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Elbert Truett Melton 1913–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Annona, Red River, Texas, USA

Death Date: 25 Jul 1976

Death Location: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA

Father: Allie Melton

Mother: Sallie Porterfield

Spouse(s): Rosa Townsend

Children(s):

Elbert Truett Melton was born in 1913 in Annona, Red River, Texas, USA, the child of Allie Elbert Melton And Sallie Rachel Porterfield. Elbert Truett Melton married Rosa Lee Townsend, and had children including Barbara June Melton, Gary Lee Melton, Ricky Joe Melton, Shirley Louise Melton. Elbert Truett Melton passed away in 1976 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Elbert Truett Melton was born in 1913 in Annona, Red River, Texas, USA, the child of Allie Elbert Melton And Sallie Rachel Porterfield.
  • Elbert Truett Melton married Rosa Lee Townsend, and had children including Barbara June Melton, Gary Lee Melton, Ricky Joe Melton, Shirley Louise Melton.
  • Elbert Truett Melton passed away in 1976 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA.

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Elbert Melton's Ancestors

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Elbert Melton
1913–1976
Birth Place: Annona, Red River, Texas, USA
Parents
Allie Elbert Melton
1876–1957
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Sallie (Rachel) Porterfield
1881–1946
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (K Polk) Melton
1845–1901
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Lydia (Lelah) Sheffield
1847–
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816–1898
Mary Sheffield
1816–1880
Everett Jr
1812–
Rebecca Sheffield
1813–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790–1860
Susanna Hare
1787–1860

Elbert Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1913
21 Mar 1913
Birth of Elbert Truett Melton in Annona, Red River, Texas, USA
Annona, Red River, Texas, USA
1976
25 Jul 1976
Age 63
Death of Elbert Truett Melton in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Annona, Red River, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1976
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA

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