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Cornelius J. Melton 1768–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1768

Birth Location: South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Apr 1821

Death Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Silas Melton

Mother: Catrina Melton

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Cornelius J. Melton was born in 1768 in South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of Silas Farr Melton And Catrina Catron Melton. Cornelius J. Melton passed away in 1821 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Cornelius J. Melton was born in 1768 in South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, United States, the child of Silas Farr Melton And Catrina Catron Melton.
  • Cornelius J. Melton passed away in 1821 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Cornelius Melton's Ancestors

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Cornelius Melton
1768–1821
Birth Place: South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Parents
Silas Farr Melton
1725–1783
Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Catrina (Catron) Melton
1730–1785
Louisa, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Cornelius Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1768
15 Sep 1768
Birth of Cornelius J. Melton in South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
1821
Apr 1821
Age 53
Death of Cornelius J. Melton in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1768
    Event Place: South Fork Hardware River, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1821
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

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