Person Record

Metadata

Name

Meloon, Willis Grant, 1867-1935

Born

Feb. 23, 1867

Birthplace

Newcastle, N.H.

Deceased

Feb. 18, 1935

Deceased where

Portsmouth, N.H.

Places of residence

Newcastle, N.H.
Charlotte, N.C.
Lynn, Mass.
Kittery, Me.
Portsmouth, N.H.

Occupation

Electric companies and railroads:
"Thompson & Houston Electric Co. (Lynn, Mass.)
"Libby & Gould" - Lewiston, Me.
Twin City Gas and Electric Co. - Dover, N.H.
"Portsmouth Electric Railroad"
"Goodrich Falls Electric Co." - purchased with his brother L. L. Meloon.

Father

James M. Meloon.

Mother

Charlotte Campbell.

Spouse

1. Mary L. Dodge, daughter of Eugene R. Dodge and Anna Rebecca Simpson, b. 1872

Children

with Mary:
1. May Dodge Meloon, of Portsmouth, N.H., b. Apr. 13, 1892 in North Carolina, d. Dec. 11, 1976 at York, Me. hospital.
2. Cathelene (or Cathleen) Ivan Meloon, of Portsmouth and Jackson, N.H., b. Aug. 17, 1904 in Kittery, Me., d. Apr. 2, 1002 in York, Me., m. Nov. 1, 1928 in Portsmouth, N.H. to Capt. Henry Keller Wallace, USN (1897-1994), son of William Wallace and Bessie Keller.
3. Willis Grant Meloon, of Conn., b. Nov. 20, 1921, d. Apr. 28, 1974.

Relationships

Spouses: 1. Mary L. Dodge, daughter of Eugene R. Dodge and Anna Rebecca Simpson, b. 1872 in Tennessee, d. Nov. 27, 1908 in Kittery, Me., m. Jan. 27, 1891 in Charlotte, N.C.
2. Jessie F. Fernald, daughter of Paschal M. Fernald and Ellen E. Kimball, b. 1875 in Kittery, Me., d. Nov. 30, 1918 in Portsmouth, N.H. (run over by an automobile), m. Oct. 7, 1911 in Melrose, Mass.
3. Margaretha ("Rita") Schofield, daughter of Harold Schofield and Anna Foster, b. Mar. 28, 1886 in Hartford, Conn., d. Jan. 15, 1965 in Portsmouth, N.H., m. Dec. 2, 1920 in Concord, N.H.