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Joseph James "Joe" Melton 1920–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1920

Birth Location: Appleton City, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 14 December 1968

Death Location: Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: JAMES MELTON

Mother: Margaret Kennedy

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Joseph James "Joe" Melton was born in 1920 in Appleton City, Missouri, USA, the child of James Edgar Melton And Margaret Ann Maggie Kennedy. Joseph James "Joe" Melton passed away in 1968 in Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph James "Joe" Melton was born in 1920 in Appleton City, Missouri, USA, the child of James Edgar Melton And Margaret Ann Maggie Kennedy.
  • Joseph James "Joe" Melton passed away in 1968 in Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Joseph Melton's Ancestors

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Joseph Melton
1920–1968
Birth Place: Appleton City, Missouri, USA
Parents
JAMES EDGAR MELTON
1875–1963
Bates County, Missouri, United States
Margaret (Ann “Maggie”) Kennedy
1890–1936
Saline County, Missouri, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (Franklin) Melton
1841–1926
Missouri, United States of America
Susan (Ann) Holt
1848–1877
Missouri
Joseph (James) Kennedy
1843–1929
Terre Haute city, Vigo, Indiana
Anna (Sophie Neitzert) "Minnie"
1863–1938
Florence, Morgan County, Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William KENNEDY
1813–
Mary Kennedy
1821–1881
John Neitzert
1832–1915
Catherine White
1831–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1920
14 December 1920
Birth of Joseph James "Joe" Melton in Appleton City, Missouri, USA
Appleton City, Missouri, USA
1968
14 December 1968
Age 48
Death of Joseph James "Joe" Melton in Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas, United States of America
Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1920
    Event Place: Appleton City, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1968
    Event Place: Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas, United States of America

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