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Frances Louisa Melton 1859–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1859

Birth Location: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Andrew Melton

Mother: Elizabeth Nance

Spouse(s): Silas Reese

Children(s): Elizabeth Reese, Thomas Reese, Charles Reese, Infant Reese

Frances Louisa Melton was born in 1859 in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Melton And Elizabeth Martha Nance. In 1860, Frances Louisa Melton resided in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA. In 1870, Frances Louisa Melton resided in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United States. Frances Louisa Melton married Silas Reese, and had children including Charles A Reese, Elizabeth Reese, Infant Reese, Thomas Wayne Reese. Frances Louisa Melton passed away in 1881 in Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Louisa Melton was born in 1859 in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Melton And Elizabeth Martha Nance.
  • In 1860, Frances Louisa Melton resided in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1870, Frances Louisa Melton resided in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United States.
  • Frances Louisa Melton married Silas Reese, and had children including Charles A Reese, Elizabeth Reese, Infant Reese, Thomas Wayne Reese.
  • Frances Louisa Melton passed away in 1881 in Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Melton's Ancestors

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Frances Melton
1859–1881
Birth Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Melton
1815–1864
Tennessee
Elizabeth (Martha) Nance
1823–1918
Arkansas
Grandparents
James (Craig) Melton
1788–1860
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Permelia) Sooter
1797–1828
Hickman, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hardy Melton
1756–1820
Delilah Laurence
1755–1780
William Sooteur
1776–1824
Elizabeth Russell
1778–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Melton
1730–1773
Mary Grigg
1735–
William Sooteur
1742–1834
Sarah
1794–

Frances Melton's Descendants

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Frances (Louisa) Melton (1859–1881) m. Silas Reese (abt 1855–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Reese 1878–
  2. 2. Thomas (Wayne) Reese 1879–
  3. 3. Charles (A) Reese 1880–1910
  4. 4. Infant Reese 1881–1881

Frances Melton's Timeline

5 Records

1859
1859
Birth of Frances Louisa Melton in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 1
Frances Louisa Melton resided here in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Frances Louisa Melton resided here in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
1880
1880
Age 21
Frances Louisa Melton resided here in Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
1881
1881
Age 22
Death of Frances Louisa Melton in Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: 56; Family History Film: 1254056; Page: 451D; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 0588
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M593_64; Page: 6A; Image: 14; Family History Library Film: 545563
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 837; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 803050
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 837; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 803050

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: M593_64; Page: 6A; Image: 14; Family History Library Film: 545563

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: 56; Family History Film: 1254056; Page: 451D; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 0588

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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