Benjamin Franklin Melat and Susan Romelda "Mel" Flowers

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Husband Benjamin Franklin Melat ¹

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            AKA: Frank Melat 2
           Born: 27 Sep 1864 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Apr 1950 - Shreveport, Caddo Co, LA 3
         Buried:  - Shreveport, Caddo Co, LA

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         Father: William Perry Melat (1829-1898) 4
         Mother: Caroline Morrison (1837-1916) 1

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       Marriage: 19 Sep 1891 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 5

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Wife Susan Romelda "Mel" Flowers ^{3 6}

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            AKA: Romella Flowers 2
           Born: 15 Mar 1871 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 May 1945 - Shreveport, Caddo Co, LA 3
         Buried:  - Shreveport, Caddo Co, LA

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         Father: Rev. Franklin McKinley "Frank" Flowers (1833-1914) 2 6
         Mother: Susanna Snyder (1835-1915) 6 7

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Children

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1 F Ada Jane Melat ³

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           Born: 26 Jun 1892 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jul 1974 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

         Spouse: Alvin Schoch (1890-1957/1958) 5
           Marr: 21 Apr 1910 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 9

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2 F Benava Melat ³

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           Born: 1 Sep 1900 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jun 1984 - ? Shreveport, Caddo Co, LA 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph Emmet McAneny (1897-1982) 9

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Franklin Melat

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DKM gives his date of birth as Sept 11.

1 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 11.

2 Unknown, A Feltenberger Genealogy (Franklin, PA: Privately published, ~1965), Pg 5.

3 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 27.

4 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 4.

5 Helen M. Snyder, Snyder - Bump History (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1983), Pg 15.

6 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1125.

7 Helen M. Snyder, Snyder - Bump History (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1983), Pg 14.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 29.

9 D. Kipp Melat, The Melat Family 1799 - 1989 (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1989), Pg 50.