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Joseph A Melton 1848–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Kentucky

Father: Eli Melton

Mother: Elizabeth Minton

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Children(s):

Joseph A Melton was born in 1848 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, the child of Eli Jackson Melton And Elizabeth Minton. Joseph A Melton passed away in 1881 in Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Joseph A Melton was born in 1848 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, the child of Eli Jackson Melton And Elizabeth Minton.
  • Joseph A Melton passed away in 1881 in Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli Melton
1820–1915
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina
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Elizabeth Minton
1818–1864
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Melton's Ancestors

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Joseph Melton
1848–1881
Birth Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky
Parents
Eli Jackson Melton
1820–1915
Rutherford, North Carolina
Elizabeth Minton
1818–1864
Kentucky
Grandparents
Samuel (Norvell) Melton
1791–1834
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Sarah Mooney
1791–1864
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1848
Birth of Joseph A Melton in Hopkins County, Kentucky
Hopkins County, Kentucky
1881
1881
Age 33
Death of Joseph A Melton in Kentucky
Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kentucky
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