Стефан Трифонович Метельников

Стефан was born on January 1st, 1838.  His godfather was Андрей Фёдорович Орлов.  Стефан'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, Василий, Анна and Ульяна.  He was the second youngest of the six children.  He died at the age of 61 on June 19th, 1899.¹