This information was given to me by my father, Steve Reiber, who got it from his mother, Doris Mellott Reiber.
The link in this family to ours is Catherine Soms (Sams) and Benjamin Truax. Our line comes through their child, Benjamin. The rest of this line in this post continues through another one of their children, Abigail.
Stillwell Mellotte lived in Paris, France. He had 3 sons who left their home in Paris in 1776 with LaFayette’s Army to fight in the Revolutionary War. They remained in the United States and settled in Pennsylvania. The original Mellotte name ended with an E but in most cases the E has been dropped and some have dropped one L.
Theodore was born in France in 1752. He came to America along with 2 brothers with LaFayette’s Army to fight in the Revolutionary War. His Father was Stillwell Mellotte. He settled in Pennsylvania, and here married a girl by the name of Millie. He crossed the Ohio river at Bellaire with his wife and 4 sons in 1802 and settled one and one half miles below Beallsville on “Little Piney” Creek. He cleared the land but later moved down below Beallsville on what was known as Mellotte’s Ridge where he and Millie both died. They were about 80 years of age at the time of their deaths. They had a family of 7: Peter, born in 1777, John, born in 1778, Sarah, Rachel, Ida, Theodorus, born in 1788 and Jacob, born in 1794.
Peter was the first son of Theodore and Millie Mellotte. He was born in a sugar camp during the war with the Indians in 1777. He married a girl name Esther. They took up government land in Ohio and later sold it to his brother Jacob. They had a family of 8: John P., Joseph, William (known as Capt. Bill of Long Bill) Archibald, Peter, Millie, Jane and Ruth.
John P. was the son of Peter and Esther Mellotte. He married and had 4 children: Gus, Mary (she was blind) Wesley (moved to West Virginia) and Anna (married William Umphrey: they had several children. They lived in Sardis, Ohio then moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1913.
Joseph was the son of Peter and Esther Mellotte. He married and had 5 children: John (lived in Pittsburg, Penn.) Luther, Willis, Mary Ann and Martha. Joseph and his family lived in Kansas.
William was the son of Peter and Esther Mellotte. He was married and had 6 children: Gilbert, John, Henry, Sarah, Peter and Hester. He was known as Capt. Bill or Long Bill.
Peter was the son of Peter and Esther Mellotte. He lived at Brown County, Indiana then moved to Plainsville, Kansas. He married and had 6 children: Thomsa, Huma Jane (married William Bailey) William (who I think could possibly be our great-grandfather because the generation matches and they lived in Kansas) Timothy, Peter and Katy (twins)
Millie was the daughter of Peter and Esther Mellotte. She married a man named Neal Varnest.
Jane was the daughter of Peter and Esther Mellotte. She married a man named Bacon.
Ruth was the daughter of Peter and Esther Mellotte. She married a man name Tim Pittman.
John Mellotte was the son of Theodore and Millie Mellotte. He was born in 1778. He married a girl by the name of Mary. He died on May 8, 1845. He is buried in the Baptist Cemetery, Sunsbury Township, Ohio. They had a family of 7: Phoebe, Emily, Elizabeth, William, born in 1799, Theodore, Amos and Noah.
Phoebe was the daughter of John and Mary Mellotte. She married a man named Calvert. They had 3 children: John, Jacob and Mary. This family traveled West.
Emily was the daughter of John and Mary Mellotte. She married a man name Ault.
Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Mary Mellotte. She married a man by the name of David Loy. They had 8 children: William, Frederic, Isaac, Sarah (married Manchester) Amos (3 children: Will, Allie (married Smalley) and Frank) David, James (2 children: Eve (married Clark) and John) and Mary (married John White).
William was the son of John and Mary Mellotte. He was born in 1799.
Amos was the son of John and Mary Mellotte. He married and had 8 children: Sam (lived in Kansas) John, Sally (married Fox) Isaac, Joe, Crawford, Mary and Angeline (married James Mellotte, son of Dave Mellotte)
Theodore was the son of John and Mary Mellotte. He was married and had 8 children: Mary Ann (married Stooky) Emily (married Louis Elliott) William (known as Big Bill) Henry, Amos (lived at Neff Sideing, Belmont County, Ohio) Elizabeth (married Andrew J. Mellotte. They had no children) Margaret (married George Wolfe) and Serena (married Henry Wolfe).
Noah was the son of John and Mary Mellotte. He was married and had 10 children: Willis (never married) Michael, John S. (5 children: Emma, Mike, Armanda, Lou (married Riley) and Anna (married Will Riley. They lived in Beallsville, Ohio) Theodore (lived in Glenco, Belmont County, Ohio) Joshua (2 children: Dennis and Margaret) Mary Ann (1 step-child: Frederick-2 children: Calvin and Frank. They went to California) Margaret, Serena, Joan and Louisa (married Jeffers-2 Children: Emmet and Fred-remarried Wash King. They had no children).
Theodorus was the third son of Theodore and Millie Mellotte. He was born in 1788. He married Elizabeth Trembley who was born in 1793. He died on May 4, 1859. They had a family of 10: John D., Theodore, Levi, Jacob, James, Jemima, Betsy, Benjamin, Abraham and Dave.
John D. married Clarissa Moore. They had 3 children: John (married the first cousin of Benjamin Mellotte-son of Jacob. He died in Brown County, Indiana) George and Michael.
Theodore married Martha Givens. They had 3 children: James David and Wesley were the first two.
Levi married and had 10 children: John (lived in West Virginia) Theodore, Margaret Jane (married Bolen) Elizabeth, Daniel, Amanda (married John Pittman-had a large family) Thomas, Penina, James and Alonzo.
Jacob died at a very young age.
