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Edward Terrell Melton 1913 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1913

Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1981

Death Location: Beaumont, Riverside, California, USA

Father: Oscar Melton

Mother: Ellie Carswell

Spouse(s): Thelma Dockery

Children(s): Gwendolyn Melton, Virginia Melton, Richard Melton

Edward Terrell Melton was born in 1913 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA, the child of Oscar S Melton and Ellie Carswell. Edward Terrell Melton married Thelma Jewel Dockery, and had children including Gwendolyn Joyce Melton, Virginia Ruth Melton, Richard Dale Melton. Edward Terrell Melton passed away in 1981 in Beaumont, Riverside, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Terrell Melton was born in 1913 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA, the child of Oscar S Melton and Ellie Carswell.
  • Edward Terrell Melton married Thelma Jewel Dockery, and had children including Gwendolyn Joyce Melton, Virginia Ruth Melton, Richard Dale Melton.
  • Edward Terrell Melton passed away in 1981 in Beaumont, Riverside, California, USA.

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Edward Melton's Ancestors

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Edward Melton
1913 – 1981
Birth Place: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
Parents
Oscar S Melton
1887 – 1969
Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Ellie Carswell
1886 – 1970
Angelina, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Raleigh) Melton
1862 – 1923
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mary Hughes
1861 – 1920
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Melton
1840 – 1929
Mary Johnson
1840 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816 – 1898
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
Richard Johnson
1803 – 1865
Ladoska Hopper
1814 – 1900

Edward Melton's Descendants

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Edward (Terrell) Melton (26 Feb 1913 – 7 Feb 1981) m. Thelma (Jewel) Dockery (6 Jul 1918 – 2 Jul 1992)
  1. 1. Gwendolyn (Joyce) Melton (Nov 1939 – ) m. Henry Evans m. James (Fred) Trimm (1939 – )
    1. 1. Lori Evans (25 Sep 1956 – ) m. Rob Purdom (16 Mar 1953 – 12 Aug 1996)
      1. 1. Kaylyn Purdom (23 Jun 1977 – )
    2. 2. Tammy (Lynn) Trimm (22 Feb 1962 – ) m. Jess (Evan) Carlson (7 May 1960 – ) m. Richard (B) Bois (3 Oct 1955 – )
      1. 1. Jessica (Breeann) Carlson (6 Jul 1979 – )
      2. 2. Cassandra (Andrea) Bois (28 Dec 1982 – )
    3. 3. Jamie (Kay) Trimm (10 May 1963 – ) m. Mark (Steven) Fellos (9 Jan 1961 – )
      1. 1. Hannah (Marie) Fellos (24 Aug 1999 – )
    4. 4. Twyla (Gay) Trimm (5 Jul 1967 – ) m. William (Bradley) Fife (15 Aug 1961 – ) m. David (Allen) Shumard (9 May 1955 – )
      1. 1. Felicia (Mae) Fife (23 Feb 1991 – )
      2. 2. Trevor (Bradley) Fife (29 Mar 1994 – )
      3. 3. Courtney (Marie) Shumard (1 Nov 1998 – )
  2. 2. Virginia (Ruth) Melton (Jul 1941 – ) m. George (P) Sharpe
  3. 3. Richard (Dale) Melton (12 May 1943 – 20 Apr 1994) m. Mary (Frances) Faulk (6 Apr 1946 – )
    1. 1. Richard (James) Melton (6 Aug 1968 – ) m. Tammy (J) Knight (6 Feb 1971 – )

Edward Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1913
26 Feb 1913
Birth of Edward Terrell Melton in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
1981
7 Feb 1981
Age 68
Death of Edward Terrell Melton in Beaumont, Riverside, California, USA
Beaumont, Riverside, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Beaumont, Riverside, California, USA

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