Melvin stewart
washington
This is a census from Wisconsin 1900, showing who was in Melvin’s house when he was 17 years old. It shows he was a farm labourer born to a mother from Pennsylvania and a farmer father from Wisconsin.
"Customer Login." Ancestry Login. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 June 2017.
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This census from King county, Washington in 1917 shows Melvin as being the head of his house, with wife Martha and son Sterling.
"Customer Login." Ancestry Login. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June 201
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Melvin registered for World War 1 out of King County, Washington in 1917
"Fold3 Search." Fold3. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June 201
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In 1918, Melvin was on board a destroyer ship that collided with another ship in the coast of England, killing 15 service members, including Melvin S. Stew.
"Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, November 15, 1918, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6." News about Chronicling America RSS. Hofer Bros., n.d. Web. 08 June 201
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This was the USS Shaw, after her collision with the Aquitania
Destroyer Photo Index DD-68 USS SHAW. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 June 2017.
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This is another source showing the U.S.S. Shaw after collision with HMS Aquitania that occurred October 9 1918.
Citation: Willshaw, Fred. "USS SHAW (DD-68)." Destroyer Photo Index DD-68 USS SHAW. NavSource Naval History, 18 Apr. 2009. Web. 30 May 2017.
www.navsource.org/archives/05/068.htm
www.navsource.org/archives/05/068.htm
This is a newspaper article describing the collision between the Shaw and the Aquitania. This Melvin S. Stewart to died during this incident
The Ocala evening star. (Ocala, Fla.), 16 Nov. 1918. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
