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Melissa West

Female Abt 1816 - Aft 1880  (~ 65 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Melissa West was born about 1816 in Louisiana; died after 1880.

    Notes:

    The daughter of Richard WEST and Charity DICKERSON.

    Melissa married Albert Amos Nantz before 1837 in Louisiana. Albert was born about 1816 in Louisiana; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John T. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Dec 1837 in Louisiana; and died.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1844 in Louisiana; died before 1870.
    3. 4. James Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1845 in Louisiana; and died.
    4. 5. Mary Jane Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1848 in Louisiana; and died.
    5. 6. Thomas H. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1851 in Texas; died before 1920 in Jasper County, Texas.
    6. 7. Irene Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1854 in Texas; and died.
    7. 8. Silas Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1858 in Texas; and died.
    8. 9. William T. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1860 in Texas; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John T. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born about Dec 1837 in Louisiana; and died.

    Notes:

    1880 Federal Census:

    Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John T NANTZ Self M Male W 42 LA Black Smi Elizabeth NANTZ Wife M Female W 40 GA Keeping House NC NC Nancy NANTZ Dau S Female W 20 TX LA GA Eliza M NANTZ Dau S Female W 11 TX At Scho Everett NANTZ Son S Male W 6 TX LA GA Crissa A NANTZ Dau S Female W 3 TX LA GA Bertha V NANTZ Dau S Female W 1 TX LA GA Source Information:
    Census Place Jasper, Texas
    Family History Library Film 1255313
    NA Film Number T9-1313
    Page Number 160C

    John married Elizabeth Morgan on 13 May 1858 in Jasper County, Texas. Elizabeth (daughter of Duncan Morgan and Elizabeth Bell) was born on 5 May 1838 in Decatur County, Georgia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Nancy Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1860 in Texas; and died.
    2. 11. Elizabeth M. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1868 in Texas; and died.
    3. 12. Monroe Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1869 in Texas; died before 1880 in Texas.
    4. 13. Everett Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1874 in Texas; and died.
    5. 14. Crissa A. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1876 in Texas; and died.
    6. 15. Bertha V. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1879 in Texas; and died.

  2. 3.  Elizabeth Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born about 1844 in Louisiana; died before 1870.

    Elizabeth married Richard Williams on 15 Aug 1865 in Newton County, Texas. Richard was born before 1844; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Mary Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1867 in Texas; and died.

  3. 4.  James Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born about 1845 in Louisiana; and died.

    James married Elizabeth Richardson on 10 Dec 1864 in Jasper County, Texas. Elizabeth was born before 1848; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Mary Jane Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born about 1848 in Louisiana; and died.

    Mary married James M. Morgan on 21 Dec 1868 in Jasper County, Texas. James (son of Duncan Morgan and Elizabeth Kelley) was born about 1846 in Decatur County, Georgia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Thomas H. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born about 1851 in Texas; died before 1920 in Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1880 Federal Census:

    Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Thomas M. NANTZ Self M Male W 29 TX Tie Mak
    Eliza NANTZ Wife M Female W 30 TX Keeping NC GA
    Amanda NANTZ Dau S Female W 8 TX TX TX
    Solomon NANTZ Son S Male W 7 TX TX TX
    Ida M. NANTZ Dau S Female W 5 TX TX TX
    Mary A. NANTZ Dau S Female W 4 TX TX TX
    Joseph L. NANTZ Son S Male W 3 TX TX TX
    Emma J. NANTZ Dau S Female W 9M TX TX TX Source Information:
    Census Place Precinct 4, Jasper, Texas
    Family History Library Film 1255313
    NA Film Number T9-1313
    Page Number 162C

    Thomas married Eliza Naila Morgan on 23 Feb 1871 in Jasper County, Texas. Eliza (daughter of Duncan Morgan and Elizabeth Kelley) was born about 1850 in Texas; died about 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Amanda Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1872 in Texas; and died.
    2. 18. Solomon Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1873 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 27 May 1942 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.
    3. 19. Ida Mae Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1874 in Texas; died on 16 Jan 1948; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.
    4. 20. Mary A. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1876 in Texas; and died.
    5. 21. Joseph L. Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1878 in Texas; and died.
    6. 22. Emma Julia Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1879 in Texas; and died.
    7. 23. Ada Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1881 in Texas; and died.
    8. 24. Cloa Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1883 in Texas; and died.
    9. 25. Lewis Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1885 in Texas; and died.
    10. 26. Myrtie Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1888 in Texas; and died.
    11. 27. Bertie Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1894 in Texas.
    12. 28. Lottie Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1896 in Texas.

