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Meet Mell, an Ohio resident with family roots in Pikeville, Bledsoe County Tn., Muscogee & Harris County Ga, and Pemiscot, Mo. Mell grew up listening to her grandparents stories about their childhood and relatives. She felt like she had known them all her life despite the fact they'd never met.

 

In 2013 after a tough breakup, Mell delved into her maternal family history, which led her to solve some family mysteries and investigate a rumored family murder plot. She unexpectedly found a new passion for family research and created Red Clay Legacies, becoming what is now known as a Genealogical Biographer. She builds family trees and creates reference books from those trees that will last generations. Mell has been featured in the Bledsonian-Banner newspaper and is a completely self-taught family researcher.

 

This venture marks the third phase of her media journey, which began with her first runway show at the age of 6 and continued with a successful career as a full-figured model (now retired).