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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): Clyde Melton, Katheryn Melton, Almus Melton, Edward Melton, O Melton

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

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Biography

  • In 1887, Oscar S Melton entered the world in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA, born to James Raleigh Melton And Mary Hughes.
  • Oscar S Melton married Ellie Carswell, and had children including Almus D Melton, Clyde Carlton Melton, Edward Terrell Melton, Katheryn Lora Melton, O E 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)

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

Self
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

Oscar Melton's Descendants

1.
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Oscar (S) Melton (14 Dec 1887–15 Jan 1969) m. Ellie Carswell (26 Nov 1886–3 Apr 1970)
  1. 1. Clyde (Carlton) Melton 1915–2011 m. Lois (Ellen) Walterhouse 1925–2012
  2. 2. Katheryn (Lora) Melton 1919–1991 m. Grover (Edward) Hayes 1913–1994
    1. 1. Thurman (Paul) Hayes 1942–2016
  3. 3. Almus (D) Melton 1911–1988 m. Anna (Eulalia) Oman 1913–2007
  4. 4. Edward (Terrell) Melton 1913–1981 m. Thelma (Jewel) Dockery 1918–1992
    1. 1. Richard (Dale) Melton 1943–1994
  5. 5. O (E) Melton 1917–2005 m. Venia (Margaret) Hayes 1911–1987

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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