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Jonathan Melvin Sr. 1831–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1831

Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 22 Mar 1917

Death Location: Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Father: Sheriff Melvin

Mother: Miriam Simmons

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Jonathan Melvin Sr. was born in 1831 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States, the child of Sheriff James Melvin And Miriam Simmons. In 1850, Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina. In 1860, Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided in Bladen, North Carolina. Jonathan Melvin Sr. passed away in 1917 in Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Melvin Sr. was born in 1831 in Bladen, North Carolina, United States, the child of Sheriff James Melvin And Miriam Simmons.
  • In 1850, Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina.
  • In 1860, Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided in Bladen, North Carolina.
  • Jonathan Melvin Sr. passed away in 1917 in Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sheriff Melvin
1797–1881
Birth Location: Peters Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Miriam Simmons
1804–1881
Birth Location: Bladen, NC, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Sr.
1831–1917
Birth Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Sheriff James Melvin
1797–1881
Peters Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Miriam Simmons
1804–1881
Bladen, NC, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Melvin
1752–1853
Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Keziah) Suggs
1759–1851
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Jeremiah Simmons
1761–1840
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Lucy Sutton
1763–1845
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Melvin
1700–1786
Jane Thomas
1716–1770
George Suggs
1740–1782
Mary Sanders
1766–1809
John Simmons
1725–1807
Anne Soule
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Melvin
1680–1716
Margaret Sim
1674–1722
Francis Jr.
1705–1756
Jennette Wining
1708–1756
Thomas Suggs
1720–1765
William Simmons
1701–1766

Jonathan Sr.'s Timeline

9 Records

1831
20 Oct 1831
Birth of Jonathan Melvin Sr. in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 19
Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided here in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 29
Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided here in Bladen, North Carolina
Bladen, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 29
Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided here in Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 49
Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided here in Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 69
Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided here in Bethel Township, Bladen, North Carolina
Bethel Township, Bladen, North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 69
Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided here in Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina
Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 79
Jonathan Melvin Sr. resided here in Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina
Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina
1917
22 Mar 1917
Age 86
Death of Jonathan Melvin Sr. in Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bethel Township, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Bethel, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Database online.
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