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Lessie Melton 1905–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1905

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 22 Jun 1988

Death Location: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Melton

Mother: Sophronia Archer

Spouse(s): William Pierce

Children(s): Alvin Sr, Algie Worley, Asberry Pierce, Josephine Pierce

Lessie Melton was born in 1905 in North Carolina, the child of Richard Pilliman Melton And Sophronia Ann Archer. Lessie Melton married William Everette Pierce, and had children including Algie Pierce Worley, Alvin Leander Pierce Sr, Asberry Pierce, Josephine E Pierce. Lessie Melton passed away in 1988 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Lessie Melton was born in 1905 in North Carolina, the child of Richard Pilliman Melton And Sophronia Ann Archer.
  • Lessie Melton married William Everette Pierce, and had children including Algie Pierce Worley, Alvin Leander Pierce Sr, Asberry Pierce, Josephine E Pierce.
  • Lessie Melton passed away in 1988 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.

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Lessie Melton's Ancestors

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Lessie Melton
1905–1988
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Richard Pilliman Melton
1869–1925
North Carolina
Sophronia (Ann) Archer
1873–1929
Hertford, North Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lessie Melton's Descendants

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Lessie Melton (25 May 1905–22 Jun 1988) m. William (Everette) Pierce (12 Sep 1890–6 Dec 1970)
  1. 1. Alvin (Leander Pierce) Sr 1932–1983 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Manning 1939–1994
  2. 2. Algie (Pierce) Worley 1936–2012
  3. 3. Asberry Pierce 1928–1945
  4. 4. Josephine (E) Pierce 1925–2013

Lessie Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1905
25 May 1905
Birth of Lessie Melton in North Carolina
North Carolina
1988
22 Jun 1988
Age 83
Death of Lessie Melton in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1905
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1988
    Event Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA

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