Francois Xavier Mellecker

1801 - 1868  (66 years)

• Name	Francois Xavier Mellecker
  Nickname	Xavier
  Born	28 Jul 1801	Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jul 1868	Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Person ID	I39746	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Jean Thiebaud Mellecker,   b. 16 May 1769, Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 28 Feb 1844, Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Gütmann,   b. 25 Jan 1775, Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 1860, Gildwiller, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France  (Age 84 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1797	Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Family ID	F18835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Anna Gross,   b. 1796, Soppe-Le-Bas, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 10 Jan 1839, Soppe-Le-Bas, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France  (Age 43 years)
  Married	8 May 1822	Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Children	1. Franz Xavier Mellecker,   b. 7 May 1823, Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 14 Sep 1860, Johnson County, Iowa, USA  (Age 37 years)   2. Joseph Mellecker,   b. 11 Sep 1824, Soppe-Le-Bas, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 1898, Kansas, USA  (Age 73 years)   3. Vincent Mellecker,   b. 18 Mar 1827, Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 12 Aug 1904, Colorado, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Johannes Mellecker,   b. 23 Apr 1829, Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 4 Oct 1907, Johnson County, Iowa, USA  (Age 78 years)   5. Maria Anna Mellecker,   b. 22 Aug 1835, Guevenatten, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 28 Apr 1864, Johnson County, Iowa, USA  (Age 28 years)   6. Jacob Mellecker,   b. 13 Mar 1837, Soppe-Le-Bas, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 17 Mar 1837, Soppe-Le-Bas, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F18837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Anna Bury,   b. 22 Aug 1807, Soppe-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 13 Mar 1866, Johnson County, Iowa, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1840
  Children	1. Maria Josephine Mellecker,   b. 7 Sep 1841, Soppe-le-Bas, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France ,   d. 9 Feb 1882, New Mexico, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F18838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: roots go deep Entries: 40340 Updated: 2004-12-13 08:46:34 UTC (Mon) Contact: michael gilcrease mgiler@lsu.edu BIOGRAPHY: IMMIGRATION: Name: Xavier Mellecker Year: 1851 Place: New York, New York Source Publication Code: 8123.10 Primary Immigrant: Mellecker, Xavier Annotation: Date of emigration with intended destination. Author used several sources; although most of the entries were extracted from the Alsace Emigration index, a microfilmed card file which is among the holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Year and place of birth and occupation are also provided. Source Bibliography: SCHRADER-MUGGENTHALER, CORNELIA. The Alsace Emigration Book. Vol. 1. Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1989. 277p. Page: 163 BIOGRAPHY: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajohnso/MelleckerFamily.htm The Mellecker family followed a similar path in America. Francis Xavier Mellecker, also known as F.X., was a distiller, a carpenter and a farmer when he brought his family to Johnson County in 1853. In fact, F.X. carved the altar in St. Stanislaus Church outside of Hills using just a steel blade knife.