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Alford Melton 1848–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1848

Birth Location: Orange, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 28 Jun 1916

Death Location: Coles, Illinois, United States

Father: John Melton

Mother: Mary Gregory

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Alford Melton was born in 1848 in Orange, Indiana, United States, the child of John Melton And Mary Polly Gregory. Alford Melton passed away in 1916 in Coles, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Alford Melton was born in 1848 in Orange, Indiana, United States, the child of John Melton And Mary Polly Gregory.
  • Alford Melton passed away in 1916 in Coles, Illinois, United States.

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Alford Melton's Ancestors

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Alford Melton
1848–1916
Birth Place: Orange, Indiana, United States
Parents
John Melton
1816–1870
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Mary (Polly) Gregory
1815–1882
Kentucky or Harrison Co., IN
Grandparents
James Melton
1791–1829
Rutherford Co., NC
Mary kendall
1795–1867
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Melton
1763–1823
Sarah Barnett
1755–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1730–1772
Letitia White
1737–1785
David Barnett
1730–1780
Lucinda Miller
1740–1800

Alford Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1848
28 Jun 1848
Birth of Alford Melton in Orange, Indiana, United States
Orange, Indiana, United States
1916
28 Jun 1916
Age 68
Death of Alford Melton in Coles, Illinois, United States
Coles, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1848
    Event Place: Orange, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Coles, Illinois, United States

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