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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: Edgar Springs, Phelps, 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 Edgar Springs, Phelps, 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 Edgar Springs, Phelps, Missouri, USA.

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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) Jr.
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 1815–1892 m. William Bledsoe 1820–1863
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bledsoe 1851–1892 m. Andrew (Jackson) Shaw 1840–1915
      1. 1. Albert (Newton) Shaw 1872–1952
        1. 1. Dora (Lola Ojuanna) Shaw 1921–2001

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, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Henry County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edgar Springs, Phelps, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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