Individual Details
Melissa Jane Barnes
(1 Jan 1847 - 24 Feb 1898)
The 1880 census lists both of Melissa's parents as being born in Kentucky
Events
| Birth | 1 Jan 1847 | Missouri, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1860 | Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 Nov 1861 | Mendocino, California, United States - William Preston English | | ||
| Census (family) | 15 Jul 1870 | Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States - William Preston English | | | |
| Census (family) | 1880 | Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States - William Preston English | | | |
| Death | 24 Feb 1898 | Redwood Valley, Mendocino, California, United States | | ||
| Burial | Redwood Valley Cemetery, Mendocino, California, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | William Preston English (1834 - 1908) |
| Child | Charles Amos English (1862 - 1935) |
| Child | Mary M. English (1865 - 1936) |
| Child | James Preston English (1868 - 1868) |
| Child | Martha Elizabeth English (1869 - ) |
| Child | infant English (1871 - 1871) |
| Child | Nancy E. "Eva" English (1877 - 1953) |
| Child | William Edwin English (1879 - 1953) |
| Child | Emma Jane English (1879 - 1957) |
| Father | Amos Barnes (1811 - 1893) |
| Mother | Mary Tucker (1814 - ) |
| Sibling | Dolly Eveline Barnes (1834 - 1910) |
| Sibling | James Barnes (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Samantha Barnes (1837 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Barnes (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary May Barnes (1850 - ) |
Notes
Census
This is a possible record for Melissa Jane Barnes- wife Evaline is said to be nee BarnesJ. W. POWERS 30 M FARMER MISSOURI
EVALINE 24 F MISSOURI
WILLIAM 7 M CALIF
MARTHA A 4 F CALIF
GEORGE 3 M CALIF
JAMES 1 M CALIF
JANE BARNES (Bains) 13 F SERVANT MISSOURI
Census (family)
pg 18567 65 English, W. T. 36 M W Farmer 2500, 4000 Missouri
Melissa J. 24 F W Keeps House "
Charles A. 8 M W Goes to School California
Mary M. 5 F W " "
Martha E. 1 F W "
Census (family)
William ENGLISH Self M Male W 46 MO Stock Raiser TN TNMelissa ENGLISH Wife M Female W 35 MO Keeping House KY KY
Charles ENGLISH Son S Male W 17 CA At Home MO MO
Mary ENGLISH Dau S Female W 15 CA At Home MO MO
Martha ENGLISH Dau S Female W 11 CA At Home MO MO
Nancy ENGLISH Dau S Female W 3 CA At Home MO MO
Emma J. ENGLISH Dau S Female W 6M CA At Home MO MO
William ENGLISH Son S Male W 6M CA At Home MO MO
John BURGESS Other Male W 49 MO Farm Laborer KY TN
Clave BURGESS Other Male W 21 CA Farm Laborer MO TN
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Source Information:
Census Place Calpella, Mendocino, California
Family History Library Film 1254068
NA Film Number T9-0068
Page Number 216D
Burial
English, Melissa J. 01/01/1847 02/24/1898 Wife of Wm. P. EnglishEndnotes
1. pcarna@pacific.net, "Redwood Valley Cemetery: A list of burials in the Redwood Valley Cemetery, Mendocino Co., CA. ," database, USGenWeb Archives (http://files.usgwarchives.org/ca/mendocino/cemeteries/redwood.txt : accessed 28 March 2010), English.
2. Barney, Floyd E., Research on the English family of Mendocino Co., CA. (Mendocino Co., CA: Floyd E. Barney.).
3. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 27 October 2013), William English and Jane Barns, 1861.
4. 1870 Census, Mendocino Co., California (Microfilm from Sonoma Co. Library Annex, Santa Rosa., CA Read 5/11/00, Nancy EH Prouty.).
5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
6. pcarna@pacific.net, "Redwood Valley Cemetery: A list of burials in the Redwood Valley Cemetery, Mendocino Co., CA. ," database, USGenWeb Archives (http://files.usgwarchives.org/ca/mendocino/cemeteries/redwood.txt : accessed 28 March 2010), English.
7. pcarna@pacific.net, "Redwood Valley Cemetery: A list of burials in the Redwood Valley Cemetery, Mendocino Co., CA. ," database, USGenWeb Archives (http://files.usgwarchives.org/ca/mendocino/cemeteries/redwood.txt : accessed 28 March 2010), English.