Melancthon Smith Wade
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Father: Daniel Everett Wade 1763 – 1842
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mother: Mary Jones 1765 – 1811
Wife: Elizabeth G. “Eliza” Armstrong 1804 – 1861
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Children:
Everett Jones Wade – 1860
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Melancthon Armstrong Wade 1828 – 1833
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Melancthon Smith Wade 1832 – 1865
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
John A. Wade 1843 – 1915
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Occupation before War:
Dry Goods Merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio retiring at 38 years old
Served in the Ohio State Militia rising to the rank of Brigadier General
Civil War Career:
1861: Recruiter and organizer of Ohio State Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General in Union Army Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Post Commander for Camp Dennison Ohio
1862: Resigned from Union Army on March 18th due to bad health
Occupation after War:
Interested in the cultivation of fruit
Active member of Cincinnati, Ohio, Horticultural Society
Died: August 11, 1868
Place of Death: Avondale (now part of Cincinnati) Ohio
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
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