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John Gorden Melton 1889 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1889

Birth Location: Rockwall County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1971

Death Location: Harbor City, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: James Melton

Mother: Sarah Looney

Spouse(s): Minnie Knox, Lee Bowlin

Children(s): John Melton, Mary Melton, J Melton

The story of John Gorden Melton began in 1889 in Rockwall County, Texas, USA. John Gorden Melton married Minnie Pearl Knox, Lee Buliah Bowlin, and had children including John Ronald Melton, Mary Helen Melton, J B Melton. John Gorden Melton passed away in 1971 in Harbor City, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Gorden Melton began in 1889 in Rockwall County, Texas, USA.
  • John Gorden Melton married Minnie Pearl Knox, Lee Buliah Bowlin, and had children including John Ronald Melton, Mary Helen Melton, J B Melton.
  • John Gorden Melton passed away in 1971 in Harbor City, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Melton
1862 – 1932
Birth Location: Arp, Smith, Texas, United States
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Sarah Looney
1859 – 1940
Birth Location: Bienville, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Minnie Knox
1892 – 1942
Birth Location: Bradyville, Cannon, Tennessee
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Lee Bowlin
1895 – 1982
Birth Location: Lee, Texas
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Children(s)

John Melton
1912 – 1967
Birth Location: Texas USA
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Mary Melton
1913 – 2001
Birth Location: Collingsworth, Texas
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J Melton
1917 – 2012
Birth Location: Hall County, Texas, USA
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John Melton's Ancestors

Self
John Melton
1889 – 1971
Birth Place: Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Parents
James B Melton
1862 – 1932
Arp, Smith, Texas, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Looney
1859 – 1940
Bienville, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Denson (Crow) Melton
1805 – 1887
Georgia, United States
Mary (Jane) Cook
1820 – 1863
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Moses Melton
1781 – 1864
Dorothy Crow
1786 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Crow
1752 – 1845
Elizabeth Stroud
1767 – 1835

John Melton's Descendants

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John (Gorden) Melton (10 Aug 1889 – 27 Sep 1971) m. Minnie (Pearl) Knox (10 Feb 1892 – 26 Feb 1942) m. Lee (Buliah) Bowlin (1 Apr 1895 – 10 Jan 1982)
  1. 1. John (Ronald) Melton (24 Mar 1912 – 27 Apr 1967)
  2. 2. Mary (Helen) Melton (15 Nov 1913 – 21 Sep 2001) m. James (Robert) Bloomer (04 Sep 1913 – 31 Dec 2008)
    1. 1. Linda (Lea) Bloomer (02 Feb 1939 – 02 Apr 2001)
    2. 2. Robert Bloomer
  3. 3. J (B) Melton (26 Jan 1917 – 10 June 2012)

John Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1889
10 Aug 1889
Birth of John Gorden Melton in Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Rockwall County, Texas, USA
1971
27 Sep 1971
Age 82
Death of John Gorden Melton in Harbor City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Harbor City, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Rockwall County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1971
    Event Place: Harbor City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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