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Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton 1929–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1929

Birth Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 6 Feb 2015

Death Location: Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA

Father: Parhum Tipton

Mother: Maxine Leonard

Spouse(s): Rillie Lambert

Children(s):

Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton was born in 1929 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA, the child of Parhum Preston Tipton And Maxine Wells Leonard. Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton married Rillie Lorraine Lambert, and had children including Cynthia Ann Tipton, Mark W Tipton. Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton passed away in 2015 in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton was born in 1929 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA, the child of Parhum Preston Tipton And Maxine Wells Leonard.
  • Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton married Rillie Lorraine Lambert, and had children including Cynthia Ann Tipton, Mark W Tipton.
  • Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton passed away in 2015 in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Melvin Tipton's Ancestors

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Melvin Tipton
1929–2015
Birth Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Parents
Parhum Preston Tipton
1901–1991
Navarro County, Texas, USA
Maxine (Wells) Leonard
1910–1938
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Kennie (Erastus) Tipton
1876–1922
Minnie (Gertrude) Castle
1881–1959
Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Castle
1854–1918
Ester Carmichael
1849–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Castle
1823–1854
Mary Sterling
1827–1918

Melvin Tipton's Timeline

2 Records

1929
23 Feb 1929
Birth of Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
2015
6 Feb 2015
Age 86
Death of Melvin W. “Mel” Tipton in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA
Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 2015
    Event Place: Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA

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