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Effie Lula Melton 1895–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1895

Birth Location: Mulberry, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 3 Dec 1974

Death Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jesse Melton

Mother: Mollie Loftin

Spouse(s): John Caldwell

Children(s): Naomi Caldwell, Willo Caldwell, Lila Caldwell, Leola Caldwell, Horace Caldwell, Herman Caldwell

Effie Lula Melton was born in 1895 in Mulberry, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, the child of Jesse Thomas Melton And Mollie Loftin. Effie Lula Melton married John J Caldwell, and had children including Herman B Caldwell, Horace Edward Caldwell, Leola Dale Caldwell, Lila Mae Caldwell, Naomi Leavern Caldwell, Willo Dean Caldwell. Effie Lula Melton passed away in 1974 in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Effie Lula Melton was born in 1895 in Mulberry, Crawford, Arkansas, USA, the child of Jesse Thomas Melton And Mollie Loftin.
  • Effie Lula Melton married John J Caldwell, and had children including Herman B Caldwell, Horace Edward Caldwell, Leola Dale Caldwell, Lila Mae Caldwell, Naomi Leavern Caldwell, Willo Dean Caldwell.
  • Effie Lula Melton passed away in 1974 in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Melton
1875–1922
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Mollie Loftin
1877–1910
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Caldwell
1886–1948
Birth Location: Logan, Arkansas, USA
JC

Children(s)

Naomi Caldwell
1920–2007
Birth Location: Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
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Willo Caldwell
1930–2007
Birth Location: Leachville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
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Lila Caldwell
1913–2004
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Leola Caldwell
1915–2011
Birth Location: Paris, Arkansas, USA
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Horace Caldwell
1911–1987
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Herman Caldwell
1917–1973
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Effie Melton's Ancestors

Self
Effie Melton
1895–1974
Birth Place: Mulberry, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Jesse Thomas Melton
1875–1922
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mollie Loftin
1877–1910
Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (Thomas) Melton
1846–1936
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Louisa (Bassalonia) Hartsfield
1851–1890
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Melton
1805–1871
Anna Sheffield
1807–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790–1860
Susanna Hare
1787–1860

Effie Melton's Descendants

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Effie (Lula) Melton (25 Feb 1895–3 Dec 1974) m. John (J) Caldwell (22 Apr 1886–15 Sep 1948)
  1. 1. Naomi (Leavern) Caldwell 1920–2007 m. Willis (Fay) Anderson 1914–1999
    1. 1. Wilma (Faye) Anderson 1942–2005 m. Jerry (Ned) Grober 1942–2014
  2. 2. Willo (Dean) Caldwell 1930–2007 m. Roy (Lee) Furr 1924–2003
  3. 3. Lila (Mae) Caldwell 1913–2004 m. Bently (B) Hatch 1909–1999
    1. 1. Harrel (Dean) Hatch 1933–1983
    2. 2. Elton (Ray) Hatch 1937–2005
  4. 4. Leola (Dale) Caldwell 1915–2011 m. Gylem (Pate) Linker 1912–2000
  5. 5. Horace (Edward) Caldwell 1911–1987 m. Bernice (H) Davis 1917–1951 m. Mary (Louise) Hervey 1917–1927
  6. 6. Herman (B) Caldwell 1917–1973 m. Lucille (B) Nichols 1921–2008
    1. 1. Russell (Herman) Caldwell 1940–2007

Effie Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1895
25 Feb 1895
Birth of Effie Lula Melton in Mulberry, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Mulberry, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1974
3 Dec 1974
Age 79
Death of Effie Lula Melton in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Mulberry, Crawford, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1974
    Event Place: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
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