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Clara Melton 1899 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1899

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1925

Death Location: Hickory Hill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States

Father: John Melton

Mother: Barbara Lee

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Clara Melton was born in 1899 in Illinois, USA, the child of John William Melton and Barbara Ann Lee. In 1900, Clara Melton resided in Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA. Clara Melton passed away in 1925 in Hickory Hill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Clara Melton was born in 1899 in Illinois, USA, the child of John William Melton and Barbara Ann Lee.
  • In 1900, Clara Melton resided in Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA.
  • Clara Melton passed away in 1925 in Hickory Hill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Melton
1861 – 1929
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
JM
Barbara Lee
1861 – 1945
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
BL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Melton's Ancestors

Self
Clara Melton
1899 – 1925
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
John William Melton
1861 – 1929
Illinois, USA
Barbara (Ann) Lee
1861 – 1945
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John Melton
1835 – 1909
prob. Wayne County, IL
Margaret (E) Firris
1842 – 1926
Illinois
William Lee
1827 –
Indiana
Mary (J.) Lee
1840 –
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clara Melton's Timeline

7 Records

1899
Oct 1899
Birth of Clara Melton in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1900
22 Oct 1900
Age 1
Birth of Clara Melton in Wayne County, Illinois, USA
Wayne County, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Clara Melton resided here in Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 1
Clara Melton resided here in Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
Clara Melton resided here in Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, United States
1925
26 Jun 1925
Age 26
Death of Clara Melton in Hickory Hill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Hickory Hill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States
1925
28 Jun 1925
Age 26
Burial of Clara Melton in Garrison Temple Cemetery, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Garrison Temple Cemetery, Wayne, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Wayne County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240351
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: T624_332; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374345
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1899
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240351

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240351
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240351

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240351

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Orchard, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240351

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Hickory Hill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1925
    Event Place: Garrison Temple Cemetery, Wayne, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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