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Ida M Melton 1870 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1870

Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 1941

Death Location: Red River, Texas, USA

Father: James Melton

Mother: Lydia Sheffield

Spouse(s): Jesse Gardner

Children(s): Hassie Gardner, Horace Gardner, Trannie Gardner

Ida M Melton was born in 1870 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of James K Polk Melton and Lydia Lelah Sheffield. Ida M Melton married Jesse Bramlitt Gardner, and had children including Hassie Renee Gardner, Horace Bishop Gardner, Trannie Clarence Gardner. Ida M Melton passed away in 1941 in Red River, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ida M Melton was born in 1870 in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA, the child of James K Polk Melton and Lydia Lelah Sheffield.
  • Ida M Melton married Jesse Bramlitt Gardner, and had children including Hassie Renee Gardner, Horace Bishop Gardner, Trannie Clarence Gardner.
  • Ida M Melton passed away in 1941 in Red River, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Melton
1845 – 1901
Birth Location: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Lydia Sheffield
1847 –
Birth Location: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Jesse Gardner
1866 – 1914
Birth Location: Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
JG

Children(s)

Hassie Gardner
1898 – 1990
Birth Location: Texas, USA
HG
Horace Gardner
1902 – 1966
Birth Location: Texas, USA
HG
Trannie Gardner
1905 – 1976
Birth Location: Blossom, Lamar, Texas, USA
TG

Ida Melton's Ancestors

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Ida Melton
1870 – 1941
Birth Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James K Polk Melton
1845 – 1901
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Lydia (Lelah) Sheffield
1847 –
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (Madison) Melton
1816 – 1898
Tennessee, USA
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Everett (M) Sheffield
1812 –
Georgia, USA
Rebecca Sheffield
1813 –
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1764 – 1825
Sallie Diffee
1766 – 1858

Ida Melton's Descendants

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Ida (M) Melton (28 Dec 1870 – 10 Aug 1941) m. Jesse (Bramlitt) Gardner (8 Dec 1866 – 10 Sep 1914)
  1. 1. Hassie (Renee) Gardner (19 Sep 1898 – 5 Jan 1990) m. James (M) Haskins (1896 – 21 Nov 1960)
    1. 1. Gaylon Haskins (13 Sep 1923 – 10 Oct 1979)
  2. 2. Horace (Bishop) Gardner (2 Jun 1902 – 18 Dec 1966)
  3. 3. Trannie (Clarence) Gardner (17 Feb 1905 – 2 Jun 1976) m. Lucy (Lela) Roberts (1 Jan 1904 – 18 Sep 1987)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Lela) Gardner (5 Jan 1933 – ) m. James (Hughie) Horton (28 Feb 1920 – )
      1. 1. Gary (Lynn) Horton (6 Aug 1954 – )
      2. 2. Teresa (Ann) Horton (14 Jul 1956 – )
      3. 3. Michele (Kay) Horton (10 Aug 1957 – ) m. James (David) Peters
        1. 1. Ross (David) Peters (6 Jun 1993 – )
        2. 2. Troy (James) Peters (10 Sep 1997 – )
      4. 4. Celeste (Yvette) Horton (8 Oct 1958 – ) m. Dane (Robert) Phillips
        1. 1. Delayne (Marie) Phillips (31 Mar 1991 – )
    2. 2. Maggie (Naomi) Gardner (15 Mar 1938 – ) m. Bobby (D'Wayne) Davis
      1. 1. Margo (Lynette) Davis (22 Jan 1962 – )

Ida Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1870
28 Dec 1870
Birth of Ida M Melton in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1941
10 Aug 1941
Age 71
Death of Ida M Melton in Red River, Texas, USA
Red River, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1941
    Event Place: Red River, Texas, USA
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