SERLES, Malvin Carmi^[1]

1835 - 1904  (69 years)

• Name	SERLES, Malvin Carmi
  Birth	9 Jun 1835	Chautauqua, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Milan, Melvin
  Obituary	From the Hollister Free Lance, 21 Oct 1904: The funeral of M. C. Serles, whose death occurred at Santa Barbara, Sunday, Oct. 16th, was held from the family residence, Haydon street, Wednesday morning, under tho auspices of San Benito Lodge No. 06, A.O. U. W., of which he was a charter member. Mr. Serles bad been in poor health for some years. Some months ago he underwent an operation, which, though successful, failed to restore him to complete health. With the hope that a change of climate would prove beneficial, Mr. Serles, about two months ago went to Santa Barbara, but he gradually grew worse and last Sunday passed into a quiet alcep from which there was no awakening. Malvin C. Serles was a native of New York, aged 70 yeurs, 4 months and 8 days. He was a pioneer of Hollister coming here when the town wag a small village. He served two terms as a member of Board of Town Trustees and always took an active interest in public affairs. A man of strong character, he had decided opinions, which he fearlessly expressed. He was a highly respected, upright, honest citizen, an exemplary husband and A loving father.  [3]
  Death	16 Oct 1904	Santa Barbara, CA   [4]
  Burial	19 Oct 1904	Hollister, San Benito, California, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I2118	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	14 May 2025

  
  

  Father	SERLES, Milan,   b. 1797, New York, USA d. 1880, Knox, Illinois, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	PUTNAM, Candace,   b. 8 Jan 1801, Guilford, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 3 Feb 1881, Rio, Knox, Illinois, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1818	Chautauqua, New York, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BALCH, Sarah Emeline,   b. 22 Oct 1841, Coos, New Hampshire, USA d. 15 Oct 1909, Haydon Street, Hollister, San Benito, CA USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1857	Knox, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Children	1. SERLES, Martha L,   b. 16 Dec 1859   2. SERLES, James Edgar,   b. 24 Feb 1867, Yates City, Knox, IL USA d. 11 Dec 1933, 450 Front Street, Ventura, Ventura CA USA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jun 1835 - Chautauqua, New York, USA Marriage - 3 Mar 1857 - Knox, Illinois, USA Death - 16 Oct 1904 - Santa Barbara, CA Burial - 19 Oct 1904 - Hollister, San Benito, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S53] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000), Online publication - Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. [S103] Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.), Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. [S1614] Local Items. [S64] Hollister Freelance, Died -- SERLES -- at Santa Barbara, Oct. 16, M.C. SERLES, a native of New York, aged 70 years. [The funeral of M.C. SERLES, whose death occurred at Santa Barbara, Sunday, Oct. 16th, was held from the family residence, Haydon street, Wednesday morning?Mr. SERLES had been in poor health for some years?Malvin C. SERLES was a native of New York, aged 70 years, 4 months, 8 days. He was a pioneer of Hollister, coming here when the town was a small village?He was a highly respected, upright. [S1614] Local Items, The funeral of M. C. Serles, whose death occurred at Santa Barbara, Sunday, Oct. 16th, was held from the family residence, Haydon street.