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Oscar S Melton 1887 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1887

Birth Location: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1969

Death Location: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA

Father: James Melton

Mother: Mary Hughes

Spouse(s): Ellie Carswell

Children(s): Almus Melton, Edward Melton, Clyde Melton, O Melton, Katheryn Melton

Oscar S Melton was born in 1887 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Raleigh Melton and Mary Hughes. Oscar S Melton married Ellie Carswell, and had children including Almus D Melton, Edward Terrell Melton, Clyde Carlton Melton, O E Melton, Katheryn Lora Melton. Oscar S Melton passed away in 1969 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Oscar S Melton was born in 1887 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA, the child of James Raleigh Melton and Mary Hughes.
  • Oscar S Melton married Ellie Carswell, and had children including Almus D Melton, Edward Terrell Melton, Clyde Carlton Melton, O E Melton, Katheryn Lora Melton.
  • Oscar S Melton passed away in 1969 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Melton
1862 – 1923
Birth Location: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Hughes
1861 – 1920
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ellie Carswell
1886 – 1970
Birth Location: Angelina, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Almus Melton
1911 – 1988
Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Edward Melton
1913 – 1981
Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Clyde Melton
1915 – 2011
Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
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O Melton
1917 – 2005
Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Katheryn Melton
1919 – 1991
Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Oscar Melton's Ancestors

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Oscar Melton
1887 – 1969
Birth Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Raleigh Melton
1862 – 1923
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mary Hughes
1861 – 1920
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Everett) Melton
1840 – 1929
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Jane) Johnson
1840 – 1875
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816 – 1898
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
Richard Johnson
1803 – 1865
Ladoska Hopper
1814 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
Samuel Hopper
Elizabeth Young