  6. 7.  Irene Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born about 1854 in Texas; and died.

    Family/Spouse: William M. Kelley. William was born about 1854; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Hiram F. Kelley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1876 in Texas; and died.
    2. 30. Thomas E. Kelley  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1878 in Texas; and died.

  7. 8.  Silas Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born about 1858 in Texas; and died.

  8. 9.  William T. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Melissa1) was born in Jan 1860 in Texas; and died.

    William married Zinah Lowe on 17 Jun 1879 in Newton County, Texas. Zinah was born in Sep 1860; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Ida Emma Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1880 in Texas; and died.
    2. 32. Richard Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1881 in Texas; and died.
    3. 33. Clara Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1883 in Texas; and died.
    4. 34. Fannie Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1885 in Texas; and died.
    5. 35. John Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1888 in Texas; and died.
    6. 36. Arthur Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1890 in Texas.
    7. 37. Lewis Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1892 in Texas.
    8. 38. Clyde Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1893 in Texas.
    9. 39. Virgil Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1897 in Texas.
    10. 40. Leo Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Aug 1899 in Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Nancy Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1860 in Texas; and died.

    Nancy married J.R. Dickerson on 19 Jun 1881 in Jasper County, Texas. J.R. was born about 1856 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Elizabeth M. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1868 in Texas; and died.

    Elizabeth married Jefferson D. Yeates on 27 Oct 1895 in Jasper County, Texas. Jefferson was born about 1865 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 12.  Monroe Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1869 in Texas; died before 1880 in Texas.

  4. 13.  Everett Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1874 in Texas; and died.

    Everett married Sarah Ellen Richardson on 7 Sep 1898 in Jasper County, Texas. Sarah was born in 1877 in Jasper County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  Crissa A. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 4 Sep 1876 in Texas; and died.

  6. 15.  Bertha V. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Dec 1879 in Texas; and died.

  7. 16.  Mary Williams Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elizabeth2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1867 in Texas; and died.

  8. 17.  Amanda Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1872 in Texas; and died.

  9. 18.  Solomon Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 1 Mar 1873 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 27 May 1942 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Name: Sol Nantz
    Death Date: 27 May 1942
    Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race:
    Death Age: 69 years 2 months 26 days
    Estimated Birth Date: 1873
    Birth Date:
    Birthplace: Jasper County, Texas
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Thomas Lee Nantz
    Father's Birthplace: Georgia
    Mother's Name: Eliza Morgan
    Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
    Occupation: Repairman, Bicycle
    Informant: Mrs. Charles Ehret, Kirbyville
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place: Kirbyville
    Burial Date:
    Cause of Death: Severe brain injury with basal skull fracture, multiple fractures of chest and at shoulder girdle, pedestrian stuck by car, hit and run driver, Silsbee, Texas
    Film Number: 2137101
    Digital Film Number: 4168366
    Image Number: 1578
    Reference Number: 22625
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Solomon married Emma Blanche Jennings in 1898. Emma was born on 24 Nov 1875 in Texas; died on 13 Jan 1916; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Zona Marjorie Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1899 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 16 Aug 1955 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.
    2. 42. Cecil Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Texas.
    3. 43. Lee Nantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Texas.

    Solomon married Maggie Reiff on 21 Apr 1918 in Jefferson County, Texas. Maggie was born on 28 Jul 1879 in Indiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 19.  Ida Mae Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 20 Sep 1874 in Texas; died on 16 Jan 1948; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.

    Ida married Archibald Duncan Morgan on 16 Jul 1903 in Jasper County, Texas. Archibald (son of Malachi Lewis Morgan and Mary Elizabeth West) was born on 2 Jul 1879 in Roganville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 25 Jun 1949 in Warren, Tyler County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. J.P. Morgan  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1910 in Texas.
    2. 46. Maidaleen Morgan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1912 in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.

  11. 20.  Mary A. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1876 in Texas; and died.

