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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: Pine Hill Cemetery, Wautubbee, Clark Co., Mississippi

Father: Johnathan Melton

Mother: UNKNOWN None

Spouse(s): Nancy Mitchell

Children(s): Bill Melton

Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton was born in 1834 in Bibb Co., Alabama, the child of 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 Pine Hill Cemetery, Wautubbee, Clark Co., Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus (CC) Melton was born in 1834 in Bibb Co., Alabama, the child of 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 Pine Hill Cemetery, Wautubbee, Clark Co., Mississippi.

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Christopher Melton's Ancestors

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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 1868–1921 m. Sarah (Francis Henrietta (Fannie)) Hallman 1870–1947
    1. 1. Elma (Etheridge) Melton 1892–1972 m. Hester (Nichols) Barksdale 1893–1943
      1. 1. James (Melton (Billy)) Barksdale 1921–1978 m. Katherine Elliott 1922–2010

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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