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James Murphy Melton 1869–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1869

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1917

Death Location: Hale County, Alabama, USA; or Missouri, USA

Father: Henry Melton

Mother: Margaret Cummings

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James Murphy Melton was born in 1869 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Henry Perry Melton And Margaret Cummings. In 1880, James Murphy Melton resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA. James Murphy Melton passed away in 1917 in Hale County, Alabama, USA; or Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Murphy Melton was born in 1869 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Henry Perry Melton And Margaret Cummings.
  • In 1880, James Murphy Melton resided in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA.
  • James Murphy Melton passed away in 1917 in Hale County, Alabama, USA; or Missouri, USA.

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James Melton's Ancestors

Self
James Melton
1869–1917
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Henry Perry Melton
1849–1882
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Margaret Cummings
1847–1892
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (S Melton) d.aft.1880
1817–1884
, , Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Evans ?27x dnalink? d.bef.1866 Mrs) Melton
1814–1860
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1869
Mar 1869
Birth of James Murphy Melton in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
James Murphy Melton resided here in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
1917
11 Oct 1917
Age 48
Death of James Murphy Melton in Hale County, Alabama, USA; or Missouri, USA
Hale County, Alabama, USA; or Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1869
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 676; Page: 541d; Enumeration District: 010

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri; Roll: 676; Page: 541d; Enumeration District: 010

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Hale County, Alabama, USA; or Missouri, USA

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