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Frederick W. “Fred” Melick

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Birth	:	21 Oct 1878 Nebraska, USA
Death	:	6 Jan 1932 Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6389008, -93.7005997
Plot	:	B-1 L-15
Description	:	Frederick W. Melick One of the progressive business men of Box Butte county who is engaged in the commission business at Hemingford, where he handles flour, grain and buys and sells potatoes and stock, is a native son of Nebraska, born at Bennett, Lancaster county, October 21, 1878, the son of Frank and Christiana (Larson) Melick, the former a native of Hunderton county, New Jersey. Frederick was the second in a good old fashioned family of ten children so that at an early age he began to assume many responsibilities, such as looking after and protecting the younger children who... Read More	Frederick W. Melick One of the progressive business men of Box Butte county who is engaged in the commission business at Hemingford, where he handles flour, grain and buys and sells potatoes and stock, is a native son of Nebraska, born at Bennett, Lancaster county, October 21, 1878, the son of Frank and Christiana (Larson) Melick, the former a native of Hunderton county, New Jersey. Frederick was the second in a good old fashioned family of ten children so that at an early age he began to assume many responsibilities, such as looking after and protecting the younger children who were often placed in his charge. Frank Melick was one of the pioneer settlers of southwest Kansas, as he took up a homestead and the boy spent his childhood and early youth on the farm. He grew up under the strict discipline of agricultural demands so that he was thrifty, industrious and well able to cope with the many emergencies that arise on a frontier homestead. His father encouraged him, in his early attempts to make money by making him a partner when they took cattle to graze, so that the boy was given charge of the herding which he usually had to do on foot and recounts with a smile that many a time when he was far from the house all he had for his lunch was a few cactus pears which he himself gathered from the prairie. Mr. Melick says that his early educational advantages were few and rather far apart, as he worked for about nine months of the year and was able to attend school during the three winter months when it was impossible to work on the land. But he made the most of every opportunity and laid the foundation for a good practical education that has been of inestimable advantage to him in his business life. When he attained his majority, Mr. Melick determined to start out in life independently and went to work on the Santa Fe Railroad in Kansas, where he gained a knowledge of business which has proved of benefit. On December 22, 1901, Mr. Melick was married at Bennett, Nebraska to Miss Alice Canfield, a native daughter of that town, whose parents were Leman and Ida Mae (Barsock) Canfield, the former born in Hundertown county, New Jersey. She was the oldest in a family of twelve children. Mr. and Mrs. Melick have one daughter, Marguerite, a student in the Hemingford school. In 1901, Mr. Melick came to Nebraska and located on a farm in Lancaster county, where he engaged in farming for six years, but he heard of the many good opportunities to secure land in Box Butte county so came here in 1907, buying a hundred and sixty acre tract one mile southwest of Hemingford. There he demonstrated what a good reliable man can accomplish who makes a study of his business and is determined to succeed. After about six years Mr. Melick had accumulated considerable capital and gave up the active management of his farm and moved into town, where he invested in a good grain business, buying and selling flour, potatoes and live stock, and soon had a paying commission business established which has brought in most gratifying returns. In 1917, Mr. Melick purchased the Hemingford Rolling Mills, which he now manages in addition to his other business activities. The business has expanded rapidly and today Mr. Melick is the largest wheat and potato shipper in the Panhandle and the northwest for he sells hundreds of car load lots each season. Mr. Melick is popular in financial circles, where he has gained an excellent reputation as a wide awake, progressive man of affairs, while personally he has made many warm friends. He is a Mason of high standing, having taken his Thirty-second degree. No opportunity slips through his fingers that he sees in business while he is one of the true Americans who live their patriotism, giving freely of time and money for the upbuilding of the community in which he lives and Box Butte county. Source: History of Western Nebraska and Its People; Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties. A Group Often Called The Panhandle of Nebraska, 1921

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Frederick W. “Fred” Melick's memorial is located at: Chapel Hill Gardens, Des Moines, Polk County, USA.
When did Frederick W. “Fred” Melick death?
Frederick W. “Fred” Melick death on 6 Jan 1932 in Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.6389008
Longitude: -93.7005997

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Alice B Canfield Melick

(1877 - 1944)

Siblings

Clay Russell Melick

(1895 - 1946)

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