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Lessie L Melton 1906–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1906

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 22 Jun 1988

Death Location: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Melton

Mother: Surphronia Archer

Spouse(s): William Pierce

Children(s): Marvin Pierce, Josephine Pierce, Allegra Worley, Lucy Pierce, Carlton Pierce, Alvin Sr., Wayne Pierce, Asbury Pierce, Cornelia Pierce

Lessie L Melton was born in 1906 in North Carolina, the child of Richard Melton And Surphronia Archer. In 1910, Lessie L Melton resided in Parksville, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA. Lessie L Melton married William Everett Pierce, and had children including Allegra Pierce Worley, Alvin Leander Pierce Sr, Asbury Pierce, Carlton Eugene Pierce, Cornelia Pierce, Josephine Pierce, Lucy Lorraine Pierce, Marvin Everett Pierce, Wayne Levere Pierce. Lessie L Melton passed away in 1988 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Lessie L Melton was born in 1906 in North Carolina, the child of Richard Melton And Surphronia Archer.
  • In 1910, Lessie L Melton resided in Parksville, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lessie L Melton married William Everett Pierce, and had children including Allegra Pierce Worley, Alvin Leander Pierce Sr, Asbury Pierce, Carlton Eugene Pierce, Cornelia Pierce, Josephine Pierce, Lucy Lorraine Pierce, Marvin Everett Pierce, Wayne Levere Pierce.
  • Lessie L Melton passed away in 1988 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lessie Melton's Ancestors

Self
Lessie Melton
1906–1988
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Richard Melton
1869–1925
North Carolina
Surphronia Archer
1874–1929
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Wiley Melton
1827–1917
North Carolina
Rebecca Melton
1834–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Meede Melton
1795–1880
Patsy
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lessie Melton's Descendants

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Lessie (L) Melton (1906–22 Jun 1988) m. William (Everett) Pierce (12 Sep 1890–6 Dec 1970)
  1. 1. Marvin (Everett) Pierce 1946–1998
  2. 2. Josephine Pierce 1925–2013
  3. 3. Allegra (Pierce) Worley 1936–2012
  4. 4. Lucy (Lorraine) Pierce 1939–2001
  5. 5. Carlton (Eugene) Pierce 1930–2009
  6. 6. Alvin (Leander Pierce) Sr. 1932–1983
  7. 7. Wayne (Levere) Pierce 1945–2007
  8. 8. Asbury Pierce 1928–1945
  9. 9. Cornelia Pierce 1918–

Lessie Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1906
1906
Birth of Lessie L Melton in North Carolina
North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 4
Lessie L Melton resided here in Parksville, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
Parksville, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
1988
22 Jun 1988
Age 82
Death of Lessie L Melton in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Parksville, Perquimans, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 19b; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1375116

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Parksville, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Parksville, Perquimans, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1103; Page: 19b; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1375116

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1988
    Event Place: Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA

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