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Jimmy Ray Melton 1948–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 October 1948

Birth Location: Jayton, Kent County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 15 September 2016

Death Location: Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Ealie Melton

Mother: Therisa Melton

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In 1948, Jimmy Ray Melton entered the world in Jayton, Kent County, Texas, United States of America, born to Ealie Weir Melton And Therisa Bell Melton. Jimmy Ray Melton passed away in 2016 in Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1948, Jimmy Ray Melton entered the world in Jayton, Kent County, Texas, United States of America, born to Ealie Weir Melton And Therisa Bell Melton.
  • Jimmy Ray Melton passed away in 2016 in Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Jimmy Melton's Ancestors

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Jimmy Melton
1948–2016
Birth Place: Jayton, Kent County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Ealie Weir Melton
1911–1982
Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
Therisa (Bell) Melton
1910–1977
Lindale, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Minnie (Pearl) Melton
1889–1968
Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
*William (Ealie) Melton
1885–1965
Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Arthur (Stacy) Whittaker
1878–1924
Tipton, Moniteau, Missouri, USA
Martha (Minerva Bell) Ellison
1883–1945
Liberty, White Co. Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1844–1901
Lydia Melton
–1927
Thomas Melton
1840–1929
Sarah Sheffield
1855–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816–1898
Mary Sheffield
1807–1886
Everett Sheffield
1812–1865
Rebecca Sheffield
1813–1880
James Melton
1816–1898
Mary Sheffield
1807–1886
Adam Sheffield
1811–1899
Elizabeth Wilson
1828–1900

Jimmy Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1948
18 October 1948
Birth of Jimmy Ray Melton in Jayton, Kent County, Texas, United States of America
Jayton, Kent County, Texas, United States of America
2016
15 September 2016
Age 68
Death of Jimmy Ray Melton in Plano, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
Plano, Collin County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 October 1948
    Event Place: Jayton, Kent County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 2016
    Event Place: Plano, Collin County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

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