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Ralph Edward Melton 1893–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 February 1893

Birth Location: Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 29 December 1946

Death Location: Igloo, Fall River County, SD, USA

Father: Austin Melton

Mother: Clara Eacret

Spouse(s): Laura Walden

Children(s): Thomas Melton, Clara Melton

Ralph Edward Melton was born in 1893 in Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Austin Phillip Melton And Clara Belle Smith Melton Eacret. In 1910, Ralph Edward Melton resided in Upper Bridge, Gallatin, Montana, USA. In 1930, Ralph Edward Melton resided in Edgemont, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA. Ralph Edward Melton married Laura Catherine Rice Melton Walden, and had children including Clara E Melton, Leslie Dean Melton, Thomas Austin Melton. Ralph Edward Melton passed away in 1946 in Igloo, Fall River County, SD, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Edward Melton was born in 1893 in Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Austin Phillip Melton And Clara Belle Smith Melton Eacret.
  • In 1910, Ralph Edward Melton resided in Upper Bridge, Gallatin, Montana, USA.
  • In 1930, Ralph Edward Melton resided in Edgemont, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA.
  • Ralph Edward Melton married Laura Catherine Rice Melton Walden, and had children including Clara E Melton, Leslie Dean Melton, Thomas Austin Melton.
  • Ralph Edward Melton passed away in 1946 in Igloo, Fall River County, SD, USA.

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Ralph Melton's Ancestors

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Ralph Melton
1893–1946
Birth Place: Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Austin Phillip Melton
1865–1902
Lincoln Illinois, USA
Clara (Belle Smith Melton) Eacret
1869–1919
Lincoln, Logan, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (G) Melton
1822–1879
Indiana
Sarah (Jane) Thompson
1832–1907
Warrick County, Indiana, USA
James (F.) Smith
1840–
Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Ramsey
1849–1919
Green or Montgomery Co., OH
Great-Grandparents
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Ralph Melton's Descendants

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Ralph (Edward) Melton (08 February 1893–29 December 1946) m. Laura (Catherine Rice Melton) Walden (10 Feb 1896–23 August 1952)
  1. 1. Thomas (Austin) Melton 1914–1992 m. Dorothy (Mary Margaret) Peters 1914–1989
    1. 1. Diane (Dorothea Melton) (Halloa) 1934–2003 m. Eugene (Clifford) Smith 1932–2015
    2. 2. Sandra (Loretta) Melton 1939–2005
  2. 2. Clara (E) Melton 1917–

Ralph Melton's Timeline

6 Records

1893
08 February 1893
Birth of Ralph Edward Melton in Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Ralph Edward Melton resided here in Upper Bridge, Gallatin, Montana, USA
Upper Bridge, Gallatin, Montana, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Ralph Edward Melton resided here in Edgemont, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA
Edgemont, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Ralph Edward Melton resided here in South Dakota
South Dakota
1940
1940
Age 47
Ralph Edward Melton resided here in Precinct 26, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
Precinct 26, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
1946
29 December 1946
Age 53
Death of Ralph Edward Melton in Igloo, Fall River County, SD, USA
Igloo, Fall River County, SD, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 February 1893
    Event Place: Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Upper Bridge, Gallatin, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Upper Bridge, Gallatin, Montana; Roll: T624_832; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1374845

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Edgemont, Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Edgemont, Fall River, South Dakota; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341957

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: South Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02438; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 26, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02438; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1-28

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1946
    Event Place: Igloo, Fall River County, SD, USA

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