Mel & Emma Harrington
Immediate Family Genealogy
Melvin Winton HARRINGTON (1875 May 11 - 1951 Feb 6) g.18
Known As Mel
Born Akron, Ohio (Summit County)
Education Buchtel
College
(became
University
of
Akron)
Occupation Accountant and bookkeeper
Died Akron, Ohio (Summit County)
Buried Rose Hill
Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio (Summit County)
Parents
Father
Ferris Gideon HARRINGTON (1849 Oct 5 - 1928 Aug 29) g.17
Mother Julia Almina PAYN
(1850 Jan 8 - 1922 Dec 29) g.17
Marriage 1901 Sep 26; Trinity
Lutheran Church, Akron, Ohio (Summit County)
Couple Resided Briefly
in
Cleveland,
Ohio
(Cuyahoga
County),
and
in
Amherst,
Ohio (Lorain
County), then in Akron, Ohio (Summit County)
Emma Alice RIEKER (1874 Sep 1 - 1968 May 2) g.18
Known As Commonly
referred
to
as
Grandmother
Harrington
throughout
the
family
regardless
of actual relationship
Born Zoar, Ohio (Tuscarawas
County); She used this birthdate and disputed the few records showing
other dates
Resided Bolivar, Ohio (Tuscarawas
County); Akron, Ohio (Summit County)
Died
Upper Sandusky, Ohio (Wyandot County); Stroke; She claimed she was the
last survivor of the Society of Separatist of Zoar
Buried Rose Hill
Burial Park, Fairlawn, Ohio (Summit County)
Parents
Father Christian
RIEKER (1841 Oct 22 - 1877 Jun 15) g.17
Mother Christina Catherine
BREYMAIER (1843 Aug 5 - 1928 Aug 10) g.17
Children
Number 4,
listed chronologically
Ferris
Theodore HARRINGTON (1903 Mar 12 - 1986 Dec 25) g.19
Known As Ted
Russell
Paul
HARRINGTON (1905 Oct 22 - 1982 Jan 4) g.19
Known As Paul
Mary
Grace HARRINGTON (1910 Sep 30 - 2006 Jan 8) g.19
Known As "Mary
Grace"
Julia Christine HARRINGTON
(1912 Oct 8 - 1982 Jan 30) g.19 see husband
References
Sources CST,
TTP, PBH, SSZ, CTD, CCBB, JPB, Her Death Certificate, GEP