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Columbus Mills Melton 1848–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1848

Birth Location: Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1881 (tree)

Death Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Pvt. Sr.

Mother: Lucinda Walker

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In 1848, Columbus Mills Melton entered the world in Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA, born to Pvt Burton Jones Melton Sr And Lucinda Walker. Columbus Mills Melton passed away in 1881 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Columbus Mills Melton entered the world in Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA, born to Pvt Burton Jones Melton Sr And Lucinda Walker.
  • Columbus Mills Melton passed away in 1881 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Columbus Melton's Ancestors

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Columbus Melton
1848–1881
Birth Place: Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Pvt. Burton Jones MELTON Sr.
1818–1887
Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA
Lucinda Walker
1819–1877
Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Millon) 🏹
1774–1858
Albermarle, Virginia, USA
Martha Culbreath
1774–1844
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Melton
1757–1825
Sarah ^Mayflower^
1757–1836
James Jr.
1723–1808
Margaret Parks*
1740–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1729–1772
Lettice WAR
1731–1785
John Jones
1721–1797
Mary Sturdivant
1728–1760

Columbus Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1848
abt 1848
Birth of Columbus Mills Melton in Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA
1881
1881 (tree)
Age 33
Death of Columbus Mills Melton in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Rutherford County?, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881 (tree)
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

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