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Emma Catherine Melton 1859 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1859

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 28 Jan 1941

Death Location: Jones, Texas, USA

Father: Noah Melton

Mother: Sarah Johnson

Spouse(s): Thomas Wilson

Children(s): William Wilson, Effie Wilson, John Wilson, Lillie Wilson, James Wilson

Emma Catherine Melton was born in 1859 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Noah Norman Melton and Sarah Ann E Johnson. Emma Catherine Melton married Thomas Cole Wilson, and had children including William Noah Wilson, Effie Loraine Wilson, John Thomas Wilson, Lillie Mae Wilson, James Creighton Wilson. Emma Catherine Melton passed away in 1941 in Jones, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma Catherine Melton was born in 1859 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Noah Norman Melton and Sarah Ann E Johnson.
  • Emma Catherine Melton married Thomas Cole Wilson, and had children including William Noah Wilson, Effie Loraine Wilson, John Thomas Wilson, Lillie Mae Wilson, James Creighton Wilson.
  • Emma Catherine Melton passed away in 1941 in Jones, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Noah Melton
1841 – 1904
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
NM
Sarah Johnson
1838 –
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
SJ

Spouses(s)

Thomas Wilson
1849 – 1919
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Children(s)

William Wilson
1878 – 1951
Birth Location: Wheelock, Robertson, Texas, USA
WW
Effie Wilson
1879 – 1965
Birth Location: Robertson, Texas, USA
EW
John Wilson
1883 – 1937
Birth Location: Robertson, Texas, USA
JW
Lillie Wilson
1890 – 1966
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LW
James Wilson
1894 – 1956
Birth Location: Anson, Jones, Texas, USA
JW

Emma Melton's Ancestors

Self
Emma Melton
1859 – 1941
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Noah Norman Melton
1841 – 1904
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Ann E) Johnson
1838 –
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Robert Melton
1805 – 1871
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Anna Sheffield
1807 – 1886
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Richard (B) Johnson
1803 – 1865
South Carolina, USA
Ladoska (Elizabeth Ann) Hopper
1814 – 1900
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
Samuel Hopper
Elizabeth Young
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858

Emma Melton's Descendants

1.
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Emma (Catherine) Melton (20 Jul 1859 – 28 Jan 1941) m. Thomas (Cole) Wilson (27 May 1849 – 25 Apr 1919)
  1. 1. William (Noah) Wilson (10 Sep 1878 – 18 Oct 1951) m. Nora (B) Francis (21 Jun 1882 – 5 May 1922)
    1. 1. Clyde (Francis) Wilson (19 Jan 1908 – 4 Jun 1978) m. Geraldine Mathis (19 Jun 1905 – 10 Jun 1980)
      1. 1. Diane (June) Wilson (2 Jun 1945 – )
  2. 2. Effie (Loraine) Wilson (13 Dec 1879 – 6 Sep 1965) m. Charles (A) McCarter (14 May 1876 – 23 Jul 1954)
    1. 1. Catherine (Mae) McCarter (13 Nov 1912 – 29 Mar 2003) m. Roy (Lee) Locke (29 Apr 1910 – 18 Sep 1992)
      1. 1. Judith (Allene) Locke (15 Aug 1940 – ) m. Thomas (Ralph) Campbell (14 Feb 1937 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Thomas) Campbell (5 Apr 1962 – ) m. Rebecca (Ann) Vaughan (16 May 1962 – )
        2. 2. Scott (Thomas) Campbell (14 Jan 1965 – )
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Wilson (16 Oct 1883 – 22 Nov 1937) m. Addie (Dahlia Pauline Pearl) Watts (20 Mar 1897 – 25 Dec 1978)
    1. 1. Tommy (Sue) Wilson (2 Nov 1935 – ) m. James (Larry) Duncan (5 Oct 1933 – 9 Oct 1999)
      1. 1. Steven (Larry) Duncan (3 Feb 1958 – )
  4. 4. Lillie (Mae) Wilson (28 Oct 1890 – 31 Jan 1966) m. Sam (Hall) Guy (23 Jan 1885 – 3 Aug 1942)
    1. 1. Conraid (Davis) Guy (10 Nov 1910 – 21 Mar 1975) m. Lucille (Ione) Baker (30 Mar 1917 – 2 Jun 1982)
      1. 1. Joann Guy (25 Jun 1936 – )
      2. 2. Brenda (June) Guy (14 Apr 1941 – ) m. Knox Pittard
        1. 1. Traci (Caroline) Pittard (3 Dec 1961 – ) m. Douglas (Alan) Chojecki (1956 – )
        2. 2. Lorean Pittard (7 Jul 1970 – ) m. Richie (Brent) Cox (22 Mar 1967 – )
      3. 3. Judi (Lue) Guy (15 Nov 1945 – ) m. Frank (Erving) McElroy (11 Mar 1941 – )
        1. 1. Todd (Wade) McElroy (21 Apr 1963 – ) m. Randi Mims (21 Oct 1964 – )
        2. 2. Clay (Erving) McElroy (2 Apr 1967 – )
      4. 4. Patti (Jean) Guy (19 Apr 1955 – ) m. David (Russell) Foerster (29 May 1953 – )
        1. 1. Jade (Russell) Foerster (30 Apr 1978 – )
        2. 2. Ashley (Taylor) Foerster (17 May 1982 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (Crate) Guy (9 Aug 1913 – 8 Dec 1989) m. Georgia (Alice) Brown (6 Dec 1907 – 31 Jan 1990)
      1. 1. Larry (Brown) Guy (14 Nov 1943 – ) m. Mary (Lillie) Davis
        1. 1. Tommy (James) Guy (4 Apr 1968 – )
        2. 2. Lari (Dee) Guy (21 May 1971 – )
      2. 2. Jackie (Mae) Guy (8 Jan 1946 – ) m. Harmon (Lee) Rex (3 Jun 1938 – )
        1. 1. Wesley (Guy) Rex (1 Nov 1972 – ) m. Carolyn (Dean) Beeks (14 Jan 1973 – )
        2. 2. Marty (Brown) Rex (1 Nov 1974 – ) m. Annie (Lucile) Granbery (8 May 1980 – )
    3. 3. Jack Guy (4 Apr 1916 – 10 Oct 1964) m. Jimmie Morris (10 Sep 1922 – 24 May 1972)
      1. 1. Terrye (Morris) Guy (26 Sep 1947 – 6 Nov 2008) m. Richard (Edwin) Hartmann (2 Mar 1948 – )
        1. 1. Bradley (Jay) Hartmann (9 Jul 1969 – ) m. Gena (Ann) Weaver (8 Mar 1967 – )
    4. 4. Mary (June) Guy (15 Apr 1920 – 18 Jan 2005) m. Millard (Arthur) Waters (14 Nov 1914 – 16 May 1990)
      1. 1. Guy (Barkman) Waters (16 Jul 1945 – ) m. Shirley (Mae) Compton
        1. 1. Travis (Guy) Waters (13 Nov 1966 – ) m. Debbie (Kay) Cornick (2 Nov 1971 – )
        2. 2. Candace (Lynn) Waters (28 Jun 1972 – )
  5. 5. James (Creighton) Wilson (11 Dec 1894 – 1 Feb 1956) m. Robbie (E) Tolleson (3 Nov 1897 – 25 Mar 1988)

Emma Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1859
20 Jul 1859
Birth of Emma Catherine Melton in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1941
28 Jan 1941
Age 82
Death of Emma Catherine Melton in Jones, Texas, USA
Jones, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1941
    Event Place: Jones, Texas, USA
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