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Emma Ophelia Melton 1886 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Dec 1886

Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1962

Death Location: Texas, USA

Father: William Melton

Mother: Susan Hartzo

Spouse(s): William Davis

Children(s): Bennie Davis, Doris Davis, Horace Davis, Susie Davis, William Davis, Arnold Davis, William Davis, Geneva Davis

Emma Ophelia Melton was born in 1886 in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA, the child of William Jepthia Melton and Susan Ella Hartzo. Emma Ophelia Melton married William Gray Davis, and had children including Bennie Kirklin Davis, Doris Igarah Davis, Horace Gray Davis, Susie Gladys Davis, William Haskell Davis, Arnold Louis Davis, William Gray Davis, Geneva Estelle Davis. Emma Ophelia Melton passed away in 1962 in Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma Ophelia Melton was born in 1886 in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA, the child of William Jepthia Melton and Susan Ella Hartzo.
  • Emma Ophelia Melton married William Gray Davis, and had children including Bennie Kirklin Davis, Doris Igarah Davis, Horace Gray Davis, Susie Gladys Davis, William Haskell Davis, Arnold Louis Davis, William Gray Davis, Geneva Estelle Davis.
  • Emma Ophelia Melton passed away in 1962 in Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Melton
1857 – 1922
Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
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Susan Hartzo
1865 – 1941
Birth Location: Marion, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Davis
1879 – 1961
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Bennie Davis
1904 – 1928
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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Doris Davis
1909 – 1984
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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Horace Davis
1913 – 1982
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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Susie Davis
1916 –
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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William Davis
1918 – 1959
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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Arnold Davis
1922 – 2006
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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William Davis
1924 –
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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Geneva Davis
1927 – 1994
Birth Location: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
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Emma Melton's Ancestors

Self
Emma Melton
1886 – 1962
Birth Place: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
Parents
William Jepthia Melton
1857 – 1922
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Susan (Ella) Hartzo
1865 – 1941
Marion, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Madison) Melton
1816 – 1898
Tennessee, USA
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858

Emma Melton's Descendants

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Emma (Ophelia) Melton (30 Dec 1886 – 22 May 1962) m. William (Gray) Davis (22 Aug 1879 – 12 May 1961)
  1. 1. Bennie (Kirklin) Davis (15 Aug 1904 – 1928)
  2. 2. Doris (Igarah) Davis (22 Sep 1909 – 28 Aug 1984)
  3. 3. Horace (Gray) Davis (26 Jan 1913 – 25 Sep 1982) m. Norrie (Ree) Mouldin ( – 31 Aug 1954)
    1. 1. Bennie (Wayne) Davis (30 Sep 1940 – ) m. Lenda (Joyce) Albright (1939 – )
      1. 1. Lenda (Renee) Davis (15 Aug 1961 – )
  4. 4. Susie (Gladys) Davis (1916 – ) m. Robert (Newton) James (1909 – )
    1. 1. Geneva (Ann) James (15 Mar 1936 – )
    2. 2. Melvin (Ray) James (6 Jan 1940 – )
  5. 5. William (Haskell) Davis (8 Sep 1918 – 6 Mar 1959) m. Betty (Lou) Luhlua (11 Jul 1923 – 12 Mar 2003)
    1. 1. William (Haskell Jr) Davis (17 Jul 1940 – ) m. Patricia (June) Morris (12 Jun 1941 – )
      1. 1. William (Haskell III) Davis (26 Jul 1957 – )
      2. 2. Teri (Kay) Davis (8 Jun 1959 – )
      3. 3. Angela (Gaye) Davis (1 Jul 1962 – )
      4. 4. Lisa (Michelle) Davis (26 Nov 1965 – ) m. Bruce (E) Watson (1956 – )
        1. 1. Kasi (Lenae) Watson (19 Feb 1987 – )
  6. 6. Arnold (Louis) Davis (13 Mar 1922 – 7 May 2006) m. Charlyne Barksdale (13 Jan 1925 – 26 Sep 2000)
    1. 1. Arnold (Louis Jr) Davis (15 Apr 1947 – )
    2. 2. Donna (Arlyne) Davis (16 May 1949 – )
  7. 7. William (Gray) Davis (5 Aug 1924 – ) m. Pearl (Jean) Autrey (22 Sep 1927 – 28 Jul 1994)
    1. 1. Charles (William) Davis (12 Aug 1947 – ) m. Patti (Kay) Page (14 Jun 1951 – )
      1. 1. William (Gray III) Davis (21 Feb 1979 – )
    2. 2. Janie (Ree) Davis (6 Nov 1948 – ) m. Thomas (Dale) Payne (2 Sep 1943 – )
      1. 1. Lesa (Jean) Payne (30 Mar 1965 – )
  8. 8. Geneva (Estelle) Davis (2 Apr 1927 – Jan 1994) m. John (Robert) Mitchell (1 Apr 1925 – 28 May 2008)
    1. 1. John (Robert) Mitchell (2 Nov 1949 – )
    2. 2. Melvin (Bradford) Mitchell (24 Oct 1951 – )

Emma Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1886
30 Dec 1886
Birth of Emma Ophelia Melton in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA
1962
22 May 1962
Age 76
Death of Emma Ophelia Melton in Texas, USA
Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1962
    Event Place: Texas, USA
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