Amanda was born July 16, 1858 on the farm near Adamsville in Muskingum County, Ohio, the fifth of eight children of Casper Melcher and Elizabeth Stiverson. Her siblings were:
James Madison (12 June 1848- 10 February 1868)
Julia Ann/Juliann (28 June 1850-7 June 1856)
Susanna (27 August 1853-10 November 1925)
Sarah Jane (7 March 1855-4 September 1919)
Amanda Caroline (16 July 1858- 15 December 1936)
Priscilla Ellen (19 July 1861-2 May 1911)
Laura Christina (21 April 1864-27 November 1949)
Casper Franklin (9 January 1868-30 September 1942)
Amanda also had three half-siblings from her Father's first marriage to Mary Arnold:
Elizabeth Catherine (24 March 1837-12 March 1904)
John (1 October 1838-7 February 1916)
Mary Anne (7 December 1840-21 November 1912)
Amanda married Thomas Penrose Naylor 31 March 1880 in Topeka, Kansas. Thomas was born 7 April 1858 in Penn, Morgan, Ohio, the son of Oliver W. Naylor (1830-1906) and Mary H. Worral (1832-1886). His siblings were Lizzie, Mary, Carrie, James, and Nellie.
Amanda and Thomas had seven children: Elizabeth, Marshall, Laura, Hugh, Oliver, Margaret, and Myrle. Amanda and Thomas lived at various times in Topeka, Holton, and Seneca in Kansas, and at Beatrice, Pawnee City, and Falls City in Nebraska.
Thomas died 26 August 1922 in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska.
After her husband's death, "Aunt Callie" (as she was called by her family), lived with each of her married daughters from time to time. She traveled frequently, to California among other places. She spent her last days however, in Falls City and on 15 December 1936, she died there at the age of 78 years.
James Madison (12 June 1848- 10 February 1868)
Julia Ann/Juliann (28 June 1850-7 June 1856)
Susanna (27 August 1853-10 November 1925)
Sarah Jane (7 March 1855-4 September 1919)
Amanda Caroline (16 July 1858- 15 December 1936)
Priscilla Ellen (19 July 1861-2 May 1911)
Laura Christina (21 April 1864-27 November 1949)
Casper Franklin (9 January 1868-30 September 1942)
Amanda also had three half-siblings from her Father's first marriage to Mary Arnold:
Elizabeth Catherine (24 March 1837-12 March 1904)
John (1 October 1838-7 February 1916)
Mary Anne (7 December 1840-21 November 1912)
Amanda married Thomas Penrose Naylor 31 March 1880 in Topeka, Kansas. Thomas was born 7 April 1858 in Penn, Morgan, Ohio, the son of Oliver W. Naylor (1830-1906) and Mary H. Worral (1832-1886). His siblings were Lizzie, Mary, Carrie, James, and Nellie.
Amanda and Thomas had seven children: Elizabeth, Marshall, Laura, Hugh, Oliver, Margaret, and Myrle. Amanda and Thomas lived at various times in Topeka, Holton, and Seneca in Kansas, and at Beatrice, Pawnee City, and Falls City in Nebraska.
Thomas died 26 August 1922 in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska.
After her husband's death, "Aunt Callie" (as she was called by her family), lived with each of her married daughters from time to time. She traveled frequently, to California among other places. She spent her last days however, in Falls City and on 15 December 1936, she died there at the age of 78 years.
Amanda was born July 16, 1858 on the farm near Adamsville in Muskingum County, Ohio, the fifth of eight children of Casper Melcher and Elizabeth Stiverson. Her siblings were:
James Madison (12 June 1848- 10 February 1868)
Julia Ann/Juliann (28 June 1850-7 June 1856)
Susanna (27 August 1853-10 November 1925)
Sarah Jane (7 March 1855-4 September 1919)
Amanda Caroline (16 July 1858- 15 December 1936)
Priscilla Ellen (19 July 1861-2 May 1911)
Laura Christina (21 April 1864-27 November 1949)
Casper Franklin (9 January 1868-30 September 1942)
Amanda also had three half-siblings from her Father's first marriage to Mary Arnold:
Elizabeth Catherine (24 March 1837-12 March 1904)
John (1 October 1838-7 February 1916)
Mary Anne (7 December 1840-21 November 1912)
Amanda married Thomas Penrose Naylor 31 March 1880 in Topeka, Kansas. Thomas was born 7 April 1858 in Penn, Morgan, Ohio, the son of Oliver W. Naylor (1830-1906) and Mary H. Worral (1832-1886). His siblings were Lizzie, Mary, Carrie, James, and Nellie.
Amanda and Thomas had seven children: Elizabeth, Marshall, Laura, Hugh, Oliver, Margaret, and Myrle. Amanda and Thomas lived at various times in Topeka, Holton, and Seneca in Kansas, and at Beatrice, Pawnee City, and Falls City in Nebraska.
Thomas died 26 August 1922 in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska.
After her husband's death, "Aunt Callie" (as she was called by her family), lived with each of her married daughters from time to time. She traveled frequently, to California among other places. She spent her last days however, in Falls City and on 15 December 1936, she died there at the age of 78 years.
James Madison (12 June 1848- 10 February 1868)
Julia Ann/Juliann (28 June 1850-7 June 1856)
Susanna (27 August 1853-10 November 1925)
Sarah Jane (7 March 1855-4 September 1919)
Amanda Caroline (16 July 1858- 15 December 1936)
Priscilla Ellen (19 July 1861-2 May 1911)
Laura Christina (21 April 1864-27 November 1949)
Casper Franklin (9 January 1868-30 September 1942)
Amanda also had three half-siblings from her Father's first marriage to Mary Arnold:
Elizabeth Catherine (24 March 1837-12 March 1904)
John (1 October 1838-7 February 1916)
Mary Anne (7 December 1840-21 November 1912)
Amanda married Thomas Penrose Naylor 31 March 1880 in Topeka, Kansas. Thomas was born 7 April 1858 in Penn, Morgan, Ohio, the son of Oliver W. Naylor (1830-1906) and Mary H. Worral (1832-1886). His siblings were Lizzie, Mary, Carrie, James, and Nellie.
Amanda and Thomas had seven children: Elizabeth, Marshall, Laura, Hugh, Oliver, Margaret, and Myrle. Amanda and Thomas lived at various times in Topeka, Holton, and Seneca in Kansas, and at Beatrice, Pawnee City, and Falls City in Nebraska.
Thomas died 26 August 1922 in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska.
After her husband's death, "Aunt Callie" (as she was called by her family), lived with each of her married daughters from time to time. She traveled frequently, to California among other places. She spent her last days however, in Falls City and on 15 December 1936, she died there at the age of 78 years.
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