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Melvin Frank Leighton 1931–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JAN 1931

Birth Location: Bieber, Lassen, California

Death Date: 18 JUN 1955

Death Location: Red Bluff, Tehama, California

Father: Herbert Leighton

Mother: Hlida Ward

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The story of Melvin Frank Leighton began in 1931 in Bieber, Lassen, California. Melvin Frank Leighton passed away in 1955 in Red Bluff, Tehama, California.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Frank Leighton began in 1931 in Bieber, Lassen, California.
  • Melvin Frank Leighton passed away in 1955 in Red Bluff, Tehama, California.

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Melvin Leighton's Ancestors

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Melvin Leighton
1931–1955
Birth Place: Bieber, Lassen, California
Parents
Herbert Spencer Leighton
1882–1963
Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan
Hlida (Marie) Ward
1895–1988
Idaville, White, Indiana
Grandparents
Robert Leighton
1849–1932
Trenton, Wayne, Michigan
Julia (Emaline "Emma") Spencer
1861–1900
Port Hope, St. Clair, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1802–
Elizabeth
1814–1880
Thomas Spencer
1832–1908
Elizabeth Thomas
1835–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1805–1853
Elizabeth Carnaby
1804–1897

Melvin Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1931
6 JAN 1931
Birth of Melvin Frank Leighton in Bieber, Lassen, California
Bieber, Lassen, California
1955
18 JUN 1955
Age 24
Death of Melvin Frank Leighton in Red Bluff, Tehama, California
Red Bluff, Tehama, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JAN 1931
    Event Place: Bieber, Lassen, California

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1955
    Event Place: Red Bluff, Tehama, California

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