Melissa Olive Jefferson1

F, b. 6 November 1862, d. 13 December 1939
FatherJohn Keddy Jefferson1 b. Dec 1831
MotherMary Nixon1 b. 29 Jun 1834
Birth*Melissa Olive Jefferson was born on 6 November 1862 at Hibbert Township, Perth, Canada West, British North America.1,2,3,4  
(Member of household) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1881 as a member of the household of John Keddy Jefferson at Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1 
ResidenceMelissa Olive Jefferson lived in 1887 at Eden Grove, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.2 
Married Name As of after 1887,her married name was (Jefferson) McCready. 
Marriage*She married William Tait McCready on 1 June 1887 at Moosomin, Moosomin No. 121, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada. The wedding party included Rev. Thomas Bell Wilson, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wilson and Henrietta Wilhemina "Mina" (Grandy) Wilson. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Rev. Thomas Bell Wilson.2 
Birth of SonHer son Albert Stanley McCready was born on 17 June 1888 at Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.5,3 
Birth of SonHer son Whitfield Jefferson McCready was born on 25 December 1890 at Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.6 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Mary Edith McCready was born on 31 October 1895 at Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.7 
Birth of SonHer son Wilfred John McCready was born on 18 June 1898 at Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.8,3 
Birth of SonHer son William Brown McCready was born on 20 September 1906 at Wapella, Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Canada.9 
(Beneficiary) WillMelissa Olive (Jefferson) McCready was listed as a beneficiary in the will of John Cyrus Jefferson dated 15 November 1928 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed $1000.10 
Occupation*Melissa Olive Jefferson was a farmer in 1931 at Section 10, Township 14, Range 33, West of the 1st Meridian, Wapella, Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Canada.3 
Residence*She lived between 1931 and 1932 at Wapella, Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Canada.10 
Census*She appeared as the head of a household on the census of 1931 at Section 10, Township 14, Range 33, West of the 1st Meridian, Wapella, Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Canada. The household also included Albert Stanley McCready, Wilfred John McCready and Harry Mucka.3 
Death*Melissa Olive (Jefferson) McCready died on 13 December 1939 of "chronic myocarditis with degeneration" at Section 10, Township 14, Range 33, West of the 1st Meridian, Wapella, Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 77. The informant listed on the death certificate was Albert Stanley McCready.4 
Burial*Melissa Olive Jefferson was buried on 15 December 1939 at St. Paul's Cemetery, Wapella, Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 

Family

William Tait McCready b. c 1857
Marriage*She married William Tait McCready on 1 June 1887 at Moosomin, Moosomin No. 121, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada. The wedding party included Rev. Thomas Bell Wilson, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wilson and Henrietta Wilhemina "Mina" (Grandy) Wilson. The officiating minster for the marriage ceremony was Rev. Thomas Bell Wilson.2 
Children
Last Edited1 Apr 2025

Citations

  1. [S5945] 1881 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 171, subdistrict C, division 1, p. 18, family 75, John Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 9 Mar 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C_13270.
  2. [S6073] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, marriage certificate registration no. 002729 [stamp], pp. 149-150, entry no. 332 [hand written] (1887), William Tait McCready and Melissa Olive Jefferson; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  3. [S5974] 1931 census of Canada, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 202, subdistrict 24, p. 11, dwelling 97, family 97, Melisa McCready household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 13 Mar 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  4. [S6072] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, death certificate 6287 (1939), Mellissa Olive McCready; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  5. [S5969] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches, database (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx : accessed 12 Mar 2025), birth registration no. 615, Albert Stanley McCready, 17 Jun 1888.
  6. [S5970] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches, database (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx : accessed 12 Mar 2025), birth registration no. 616, Whitfield Jefferson McCready, 25 Dec 1890.
  7. [S5971] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches, database (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx : accessed 12 Mar 2025), birth registration no. 617, Mary Edith McCready, 31 Oct 1895.
  8. [S5972] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches, database (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx : accessed 12 Mar 2025), birth registration no. 1010, Wilfrid John McCready, 18 Jun 1898.
  9. [S5973] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches, database (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx : accessed 12 Mar 2025), birth registration no. 4324, William Brown McCready, 20 Sep 1906.
  10. [S5993] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "John C. Jefferson Estate File," no. 10613, bundle of 34 loose papers, Letters Probate issued 26 Apr 1932; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.