Her maiden name was alternately spelled Kidney. Her married name also has been spelled Joslyn. Sometimes her first name is spelled Malinda.
Her death certificate lists her birth date as March 14, 1853 - the exact same date as her sister Emma. Emma's birth record proves she was born March 14, 1853 but no birth record has been found yet for Melinda.
obituary:
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, succumbing to a week’s illness of heart trouble.
She was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre and a widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier. Survivors include two children, Mrs. Makin, and a son, Stanley Joslin, of Hollywood, Calif. She is also survived by six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich.
(published in the Wilkes Barre Times Leader; published 3 Feb 1940, Sat • Page 18)
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier, died on Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, after a week’s illness of a heart condition.
The funeral will be held from the Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, Tuesday afternoon, with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Surviving are two children, Stanley Joslin, Hollywood, Calif. and Mrs. Makin of this city; a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich., six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, Mrs. Dorothy Lusko, George, Ruth Robert and Wilma Makin and Idamae Joslin of Hollywood and Robert Lusko. Her husband was a Civil War veteran.
published in the Wilkes Barre Record, 5 Feb 1940, Mon • Page 8
Her death certificate lists her birth date as March 14, 1853 - the exact same date as her sister Emma. Emma's birth record proves she was born March 14, 1853 but no birth record has been found yet for Melinda.
obituary:
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, succumbing to a week’s illness of heart trouble.
She was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre and a widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier. Survivors include two children, Mrs. Makin, and a son, Stanley Joslin, of Hollywood, Calif. She is also survived by six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich.
(published in the Wilkes Barre Times Leader; published 3 Feb 1940, Sat • Page 18)
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier, died on Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, after a week’s illness of a heart condition.
The funeral will be held from the Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, Tuesday afternoon, with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Surviving are two children, Stanley Joslin, Hollywood, Calif. and Mrs. Makin of this city; a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich., six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, Mrs. Dorothy Lusko, George, Ruth Robert and Wilma Makin and Idamae Joslin of Hollywood and Robert Lusko. Her husband was a Civil War veteran.
published in the Wilkes Barre Record, 5 Feb 1940, Mon • Page 8
Her maiden name was alternately spelled Kidney. Her married name also has been spelled Joslyn. Sometimes her first name is spelled Malinda.
Her death certificate lists her birth date as March 14, 1853 - the exact same date as her sister Emma. Emma's birth record proves she was born March 14, 1853 but no birth record has been found yet for Melinda.
obituary:
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, succumbing to a week’s illness of heart trouble.
She was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre and a widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier. Survivors include two children, Mrs. Makin, and a son, Stanley Joslin, of Hollywood, Calif. She is also survived by six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich.
(published in the Wilkes Barre Times Leader; published 3 Feb 1940, Sat • Page 18)
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier, died on Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, after a week’s illness of a heart condition.
The funeral will be held from the Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, Tuesday afternoon, with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Surviving are two children, Stanley Joslin, Hollywood, Calif. and Mrs. Makin of this city; a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich., six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, Mrs. Dorothy Lusko, George, Ruth Robert and Wilma Makin and Idamae Joslin of Hollywood and Robert Lusko. Her husband was a Civil War veteran.
published in the Wilkes Barre Record, 5 Feb 1940, Mon • Page 8
Her death certificate lists her birth date as March 14, 1853 - the exact same date as her sister Emma. Emma's birth record proves she was born March 14, 1853 but no birth record has been found yet for Melinda.
obituary:
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, succumbing to a week’s illness of heart trouble.
She was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre and a widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier. Survivors include two children, Mrs. Makin, and a son, Stanley Joslin, of Hollywood, Calif. She is also survived by six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich.
(published in the Wilkes Barre Times Leader; published 3 Feb 1940, Sat • Page 18)
MRS. MELINDA JOSLIN
Mrs. Melinda Joslin, 87, widow of George D. Joslin, a former mail carrier, died on Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Makin, 434 West Academy Street, after a week’s illness of a heart condition.
The funeral will be held from the Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, Tuesday afternoon, with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Surviving are two children, Stanley Joslin, Hollywood, Calif. and Mrs. Makin of this city; a sister, Mrs. M.A. Blanchard, of Detroit, Mich., six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, Mrs. Dorothy Lusko, George, Ruth Robert and Wilma Makin and Idamae Joslin of Hollywood and Robert Lusko. Her husband was a Civil War veteran.
published in the Wilkes Barre Record, 5 Feb 1940, Mon • Page 8
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