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Tarr, Melvin Clifford         

11-1-3      Column 11, Plot 1-3
b. 1904-Sep-02, Renville County, ND
d. 1962-Nov-13, Empress, AB

Grave markers: Vertical stone
Grave Cover: No
Grave Level? Yes

Empress Cemetery Tree on Ancestry.ca
     https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/201433125/person/332646470643
Find a Grave
     https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187203951
Alberta Death Register #008-935
     https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2018-11/deaths-t-1961-1965.pdf
1926 Census
     http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=73107582&lang=eng&ecopy=e011263139

Available here 

Tarr, Melvin C, US Muster Roll, 1947-12-01.jpg
Tarr, Melvin C, US Muster Roll, 1948-05-01.jpg

Grave Photos 

11-1-3 Tarr, Melvin, Headstone (2025-04-07).jpg
11-1-3 Tarr, Melvin, Whole grave (2025-04-07).jpg
11-1&2 Veteran's section, Looking northwest (2025-04-06).jpg
11-1&2 Veteran's section, Looking southwest (2025-04-06).jpg
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Father: Luvern Frank Tarr, Find a Grave:6695366
Mother: Mary Estella McCune, Find a Grave:6695370
Siblings:
     Francis GLEN Tarr, Find a Grave:204573572
     Phyllis Elaine (Tarr) Fleishman, Find a Grave:212149420
Wife: Mary Jane Redford, Find a Grave:155195559

Summary
1904-Sep-02: Melvin was born to Luvern Frank Tarr & Mary Estella McCune at Renville County, North Dakota, USA.
1910-May-30: US Census with parents in Ivanhoe Township, Renville, North Dakota, USA.
1915-Apr-01: US Census with parents & siblings in Ivanhoe Township, Renville, North Dakota, USA.
1919-Mar-31: His father Luvern died in North Dakota, USA.
1919-Jul-31: Crossed into Canada with his mother, sister, and brother at North Portal, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1926-Jun-01: Canada Census with mother & siblings in Empress, Alberta, Canada.
1935, 1940: Canada Voters Lists at Empress, Alberta, Canada.
1937-Jul-07: In the newspaper "The Albertan", Page 13.
1945-Jul: Melvin married Mary JANE Redford at Horsham, Sussex, England.
1945-Sep-02: World War 2 ended.
1947-Dec-01: Melvin C Tarr, Service #3754805, Receiving Station, San Francisco, CA, USA.
1948-May-01: Melvin C Tarr, Service #3754805, Receiving Station, San Francisco, CA, USA.
1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962: Canada Voters Lists with wife at Empress, Alberta, Canada.  Occupation: Agent/Implement Agent/Machine Agent
1962-Nov-13: Melvin died at Empress, Alberta, Canada. Alberta Death Register #008-935.

Unable to find in 1921 & 1931 Census.

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Bruce A. Johnson - Empress, Alberta, Canada.
Last Updated: 2025-Oct-21       Go to Empress Cemetery page