Melvin Edward Griest

Melvin Edward Griest

Male 1918 - 1984  (65 years)


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  • NameMelvin Edward Griest  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24] 
    Birth18 Aug 1918 Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24] 
    GenderMale 
    Name?  [25] 
    ResidenceDavenport, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Residence1427 S. Michigan Ave., Davenport Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10, 11] 
    Residence1427 S Michigan Ave Davenport Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 14] 
    ResidenceScott, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Marital Status: Married 
    ResidenceDavenport, Scott, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [24] 
    Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Wife 
    Residence1920 Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son 
    Residence1 Jan 1925 Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence1930 Center, Henry, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son 
    ResidenceAbt 1935 Davenport Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 22] 
    Residence1936 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1938 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1940 Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence1941 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1942 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1944 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1945 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1947 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence20 Jul 1949 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    ResidenceBef 1951 Railroad Board (Issued Through) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Residence1953 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1954 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1955 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1956 Davenport, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1957 Rock Island, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence1959 Rock Island, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death25 Jun 1984 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14] 
    BurialRock Island Arsenal Diff Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 8, 10] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Gryst,   b. Abt 1380, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1450, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  (17 x Great Grandfather) 
    Ruth Ann Roe,   b. 23 Oct 1871, Trenton, Henry, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1949, Pleasant, Appanoose, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person IDI12997 The Global Grist Compendium

    FatherErnest Fredrick Griest,   b. 27 Mar 1893, Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1978, Mt Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa, USA ssdi last res Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationshipnatural 
    MotherWilhelmina Marie Piper,   b. 8 May 1900, Agency Twp Wapello County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1973, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationshipnatural 
    Marriage18 Nov 1914 Henry, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26] 
    Family IDF3047 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1Dorothy Mildred Gile,   b. Abt 1913, Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage30 Sep 1935 Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 22] 
    Children 
     1. Griest
    Family IDF3062 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2  
    Marriage1960 
    Family IDF10321 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3Bernice Stella Appleby,   b. 9 Feb 1919, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1991, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Other Partners: James Gilbert Kent  m. 29 May 1937 
    Marriage1960 Mount Pleasant, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10, 15, 19, 23] 
    Family IDF3063 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Aug 1918 - Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Wife - - Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1920 - Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1 Jan 1925 - Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Center, Henry, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Sep 1935 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1957 - Rock Island, Illinois, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1959 - Rock Island, Illinois, USALink to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Jun 1984 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USALink to Google Earth
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