BIO: John P. MELICK, Dauphin County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 329-330.
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  MELICK, JOHN P., prothonotary, was born in Petersburg, Huntingdon 
county, August 18, 1858.  He is a son of Rev. J. A. and Emeline 
(Patchin) Melick, the former born in Light Street, Columbia county, 
Pa., the latter in New York State.  Rev. Melick had three children by 
his first wife:  Mary M., wife of G. Benson Dunmire, of Philadelphia; 
John B., and Miss Emma, residing in Harrisburg.  He married, secondly, 
Miss Emily Dunmire, who survives, and resides in Harrisburg.  Rev. 
Melick, who was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, died 
March 22, 1886.  A sketch of him appears elsewhere in this volume.
  John P. received his primary education in public and private schools, 
and from 1871 to 1874 attended Dickinson Seminary, of Williamsport, 
Pa., and during 1875 and part of 1876 he was a student at Dickinson 
College, Carlisle, Pa.  In 1881 he entered the office of the 
prothonotary at Harrisburg, under Ehrman B. Mitchell, and remained in 
the office also during the term of office of William H. Ulrich, who 
succeeded Mr. Mitchell.  In November 1891, he was nominated and elected 
prothonotary on the Republican ticket by a majority of 4,483, and in 
1893 was re-elected by a majority of 6,067.
  He was married in Harrisburg, October 20, 1887, to Miss Elizabeth K. 
Black, daughter of Joseph M. and Charlotte Black, of Harrisburg, and to 
their union has been born one child, Joseph B., who was born December 
15, 1888.  Mr. Melick is a director of the Harrisburg Preserving 
Company, and he and Mrs. Melick are consistent members of the Methodist 
Episcopal church.