  12. 21.  Joseph L. Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1878 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    The 1910 census indicated he was a blacksmith in a repair shop, and living with his parents in Kirbyville. He moved to Orange County, Texas prior to 1920, and was boarding in the home of Alice Herron. I was unable to decipher his occupation. He returned to Jasper prior to the 1930 census. He appears to have remained single.


  13. 22.  Emma Julia Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1879 in Texas; and died.

  14. 23.  Ada Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1881 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    She lived with her mother and sibling in 1910 and 1930, but was with her sister Ida Nantz Morgan at the time of the 1920 census. In 1930, she was listed as seamstress, working at home. She was listed as single on all three census reports.


  15. 24.  Cloa Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1883 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    Was living with her mother at the time of the 1920 census.


  16. 25.  Lewis Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1885 in Texas; and died.

    Notes:

    The 1910 census showed he was a dry goods salesman. At the time of the 1920 census, he was in Port Arthur, Texas, married to a woman named Georgia, and the stepfather of Eugene Monroe, age 8, and Martha E. Monroe, as 1 year old. He was an accounting clerk at an oil refinery.


  17. 26.  Myrtie Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1888 in Texas; and died.

  18. 27.  Bertie Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1894 in Texas.

    Notes:

    Bertie was living with her mother and several siblings at the time of the 1920 and 1930 census. She was single, and her occupation was that of a sales lady at a dry goods store.


  19. 28.  Lottie Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1896 in Texas.

    Notes:

    Lottie was living with her mother and several siblings at the time of the 1920 and 1930 census. She was listed as single.


  20. 29.  Hiram F. Kelley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Irene2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1876 in Texas; and died.

  21. 30.  Thomas E. Kelley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Irene2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1878 in Texas; and died.

  22. 31.  Ida Emma Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1880 in Texas; and died.

  23. 32.  Richard Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Jan 1881 in Texas; and died.

  24. 33.  Clara Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Dec 1883 in Texas; and died.

  25. 34.  Fannie Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Nov 1885 in Texas; and died.

  26. 35.  John Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Jan 1888 in Texas; and died.

  27. 36.  Arthur Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Mar 1890 in Texas.

  28. 37.  Lewis Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Mar 1892 in Texas.

  29. 38.  Clyde Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Nov 1893 in Texas.

  30. 39.  Virgil Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Apr 1897 in Texas.

  31. 40.  Leo Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Melissa1) was born in Aug 1899 in Texas.


Generation: 4

  1. 41.  Zona Marjorie Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (18.Solomon3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 27 Jul 1899 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 16 Aug 1955 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Name: Zona M Ehret
    Death Date: 16 Aug 1955
    Death Place: Kirbyville, Jasper, Texas, United States
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Death Age: 56 years 19 days
    Estimated Birth Date:
    Birth Date: 27 Jul 1899
    Birthplace: Kirbyville Texas
    Marital Status:
    Spouse's Name:
    Father's Name: Soloman Nantz
    Father's Birthplace:
    Mother's Name: Blanche Jennings
    Mother's Birthplace:
    Occupation:
    Place of Residence:
    Cemetery:
    Burial Place:
    Burial Date:
    Additional Relatives:
    Film Number: 2114444
    Digital Film Number: 4136192
    Image Number: 00198
    Reference Number: 40188
    Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

    Zona married Charles Augustus Ehret on 24 Feb 1917 in Jasper County, Texas. Charles was born on 30 Aug 1893 in Louisiana; died on 5 Jul 1971; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Charles Augustus Ehret, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1921 in Jasper County, Texas; died in Apr 1981 in Perryville, Perry County, Arkansas.
    2. 48. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 42.  Cecil Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (18.Solomon3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1903 in Texas.

  3. 43.  Lee Nantz Descendancy chart to this point (18.Solomon3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1905 in Texas.

  4. 44.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.Solomon3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 51. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 45.  J.P. Morgan Descendancy chart to this point (19.Ida3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born about 1910 in Texas.

  6. 46.  Maidaleen Morgan Descendancy chart to this point (19.Ida3, 6.Thomas2, 1.Melissa1) was born on 1 May 1912 in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Fred White. Fred was born on 28 Mar 1912 in Polk County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 52. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


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