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Rev. Green Berry Melton 1856–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Linn, Christian, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1933

Death Location: Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Martin Melton

Mother: Margaret Melton

Spouse(s): Minerva Handy, Theodosha Melton

Children(s): John Melton, NANCY MELTON, MARTIN MELTON, Emma Melton, Reuben Melton, Peggie MELTON, Isham MELTON, Ephraim Melton, William MELTON, Deanna Melton, Mary Melton

The story of Rev. Green Berry Melton began in 1856 in Linn, Christian, Missouri, United States. Rev. Green Berry Melton married Minerva Jane Handy, Theodosha Melton, and had children including Deanna Isabelle Melton, Emma Melton, Ephraim Melton, Isham Hubbard Melton, John Brown Melton, Martin Fisher Melton, Mary Catherine Melton, Nancy Ann Hannah Melton, Peggie Melton, Reuben Rube Melton, William Steven Melton. Rev. Green Berry Melton passed away in 1933 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. Green Berry Melton began in 1856 in Linn, Christian, Missouri, United States.
  • Rev. Green Berry Melton married Minerva Jane Handy, Theodosha Melton, and had children including Deanna Isabelle Melton, Emma Melton, Ephraim Melton, Isham Hubbard Melton, John Brown Melton, Martin Fisher Melton, Mary Catherine Melton, Nancy Ann Hannah Melton, Peggie Melton, Reuben Rube Melton, William Steven Melton.
  • Rev. Green Berry Melton passed away in 1933 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Melton
1817–1870
Birth Location: Harrison, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
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Margaret Melton
1821–1908
Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Minerva Handy
1861–1947
Birth Location: Christian, Missouri, USA
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Theodosha Melton
1858–1879
Birth Location: Missouri, United States of America
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Children(s)

John Melton
1878–1941
Birth Location: Christian County, Missouri, USA
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NANCY MELTON
1875–1938
Birth Location: Christian, Missouri, United States
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MARTIN MELTON
1876–1876
Birth Location: Christian, Missouri, United States
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Emma Melton
1884–1967
Birth Location: Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, USA
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Reuben Melton
1880–1973
Birth Location: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
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Peggie MELTON
1882–1949
Birth Location: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
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Isham MELTON
1886–1952
Birth Location: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
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Ephraim Melton
1887–1974
Birth Location: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
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William MELTON
1889–1965
Birth Location: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
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Deanna Melton
1891–1982
Birth Location: Finley, Christian, Missouri, United States
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Mary Melton
1873–1953
Birth Location: Christian, Missouri, United States
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Rev. Melton's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Melton
1856–1933
Birth Place: Linn, Christian, Missouri, United States
Parents
Martin Fisher Melton
1817–1870
Harrison, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
Margaret (Ann "Peggie Ann" Bilyeu) Melton
1821–1908
Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Reuben (Marion) Melton
1782–1862
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ailcey) Mcadams
1792–1869
Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Isaac (Bilyeu) Sr
1780–1860
Aleghany, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Workman
1787–1860
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Melton's Descendants

