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Claude Leverette Melton 1911–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 February 1911

Birth Location: Red Bay, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 3 August 1979

Death Location: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Charlie Melton

Mother: Anne Melton

Spouse(s): Velma Melton

Children(s): Betty Galloway

Claude Leverette Melton was born in 1911 in Red Bay, Alabama, USA, the child of Charlie Melton And Anne Melton. In 1920, Claude Leverette Melton resided in Air Maunt, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA. In 1930, Claude Leverette Melton resided in Beat 3, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Claude Leverette Melton married Velma Melton, and had children including Betty Galloway. Claude Leverette Melton passed away in 1979 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Claude Leverette Melton was born in 1911 in Red Bay, Alabama, USA, the child of Charlie Melton And Anne Melton.
  • In 1920, Claude Leverette Melton resided in Air Maunt, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1930, Claude Leverette Melton resided in Beat 3, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.
  • Claude Leverette Melton married Velma Melton, and had children including Betty Galloway.
  • Claude Leverette Melton passed away in 1979 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Claude Melton's Ancestors

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Claude Melton
1911–1979
Birth Place: Red Bay, Alabama, USA
Parents
Charlie Melton
1882–1935
Mississippi
Anne Melton
1885–1933
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Claude Melton's Descendants

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Claude (Leverette) Melton (23 February 1911–3 August 1979) m. Velma Melton (7 April 1911–22 April 1988)
  1. 1. Betty Galloway 1941–2016

Claude Melton's Timeline

5 Records

1911
23 February 1911
Birth of Claude Leverette Melton in Red Bay, Alabama, USA
Red Bay, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Claude Leverette Melton resided here in Air Maunt, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
Air Maunt, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Claude Leverette Melton resided here in Beat 3, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Claude Leverette Melton resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1979
3 August 1979
Age 68
Death of Claude Leverette Melton in Bruce
Bruce

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 February 1911
    Event Place: Red Bay, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Air Maunt, Yalobusha, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 3, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pine Valley, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1979
    Event Place: Bruce
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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