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George W. Melton 1846–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Clay County, Ky

Death Date: 24 Mar 1904

Death Location: Jackson County, KY, USA

Father: William II

Mother: Melvina Peters

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George W. Melton was born in 1846 in Clay County, Ky, the child of William Preston Melton Ii And Melvina Viney Peters. George W. Melton passed away in 1904 in Jackson County, KY, USA.

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Biography

  • George W. Melton was born in 1846 in Clay County, Ky, the child of William Preston Melton Ii And Melvina Viney Peters.
  • George W. Melton passed away in 1904 in Jackson County, KY, USA.

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George Melton's Ancestors

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George Melton
1846–1904
Birth Place: Clay County, Ky
Parents
William Preston Melton II
1806–1891
Elkhorn Creek, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Melvina ("Viney") Peters
1808–1880
Holatein River, Scott County, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Preston) Melton
1752–1786
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Mary (A) Pollard
1760–1840
Bedford, Virginia, USA
John (Jacob PETERS) Sr
1770–1850
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Elizabeth "Sooky") Lane
1778–1855
North Fork Holston River, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Melton
1722–1795
Mary Lynne
1725–
Francis Pollard
1720–1771
Elizabeth Phelps
1744–1780
Johann PETERS
1740–1804
Anna DALKE
1748–1848
Corbin Lane
1750–1816
Frances Proctor
1762–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of George W. Melton in Clay County, Ky
Clay County, Ky
1904
24 Mar 1904
Age 58
Death of George W. Melton in Jackson County, KY, USA
Jackson County, KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Clay County, Ky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Jackson County, KY, USA

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