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Ethel Lura Melton 1895–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1895

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1970

Death Location: Wichita County, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Melton

Mother: Minnie Fritz

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In 1895, Ethel Lura Melton entered the world in Texas, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Melton And Minnie Lee Fritz. Ethel Lura Melton passed away in 1970 in Wichita County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Ethel Lura Melton entered the world in Texas, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Melton And Minnie Lee Fritz.
  • Ethel Lura Melton passed away in 1970 in Wichita County, Texas, USA.

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Ethel Melton's Ancestors

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Ethel Melton
1895–1970
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Melton
1873–1917
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Minnie (Lee) Fritz
1878–1938
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
*Thomas (Everett) Melton
1840–1929
Fulton, Itawamba County, MS, USA
Sarah ('Sally') Sheffield
1855–1900
Clarke, Alabama, United States
*Samuel (Oliver) Fritz
1850–1878
Marion, Crittenden County, AR, USA
Quantha (Coantha Lyntha) Johnston
1853–1890
Sharps, Marshall County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Mary Sheffield
1807–1886
Adam Sheffield
1811–1899
Elizabeth Wilson
1828–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sheffeld
1780–1858

Ethel Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1895
29 Jan 1895
Birth of Ethel Lura Melton in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1970
15 Aug 1970
Age 75
Death of Ethel Lura Melton in Wichita County, Texas, USA
Wichita County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1895
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1970
    Event Place: Wichita County, Texas, USA

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