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David Melton 1850–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1850

Birth Location: Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Perry Melton

Mother: Olive Muse

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David Melton was born in 1850 in Louisiana, United States of America, the child of Perry Melton And Olive Albina Muse. David Melton passed away in 1855 in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Melton was born in 1850 in Louisiana, United States of America, the child of Perry Melton And Olive Albina Muse.
  • David Melton passed away in 1855 in Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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David Melton's Ancestors

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David Melton
1850–1855
Birth Place: Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
Perry Melton
1825–1885
Twiggs County, Georgia, United States of America
Olive (Albina) Muse
1831–1863
Perry County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Drury (Jackson Muse) *
1806–1888
, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
*Elizabeth (Betsy) Hay
1806–1885
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Muse
1768–1810
Elizabeth *
1778–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Drury *
1745–1794
Nancy Mayfield
1749–1837

David Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1850
17 January 1850
Birth of David Melton in Louisiana, United States of America
Louisiana, United States of America
1855
1855
Age 5
Death of David Melton in Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1850
    Event Place: Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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