Charles Chauncey Mellor. 



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On September 26, 1836, the home of the young married people 

 was gladdened by the birth of a son, to whom the baptismal name 

 of Charles Chauncey was given, in recognition of the feeling of 

 deep regard which Mrs. Mellor cherished for Mr. Charles Chauncey, 

 who had been her guardian during her minority. Mr. Chauncey 

 was a highly respected member of the legal profession in Philadel- 

 phia and a warm friend of the family. 



The early life of Mr. Mellor was not unlike that of other healthy 

 American boys. When about six years of age he was sent to the Fourth 

 Ward school, the building of which was located on Ferry Street be- 

 tween Fourth and Liberty. The teacher of this school at that timewas 

 a young man named David McCandless, who in later years was a part- 

 ner of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, and one of the organizers of the Edgar 

 Thompson Steel Company. Brothers and sisters were born, and 

 he learned in the home those lessons of kindness and mutual for- 

 bearance which are the result of association in a family where there 

 are a number of children. In the spring of 1843 the family re- 

 moved from Ferry Street in Pittsburgh, to a new home situated on 

 Sandusky Street, Allegheny, a few doors below Ohio Street, and 

 he was sent to the Fourth Ward school of that city, which was pre- 

 sided over by Mr. Robert Creighton, an Irishman, who plumed 

 himself upon his ability as a penman, and under whose instruc- 

 tion young Mellor soon became proficient in the art of making quill 

 pens and of writing. He began at this time to attend the Sunday 

 school which was maintained in the small Swedenborgian chapel 

 which stood at the foot of Sandusky Street, near the banks of the 

 river. His grandfather was a member of this church, having while 

 still in England identified himself with the followers of Emanuel 

 Swedenborg. He continued for a number of years to attend this 

 Sunday school, and here he became acquainted with a bright, 

 happy-hearted Scotch boy of the neighborhood, who sat beside him 

 in the class. This boy was Andrew Carnegie, of whom the world 

 was destined to hear more in coming years. 



The store of Mr. John H. Mellor was located on the east side of 

 Wood Street between Fifth Avenue and Virgin Alley (now Oliver 

 Avenue). To the upper part of this building the family removed in 

 1844. It was quite customary at this time for merchants to make 

 their homes in the upper stories of the buildings in which they 



