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Elijah Thomas Melton 1846–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1846

Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1936

Death Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Robert Melton

Mother: Anna Sheffield

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The story of Elijah Thomas Melton began in 1846 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA. Elijah Thomas Melton passed away in 1936 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Thomas Melton began in 1846 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Elijah Thomas Melton passed away in 1936 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA.

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Elijah Melton's Ancestors

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Elijah Melton
1846–1936
Birth Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Robert Melton
1805–1871
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Anna (Mary) Sheffield
1807–1886
Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Martin) Melton
1779–1853
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Huckabee
1782–1840
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Everett (M Sheffield,) Private
1790–1860
Moore, North Carolina, United States
*Susannah Hare
1789–1860
Moore, Cumberland County, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
SARAH JONES
1747–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1846
Feb 1846
Birth of Elijah Thomas Melton in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
1936
19 Sep 1936
Age 90
Death of Elijah Thomas Melton in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1846
    Event Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

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