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Cecil Melton 1943–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1943

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 9 February 2020

Death Location: Cascilla, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Andrew Melton

Mother: Marjorie Melton

Spouse(s): Peggy Owens, Ella Goss, Mary Heath

Children(s):

The story of Cecil Melton began in 1943 in Mississippi. In 1950, Cecil Melton resided in , Grenada, Mississippi, USA. In 1990, Cecil Melton resided in Grenada, Mississippi, USA. Cecil Melton married Ella Rubenia Goss, Mary Elizabeth Heath, Peggy Ann Owens. Cecil Melton passed away in 2020 in Cascilla, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cecil Melton began in 1943 in Mississippi.
  • In 1950, Cecil Melton resided in , Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1990, Cecil Melton resided in Grenada, Mississippi, USA.
  • Cecil Melton married Ella Rubenia Goss, Mary Elizabeth Heath, Peggy Ann Owens.
  • Cecil Melton passed away in 2020 in Cascilla, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Melton
1921–
Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
AM
Marjorie Melton
1925–2021
Birth Location: Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Peggy Owens
1946–2021
Birth Location: Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
PO
Ella Goss
1949–1972
Birth Location: Carroll County, Mississippi, USA
EG
Mary Heath
1946–2012
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
MH

Children(s)

Cecil Melton's Ancestors

Self
Cecil Melton
1943–2020
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Andrew "Pete" Melton
1921–
Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Marjorie (Tartt) Melton
1925–2021
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecil Melton's Timeline

8 Records

1943
Oct 1943
Birth of Cecil Melton in Mississippi
Mississippi
1950
1950
Age 7
Cecil Melton resided here in , Grenada, Mississippi, USA
, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1990
1990-1999
Age 47
Cecil Melton resided here in Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1993
1993
Age 50
Cecil Melton resided here in Grenada, MS
Grenada, MS
1996
1996
Age 53
Cecil Melton resided here in Grenada, MS
Grenada, MS
1998
1998-2020
Age 55
Cecil Melton resided here in Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Mississippi, USA
1999
1999
Age 56
Cecil Melton resided here in Grenada, Mississippi, USA
Grenada, Mississippi, USA
2020
9 February 2020
Age 77
Death of Cecil Melton in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1943
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 3050; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 22-25

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Grenada, Mississippi, 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: Grenada, Mississippi; Roll: 3050; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 22-25

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1990-1999
    Event Place: Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Grenada, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Grenada, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2020
    Event Place: Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999
    Event Place: Grenada, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Florence, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 2020
    Event Place: Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cascilla, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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