Individual Details
Melissa Ann Masters
(Dec 1828 - 11 Apr 1911)
In 1850, Melissa was living with her sister Phoebe. She married Granderson Smith, 5 Sep 1850, Morgan Co, IL.
1860 Census. Sulphur Springs, Morgan, IL, Hh 2360
Granville Smith, 31, farmer, b. KY
Melissa, 32
George, 9
Martha, age 6
Mary E., age 2
Joshua Evans, 19, farm labor
I did not find them in 1870 - I went page by page through Sulphur Springs.
1880 Census. Sulphur Springs Precinct, Morgan, IL, Hh 31
Granderson Smith, 52
Melissa, 52, wife
Mattie, 25, dau
Charles, 20, son
Phoeba, 16,dau.
Three houses away is William J. Masters - her half-brother - and his family.
Events
| Birth | Dec 1828 | Illinois |  | ||
| Death | 11 Apr 1911 | Pisgah, Morgan County, Illinois |
Families
| Father | William Irwin Masters (1799 - 1842) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane Jones (1805 - 1833) |
| Sibling | Samuel Masters ( - 1850) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Betsy" Masters (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | John B. Masters (1826 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Phoebe Ann Masters (1831 - 1911) |
Endnotes
1. Research of Marlene Jones. Copies of deeds, correspondence from the 1980's rec'd Oct 2001..
2. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940, 1850, IL, Morgan Co, p.324b, Household 2153.