Melissa (Richman) Borden
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Title
Melissa (Richman) Borden
Subject
Borden, Melissa Richman (1880-1968)
Description
Photograph of Melissa (Richman) Borden in her later years, seated, and wearing glasses and a watch.
Melissa was born in Hardy County, West Virginia, to Isaac Milton (1856-1950) and Mary Catherine (Sager) (1858-1935) Richman.
She married Taylor Ulysses Borden (1876-1935) in October 1898 when she was just 17 years old.
Taylor, a farm hand, was the son of William Henry (1852-1928) and Caroline Virginia (Hamman) (1853-1916) Borden.
Together, the couple had four sons and three daughters. They lived in the Harrisville area, near Toms Brook.
Tragically, Melissa’s husband went pheasant hunting one afternoon just before Christmas, 1935, and never returned. When the family raised the alarm, a search party found Taylor dead about 2 miles west of his home in the foothills of North Mountain. The County coroner determined he died of natural causes. Melissa’s mother also died in the same year.
This photograph was probably taken many years later.
Melissa was born in Hardy County, West Virginia, to Isaac Milton (1856-1950) and Mary Catherine (Sager) (1858-1935) Richman.
She married Taylor Ulysses Borden (1876-1935) in October 1898 when she was just 17 years old.
Taylor, a farm hand, was the son of William Henry (1852-1928) and Caroline Virginia (Hamman) (1853-1916) Borden.
Together, the couple had four sons and three daughters. They lived in the Harrisville area, near Toms Brook.
Tragically, Melissa’s husband went pheasant hunting one afternoon just before Christmas, 1935, and never returned. When the family raised the alarm, a search party found Taylor dead about 2 miles west of his home in the foothills of North Mountain. The County coroner determined he died of natural causes. Melissa’s mother also died in the same year.
This photograph was probably taken many years later.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in March 2010 by Fay Ward Hiner, the subject's granddaughter, who has the same photo at her home.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
000299
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Melissa (Richman) Borden,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22534.
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