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Joel John Melton 1798 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1798

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1853

Death Location: Henry County, Missouri, USA

Father: John Melton

Mother: Sarah Newton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mabel Melton

Joel John Melton was born in 1798 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Pierce Melton and Sarah (Sally) Newton. Joel John Melton had children including Mabel Melton. Joel John Melton passed away in 1853 in Henry County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel John Melton was born in 1798 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Pierce Melton and Sarah (Sally) Newton.
  • Joel John Melton had children including Mabel Melton.
  • Joel John Melton passed away in 1853 in Henry County, Missouri, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Melton's Ancestors

Self
Joel Melton
1798 – 1853
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
John Pierce Melton
1763 – 1816
Fluvanna, Virginia, USA
Sarah ((Sally)) Newton
1761 – 1835
Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John NEWTON
1740 – 1795
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Lucretia (Mary) ALLERTON
1734 – 1787
Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Melton's Descendants

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Joel (John) Melton (18 Oct 1798 – 1853)
  1. 1. Mabel Melton (15 Mar 1815 – 14 May 1892) m. William Bledsoe (1820 – 06 Oct 1863)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bledsoe (07 May 1851 – 08 Feb 1892) m. Andrew (Jackson) Shaw (04 MAR 1840 – 21 MAY 1915)
      1. 1. Albert (Newton) Shaw (8 Aug 1872 – 8 Nov 1952)
        1. 1. Dora (Lola Ojuanna) Shaw (March 22, 1921 – 5 Jun 2001)

Joel Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1798
18 Oct 1798
Birth of Joel John Melton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1853
1853
Age 55
Death of Joel John Melton in Henry County, Missouri, USA
Henry County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Henry County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgar Springs, Phelps, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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