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Henderson Melton 1857–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1857

Birth Location: Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 Sep 1908

Death Location: Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jesse Melton

Mother: Sarah Higgins

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Henderson Melton was born in 1857 in Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jesse Doc Melton And Sarah Sallie Higgins. Henderson Melton passed away in 1908 in Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Henderson Melton was born in 1857 in Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jesse Doc Melton And Sarah Sallie Higgins.
  • Henderson Melton passed away in 1908 in Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Henderson Melton's Ancestors

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Henderson Melton
1857–1908
Birth Place: Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Doc Melton
1809–1891
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah ("Sallie") Higgins
1815–1891
Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Ancil Melton
1770–1843
Raleigh, Moore County, NC
William Higgins
1788–1865
Virginia, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henderson Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1857
11 Aug 1857
Birth of Henderson Melton in Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1908
11 Sep 1908
Age 51
Death of Henderson Melton in Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Cavender Branch, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

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