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Lester Leroy Melton 1917–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1917

Birth Location: Appleton City, Missouri

Death Date: 25 April 2005

Death Location: Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States

Father: JAMES MELTON

Mother: Margaret Kennedy

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The story of Lester Leroy Melton began in 1917 in Appleton City, Missouri. Lester Leroy Melton passed away in 2005 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester Leroy Melton began in 1917 in Appleton City, Missouri.
  • Lester Leroy Melton passed away in 2005 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States.

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Lester Melton's Ancestors

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Lester Melton
1917–2005
Birth Place: Appleton City, Missouri
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

Lester Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1917
9 March 1917
Birth of Lester Leroy Melton in Appleton City, Missouri
Appleton City, Missouri
2005
25 April 2005
Age 88
Death of Lester Leroy Melton in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1917
    Event Place: Appleton City, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 2005
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States

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