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Mildred Hazel Melton 1920–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1920

Birth Location: Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 March 1989

Death Location: Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Minnie Melton

Mother: *William Melton

Spouse(s): Luther Griffith

Children(s): Ernest Jr, Vivian Murph

Mildred Hazel Melton was born in 1920 in Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA, the child of Minnie Pearl Melton And William Ealie Melton. In 1940, Mildred Hazel Melton resided in Denton, Texas, USA. Mildred Hazel Melton married Luther Hullem Griffith, and had children including Ernest Jackson Zimmerman Jr, Vivian Claudine Murph. Mildred Hazel Melton passed away in 1989 in Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mildred Hazel Melton was born in 1920 in Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA, the child of Minnie Pearl Melton And William Ealie Melton.
  • In 1940, Mildred Hazel Melton resided in Denton, Texas, USA.
  • Mildred Hazel Melton married Luther Hullem Griffith, and had children including Ernest Jackson Zimmerman Jr, Vivian Claudine Murph.
  • Mildred Hazel Melton passed away in 1989 in Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mildred Melton's Ancestors

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Mildred Melton
1920–1989
Birth Place: Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA
Parents
Minnie Pearl Melton
1889–1968
Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
*William (Ealie) Melton
1885–1965
Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
James (K) Melton
1844–1901
Mississippi, USA
Lydia (Lelah) Melton
–1927
Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Thomas (Everett) Melton
1840–1929
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Sarah ('Sally') Sheffield
1855–1900
Clarke, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816–1898
Mary Sheffield
1807–1886
Everett Sheffield
1812–1865
Rebecca Sheffield
1813–1880
James Melton
1816–1898
Mary Sheffield
1807–1886
Adam Sheffield
1811–1899
Elizabeth Wilson
1828–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Melton
1769–1840
Henry Sheffield
1769–1850
Priscilla Smith
1765–1839
Isaac Sheffeld
1780–1858
Rebecca Hare
1785–1850
Thomas Melton
1769–1840
Sarah Gunning
1789–1868
*Everett Sr
1790–1860
Rebecca Hare
1787–1860
Isaac Sheffeld
1780–1858

Mildred Melton's Descendants

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Mildred (Hazel) Melton (22 February 1920–21 March 1989) m. Luther (Hullem) Griffith (16 April 1919–18 July 1980)
  1. 1. Ernest (Jackson Zimmerman) Jr 1939–2000
  2. 2. Vivian (Claudine) Murph 1935–2006

Mildred Melton's Timeline

3 Records

1920
22 February 1920
Birth of Mildred Hazel Melton in Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA
Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 20
Mildred Hazel Melton resided here in Denton, Texas, USA
Denton, Texas, USA
1989
21 March 1989
Age 69
Death of Mildred Hazel Melton in Lindale, Smith County, Texas, USA
Lindale, Smith County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1920
    Event Place: Annona, Red River County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of North Texas; Year: 1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of North Texas; Year: 1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1989
    Event Place: Lindale, Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Sylvan, Smith County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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