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James Fowler Melton 1824–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Aug 1824

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1864

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Melton

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Mary Allen

Children(s): Uriah Melton, Sarah Melton, Andrew Melton, Ellen Melton, Robert Melton, James Melton, Nancy Melton, James Melton, Margaret Melton, THOMAS Melton, Ellen Melton, Margaret Melton

James Fowler Melton was born in 1824 in Virginia, United States, the child of John S Melton And Sarah Brown. James Fowler Melton married Mary Jane Carson Allen, and had children including Andrew Taylor Elliott Melton, Ellen L Melton, James H F Melton, James T Melton, Margaret A Melton, Nancy Jane Melton, Robert Isiah Melton, Sarah Albany Melton, Thomas Doogan Melton, Uriah Melton. James Fowler Melton passed away in 1864 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Fowler Melton was born in 1824 in Virginia, United States, the child of John S Melton And Sarah Brown.
  • James Fowler Melton married Mary Jane Carson Allen, and had children including Andrew Taylor Elliott Melton, Ellen L Melton, James H F Melton, James T Melton, Margaret A Melton, Nancy Jane Melton, Robert Isiah Melton, Sarah Albany Melton, Thomas Doogan Melton, Uriah Melton.
  • James Fowler Melton passed away in 1864 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Melton
1795–1866
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Brown
1778–1826
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Allen
1823–1890
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Uriah Melton
1843–1917
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sarah Melton
1857–1928
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, USA,
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Andrew Melton
1850–1927
Birth Location: Goodfield, Meigs County, Tennessee, USA
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Ellen Melton
1860–1917
Birth Location: Meigs, Tennessee, United States
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Robert Melton
1846–1910
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, United States
RM
James Melton
1862–1887
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Melton
1852–
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, United States
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James Melton
1850–1926
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, United States
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Margaret Melton
1848–1928
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs Co. Tn.
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THOMAS Melton
1854–1925
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, United States
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Ellen Melton
1860–1917
Birth Location: Meigs, Tennessee, United States
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Margaret Melton
1848–1928
Birth Location: Decatur, Meigs Co. Tn.
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James Melton's Ancestors

Self
James Melton
1824–1864
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John S. Melton
1795–1866
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Sarah Brown
1778–1826
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Melton's Descendants

1.
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James (Fowler) Melton (01 Aug 1824–19 May 1864) m. Mary (Jane Carson) Allen (16 Oct 1823–13 Dec 1890)
  1. 1. Uriah Melton 1843–1917 m. Virginia (Lee) Melton 1864–1948 m. Martha (Morgan) Maynor 1849–1891
    1. 1. Samuel Melton 1878– m. Hetty (Mc) Dowell 1880–
      1. 1. Maud (Emma Melton) Murphey 1907–1944
    2. 2. Opha (L) Melton 1897–
    3. 3. Dike (H) Melton 1896–1947 m. Hattie Mcintosh 1893–1967
    4. 4. Martha (E) Melton 1886–
    5. 5. Thomas (M) Melton 1884–
    6. 6. Robert (M) Melton 1872–
    7. 7. Mary (R. "Mollie") Melton 1871–1941
  2. 2. Sarah (Albany) Melton 1857–1928
  3. 3. Andrew (Taylor Elliott) Melton 1850–1927
  4. 4. Ellen (L) Melton 1860–1917 m. William (Edward) Roberts 1865–1949
  5. 5. Robert (Isiah) Melton 1846–1910 m. Sarah (Ann) Rice 1852–1935
    1. 1. James (F) Melton 1888–
    2. 2. M (M) Melton 1870–1871
    3. 3. Nellie (Albany) Melton 1885–1891
    4. 4. Elsie (B) Melton 1882–1905
    5. 5. George (G.) Melton 1877–1928 m. Emmalee Melton 1883–
      1. 1. Georgia (L) Melton 1905–
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Melton 1875–1943
    7. 7. Mattie (Allen) Melton 1874–1936
    8. 8. Nannie (Hayden) Melton 1872–1927
    9. 9. James (Jessie) Melton 1879–1911
    10. 10. Robert (Fowler) Melton 1884–1947
    11. 11. Mary (Sue) Melton 1891–1920
  6. 6. James (H F) Melton 1862–1887
  7. 7. Nancy (Jane) Melton 1852–
  8. 8. James (T) Melton 1850–1926
  9. 9. Margaret (A.) Melton 1848–1928
  10. 10. THOMAS (Doogan) Melton 1854–1925
  11. 11. Ellen (L) Melton 1860–1917
  12. 12. Margaret (A.) Melton 1848–1928

James Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1824
01 Aug 1824
Birth of James Fowler Melton in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1864
19 May 1864
Age 40
Death of James Fowler Melton in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1864
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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