top of page
Henry
Mel de Fontenay
Birth:
1844
NY
Death:
1918
Berkeley
Work:
hotel owner
viticulturist
Family used shortened surname Mel
Married:
Nellie Forst Mann (1846-1934) m. 1869
Children:
Clara Forst Mel (1871-1939), John Mel (1873-1927), Eleanor Mel, Henry Mel, Jr. (1877-1951), Georgie Mel (1881-1981), Washington Bartlett Mel (1882-1947), Charles Mel (1884-1967), Edith Virginia Mel (1886-1974), Marian Louise Mel (1890-1984)
Wife's father Gov. Washington Bartlett bought 250 acres in 1876 but lost in 1900. New owners Fred Billing, then John Nordin, established resort Villa Fontenay 1900-1930s.
Mountain Network News July 2024 p.21
bottom of page