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John Wesley Melton 1807–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1807

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Abt 1896

Death Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Martha Culbreath

Spouse(s): Charlotte Byars, Martha Campbell

Children(s): Lettia Melton, James Gibson, Martha Melton, Banna Melton, Newton Melton, William Melton, Julian Melton

The story of John Wesley Melton began in 1807 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, John Wesley Melton resided in Piney Mountains, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA. John Wesley Melton married Charlotte Byars, Martha Ann Campbell, and had children including Banna Melton, James Alexander Gibson, Julian Melton, Lettia Letty Adeline Melton, Martha Melton, Newton Melton, William Melton. John Wesley Melton passed away in 1896 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Melton began in 1807 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, John Wesley Melton resided in Piney Mountains, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Wesley Melton married Charlotte Byars, Martha Ann Campbell, and had children including Banna Melton, James Alexander Gibson, Julian Melton, Lettia Letty Adeline Melton, Martha Melton, Newton Melton, William Melton.
  • John Wesley Melton passed away in 1896 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Melton's Ancestors

Self
John Melton
1807–1896
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas H. Gibson Sr.
1774–1860
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Culbreath
1774–1844
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Hogue) Jr.
1723–1808
Edinburg, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Parks*
1740–1817
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Melton's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Melton (Abt 1807–Abt 1896) m. Charlotte Byars (1816–) m. Martha (Ann) Campbell (28 Mar 1796–17 Jun 1828)
  1. 1. Lettia ("Letty" Adeline) Melton 1845–1927
    1. 1. Julia (Mae) Melton 1869–1923
      1. 1. Willie (Albert) Bell 1901–1948
  2. 2. James (Alexander) Gibson 1824–1914
    1. 1. Robert (Harlow) Gibson 1856–1943
      1. 1. Leona Gibson 1889–
        1. 1. Ernest (Rafael) Walker 1928–1975
  3. 3. Martha Melton 1845–1930
  4. 4. Banna Melton 1835–
  5. 5. Newton Melton 1838–
  6. 6. William Melton 1843–
  7. 7. Julian Melton 1845–

John Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1807
Abt 1807
Birth of John Wesley Melton in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
John Wesley Melton resided here in Piney Mountains, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Piney Mountains, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1896
Abt 1896
Age 89
Death of John Wesley Melton in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1807
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7190.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 2
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Piney Mountains, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 644; Page: 322b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Piney Mountains, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Piney Mountains, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: 644; Page: 322b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1896
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

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