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Alva Elmer Melton 1864–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1864

Birth Location: Morgan County, Indiana

Death Date: 4 May 1940

Death Location: Clackamas County, Oregon

Father: Thomas Melton

Mother: Nancy Westmoreland

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Alva Elmer Melton was born in 1864 in Morgan County, Indiana, the child of Thomas Jefferson Melton And Nancy Pauline Westmoreland. In 1880, Alva Elmer Melton resided in Greeley, Saline, Kansas, USA. Alva Elmer Melton passed away in 1940 in Clackamas County, Oregon.

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Biography

  • Alva Elmer Melton was born in 1864 in Morgan County, Indiana, the child of Thomas Jefferson Melton And Nancy Pauline Westmoreland.
  • In 1880, Alva Elmer Melton resided in Greeley, Saline, Kansas, USA.
  • Alva Elmer Melton passed away in 1940 in Clackamas County, Oregon.

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Alva Melton's Ancestors

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Alva Melton
1864–1940
Birth Place: Morgan County, Indiana
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Melton
1821–1892
Lawrence Co, Indiana
Nancy (Pauline) Westmoreland
1823–1916
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Hammond) Melton
1795–1890
Anson, NC, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alva Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1864
1 May 1864
Birth of Alva Elmer Melton in Morgan County, Indiana
Morgan County, Indiana
1880
1880
Age 16
Alva Elmer Melton resided here in Greeley, Saline, Kansas, USA
Greeley, Saline, Kansas, USA
1940
4 May 1940
Age 76
Death of Alva Elmer Melton in Clackamas County, Oregon
Clackamas County, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1864
    Event Place: Morgan County, Indiana
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greeley, Saline, Kansas; Roll: 396; Page: 182D; Enumeration District: 298

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greeley, Saline, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greeley, Saline, Kansas; Roll: 396; Page: 182D; Enumeration District: 298

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1940
    Event Place: Clackamas County, Oregon

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