James lived two miles south of Beallsville, Ohio. He married and had 11 children: Elizabeth Ann, William (6 children: Dixen, James B., Emmet E., and Clemmet E. (twins) Frederick and Cloyd) Reason (had a family of 13 or 14) “Doc, LaFayette, Clark, Elmer, Huldy Jane, Cynthia, Clara Belle, and Ellen.
Jemima married.
Betsy married.
Benjamin married and had 6 children: Evaline (married M. Mobley) Nathan (5 children: James, Ella, Bertha, Benjamin and George) James Albert (2 children: Stella and Bernice) Elizabeth (married William Eversole) Louise and Clement (2 children: Lawrence and Clara)
Abraham married and had 3 children: Anna, Mabela and Rebecca.
Dave married Mary Ellen McElroy. They had 9 children: Elizabeth Ann, Alice Serena, Laura Belle, Emma Selena, Henerietta, Eva Peart, George Clement, Amanda Jane, and Della Luella.
Jacob was the youngest child of Theodore and Millie Mellotte. He was born in 1794. He was married in Penn. To Abigial Truax. She was born on March 29, 1796 in Penn. She was the daughter of Benjamin Truax and Catherine Soms. They had a family of 10 children: Joseph and Benjamin (twins) Polly, Susan, Henry, Richard, Catherine, Rebecca and Obediah, and Abigail. Once when she was a little girl she found a bear up a peach tree. She ran to the house and told her father and he shot it. This happened by the Youghougheny River in Penn. Jacob and Abigail moved to Ohio and lived with Jacob’s parents. They later settled on the Wejee Creek, Belmont County, Ohio, about 3 miles below Jacobsburg. They lived for one summer at Thompsons Ferry near Moundsville, Virginia on the Ohio River. They moved back below Beallsville where they bought a farm from Peter, Jacob’s brother. Jacob died on April 14, 1855 and Abigail died in September 1875. They had 8 children: Mary, Peter, Benjamin, Rachel, Andrew Jackson, James B., Obediah and Joseph.
Mary was the daughter of Jacob and Abigail Mellotte. She was born in 1816. She was married twice. First to Dave Varest then to Isaac Anderson. She died in 1866.
Peter was the son of Jacob and Abigail Mellotte. He was born in 1818. He died at the age of 11.
Benjamin was born on April 23, 1821. He married Mary Breechin the winter before his 25th birthday. She was born in 1826. The first 6 years after their marriage they lived on his father’s place. They later moved into a place joining his father’s place which he rented from Isaac Moore’s widow, which they bought from her heirs after her death. Benjamin died at the age of 81 on Sept. 14, 1902 in the cemetery at Beallsville, Ohio. He had been a faithful member of the M.E. Church since early manhood. Mary died at the age of 78. They had 12 children: Mary Abigail (born 1847-married Taylor-2 children: Avis and Clarence) Rebecca James (born 1849-married Myers-died 1940) Charles Breech (born 1855 died 1914) Benjamin Franklin (born 1853) Clara Angeline (born 1855-married Colman-died 1880) George Miller (born 1856-died 1886) Francis Marion (married Cora Huff-died 1946-8 children: Ethel (born 1891-married Robert Russel-1 child:Robert Russel Jr. (born 1919-died1921)-second marriage Herbert Bargewell-2 children: Delbert Lleuellyn (born 1930) and Rita (born 1932) Samuel Wesley (born 1893-married Inez Philbrick-2 children: Geneva (born 1920) and Glen Elden (born 1928) Mattie Irene (born 1896-married Harry Woolsey-3 children: Samuel Wesley (born 1914-married Bette Steward-2 children: Samuel Earl (born 1951) and Jenell (born 1959) Harry Thomas (born 1918-married Faye Young-1 child: Judith Faye (married Robert Lowe) and Marion Elmer (born 1919-married Eva Holmes-3 children: Sharon Lee (born 1941) ??????????????????????? (born 1953) Avis Rebecca (born 1898-died 1937) Eugene Victor (born 1903-married Rose Gillis-5 children: Delores (born 1927) Barbara (born 1928) Carol Gay (born 1930) Duane (born 1935) and Coralie (born 1939) Carl (born 1906-married Leta?? McGowan-2 children: Phyllis (born 1929) and Norman (born 1934) Riley (born 1908-married Catherine Schofield-4 children: Kenneth (born 1933) Keith (born 1934) Stephen (born 1935) and Leland (born 1936) Tempa Ella (born 1911-married Ed Dodge-1 child:Leon (born 1937) Samuel Wesley (born1861-married Lillian Hottel-second marriage Julia Hottel-died 1946) Martha Alice (born 1864-married DeWees-died 1940) Josephene (born 1864 died at the age of 2 months) and Calvin Rhodes (born 1872-died 1873)
Rachel was born in 1823. She was the daughter of Jacob and Abigail Mellotte. She married Jerry Pittman. They had 3 children: Abbie (married Dave Hickman) Mary (married Sherman) and Adam. She died in 1865.
Andrew Jackson was born in 1829. He married Elizabeth Mellotte. She was the daughter of Dave Mellotte and Mary Ellen McElroy. He was the son of Jacob and Abigail Mellotte. They had no children. He died in 1899.
James B. was born in 1831. He was the son of Jacob and Abigail Mellotte. He moved to Portland, Oregon. He married and had 7 children: Bertha (married William Johnson) Emma (married Dave DeLong) Allie (married Andrew Nichols) Lina (married Wilbur Banks) and Blanche. The children and their families all moved to Nebraska.
Obediah was the son of Jacob and Abigail Mellotte. He was born in 1834.
Joseph was the son of Jacob and Abigail Mellotte. He was born in 1837. He lived in Sardis, Ohio.
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