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Alma Faye Melton 1916–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 11, 1916

Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas

Death Date: October 25, 1986

Death Location: Nocona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Melton

Mother: Emily Eldred

Spouse(s): Field Hoover

Children(s): Jimmy Hoover, Phillip Hoover

In 1916, Alma Faye Melton entered the world in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, born to James Robert Melton And Emily Jane Eldred. Alma Faye Melton married Field Grant Hoover, and had children including Jimmy Grant Hoover, Phillip Glenn Hoover, Sarah Kay Hoover. Alma Faye Melton passed away in 1986 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Alma Faye Melton entered the world in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, born to James Robert Melton And Emily Jane Eldred.
  • Alma Faye Melton married Field Grant Hoover, and had children including Jimmy Grant Hoover, Phillip Glenn Hoover, Sarah Kay Hoover.
  • Alma Faye Melton passed away in 1986 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Melton
1889–1939
Birth Location: Texas
JM
Emily Eldred
1892–1981
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Montague, Texas, USA
EE

Spouses(s)

Field Hoover
1914–2002
Birth Location: Saint Jo, Texas, USA
FH

Children(s)

Jimmy Hoover
1937–
Birth Location: Gainsville, Cooke, Texas
JH
Phillip Hoover
1940–2024
Birth Location: Concho, Texas, USA
PH

Alma Melton's Ancestors

Self
Alma Melton
1916–1986
Birth Place: Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Parents
James Robert Melton
1889–1939
Texas
Emily (Jane) Eldred
1892–1981
Greenbriar, Montague, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Jane) Davis
1858–1939
Tennessee, United States of America
Orson (Freeman Eldred) *
1856–1912
Illinois, United States of America
Sarah (Jane Phipps) *
1855–1929
Cedar City, Cedar, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1817–1879
Nancy Hamilton
1831–
Isaac Phipps
1823–1863
Eleanor Teague
1823–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Phipps
1778–1853
Hester Phipps
1796–1855

Alma Melton's Descendants

1.
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Alma (Faye) Melton (July 11, 1916–October 25, 1986) m. Field (Grant) Hoover (21 September 1914–17 May 2002)
  1. 1. Jimmy (Grant) Hoover 1937– m. Louise (Laverne) Lindsey 1931–2008
  2. 2. Phillip (Glenn) Hoover 1940–2024

Alma Melton's Timeline

6 Records

1916
11 Jul 1916
Birth of Alma Faye Melton in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA
Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA
1916
July 11, 1916
Birth of Alma Faye Melton in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
1935
5 Oct 1935
Age 19
Alma Faye Melton was married in Henrietta, Texas
Henrietta, Texas
1950
1950
Age 34
Alma Faye Melton resided here in Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA
Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA
1986
Abt 1986
Age 70
Death of Alma Faye Melton in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA
1986
October 25, 1986
Age 70
Death of Alma Faye Melton in Wichita, Texas
Wichita, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 11, 1916
    Event Place: Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wichita Falls Times; Publication Date: 26 Oct 1986; Publication Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA; ,0.5952769,0.21795909,0.780884&xid=3355
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitewright, Grayson, Texas; Roll: 2784; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 91-71

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Henrietta, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wichita Falls Times; Publication Date: 26 Oct 1986; Publication Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA; ,0.5952769,0.21795909,0.780884&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whitewright, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitewright, Grayson, Texas; Roll: 2784; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 91-71

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wichita Falls Times; Publication Date: 26 Oct 1986; Publication Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA; ,0.5952769,0.21795909,0.780884&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1986
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 25, 1986
    Event Place: Wichita, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wichita Falls Times; Publication Date: 26 Oct 1986; Publication Place: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA; ,0.5952769,0.21795909,0.780884&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nocona, Montague County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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