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Hugh Prentice Melton 1910–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1910

Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Jul 2004

Death Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Father: Ancel Melton

Mother: Alona Melton

Spouse(s): Lorena Smithson

Children(s): Lucille Melton

Hugh Prentice Melton was born in 1910 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Ancel A Melton And Alona Aloma Smithson Melton. Hugh Prentice Melton married Lorena Lee Smithson, and had children including Lucille Melton. Hugh Prentice Melton passed away in 2004 in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh Prentice Melton was born in 1910 in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Ancel A Melton And Alona Aloma Smithson Melton.
  • Hugh Prentice Melton married Lorena Lee Smithson, and had children including Lucille Melton.
  • Hugh Prentice Melton passed away in 2004 in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA.

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Hugh Melton's Ancestors

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Hugh Melton
1910–2004
Birth Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Ancel 'A' Melton
1873–1953
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Alona (\Aloma Smithson) Melton
1877–1963
Cannon Co Tn Usa
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Hugh Melton's Descendants

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Hugh (Prentice) Melton (29 Mar 1910–17 Jul 2004) m. Lorena (Lee) Smithson (18 May 1913–11 Oct 2003)
  1. 1. Lucille Melton 1930–2021 m. J (L) Parton 1932–2013

Hugh Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1910
29 Mar 1910
Birth of Hugh Prentice Melton in Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
2004
17 Jul 2004
Age 94
Death of Hugh Prentice Melton in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 2004
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, USA

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