Melkager C. Street1,2,3

ID# 20875, (1860 - 1912)
FatherJohn M. Street4,5,6 (abt 14 Apr 1808 - 28 Jun 1887)
MotherMariah Brady4,7 (abt 19 Feb 1814 - 7 May 1902)

Key Events:

Birth: Sep 1860, Missouri8,9,10
Marriage: 1 May 1889, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, Maud S. Moore (Jul 1870 - 1938)11,12
Divorce: before 1903, Maud S. Moore (Jul 1870 - 1938)13,14
Death: 18 Oct 1912, Los Angeles Co., California15,8
Burial: Streets Family Cemetery, Bogard, Carroll Co., Missouri16
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Melkager C. Street was born in Sep 1860 in Missouri.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Morris Twp., Carroll Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents, John M. Street and Mariah Brady.17 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Morris Twp., Carroll Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents.5
     Melkager was issued letters of administration on 26 Jul 1887 in Probate Court, Carroll Co., for the estate of his father, who had died intestate (without leaving a will.)18
     Melkager married Maud S. Moore on 1 May 1889 in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, with Rev. J. W. Lowrance officating.11,12
     In the final distribution of his father's estate in Aug 1889, Melkager and each of his living siblings received $602.17 9/11. He had previously collected his fee of $120 for administering the estate.19
     Melkager purchased 20 acres in May 1899 from T. R. Lee, for $100. the property was located about five miles southeast of Springfield.20
     Melkager and Maud appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Clay Twp., Greene Co., Missouri, enumerated 7 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their farm, free of mortgage. Their daughter Reba was listed as living with them.21
     He was a farmer in 1900.22
     Melkager and Maud were divorced before 1903.13,14
     By 1904 Melkager was working as a houseman, and living at 507 South Ave., Springfield.23
     Melkager moved to California soon after that.
     Melkager filed a claim for a 160- acre homestead near Victorville, California, sometime before 1908. On 3 Oct 1911 Forrest M. Ackley filed a contest to that application on the grounds that Melkager had not spent the required $1 per acre in labor or money to cultivate or irrigate the land as required by law, and in fact abandoned it for more than three years. It appears the contest was successful ast Melkager did not gain title to the property.24
     Melkager appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 1958 Pensylvania Ave., enumerated 29 Apr 1910, rooming in the home of Ohio Binckley and his wife and son.25
     He was a laborer, working in lawn care in 1910.26
     Melkager died on 18 Oct 1912 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 52.15,8 He was buried in the Streets Family Cemetery, Bogard, Carroll Co., Missouri.16
     Melkager's estate in Missouri was administered by Henry S. LeCompte, the public administrator for Greene Co.. He filed a final settlement of the estate in Springfield on 9 Feb 1914, reporting the value of the estate as $1,103.95.27,28

Children:
     Children with Maud S. Moore

Melkkager and Maud had another child, whose name is unknown, who died before 1900.29
  • Reba T. Street21 (11 Apr 1893 - Jun 1978)

Citations

  1. [S6979] John M. Street household, 1880 U.S. Census, Carroll Co., Missouri, shows name as Melkuger Street.
  2. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14620456, Melkager "Bud" Street, includes tombstone photo showing name as Melkager Street.
  3. [S7009] John M. Street, Carroll Co. Missouri probate case files, advertisement of administrator, shows name as Melkager Street; final settlement 13 Aug 1889, shows name as Malkager Street.
  4. [S6978] John M. Street household, 1870 U.S. Census, Carroll Co., Missouri, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S6979] John M. Street household, 1880 U.S. Census, Carroll Co., Missouri.
  6. [S7009] John M. Street, Carroll Co. Missouri probate case files, final settlement 13 Aug 1889.
  7. [S6979] John M. Street household, 1880 U.S. Census, Carroll Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14620456, Melkager "Bud" Street, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S6978] John M. Street household, 1870 U.S. Census, Carroll Co., Missouri, shows age 9 and state.
  10. [S9460] M. Street household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Missouri, shows month, year, age 34, and country.
  11. [S6741] Marriage Record, Greene Co., Missouri, I:103, Melkager Street and Maud S. Moore, 1 May 1889, shows date, town, and officiant.
  12. [S9460] M. Street household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Missouri, shows married 11 years.
  13. [S9463] King, History of Shawnee County, Kansas, pg 532, shows her marrying again in 1903.
  14. [S9461] Ohio H. Binckley household, 1910 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows him as divorced.
  15. [S4443] "California Death Index, 1905-1939," Ancestry.com, record for Mellcaze Street, shows date, county, and state.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14620456, Melkager "Bud" Street, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S6978] John M. Street household, 1870 U.S. Census, Carroll Co., Missouri.
  18. [S7009] John M. Street, Carroll Co. Missouri probate case files, advertisement of administrator.
  19. [S7009] John M. Street, Carroll Co. Missouri probate case files, 1st settlement 15 Aug 1888; final settlement 13 Aug 1889.
  20. [S9475] "Real Estate Transfers," The Springfield Republican, 28 May 1899.
  21. [S9460] M. Street household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Missouri.
  22. [S9460] M. Street household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Missouri, shows occupation as farmer.
  23. [S9478] Hoye's Springfield and Greene Co. Directory, 1904, pg 625.
  24. [S9462] "Notice of Contest," San Bernardino Daily Sun, 22 Oct 1911.
  25. [S9461] Ohio H. Binckley household, 1910 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California.
  26. [S9461] Ohio H. Binckley household, 1910 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows occupation as laborer and industry as lawns.
  27. [S9476] "Notice of Final Settlement," The Springfield Missouri Republican, 16 Jan 1914.
  28. [S9477] "LeCompte Reports," The Springfield Missouri Republican, 28 Jan 1914.
  29. [S9460] M. Street household, 1900 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Missouri, shows her as mother of two, with one living.