John Melson Sr, died of Bright's Disease. He was born in Ohio in 1843. He served in the 60th Reg. Ohio Volunteers and re-inlisted in 88th Ohio until the end of the Civil War. He married Mary Pfiester, his now mentally afflicted widow
Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Ida Wittchow; Mrs. Lou Fein; son John W. Melson Jr..
