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Lela Mae Melton 1896–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1896

Birth Location: Arkansas

Death Date: 25 Feb 1980

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father: Charles Melton

Mother: Georgiana Jeanes

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In 1896, Lela Mae Melton entered the world in Arkansas, born to Charles Oak Melton And Georgiana Jeanes. Lela Mae Melton passed away in 1980 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Lela Mae Melton entered the world in Arkansas, born to Charles Oak Melton And Georgiana Jeanes.
  • Lela Mae Melton passed away in 1980 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Melton
1848–1929
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Georgiana Jeanes
1862–1939
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
GJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Melton's Ancestors

Self
Lela Melton
1896–1980
Birth Place: Arkansas
Parents
Charles Oak Melton
1848–1929
South Carolina
Georgiana Jeanes
1862–1939
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Franklin) Jeanes
1835–1895
,Laurens,South Carolina,USA
Tennessee (Ann) Mobbs
1846–1910
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Mobbs
1830–1878
Martha Merritt
1831–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Minsey Bolling
1800–1839
James Merritt
1807–1870
Sarah Farrington
1806–1880

Lela Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1896
15 Apr 1896
Birth of Lela Mae Melton in Arkansas
Arkansas
1980
25 Feb 1980
Age 84
Death of Lela Mae Melton in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1980
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
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