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Bessie Ruth Melton 1901–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 APR 1901

Birth Location: Ottawa, KS

Death Date: 7 MAR 1981

Death Location: Elmwood Cemetary, Beloit, KS

Father: Alexander Melton

Mother: Martha Eaton

Spouse(s): Joseph Scraper

Children(s): Robert Scraper

Bessie Ruth Melton was born in 1901 in Ottawa, KS, the child of Alexander Ellis Melton And Martha Melitta Eaton. Bessie Ruth Melton married Joseph Franklin Scraper, and had children including Robert Dale Scraper. Bessie Ruth Melton passed away in 1981 in Elmwood Cemetary, Beloit, KS.

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Biography

  • Bessie Ruth Melton was born in 1901 in Ottawa, KS, the child of Alexander Ellis Melton And Martha Melitta Eaton.
  • Bessie Ruth Melton married Joseph Franklin Scraper, and had children including Robert Dale Scraper.
  • Bessie Ruth Melton passed away in 1981 in Elmwood Cemetary, Beloit, KS.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Melton's Ancestors

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Bessie Melton
1901–1981
Birth Place: Ottawa, KS
Parents
Alexander Ellis Melton
1871–
Kansas
Martha (Melitta) Eaton
1876–
Kansas
Grandparents
George (Washington) Melton
1844–1920
Knox, Indiana
Martha J.
1849–1934
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Melton
1798–1845
Hannah Ruple
1826–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1761–1836
Lucy Allen
1762–1815

Bessie Melton's Descendants

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Bessie (Ruth) Melton (14 APR 1901–7 MAR 1981) m. Joseph (Franklin) Scraper (18 MAY 1899–31 MAR 1967)
  1. 1. Robert (Dale) Scraper 1923–2007
    1. 1. Larry Scraper 1947–1974

Bessie Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1901
14 APR 1901
Birth of Bessie Ruth Melton in Ottawa, KS
Ottawa, KS
1918
1918
Age 17
Bessie Ruth Melton graduated in Asherville Highe School, Asherville, KS
Asherville Highe School, Asherville, KS
1981
7 MAR 1981
Age 80
Death of Bessie Ruth Melton in Concordia, KS
Concordia, KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 APR 1901
    Event Place: Ottawa, KS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Graduation
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Asherville Highe School, Asherville, KS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAR 1981
    Event Place: Concordia, KS

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elmwood Cemetary, Beloit, KS

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