James V. Melvin
(1910-2004)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Leslie Griswold Holmes

James V. Melvin

  • Born: 9 Mar 1910, Silver City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Leslie Griswold Holmes on 6 Oct 1939 in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States 1
  • Died: 4 Jul 2004, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States at age 94 2
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: 1940 United States Federal: Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States. 4

• Obituary: Rapid City Journal, 4 Jul 2004, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States. 5

James Melvin, 94
Of Rapid City


RAPID CITY - James Melvin, 94, Rapid City, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Leslie Melvin, Rapid City; two sons, Michael Melvin, Sturgis, and John "Marty" Melvin, Rapid City; four daughters, Nancy Kruse, Patricia Samuel and Gerarda Brodin, all of Rapid City, and Mary Rapp, Buffalo Gap.

Arrangements are pending with Osheim-Catron Funeral Home in Rapid City.

• Obituary: Rapid City Journal, 5 Jul 2004, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States. 6

James V Melvin, 94
Of Rapid City South Dakota


RAPID CITY - James V. Melvin, 94, Rapid City, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at his home.

He was born March 9, 1910, in Silver City, to John and Margaret (Shanley) Melvin.

James grew up in the Silver City-Hill City area, graduating from Hill City High School. He went on to attend barber school. He married Leslie Holmes, Oct. 6, 1939, in Hill City.

He was employed by Continental Trailways Bus Lines in the Black Hills for 30 years, retiring in 1975. He was very proud to have received an award for driving over a million miles without an accident.

An avid golfer, he began playing golf after his retirement, continuing to play until a year ago. James made three holes in one, the last when he was 88.

Survivors include his wife Leslie Melvin, Rapid City; two sons, Michael Melvin, Sturgis, and John "Marty" Melvin and his wife, Kelli, Rapid City; four daughters, Nancy Melvin, Rapid City, Patricia Samuel, Rapid City, Mary Rapp and her husband, Frank, Buffalo Gap, and Gerarda Brodin and her husband Mark, Rapid City; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Kevin, in 1968, and his parents.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2004, with a vigil at 7 p.m., at the Osheim-Catron Funeral Home in Rapid City.

Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 8, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Rapid City. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City.

A memorial has been established of Hospice of the Hills.


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James married Leslie Griswold Holmes, daughter of Orrin William Holmes and Lettie Marion Pearl Griswold, on 6 Oct 1939 in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.1 (Leslie Griswold Holmes was born on 9 Jun 1916 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States 7 8 and died on 17 Jun 2006 in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States 7.)


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Sources


1 "South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 16 Jan 2019);

Name: James Melvin
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 29
Birth Date: abt 1910
Residence Post Office: Silver City
Residence Place: Pennington
Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1939
Marriage Place: Pennington, South Dakota, USA
Spouse: Leslie Holmer
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1916
Residence Post Office: Brookings
Residence Place: Brookings
Certificate: 211477

2 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: James V. Melvin
SSN: 479-01-8566
Last Residence: 57701 Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
BORN: 9 Mar 1910
Died: 4 Jul 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951).

3 "South Dakota, Birth Index, 1856-1917," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 15 Jan 2019);

Name: James Melvin
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1910
Birth Place: Pennington, South Dakota, USA
File Date: 22 Oct 1941
Father: John Melvin
Mother: Margaret Shanely
State File Number: 562201

4 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Deadwood, sheet 9B, household 237; digital images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

5 <i>Rapid City Journal</i>, 4 Jul 2004, online archives.

6 <i>Rapid City Journal</i>, 5 Jul 2004, online archives.

7 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Leslie Griswold Melvin
Last Residence: 57701 Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota
BORN: 9 Jun 1916
Died: 17 Jun 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: South Dakota (Before 1951).

8 Minnesota Historical Society, "Minnesota People Records Search," database(http://www.mnhs.org/search/people : accessed 14 Apr 2019);

Holmes,
Birth Certificate Index
Certificate Number: 1916-44481
Birth: June 9, 1916
County of Birth: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Subject: Birth records
Type: Text, Government Record, Historical Records
Mother's Maiden Name: Griswold


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