Lortz Family Tree » Melissa Bertha Dancer (1864-1933)

Personal data Melissa Bertha Dancer 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5
  • She was born on November 11, 1864 in Hanover, Jackson, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.Sources 2, 4, 5
  • Resident:
    • Hanover, Jackson, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.Source 5
    • in the year 1900: Liberty, Jackson, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.Source 4
  • She died on May 11, 1933 in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, she was 68 years old.Source 2
  • She is buried May 1933 in Hanover, Jackson County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.Source 2

Household of Melissa Bertha Dancer

She is married to Orlo Lehman Shaw.

They got married on January 31, 1886 at Liberty, Jackson, Michigan, United States, she was 21 years old.Sources 3, 4, 5


Child(ren):

  1. Flossen E Shaw  1887-1916 
  2. Lola E Shaw  1890-????
  3. Clara Belle Shaw  1891-???? 
  4. Clifford H Shaw  1894-1951
  5. Margaret Z Show  1896-????
  6. Gerald Dancer Shaw  1899-????

The couple were divorced from April 3, 1903 at Jackson, Michigan, Verenigde Staten.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Melissa Bertha Dancer

Melissa Bertha Dancer
1864-1933

1886

Orlo Lehman Shaw
1869-1951

Flossen E Shaw
1887-1916
Lola E Shaw
1890-????
Clara Belle Shaw
1891-????
Clifford H Shaw
1894-1951
Margaret Z Show
1896-????
Gerald Dancer Shaw
1899-????

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=44120712&pid=12061
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  2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Liberty, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: 719; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1240719 / Ancestry.com
  5. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday November 11, 1864

  • The temperature on November 11, 1864 was about -4.6 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 7 » American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
    • August 23 » American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
    • August 31 » During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
    • November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
    • November 30 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.

Day of marriage January 31, 1886

  • The temperature on January 31, 1886 was about 1.3 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
    • March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
    • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
    • June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
    • September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.

Day of death May 11, 1933

  • The temperature on May 11, 1933 was between 7.0 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • February 5 » Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.
    • March 31 » The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment in the United States.
    • May 2 » Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.
    • July 8 » The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
    • August 27 » The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
    • October 17 » Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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