Василий Трифонович Метельников

Василий was born in 1835.  Василий's father was Трифон Степанович Метельников and his mother was Васса Фёдоровна Орлова (Метельникова).  His maternal grandparents were Фёдор Семёнович Орлов and Ненила Дмитриевна (Орлова). He had three brothers and two sisters, named Филипп, Никифор, Стефан, Анна and Ульяна.  He was the third youngest of the six children.  He died at the age of 39 in 1874.