Oscar MELSTED

1898 - 1921  (23 years)

• Name	Oscar MELSTED  [1]
  Born	8 Feb 1898	Gardar, Pembina, North Dakota, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1916  [3]
  	He served in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. At his attestation he appeared as "Oscar MELSTED, residing Wynyard, Saskatchewan, born Gardar, North Dakota, next of kin his mother, Mrs. Johanna MELSTED, residing Wynyard, Saskatchewan. Born 8 Feb 1898, farmer, unmarried. Signed Oscar MELSTED on 23 February 1916. Described as being age 18 years, 5-7 in height, fair complexion, blue eyes and light hair, Lutheran. Medical exam on 24 February 1916 in Winnipeg declared him medically fit for service."
  Address	1921	Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  	Address prior to his marriage on 31 March 1921.
  Died	11 Oct 1921  [2]
  Notes	Oscar was the son of Jonas MELSTED and Johanna GUNISON.
  Person ID	I10301	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Emily McLachlan NORSWORTHY,   b. 16 Sep 1896, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1965, Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1921	Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  	Oscar MELSTED, Farmer, Bachelor, age 23, Presbyterian, residing Salmon Arm, British Columbia, born Gardar, North Dakota, U.S.A., son of Jonas MELSTED and Johanna GRIMSON, both born Iceland; married Emily MacLachlan NORSWORTHY. Emily, Schoolteacher, Spinster, age 24, Methodist, residing Salmon Arm, B.C., born St. Thomas, Ontario, daughter of John Wesley NORSWORTHY, born London, Ontario, and Elizabeth Bertha AYEARST, born Maryborough, Ontario. Both bride and groom can read and write. Married by license on 31 March 1921 at home of the bride's father in Salmon Arm, B.C. Witnessed by Barney? JOHNSON and M. Marcia LUNDY, both of Salmon Arm, B.C. [4]
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F2566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S123] Civil Records, British Columbia, Canada, Registrar, Vital Statistics, (Victoria B.C.). [S806] North Dakota Military Men, 1917-1918, (www.ancestry.com). [S121] Attestation Paper, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, (original images online at Canadian Archives.). [S109] Civil Marriage Registration.