and Melvin Stanwood, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1885, roll MNSC_44; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2015).
3. 1895 Minnesota State Census, Rice County || Rice Co., (Northfield); p. 10, family 50, Albert and Lavina Stanwood with Bert, Lavina, Benjamin, Fred, Melvin and Susan Stanwood, Minnesota Historical Society, roll V290_93; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2015).
4. 1900 U.S. Census, Rice County, Minnesota || Rice Co., Minn., population schedule , Bridgewater, enumeration district (ED) 146, sheet 6A, dwelling 113, family 116, Albert, Lavina, Bert J., Benjamin, Fred, Melvin and Susan Stanwood; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2015); NARA microfilm publication T623.
5. "Local," The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 20 March 1902, A. J. Stanwood loses valuable team, Melvin Stanwood narrowly avoids drowning, p. 5, c. 3; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 17 March 2012).
6. "Local," The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 18 February 1904, Melvin Stanwood visits sister, Mrs. H.E. Cravens, p. 5, c. 3; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 17 March 2012).
7. "Local," The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 18 February 1904, Melvin Stanwood visits sister, Mrs. H.E. Cravens, p. 5, c. 3; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 17 March 2012).
8. "Local," The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 3 March 1904, Melvin Stanwood, p. 5, c. 3; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 18 March 2012).
9. "Items of Interest," The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 12 October 1905, Melvin Stanwood takes charge of Tri State Telephone, p. 5; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 18 March 2012).
10. United States, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 ", entry for Melvin Stanwood and Lottie Dunbar, citing certificate no. 7238.
11. 1910 U.S. Census, Ada County, Idaho || Ada Co., Idaho, population schedule , South Boise, enumeration district (ED) 22, sheet 9A, dwelling 185, family 187, Melvin and Edith C Stanwood, and unnamed female infant; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 June 2007); NARA microfilm publication T624.
12. Stanwood, Charlotte "Lottie" (Dunbar), Letter to Lavina (Bursley) Stanwood (1512 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota), 15 March 1917 (postmark), Postcard front displays “Hearty Greetings” for Saint Patrick’s Day.
13. Stanwood, Charlotte "Lottie" (Dunbar), Letter to Mrs. A.J. Stanwood (Lavina Bursley Stanwood), 7 April 1917 (postmark), Easter Greeting card signed, “From Lottie & Stan”.
14. Stanwood, Charlotte "Lottie" (Dunbar), Letter to Lavina (Bursley) Stanwood, (2119 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN), 1919 (postmark), On front of postcard appears “section of Vallejo, Cal. Looking East.”.
15. 1920 U.S. Census, Solano County, California || Solano Co., Calif., population schedule , Valejo, enumeration district (ED) 207, sheet 28B, 333 Coghlan St, dwelling 211, family 253, Vallejo, sheet 28B, Melvin and Edith C Stanwood, with Bernice I and Bertram J. Stanwood, and William H and Katherine Gibb, boarders; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 April 2010); NARA microfilm publication T625.
16. "Mrs. Lavina Stanwood," obituary, The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 19 February 1920, Lavina Stanwood, p. 1, c. 1; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 11 November 2011).
17. "Napa Couple Wed in this City Monday - Mrs. Birdie Holmes is Bride of M. S. Stanwood," The Napa Valley (California) Register, 4 April 1928, M. S. Stanwood and Mrs. Birdie Holmes, p. 1, c. 5; online images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 30 December 2019).
18. 1930 U.S. Census, Napa County, California || Napa Co., Calif., population schedule , Napa, enumeration district (ED) 28-6, sheet 7A, 1716 Jefferson St., dwelling 180, family 188, Melvin and Birdie Stanwood with son Bert Stanwood, and step-children Marian, Robert, Elvan and Marjorie Holmes; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 May 2016); NARA microfilm publication T626.
19. "Death notices," The Minneapolis (Minnesota) Star, 20 May 1939, Georgiana Cravens, p. 8; online images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 2011).
20. Minneapolis Tribune, 25 December 1946, obituary, Susan Simpson..
21. "Obituaries and funerals," The Minneapolis (Minnesota) Star, 29 April 1947, Bert J. Stanwood, p. 27; online images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 October 2021).