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Benjamin Wesley Melton 1859–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1859

Birth Location: Benton County, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 April 1933

Death Location: Zack, Benton, Tennessee

Father: William Melton

Mother: Tempa Melton

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In 1859, Benjamin Wesley Melton entered the world in Benton County, Tennessee, born to William Tiley Melton And Tempa Melton. Benjamin Wesley Melton passed away in 1933 in Zack, Benton, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Benjamin Wesley Melton entered the world in Benton County, Tennessee, born to William Tiley Melton And Tempa Melton.
  • Benjamin Wesley Melton passed away in 1933 in Zack, Benton, Tennessee.

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Benjamin Melton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Melton
1859–1933
Birth Place: Benton County, Tennessee
Parents
William Tiley Melton
1835–1917
Carroll County, Tennessee, United States of America
Tempa Melton
1839–1882
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (B) Melton
1800–1863
NC
Celia (Paralee) Messer
1801–1870
NC
William (Tyler) BOSWELL
1805–
North Carolina, USA
Clarissa (Sarah) Boswell
1811–1884
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1859
29 Jul 1859
Birth of Benjamin Wesley Melton in Benton County, Tennessee
Benton County, Tennessee
1933
16 April 1933
Age 74
Death of Benjamin Wesley Melton in Zack, Benton, Tennessee
Zack, Benton, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Benton County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1933
    Event Place: Zack, Benton, Tennessee

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