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Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton 1875–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1875

Birth Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 7 October 1962

Death Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Howell Williams

Mother: Mourning Laughter

Spouse(s): William Melton

Children(s): Zonnie Gore, Margie Solesbee, Nellie Nolen, Lonnie Melton, William Melton

Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton was born in 1875 in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Howell Corbitt Williams And Mourning Jane Laughter. In 1929, Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton married William Silas Cyrus Melton, and had children including John Melton, Lonnie Leroy Melton, Margie Solesbee, Nellie Nolen, William Frank Melton, Zonnie Myranda Jane Melton Gore. Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton passed away in 1962 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton was born in 1875 in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Howell Corbitt Williams And Mourning Jane Laughter.
  • In 1929, Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton married William Silas Cyrus Melton, and had children including John Melton, Lonnie Leroy Melton, Margie Solesbee, Nellie Nolen, William Frank Melton, Zonnie Myranda Jane Melton Gore.
  • Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton passed away in 1962 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Melton's Ancestors

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Martha Melton
1875–1962
Birth Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Howell Corbitt Williams
1851–1913
Georgia, United States of America
Mourning (Jane) Laughter
1845–1936
Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jonas (K) Williams
1826–1886
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Clementine Williams) Nix
1831–1915
North Carolina
Benjamin (J. "Ben") Laughter
1818–1900
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Cecelia (Anne) Corn
1820–1898
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Williams
1801–1881
Nancy Greene
1802–1870
Jonathan Nix
1785–1850
Conny Wadkins
1787–1850
Samuel Laughter
1790–1865
Elizabeth Laughter
1789–1850
Arthur Corn
1794–1847
Winifred Drake
1784–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Green
1778–1857
Elizabeth Searcy
1779–1854
William Watkins
1767–1851
Mary Davis
1767–1860
James Laughter
1744–1818
Charlotte Shelton
1744–1835
Charlotte )
1744–1835

Martha Melton's Descendants

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Martha (Ellen (Mattie) Williams) Melton (9 December 1875–7 October 1962) m. William (Silas (Cyrus)) Melton (7 July 1874–17 Jan 1925)
  1. 1. Zonnie (Myranda Jane Melton) Gore 1897–1983 m. Andrew (Jerry) Gore 1893–1989
    1. 1. Bertha (Gertrude) Gore 1918–1996 m. Fred (Stanley) Wright 1911–1941
      1. 1. Bertha (Jean) Wright 1937–2004 m. John (Edward) Pye 1937–1999
      2. 2. Helen (L) Wright 1939–2021
      3. 3. Johnny (Herbert) Lemaster 1945–2014
  2. 2. Margie Solesbee 1907–1989
  3. 3. Nellie Nolen 1899–1983
  4. 4. Lonnie (Leroy) Melton 1886–1948
  5. 5. William (Frank) Melton 1902–1980

Martha Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1875
9 December 1875
Birth of Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
1929
1929
Age 54
Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton resided here in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1962
7 October 1962
Age 87
Death of Martha Ellen (Mattie) Williams Melton in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1875
    Event Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1962
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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