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Rev. (Green Berry) Melton (29 Mar 1856–10 Mar 1933) m. Minerva (Jane) Handy (9 Jan 1861–16 Dec 1947) m. Theodosha Melton (1858–1879)
  1. 1. John (Brown) Melton 1878–1941 m. Malinda (Adeline) Luttrell 1875–1919 m. Cynthia (Evangelean) Blakemore 1879–1969 m. Cynthia (Evangelean) Blakemore 1879–1969
    1. 1. Julia (Charlotte) Melton 1912–1991 m. Leonard (William) Blakemore 1909–1988
      1. 1. Marylynn (Blakemore) Harrison 1938–2007
    2. 2. Letha (Bocha Doshia) Melton 1897–1994 m. Walter (Ward) Brown 1895–1973 m. John (Henry) Hurley 1897–1987
      1. 1. Cleva (Edith) Brown 1919–1992 m. Harry (Earl Opperman) Jr 1917–1996
        1. 1. Harry (Earl Opperman) III 1940–1996
      2. 2. Leslie (Earl) Brown 1917–1986
      3. 3. Lidamae Brown 1921–2010 m. George (Jessen) Hollesen 1917–2011
        1. 1. David (George) Hollesen 1943–2008
        2. 2. Karen (Jane) Hollesen 1946–2011
      4. 4. Mary (Lou) Brown 1927–2003 m. William (Gerald) Emlet 1915–1980
      5. 5. Elmer (Wayne) Brown 1930–1999
    3. 3. Luther Melton 1898–1919
    4. 4. Lucy (Florence) Melton 1901–1985 m. James (Purd) McReynolds 1896–1962
      1. 1. Kyle (E.) McReynolds 1934–1989
      2. 2. Jeffie (Geraldine) Ladd 1922–2007
      3. 3. Jeffy McReynolds 1923–1995
    5. 5. James (Carl) Melton 1904–1995 m. Pearl (F) Dwyer 1906–1986
      1. 1. James (Cliffton) melton 1935–2013 m. Omega ('Mickie' L.) White 1932–1988
      2. 2. Mary (Maxine) Melton 1926–1926
      3. 3. Darrell (Dillard) Melton 1931–1950
      4. 4. Sylvia (Lorene) Melton 1928– m. Donald (Ivan) Matson 1921–1987
    6. 6. William (Clell 'Bill') Melton 1906–1977 m. Dorothy (Winona) Pennell 1908–1992
      1. 1. Billy (Duane) Melton 1932–2014
      2. 2. Keith (Leroy) Melton 1937–1997
      3. 3. Karl Melton 1938–1939
      4. 4. Linda (Cheryl) Melton 1948–2008 m. Larry (Gene) Bassett 1945–1997
    7. 7. Raymond (S) Melton 1908–1981
    8. 8. Ester (L) Melton 1905–1979 m. Glenn (Roland) Cobb 1907–1993 m. Glen Cobb 1908–
      1. 1. Isaac (Glen) Cobb 1908–1988 m. Ester (Lorene) Melton 1913–1996
    9. 9. Vangie (Ella) Melton 1924–1997 m. Frank (Alvin) Rayl 1920–1993 m. Harvey (Ray) Doty 1926–2006
    10. 10. Thelma (Ruth) Powers 1917–1999 m. Robert Powers 1918–1999
      1. 1. Everett (Leonn) Powers 1939–2003
      2. 2. Marta (Jane) Powers 1940–1991
      3. 3. Julia Powers 1936–1991
    11. 11. Ambrose (Ward) Melton 1910–1910
    12. 12. Esther (Lorene) Melton 1905–1979
    13. 13. Ester (Lorene) Melton 1913–1996 m. Glenn (Roland) Cobb 1907–1993 m. Isaac (Glen) Cobb 1908–1988
      1. 1. Lyndia (Kay) Cobb 1937–2020
    14. 14. Melvin (Lafayette) Melton 1921–
  2. 2. NANCY (ANN HANNAH) MELTON 1875–1938 m. Henry (P) Nash 1862–1905 m. Samuel (M.) Patterson 1855–1909
    1. 1. Eural (M) Nash 1902–
    2. 2. Nancy (Lola Mae) Nash 1903–1978
  3. 3. MARTIN (FISHER) MELTON 1876–1876
  4. 4. Emma Melton 1884–1967
  5. 5. Reuben ((Rube)) Melton 1880–1973 m. Myrtle (Blanche) Tillman 1887–1966
    1. 1. Green (Berry) Melton 1906–1974
    2. 2. James (Clell Ted) Melton 1910–1989 m. Clarice (Mae (Hall)Melton) Clevenger 1914–1978
      1. 1. Eugene Melton 1933–1955
      2. 2. James (Clell Melton) Jr 1935–1997
      3. 3. Jimmie (Lee) Melton 1936–2017 m. Ruby (Maxine) (Cobb)Melton 1940–2019
    3. 3. Wilma (Melton) Wilson 1918–2008 m. Ralph (Clayton) Wilson 1916–1988
    4. 4. Dora (Lea) Burnett 1924–1979
  6. 6. Peggie MELTON 1882–1949
  7. 7. Isham (Hubbard) MELTON 1886–1952
  8. 8. Ephraim Melton 1887–1974
  9. 9. William (Steven) MELTON 1889–1965
  10. 10. Deanna (Isabelle) Melton 1891–1982
  11. 11. Mary (Catherine) Melton 1873–1953 m. John (Ephraim) Handy 1874–1920
    1. 1. Lola (Mae) Handy 1908–1987 m. Ranza (D St.) Clair 1904–1979
      1. 1. Gordon (Lee St) Clair 1931–2008 m. Margaret (Patricia) Schnell 1936–2011
      2. 2. Dean (St) Clair 1931–2000 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Jones 1928–1975
      3. 3. Donald (James (WWII)) St.Clair 1926–1996
      4. 4. Harold ("Harry" Dean (WWII)) St.Clair 1929–2000
      5. 5. Betty (Louise) St.Clair 1928–1998 m. Crawford 1925– m. Ward (Hunter) Blessing 1920–2012
    2. 2. Jesse (Clifford) Handy 1906–1989 m. Trevo (L) Hanks 1909–1994
      1. 1. Raymond (H) Handy 1928–2015 m. Carole Pruitt 1928–2015 m. Carole (Elizabeth) Handy 1928–2011
        1. 1. Linda Handy 1946–1994 m. Wendell (David) Harrell 1940–2003
    3. 3. Leslie (Arthur) Handy 1903–2004
    4. 4. Steve (W.) Handy 1910–1981
    5. 5. Grace Gjems 1899–1993 m. John Gjems 1893–1977
    6. 6. Elsie (Marie) Wadkins 1901–1983 m. Jarrett (McKinley) Wadkins 1897–1960
      1. 1. Juanita Wadkins 1920–1960
      2. 2. Eugene (Earl) Wadkins 1921–1998
      3. 3. Catherine Wadkins 1923–
      4. 4. Richard (Sylvester) Wadkins 1927–2004
    7. 7. Mannie (Ila) Handy 1914–1996 m. HAROLD HARTLEY 1911–1993
    8. 8. Clarence (E.) HANDY 1917–

Rev. Melton's Timeline

6 Records

1856
20 March 1856
Birth of Rev. Green Berry Melton in Missouri, United States of America
Missouri, United States of America
1856
20 Mar 1856
Birth of Rev. Green Berry Melton in Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
1856
29 Mar 1856
Birth of Rev. Green Berry Melton in Linn, Christian, Missouri, United States
Linn, Christian, Missouri, United States
1933
10 Mar 1933
Age 77
Death of Rev. Green Berry Melton in Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
1938
10 March 1938
Age 82
Death of Rev. Green Berry Melton in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
1938
9 Mar 1938
Age 82
Death of Rev. Green Berry Melton in Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1856
    Event Place: Missouri, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Linn, Christian, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1938
    Event Place: Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1938
    Event Place: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Ozark, Christian, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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