| 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) 1950 Korean War begins 1964 - 1973 Vietnam War 1969 Armstrong first person on the moon | 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1918 World War I 1929 The Great Depression begins | 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb 1898 Spanish-American War |
| Calvin Dodson Melville b. d. | Clarence Edward Melville b. d. | |||||||
| Karl Edward Melville b. d. | ||||||||
| Marilyn Ann Melville b. d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Loran Henry Melville b. d. | ![]() | Willard Dodson Allen b.1907 d.1962 | ||||||
| Raymond Allen Melville b. d. | Joan Katherine Allen b. d. | ![]() | William Henry Kirkman b.1860 Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL d.1939 Santa Clara, Co, CA | |||||
| Jennifer Ann Melville b. d. | ![]() | Faye Katherine Kirkman b. d. | Myrtle Gertrude Guinn b.1883 Springfield, MO d.1949 San Jose, CA | |||||
| Gertrude Joann Melville b. d. | ![]() | |||||||