Individual Details

Anna Rebekah White Perry

(15 Jul 1897 - )

Born Anna Rebekah White Perry (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJP5-37W)& (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-ZPMC)daughter of John Jason Perry and Lillie Mae Emslie, Anna was raised after hermother’s death on 6 Sep 1900 by her mother’s sister, Susan Emslie Melaas. In 1900Anna and her mother were living with Anna’s grandfather (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L1-4FR). In 1910 Anna is living with her aunt Susie Melaas, who claims her as her daughter(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGM3-T8B).Anna Perry also uses the surname Melaas in her marriage to Roy MiddlesbrookJohnson in 1916 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLW5-5T8).
Foster mother and aunt: Susie Emslie Melaas 10 Sep 1870 - 22 Oct 1950 Find A Grave Memorial 127677554

Events

Birth15 Jul 1897New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa
Census (family)-shared5 Jun 1900(William Roy Emslie and Anna Walker) Orleans, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Census (family)-shared12 May 1910(Gilbert J. Melaas and Susan Emslie) Vernon Springs, Howard County, Iowa
Marriage24 Feb 1916Howard County, Iowa - Roy Middlesbrook Johnson
Alt nameAnna Rebecca Melaas

Families

SpouseRoy Middlesbrook Johnson (1893 - )
ChildEthelyn Emslie Johnson (1916 - )
FatherJohn Jason Perry (1874 - 1956)
MotherLillie Mae Emslie (1873 - 1900)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

William R Emslie Head M 73 SCOTLAND - Farmer
Ann W Emslie Wife F 71 SCOTLAND
Isabel Emslie Daughter F 30 WISCONSIN
John Emslie Son M 24 IOWA - Farm laborer
Leon Lewis Servant M 23 IOWA - Farm laborer
Lily Perry Daughter F 27 IOWA
Ann Perry Granddaughter F 3 IOWA

Census (family)-shared

Gilbert J Melaas Head M 48 Iowa
Susie Melaas Wife F 39 Iowa
Anna Melaas Daughter F 12 Iowa (their niece, Anna Rebeka Perry)

Marriage

Roy Middlebrook Johnson
Event TypeMarriage
Event Date24 Feb 1916
Event Place, Howard, Iowa, United States
GenderMale
Age22
Birth Year (Estimated)1894
Father's Name George L Johnson
Mother's Name Julia Eolla Middlebrook
Spouse's Name Anna Rebecca Melaas (born Anna Rebekah Perry)
Spouse's GenderFemale
Spouse's Age18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1898
Spouse's Father's NameGilbert J Melaas (foster father)
Spouse's Mother's NameSusan B Ernslie (foster mother & aunt)

Alt name

Anna was raised by her aunt, Susie Emslie Melaas, after the death of her birth mother, Lillie Emslie Perry.

Endnotes

1. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJP5-37W : 12 March 2018), Anna Rebekah White Perry, 15 Jul 1897; citing New Oregon Township, Howard, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,026,521..

2. "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-ZPMC : accessed 26 July 2018), Anna Rebekah Perry, 15 Jul 1897, New Oregon Township, Howard, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 166710, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713786..

3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9L1-4FR : accessed 26 July 2018), Lily Perry in household of William R Emslie, Bluffton & Orleans Townships, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 2A, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,466..

4. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGM3-T8B : accessed 26 July 2018), Gilbert J Melaas, Vernon Springs, Howard, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 25A, family 612, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 406; FHL microfilm 1,374,419..

5. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLW5-5T8 : 4 November 2017), Roy Middlebrook Johnson and Anna Rebecca Melaas, 24 Feb 1916, , Howard, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,480,819..