Melzar Townsend McNally^[1]

1888 - 1948  (60 years)

• Name	Melzar Townsend McNally
  Birth	1 Jul 1888	Armour, Douglas County, South Dakota, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	773CE92BD6174B5E9C98C04093544069211B
  Death	4 Dec 1948	, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I3771	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Josiah Alfred McAnally,   b. 25 Aug 1861, Brownsville, Houston County, Minnesota, USA d. 23 Apr 1936, Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Esther Sisson,   b. 30 Nov 1860, , , Minnesota, USA d. 16 Aug 1919, Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1882	, Houston County, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F1175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Belle Polzin,   b. 3 Nov 1876, St. Charles, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. 23 Feb 1917, Stockton, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1909	, Windham County, Vermont, USA
  	October 9, 1909 Winona Republican Herald: "A pretty home wedding took place Wednesday October 6th at the home of Mr & Mrs Emil Polzin, when their daughter Claribel was united in marriage to Mellie T. McNally, Rev. Mr Claus of Lewiston officiating. The bride was attired in dainty white and carried brides roses while her traveling suit was blue silk with hat and gloves to match. The Misses Anna and Lydia Polzin, sisters of the bride, acted as bridesmaids, and Ollie McNally brother of the groom was best man with Chris Polzin, a brother of the bride. Miss Claribel is the second daughter of Mr and Mrs Polzin and is a highly esteemed young lady. The groom is the second son of Mr & Mrs J.A. McNally and is one of our promising young farmers. Mr & Mrs McNally left on the Northwestern Train for Dakota, where they will visit friends. Mr & Mrs McNally will reside on the Saxton farm and will be at home to their friends after Oct 20th. The wedding guests from out of the city present were Chris Polzin of Waseca, Mr & Mrs Lee and daughters Pearl and Ester of Dakota." [7]
  Children	1. Luverne McNally,   b. 4 Oct 1911, Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA d. Jun 1945, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA (Age 33 years)   2. Leland John McNally,   b. 27 Jan 1920   d. 26 Oct 1923, Saint Charles, Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F1358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 6 Oct 1909 - , Windham County, Vermont, USA Death - 4 Dec 1948 - , Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  March 3, 1924 Winona Republican Herald: "Three fires in 90 minutes destroyed the St. Croix County Home for the Aged and damaged two dwellings, one the residence of M.T. McNally, President of the Bank of New Richland. (Wisconsin)" [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Paul Forstad, Families of Paul Forstad and Peggy Tygart, (Updated 2/24/2002 E-mail address: paf2@murlin.com). [S12] 1900 Federal Census, Winona County, Homer Twp Ed 180 sheet 8 B (Reliability: 3). [S782] file # 600240 filed 6/20/1942 (Reliability: 3). Melzar Townsend McNally b. 1 July 1888 Douglas County s/o Josiah Alfred McNally and Esther Sisson [S183] . [S616] County Clerks, Death Certificates Minnesota, (MNHS Data Base), Cert Id # 1948-MN-004790 (Reliability: 3). [S161] McNally Family Record, (Handwritten document 3nd page has inscription at the top "Information from Mrs. William (Pearl) Brennan), 29 Jan 2002 (Reliability: 2). [S160] Sheila Marie McNally, McNally Family Tree, 4 Mar 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S160] Sheila Marie McNally, McNally Family Tree (Reliability: 3).