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John A Melton 1831–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1831

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 9 April 1911

Death Location: Los Angeles County, California

Father: William Milton

Mother: Julia DNA

Spouse(s): Josephine Janes, Sarah Cates

Children(s): Walter Sr, Emma Milton, John Melton, James Melton, Irma Tennessee, William Melton, Julia Lamb, Benjamin Melton, John West, James Melton, Ellar Melton, John Melton

In 1831, John A Melton entered the world in Tennessee, born to William Milton And Julia Ann Damewood Dna. John A Melton married Josephine T Janes, Sarah F Warren, Sarah R Cates, and had children including Benjamin J Melton, Ellar Melton, Emma Elouise Milton, Irma Tennessee, James Benjamin Melton, James Melton, John Asberry West, John D Melton, John Melton, Julia E Lamb, Walter William Melton Sr, William Melton. John A Melton passed away in 1911 in Los Angeles County, California.

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Biography

  • In 1831, John A Melton entered the world in Tennessee, born to William Milton And Julia Ann Damewood Dna.
  • John A Melton married Josephine T Janes, Sarah F Warren, Sarah R Cates, and had children including Benjamin J Melton, Ellar Melton, Emma Elouise Milton, Irma Tennessee, James Benjamin Melton, James Melton, John Asberry West, John D Melton, John Melton, Julia E Lamb, Walter William Melton Sr, William Melton.
  • John A Melton passed away in 1911 in Los Angeles County, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Milton
1802–1882
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Julia DNA
1805–1878
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Janes
1851–1899
Birth Location: Christian County, Kentucky
JJ
Sarah Cates
1855–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SC

Children(s)

Walter Sr
1873–1953
Birth Location: Tennessee
WS
Emma Milton
1870–1928
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
EM
John Melton
1878–1958
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Melton
1871–1957
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Irma Tennessee
1880–1963
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
IT
William Melton
1875–1953
Birth Location: Tennessee
WM
Julia Lamb
1876–1957
Birth Location: Henry, Tennessee, United States
JL
Benjamin Melton
1881–1963
Birth Location: Civil District 5, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
BM
John West
1879–
Birth Location: Lone Star Ch, Texas
JW
James Melton
1872–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Ellar Melton
1877–
Birth Location: Tennessee
EM
John Melton
1879–1965
Birth Location: Tennessee
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John Melton's Ancestors

Self
John Melton
1831–1911
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Milton
1802–1882
North Carolina
Julia (Ann Damewood) DNA
1805–1878
Maury, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (H. Gibson) Sr.
1774–1860
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Culbreath
1774–1844
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Henry (Jacob) Daimwood
1776–1845
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Frank
1791–1844
Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr.
1723–1808
Margaret Parks*
1740–1817
Jacob Daimwood
1725–1776
Anna Hantz
1734–1778
Robert Jr
1768–1847
Hannah Boone
1768–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maria Franz
1719–1736
Robert II
1735–1802
Elizabeth Gordon*
1740–1809
Samuel Boone
1728–1808
Sarah Day
1730–1819