Oscar Melton's Descendants

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Oscar (S) Melton (14 Dec 1887 – 15 Jan 1969) m. Ellie Carswell (26 Nov 1886 – 3 Apr 1970)
  1. 1. Almus (D) Melton (30 Jun 1911 – 8 Apr 1988) m. Anna (Eulalia) Oman (27 Oct 1913 – 12 Dec 2007)
    1. 1. Carolyn (Marie) Melton (12 Jun 1941 – ) m. David (Lowell) Westbrook (20 Oct 1940 – )
      1. 1. Carlene (DeAnne) Westbrook (15 Feb 1962 – ) m. Sammy (Kent) Whatley (23 Aug 1961 – )
      2. 2. David (Scott) Westbrook (5 Oct 1963 – )
      3. 3. Robin (Marie) Westbrook (2 Sep 1965 – ) m. Christopher (Preston) Stewart (23 Oct 1960 – )
    2. 2. Almus (D) Melton (3 Jan 1946 – ) m. Lois (Kathryn) Hickerson (26 Apr 1946 – )
      1. 1. Stephanie (Ann) Melton (1 Feb 1968 – ) m. Jason Pullman (20 May 1966 – )
        1. 1. Amanda (Brooke) Pullman (20 Mar 2001 – )
        2. 2. Caleb (Jason) Pullman (14 May 2004 – )
      2. 2. Steven (Brent) Melton (7 May 1975 – ) m. Astrid (Maria) Frauenlob
    3. 3. Cecelia (Lois) Melton (30 Jun 1955 – ) m. Bruce (Eric) Twing (14 Mar 1946 – )
      1. 1. Tara (Nicole) Twing (16 Oct 1980 – )
    4. 4. Kathryn (Rose) Melton (1 Jul 1943 – )
  2. 2. Edward (Terrell) Melton (26 Feb 1913 – 7 Feb 1981) m. Thelma (Jewel) Dockery (6 Jul 1918 – 2 Jul 1992)
    1. 1. Gwendolyn (Joyce) Melton (Nov 1939 – ) m. Henry Evans m. James (Fred) Trimm (1939 – )
      1. 1. Lori Evans (25 Sep 1956 – ) m. Rob Purdom (16 Mar 1953 – 12 Aug 1996)
        1. 1. Kaylyn Purdom (23 Jun 1977 – )
      2. 2. Tammy (Lynn) Trimm (22 Feb 1962 – ) m. Jess (Evan) Carlson (7 May 1960 – ) m. Richard (B) Bois (3 Oct 1955 – )
        1. 1. Jessica (Breeann) Carlson (6 Jul 1979 – )
        2. 2. Cassandra (Andrea) Bois (28 Dec 1982 – )
      3. 3. Jamie (Kay) Trimm (10 May 1963 – ) m. Mark (Steven) Fellos (9 Jan 1961 – )
        1. 1. Hannah (Marie) Fellos (24 Aug 1999 – )
      4. 4. Twyla (Gay) Trimm (5 Jul 1967 – ) m. William (Bradley) Fife (15 Aug 1961 – ) m. David (Allen) Shumard (9 May 1955 – )
        1. 1. Felicia (Mae) Fife (23 Feb 1991 – )
        2. 2. Trevor (Bradley) Fife (29 Mar 1994 – )
        3. 3. Courtney (Marie) Shumard (1 Nov 1998 – )
    2. 2. Virginia (Ruth) Melton (Jul 1941 – ) m. George (P) Sharpe
    3. 3. Richard (Dale) Melton (12 May 1943 – 20 Apr 1994) m. Mary (Frances) Faulk (6 Apr 1946 – )
      1. 1. Richard (James) Melton (6 Aug 1968 – ) m. Tammy (J) Knight (6 Feb 1971 – )
  3. 3. Clyde (Carlton) Melton (26 May 1915 – 21 Jun 2011) m. Lois (Ellen) Walterhouse (12 Dec 1925 – 20 Jul 2012)
    1. 1. Jolene (Marie) Melton (19 Dec 1955 – 4 Sep 2005) m. Jackie (Dale) Crownover (28 Nov 1953 – 16 Oct 2002)
      1. 1. Joshua (Dale) Crownover (18 Sep 1978 – ) m. Jennifer (D) Nichols
    2. 2. James (Odell) Melton (6 Apr 1961 – )
  4. 4. O (E) Melton (24 Oct 1917 – 6 May 2005) m. Venia (Margaret) Hayes (20 Dec 1911 – 26 Apr 1987)
    1. 1. Roy (Don) Melton (6 Jul 1941 – ) m. Ramona (June) Bayley
  5. 5. Katheryn (Lora) Melton (24 Sep 1919 – 28 Sep 1991) m. Grover (Edward) Hayes (20 Aug 1913 – 10 Sep 1994)
    1. 1. Carlton (Ray) Hayes (17 Dec 1940 – ) m. Brenda (Kay) Gasway (16 Sep 1950 – )
      1. 1. Kimberly (Rhea) Hayes (8 Nov 1975 – )
      2. 2. Brandon (Wayne) Hayes (1 Jun 1977 – )
    2. 2. Thurman (Paul) Hayes (7 Apr 1942 – 17 Dec 2016) m. Nelva (Ann) Rudd (6 Nov 1944 – ) m. Sherol Edwards
      1. 1. Feather (Lynn) Hayes (6 Sep 1978 – )
      2. 2. Carrie (Viva Dawn) Hayes (27 Apr 1963 – )
    3. 3. Alicia (Corene) Hayes (4 May 1944 – ) m. Arthur (George) Ketchum (20 Mar 1940 – )
      1. 1. David (Rex) Ketchum (5 Dec 1961 – ) m. Cora (Ann) Aviles
        1. 1. David (Rex II) Ketchum (27 Aug 1983 – )
      2. 2. Arthur (George Jr) Ketchum (24 May 1963 – ) m. Debra (L) Barrientes (1966 – )
        1. 1. Valarie (Blair) Ketchum (17 Apr 1987 – )
      3. 3. Leslie (Scott) Ketchum (8 Dec 1965 – )
      4. 4. Kristina (Kay) Ketchum (20 Mar 1970 – )
      5. 5. Brandi (Ann) Ketchum (3 Sep 1976 – )

Oscar Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1887
14 Dec 1887
Birth of Oscar S Melton in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
1969
15 Jan 1969
Age 82
Death of Oscar S Melton in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1887
    Event Place: Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1969
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
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