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Ernest Eugene Melton 1931–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1931

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 4 November 1994

Death Location: Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Clell Melton

Mother: Clarice Clevenger

Spouse(s): Dorothy Melton

Children(s):

In 1931, Ernest Eugene Melton entered the world in Missouri, born to Clell Melton And Clarice Mae Melton Clevenger. In 1935, Ernest Eugene Melton resided in Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri. In 1940, Ernest Eugene Melton resided in Buchanan Twp, Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri, USA. Ernest Eugene Melton married Dorothy M Melton, and had children including Douglas Wayne Melton. Ernest Eugene Melton passed away in 1994 in Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1931, Ernest Eugene Melton entered the world in Missouri, born to Clell Melton And Clarice Mae Melton Clevenger.
  • In 1935, Ernest Eugene Melton resided in Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri.
  • In 1940, Ernest Eugene Melton resided in Buchanan Twp, Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri, USA.
  • Ernest Eugene Melton married Dorothy M Melton, and had children including Douglas Wayne Melton.
  • Ernest Eugene Melton passed away in 1994 in Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Melton's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Melton
1931–1994
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Clell Melton
1911–
Missouri
Clarice (Mae Melton) Clevenger
1914–1978
Missouri
Grandparents
John Hall
1856–1934
Nancy (Ann) Caudill
1872–1920
Blackey, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Caudill
1848–1922
Sarah Sturgill
1847–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Sturgill
1800–1862
Rachel Boggs
1803–1860

Ernest Melton's Timeline

5 Records

1931
20 December 1931
Birth of Ernest Eugene Melton in Missouri
Missouri
1935
1935
Age 4
Ernest Eugene Melton resided here in Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri
Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 9
Ernest Eugene Melton resided here in Buchanan Twp, Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri, USA
Buchanan Twp, Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Ernest Eugene Melton resided here in Linn, Christian, Missouri, USA
Linn, Christian, Missouri, USA
1994
4 November 1994
Age 63
Death of Ernest Eugene Melton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1931
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Linn, Christian, Missouri; Roll: 6088; Enumeration District: 22-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Buchanan Twp, Buchanan, Douglas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Linn, Christian, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Linn, Christian, Missouri; Roll: 6088; Enumeration District: 22-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1994
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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