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Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton 1834 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 DEC 1834

Birth Location: Bibb Co., Alabama

Death Date: 16 OCT 1888

Death Location: Clarke Co., Mississippi

Father: Johnathan Melton

Mother: UNKNOWN None

Spouse(s): Nancy Mitchell

Children(s): Bill Melton

In 1834, Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton entered the world in Bibb Co., Alabama, born to Johnathan (John) Melton and UNKNOWN. Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton married Nancy Pauline Mitchell, and had children including Bill Monroe Melton. Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton passed away in 1888 in Clarke Co., Mississippi.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1834, Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton entered the world in Bibb Co., Alabama, born to Johnathan (John) Melton and UNKNOWN.
  • Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton married Nancy Pauline Mitchell, and had children including Bill Monroe Melton.
  • Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton passed away in 1888 in Clarke Co., Mississippi.

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Christopher Melton's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Melton
1834 – 1888
Birth Place: Bibb Co., Alabama
Parents
Johnathan (John) Melton
1803 –
South Carolina
UNKNOWN
– 1843
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Melton's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus (CC)) Melton (15 DEC 1834 – 16 OCT 1888) m. Nancy (Pauline) Mitchell (7 FEB 1835 – 5 NOV 1903)
  1. 1. Bill (Monroe) Melton (22 MAR 1868 – 27 MAR 1921) m. Sarah (Francis Henrietta (Fannie)) Hallman (17 OCT 1870 – 05 AUG 1947)
    1. 1. Elma (Etheridge) Melton (23 DEC 1892 – 06 FEB 1972) m. Hester (Nichols) Barksdale (29 OCT 1893 – 26 JUN 1943)
      1. 1. James (Melton (Billy)) Barksdale (16 JUL 1921 – 20 MAR 1978) m. Katherine Elliott (19 JAN 1922 – 11 FEB 2010)
        1. 1. James (Kerry) Barksdale (18 JUN 1950 – )

Christopher Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1834
15 DEC 1834
Birth of Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton in Bibb Co., Alabama
Bibb Co., Alabama
1888
16 OCT 1888
Age 54
Death of Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton in Clarke Co., Mississippi
Clarke Co., Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1834
    Event Place: Bibb Co., Alabama
    Record Source: 30

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1888
    Event Place: Clarke Co., Mississippi
    Record Source: 30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pine Hill Cemetery, Wautubbee, Clark Co., Mississippi
    Record Source: Tombstone

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