Marriage (1): George Alexander Abell on 18 September 1948 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota 1
Marriage (2): Woodrow E. Stevens on 5 May 1973 in Dakota County, Minnesota 2
Died: 3 October 1986, Ramsey County, Minnesota at age 66 5
In her life:
• She enlisted as a Private in the US Army Womens Army Corps on 6 May 1943 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. 6
• In 1948 she lived in Newport, Washington, Minnesota. 14
Melva married George Alexander Abell on 18 September 1948 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (George Alexander Abell was born on 19 April 1920,78 died on 28 March 2003 in Cass County, Minnesota 78 and was buried on 1 April 2003 in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota 9.)
Melva next married Woodrow E. Stevens on 5 May 1973 in Dakota County, Minnesota.2 The marriage ended in divorce on 17 September 1973. (Woodrow E. Stevens was born about 1913 2.)
Sources
1
South Dakota Department of Health, South Dakota Marriages, State No.: 262764.
2
Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Marriage Index.
3
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946. Some of the enlistees documented here are actually draftees. The civilian occupations listed are general categories only.
4
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946.
5
Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, State file number: 027683.
6
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946, Name: Melva M Taylor Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Minnesota State: Utah County or City: Cache Enlistment Date: 6 May 1943 Enlistment State: Utah Enlistment City: Salt Lake City Branch: Womens Army Corps Branch Code: Chaplains Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Womens Army Corps Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Tire Rebuilder or Divers Helper, Marine Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 26 Weight: 093.
8
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration.
9
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Name: George Alexander Abell Service Info.: US MERCHANT MARINE WORLD WAR II Birth Date: 19 Apr 1920 Death Date: 28 Mar 2003 Service Start Date: 7 Dec 1941 Service End Date: 14 Aug 1945 Interment Date: 1 Apr 2003 Cemetery: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 7601 34th Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55450 Buried At: Section 17 Site 489.
