Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Melchor, Oliver H., Rev
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Springfield Township


   OLIVER H. MELCHOR clergyman, P.O. Springtown, was born 
December 23, 1848, in Bedminster township, but moved to 
Nockamixon township when but two and a half years old.  He 
is a son of Tobias and Susanna Melchor, natives of 
Pennsylvania.  His early life to the age of eighteen years 
was spent working on a farm in Bucks county, after which he 
attended the select school of David W. Hess for one year; 
this, with a liberal education from our public schools, 
enabled him at the age of 19 to teach school, which he did 
in Nockamixon for two years, and for two years longer at 
Durham.  He was the first to organize a Sunday school at 
Melchor's school-house in Nockamixon which was known as the 
Melchor Sunday school, and another at the Monroe 
school-house, which was in Durham township.  After this he 
entered the Doylestown English and Classical seminary, where 
after four terms he graduated in 1872, and entered the 
Lafayette college the same year, where he remained two years 
longer.  He entered college at Gettysburg in 1875, and 
graduated in 1876, subsequently entering the Theological 
seminary at that place, where he took the full three years' 
course, and graduated in 1879.  He then entered upon his 
duties as pastor, his charge embracing the Lutheran churches 
at Durham, Nockamixon, Springfield and Springtown.  Mr. 
Melchor preaches both in English and German.  He was married 
October 14, 1880, to Miss Mary E. Montfort, a native of 
Adams county, Pa.  Their children are:  David M., born 
December 12, 1881; William T., born May 6, 1884; and Charles 
C., born August 14, 1885. Mrs. Melchor was a graduate of the 
Millersville Normal school, and was principal at the Female 
seminary at Gettysburg.  She taught school for several years 
in Adams county, and one year in Bucks county.  Mr. Melchor 
is a strong prohibitionist, and has done much to promote the 
cause of temperance.