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Jesse Edmund Melton 1841 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1841

Birth Location: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 21 Apr 1921

Death Location: Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

Father: John Melton

Mother: Mary Gregory

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Jesse Edmund Melton was born in 1841 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States, the child of John A. Melton and Mary Polly Gregory. Jesse Edmund Melton passed away in 1921 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Edmund Melton was born in 1841 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States, the child of John A. Melton and Mary Polly Gregory.
  • Jesse Edmund Melton passed away in 1921 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.

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Jesse Melton's Ancestors

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Jesse Melton
1841 – 1921
Birth Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Parents
John A. Melton
1816 – 1870
Indiana, United States
Mary (Polly) Gregory
1815 – 1882
Kentucky or Harrison Co., IN
Grandparents
James Melton
1791 – 1829
Rutherford Co., NC
Mary Kendall
1795 – 1867
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Melton
1763 – 1823
Sarah Barnette
1755 – 1822
Wm Kendall
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Melton
1730 – 1772
Lettice White
1737 – 1785

Jesse Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1841
23 Jan 1841
Birth of Jesse Edmund Melton in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
1921
21 Apr 1921
Age 80
Death of Jesse Edmund Melton in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States
Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1841
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

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