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Andrew Jackson Melton 1815–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 26 Aug 1864

Death Location: Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Father: James Melton

Mother: Mary Sooter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nance

Children(s): Temperance Melton, James Melton, Nancy Melton, Pamela Melton, William Melton, Ezekiel Melton, Mary Melton, Katharine Melton, Mary Melton, Robert Melton, Frances Melton, Thomas Melton

Andrew Jackson Melton was born in 1815 in Tennessee, the child of James Craig Melton And Mary Permelia Sooter. In 1850, Andrew Jackson Melton resided in Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas, USA. Andrew Jackson Melton married Elizabeth Martha Nance, and had children including Ezekiel Henry Melton, Frances Louisa Melton, James Louis Melton, Katharine Melton, Mary E Melton, Mary Elizabeth Melton, Nancy Loveina Melton, Pamela E Melton, Robert M Melton, Temperance Isabell Melton, Thomas Washington Melton, William Matthew Melton. Andrew Jackson Melton passed away in 1864 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Andrew Jackson Melton was born in 1815 in Tennessee, the child of James Craig Melton And Mary Permelia Sooter.
  • In 1850, Andrew Jackson Melton resided in Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas, USA.
  • Andrew Jackson Melton married Elizabeth Martha Nance, and had children including Ezekiel Henry Melton, Frances Louisa Melton, James Louis Melton, Katharine Melton, Mary E Melton, Mary Elizabeth Melton, Nancy Loveina Melton, Pamela E Melton, Robert M Melton, Temperance Isabell Melton, Thomas Washington Melton, William Matthew Melton.
  • Andrew Jackson Melton passed away in 1864 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Andrew Melton's Ancestors

Self
Andrew Melton
1815–1864
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Craig Melton
1788–1860
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Permelia) Sooter
1797–1828
Hickman, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Hardy Melton
1756–1820
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Delilah Laurence
1755–1780
William (Greenberry) Sooteur
1776–1824
Pennsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Brown) Russell
1778–1825
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Melton
1730–1773
Mary Grigg
1735–
William Sooteur
1742–1834
Sarah
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1698–1752
Elizabeth Farr
1698–1753
Abner Grigg
1712–1784
Mary Ford
1712–1782
George Sooteur
1715–1795
Nancy Carter
1703–1797

Andrew Melton's Descendants

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Andrew (Jackson) Melton (1815–26 Aug 1864) m. Elizabeth (Martha) Nance (1823–17 Aug 1918)
  1. 1. Temperance (Isabell) Melton 1838–1914 m. Thomas (Nathaniel Hays) Dr 1836–1903
    1. 1. Pendy HAYES 1878–
    2. 2. Charles (P) Hays 1878–
    3. 3. Cora (Lee) Hays 1880–1947
    4. 4. Mary Hays 1860–
  2. 2. James (Louis) Melton 1840–
  3. 3. Nancy (Loveina) Melton 1842–1907 m. George (W) Shaw 1836–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Shaw 1866–
    2. 2. Mary Shaw 1868–
    3. 3. Lorra Shaw 1869–
    4. 4. William (M) Shaw 1874–
    5. 5. George (W) Shaw 1877–
    6. 6. John (B) Shaw 1880–
    7. 7. Benjamin Shaw 1864–
    8. 8. Eva Shaw 1866–
    9. 9. Emley Shaw 1868–
    10. 10. Perry Shaw 1870–
    11. 11. Rosco Shaw 1872–
    12. 12. Mahala (E) Shaw 1867–
      1. 1. Elmer (W) Woods 1887– m. Almaleato 1884–
        1. 1. Sadie Woods 1898–
        2. 2. Melba Woods 1917–
        3. 3. Cecil Woods 1920–
        4. 4. Eugine Woods 1923–
        5. 5. Louise Woods 1925–
      2. 2. Sallie (B) Woods 1895–
    13. 13. Arrilla Shaw 1859–
    14. 14. Theodore (L) Shaw 1869–
  4. 4. Pamela (E) Melton 1844–1926
  5. 5. William (Matthew) Melton 1846–1931
  6. 6. Ezekiel (Henry) Melton 1848–1927
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Melton 1850–1850
  8. 8. Katharine Melton 1854–1897
  9. 9. Mary (E) Melton 1857–
  10. 10. Robert (M) Melton 1851–
  11. 11. Frances (Louisa) Melton 1859–1881 m. Silas Reese 1855–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Reese 1878–
    2. 2. Thomas (Wayne) Reese 1879–
    3. 3. Charles (A) Reese 1880–1910
    4. 4. Infant Reese 1881–1881
  12. 12. Thomas (Washington) Melton 1863–1946 m. Martha (Tamer) Horton 1869–1963
    1. 1. Sherman (Isaac Andrew) Melton 1889–1968
    2. 2. Charles (Matthew) Melton 1892–1982
    3. 3. Nellie (T Melton) Halpain 1893–1933
    4. 4. David (Crockett) Melton 1896–1958
    5. 5. Ressie (Janie) Melton 1904–1992

Andrew Melton's Timeline

5 Records

1814
24 Sep 1814
Birth of Andrew Jackson Melton in Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
1815
1815
Birth of Andrew Jackson Melton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 35
Andrew Jackson Melton resided here in Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 45
Andrew Jackson Melton resided here in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
1864
26 Aug 1864
Age 49
Death of Andrew Jackson Melton in Rock City, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
Rock City, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1814
    Event Place: Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 837; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 803050

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M432_30; Page: 176B; Image: 354

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Campbell, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M432_30; Page: 176B; Image: 354

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 837; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 803050

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Rock City, Stephenson, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries

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