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Melvin B Hartzell

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  • Name Melvin B Hartzell 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I13082  Rossville
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2017 

    Father David Daniel Hartzell,   b. 28 Sep 1844, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1937, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Matilda Jane Boots Hartzell,   b. 25 Sep 1851, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1953, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1875  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Hartzell, David and Matilda 1
    Anniversary- Hartzell, David and Matilda 1
    CELEBRATE FIFTY-EIGHTH
    WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
    Mr. and Mrs. David Hartzell were given a surprise Tuesday evening by their children and grand children who went in, to help them celebrate their fifty-eighth wedding anniversary. Ice cream and cake and coffee were served.

    Mr. and Mrs. Hartzell were married at Rossville, February 21, 1875 by the Methodist minister of Rossville.

    Mr. Hartzell came to Rossville in 1868, and in 1872 opened a drug store and continued in that business until 1927 when he retired on account of ill health.

    Mrs. Hartzell who before her marriage was Miss Matilda Boots came from Penn Yan, New York, in 1872, with her father, the late B. F. Boots and her brother M. J. Boots.

    They are the parents of five children, all of whom are living. Ernest D. Hartzell, L. P. Hartzell of Rossville; Mrs. Edna Salley of Silver Lake; Frank D. Hartzell of Chillicothe, Ill., and Melvin B. Hartzell of Seattle, Washington. There are twenty-two grand children and five great grand children.

    The Reporter desires to express the sentiment of Rossville and community in extending heartiest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hartzell upon the completion of their fifty-eight years of married life.

    “Daddy and Grandma” Hartzell are still enjoying an active life and comparatively good health.
    Anniversary- Hartzell, David and Matilda 2
    Anniversary- Hartzell, David and Matilda 2
    Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartzell of Chillicothe, Illinois, arrived in Rossville this (Thursday) morning to attend the 60th wedding anniversary dinner of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hartzell given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Hartzell.
    Anniversary- Hartzell, David and Matilda 3
    Anniversary- Hartzell, David and Matilda 3
    Married 61 Years
    Mr. and Mrs. David Hartzell will observe the 61st anniversary of their wedding Friday of this week February 21. Both are sick and confined to their house at present, but slowly improving. Their many friends extend congratulations on this eventful anniversary.
    Family ID F2657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Melvin Hartzell, Jr.
     2. Fred Hartzell
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2017 13:17:48 
    Family ID F5914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart