Melinda Koch 
F, (19 November 1861 - 20 October 1898)
- Relationship
- Great-granddaughter of Johann George Kurz
Melinda Koch was born on 19 November 1861.1 She was the daughter of Jacob Koch and Magdalena Edler. Melinda Koch married, at age 20, Ephraim Shafer, age 22, son of Johann Frederick Schäfer and Elisabeth Heim, on Thursday, 17 August 1882 at Lutheran Church, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend [—?—] Schultz. Melinda Koch died on 20 October 1898 at Eldred Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 36 years, 11 months and 1 day.1 She was buried in the Blooming Grove Cemetery, located in Hepburn Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Children of Melinda Koch and Ephraim Shafer
- Miriam Shafer (19 Jul 1883 - 19 Nov 1918)
- Mabel Shafer (19 Jul 1883 - 20 Jul 1885)
- Edna Shafer+ (23 Nov 1885 - 20 Feb 1932)
- Horace Arthur Shafer+ (31 Oct 1886 - 25 Jan 1974)
- Elmer Dewey Shafer+ (20 May 1892 - 14 Feb 1964)
Last Edited=25 Apr 2009
Citations
- [S7] Elma Heim Larimore, Heim Family History and Record of Descent 1736 - 1940 (Dawson, Neb.: n.pub., 1942).