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Birth Name: Michelle Foisy Hubbard
Date of Birth: September 28, 1968
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Death: May 21, 2008
Place of Death: Burbank, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: * paternal grandfather – English, French-Canadian, German, Scottish, remote Swiss-French * paternal grandmother – Hungarian, Czech
Michelle Meldrum was an American hard rock guitarist. She was a member of heavy metal band Phantom Blue and multinational heavy metal band Meldrum.
Michelle was the daughter of Marilyn and Gerald Meldrum,. She was married to musician John Norum , until her death, with whom she has a son. She was related to writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher Elbert Hubbard, who died on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
She was raised partly in Los Angeles, California.
Michelle’s paternal grandfather was Gerald Edwin “Drake” Meldrum (the son of Henry James Meldrum and Phoebe Mary Baker). Gerald was born in Marine City, Michigan. Henry was the son of William Meldrum and Elizabeth Maupas. Phoebe was the daughter of Albert Henry Baker and Phoebe Mary Rose.
Michelle’s paternal grandmother was Anna “Annie” Arvai (the daughter of György “George” Árvai and Josephine Mach). Anna was born in Illinois. György was a Hungarian immigrant, and was the son of János “John” Árvai and Anna Remar. Josephine was the daughter of Czech immigrants, František “Frank” Mach and Anna Hykelová.
Michelle’s maternal grandfather was musician Thomas Hubbard.
Sources: Michelle’s paternal grandfather, Gerald Edwin Meldrum, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Michelle’s paternal grandfather, Gerald Edwin “Drake” Meldrum, Sr. – http://www.legacy.com
Michelle’s paternal grandmother, Anna Arvai, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org