John Melton's Descendants

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John (A) Melton (Abt 1831–9 April 1911) m. Josephine (T) Janes (abt 1851–1899) m. Sarah (R) Cates (Abt 1855–)
  1. 1. Walter (William Melton) Sr 1873–1953 m. Dora (C) Tackett 1878–1954
    1. 1. Armal ((Arnold) Stanley) Melton 1904–1989 m. Hazel (Mae) Cochrane 1916–2004 m. Adah (Florence) Flenniken 1908–1956
      1. 1. Michael (Brooks) Melton 1943–2010
    2. 2. R (Venus) Wester 1901–1968 m. Ted Wester 1893–1981
      1. 1. Ted (Richard) Wester 1928–2002
    3. 3. Donald (B) Melton 1906–1976 m. Laura (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1914–2004 m. Veva 1912–1958
      1. 1. Roma Strawder 1942–2015 m. Charles (B) Strawder 1937–2016
        1. 1. Veva 1912–1958 m. Donald (B) Melton 1906–1976 m. Donald (Lawrence) Melton 1918–1995
      2. 2. Donald (W Melton On) paper 1925–2009 m. Leah (Mae) Phillips 1926–1997 m. Jannie (L) Foster 1922–1983
        1. 1. Michaele (D) Melton 1945–2021
        2. 2. Donald (William Melton) II 1949–1962
    4. 4. Walter (Wm Melt*) Jr 1920–2011 m. Wanda (R) Melton 1923–1991
      1. 1. Terry (L) Melton –2021
    5. 5. Lenas Melt* 1898–1984 m. John (A) McLinsky 1887–1977
      1. 1. Dorothy Nadine 1917–1998
      2. 2. Maxine McLinsky 1915–1917
    6. 6. Jack (J) Melton 1909–1986 m. Grace (Alma) Melton 1915–2007 m. Bernice (G) Melton 1910–
      1. 1. Jack Melton 1925–
    7. 7. Lenas Melt* 1901–
    8. 8. Infant Melton 1899–
    9. 9. Juanita (Lucile) Milton 1920–
  2. 2. Emma (Elouise) Milton 1870–1928 m. Elijah Rowe 1872–
    1. 1. George (W) Rowe 1892–1966
    2. 2. Alma (L) Rowe 1895–
    3. 3. Cennie (R) Rowe 1896–
    4. 4. Emica (L) Rowe 1898–
    5. 5. Elizah (D) Rowe 1899–1989
  3. 3. John (D) Melton 1878–1958 m. Minnie (Louise) Melton 1876–
    1. 1. Clarence (D) Melton 1912–
  4. 4. James (Benjamin) Melton 1871–1957 m. Helen Melton 1874–1963
    1. 1. Hartwell (Dallas) Melton 1900–1966 m. Mignonne Melton 1900–1988
    2. 2. Harvey (Crockett) Melton 1898–1985
    3. 3. Bailey (McCall) Melton 1916–1996
    4. 4. Myrna (Lovell) Melton 1905–1984
    5. 5. Lorene (M) Melton 1913–2009
    6. 6. Cecil (W) Melton 1909–1995
  5. 5. Irma Tennessee 1880–1963 m. J (Will) Chapman 1879–1942
    1. 1. Larue (Chapman) Lowe 1915–2005
    2. 2. William (Harold) Chatman 1913–1914
  6. 6. William Melton 1875–1953 m. Corine (H) Milton 1884–1959
    1. 1. Eleanor (Coreane) Milton 1926–1998
    2. 2. Maurice (D) Melton 1920–1980
    3. 3. Dorothy Milton 1904–
    4. 4. Thelma Milton 1906–1991
    5. 5. Hoyt Milton 1909–
    6. 6. Dorothy Milton-Moses 1903–1947
    7. 7. Thelma (Elisabeth) Milton 1906–
    8. 8. Hoyt (Bert) Milton 1908–1995
    9. 9. Gardner (W) Milton 1925–1980
    10. 10. Helen (Rose) Dovak 1910–1963
  7. 7. Julia (E) Lamb 1876–1957 m. Thomas (B) Lamb 1876–1961
    1. 1. Clovis Lamb 1917–1972
    2. 2. Roy Lamb 1915–
    3. 3. Ruby Lamb 1912–2003 m. Roger (F) Shepherd 1909–2004
      1. 1. Craig Shepherd 1943–2015
    4. 4. Erma (L) Lamb 1910–
    5. 5. Dallas Lamb 1904–1970
    6. 6. Clifford Lamb 1902–1972
    7. 7. Ethel (Lorene) Billings 1907–1994
    8. 8. De (L.) Lamb 1919–2013
    9. 9. Thomas (R) Lamb 1915–
    10. 10. Lynch Lamb 1901–
  8. 8. Benjamin (J) Melton 1881–1963
    1. 1. Bert (James) Melton 1915–1981
  9. 9. John (Asberry) West 1879–
  10. 10. James Melton 1872–
  11. 11. Ellar Melton 1877–
  12. 12. John Melton 1879–1965

John Melton's Timeline

13 Records

1831
Jan 1831
Birth of John A Melton in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Maury, Tennessee, United States
1831
Abt 1831
Birth of John A Melton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1833
abt 1833
Age 2
Birth of John A Melton in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 19
John A Melton resided here in District 21, Maury, Tennessee, USA
District 21, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 29
John A Melton resided here in District 5, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1861
13 AUG 1861
Age 30
Death of John A Melton in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
1861
13 AUG 1861
Age 30
Death of John A Melton in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 32
John A Melton resided here in Neosho, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Neosho, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
John A Melton resided here in District 5, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
John A Melton resided here in District 5, Henry, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 69
John A Melton resided here in Civil District 11, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 11, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1911
9 April 1911
Age 80
Death of John A Melton in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
1911
9 April 1911
Age 80
Death of John A Melton in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1831
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1521; Page: 349B
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1578; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0067

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1833
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 5, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1256; Page: 369; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1831
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1262; Page: 95b; Enumeration District: 072
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1538; Page: 253B
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 2, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1505; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1375518
    [6] 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: District 21, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 259a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 21, Maury, Tennessee, 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: District 21, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 259a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 5, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 5, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1256; Page: 369; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Neosho, Jasper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1521; Page: 349B
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1538; Page: 253B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 5, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1262; Page: 95b; Enumeration District: 072

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 11, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: 1578; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0067

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waverly, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1911
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1861
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1861
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1911
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index
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